Age of Wonders: Shadow Magic is the third entry in the award winning fantasy strategy series. This fan-favorite enhances the series' praised fusion of empire building, role-playing and tactical combat with the eerie Shadow World and battle with races never before seen, across new and diverse landscapes.
- Strategy (73)
- RPG (61)
- Turn-Based Strategy (54)
- Fantasy (48)
- Turn-Based (35)
- Singleplayer (28)
- 4X (28)
- Classic (24)
- Multiplayer (24)
- Magic (17)
- Great Soundtrack (6)
- Hex Grid (5)
Release Date | Oct 2010 |
Price | $ 9.99 Top 30% |
Steam Rating (Steam Purchases / All) | 89.5% (very positive) Top 30% / 89% Top 25% |
Steam DB Rating (Steam Purchases / All) | 83.2% Top 15% / 83.1% Top 15% |
Reviews (Steam Purchases / All) | 456 Top 20% / 544 Top 20% |
Curators | 35 reviews Top 20% |
Median Play Time | 33.7 hours Top 4% |
Play Time per Dollar | 3.4 hours Top 4% |
Followers | 2.9K Top 20% |
Owners | ± 129.4K Top 15% |
Copies Sold | ± 28.1K Top 20% |
Gross Revenue ($) | ± 122.4K Top 20% |
Rating and Reviews (Monthly)
This graph shows Age of Wonders Shadow Magic's Steam rating and reviews between November 2010 and December 2023. Steam's rating oscillates between 100% (October 2011) and 85.2% (September 2018).
With 544 reviews Top 20%, Age of Wonders Shadow Magic could be an indie success or even a small AAA success. There is a peak in November 2019 that suggests a major update or discount.
Review Languages
This donut chart displays the languages of Age of Wonders Shadow Magic's reviewers. The most popular language is English (65%), followed by Russian (11%). There is a healthy diversity in the review languages, with 19 different languages represented. The game has only one translation (English), it could have been more popular if it was translated in more languages.
Time Played
This chart displays the time players have spent in Age of Wonders Shadow Magic, comparing positive and negative reviews. You'll notice that the time played is very impressive, reaching 129 hours in the 80th percentile.
The negative reviews play time is 69 times lower than the positive reviews median play time. When the negative review time is low (median : 35 minutes), it can be a sign that the game crashes on some systems or that players misunderstood the nature of the game (Does the Steam page clearly explain it, with gifs and a gameplay video ?). It can also mean that some players were somehow offended by Age of Wonders Shadow Magic 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
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The intention behind these pros & cons isn't to establish a balanced evaluation of the game, but rather to assist developers in identifying enhancement opportunities. The game's score of 89.5% Top 30% should be considered while evaluating them.
Please take this list with a grain of salt, as this is an AI generated list based on a small sample of Age of Wonders Shadow Magic's review data provided by Steam. Additionally, remember that not all issues need to be fixed, sometimes the best approach is to communicate better to manage the player's expectations.