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Age of Wonders II is the wildly anticipated sequel to the award-winning strategy phenomenon. Delivering an invigorating mix of Empire Building, Role-playing, and Warfare, Age of Wonders II brings s turn-based strategy to new heights.

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Release DateOct 2010
Price$ 9.99  Top 30%
Steam Rating (Steam Purchases / All)82.9% (positive) / 81.7%
Steam DB Rating (Steam Purchases / All)76.7% Top 30% / 76.1%  Top 30%
Reviews (Steam Purchases / All)251  Top 25% / 311  Top 25%
Curators24 reviews  Top 25%
Median Play Time21.6 hours  Top 10%
Play Time per Dollar2.2 hours  Top 10%
Followers1.4K  Top 30%
Owners± 159.5K  Top 15%
Copies Sold± 17.6K  Top 25%
Gross Revenue ($)± 79.1K  Top 25%

Rating and Reviews (Monthly)
  

Chart showing the monthly evolution of Age of Wonders II: The Wizard's Throne steam rating, positive and negative reviews.

This chart shows Age of Wonders II: The Wizard's Throne's Steam rating and reviews from December 2010 to December 2023. Steam's rating varies from 100% (July 2012) to 68% (January 2015).

With its 311 reviews Top 25%, Age of Wonders II: The Wizard's Throne could be considered a decent success for an indie game.

Review Languages
 

Donut graph showing review languages for Age of Wonders II: The Wizard's Throne and the proportion of players they represent.

This doughnut graph shows Age of Wonders II: The Wizard's Throne's reviewers languages. The most popular language is English (62%), followed by Russian (11%). There is a nice diversity in the reviews, with 19 languages represented. The game has only one translation (English). Having more translations could have boosted the game's popularity.

Time Played

Chart displaying Age of Wonders II: The Wizard's Throne percentiles of time played for positive, negative, and early access reviews.

This chart displays the number of hours played in Age of Wonders II: The Wizard's Throne depending if the reviewer left a positive or a negative review. The time played is great, reaching 79 hours in the 80th percentile.

The median play time for the negative reviews is 36 times less than the median for positive reviews. A low negative review time (median : 48 minutes) can mean that the game crashes on some systems or that the type of gameplay was not completely clear to the players (Is the game unmistakably explained on the Steam Store ?). It is also possible that players were otherwise displeased by Age of Wonders II: The Wizard's Throne and decided to review it and get a refund under 2 hours. You could check if there is an explanation in the Players' feedback section.

Players' Feedback

Game's StrengthsGame's Weaknesses
  • long
  • entertaining
  • plenty of spells
  • lots of units
  • challenging AI
  • good music
  • no bugs/crashes
  • huge campaign
  • classic
  • nice graphics
  • hard
  • grindfest
  • lack of different objectives
  • old game
  • requires effort to run on modern systems
  • generic fantasy tropes
  • not for new players
  • repetitive
  • flawed
  • ugly glitches

It's important to understand that this list of positives and negatives is not an unbiased evaluation of the game. Its purpose is to support developers in understanding what their players want. The game's 82.9% rating should be factored in during their evaluation.

Please keep in mind that this list was AI-generated with only a statistical sample of Age of Wonders II: The Wizard's Throne's review data that Steam provides. You don't always need to solve every issue. What some players hate might be what your fanbase loves.

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