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Warlords III: Darklords Rising
Conquer kingdoms, wield dark magic, and lead armies in Warlords III: Darklords Rising. Master strategy in this fantasy world of warfare.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-26.
“Good version of an old turnbased classic. Occassionally crashes during loading, requiring restart. Biggest complaint is that the original cinematics of the 'warlord' trash talking you between turns is not included.”
— a player, Steam review · 55 hrs played“I loved Warlords III reign of heroes, this is that game plus a lot more. One of the better strategy games. Not the new fancy graphics, or dazzle you with a thousand micromanagement items to lure you away from the fact that there really is NO game at all like all the new titles…”
— a player, Steam review · 16 hrs played“i love playing with friends good times all around”
— a player, Steam review · 58 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. History through 2026-08 via SteamCharts; self-collected from the Steam API since Aug 2026.
Latest official news
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Warlords IV is coming back!
Dear Warlords! We are happy to announce that in Q4 2026 we will re-release Warlords IV , a continuation of the award-winning series created by Steve Fawkner. Command your armies and save (or conquer)
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Patch 1.0
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-09-26.
| Genres | Strategy |
| Player tags | Strategy · Turn-Based Strategy · Turn-Based Tactics · Magic · Retro · Tactical RPG · Exploration · Grid-Based Movement · Wargame · 2D · Isometric · Fantasy (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Cloud · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English * * |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows 10 / 11 Processor: 1.8 GHz Memory: 512 MB RAM Graphics: 3D graphics card compatible with DirectX 9.0 Storage: 1 GB available space