Likely worth it. Reviews lean strongly positive.
At $4.99. We haven't seen it on sale.
- Gameplay: 12 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Story and characters: 8 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Graphics: 8 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Crashes: 7 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
Based on 549 player reviews · updated 6 days ago
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Released in 2006, Warlords builds upon the core gameplay that made Civ IV a favorite among strategy enthusiasts, introducing new civilizations, leaders, units, and gameplay mechanics that significantly enhance both the tactical and diplomatic layers of the game.
As a leader of one of the eighteen civilizations of the base game (that can become even more with the two expansions, Warlords and Beyond the Sword) the player is expected to explore the surrounding lands (in a potentially procedurally generated map) and expand their city borders, found new cities or conquer others to gradually become an empire and eventually win a campaign that spans from the stone age to the near future of 2050.
Accompanying these potentially endless games are decent graphics that are clear to understand despite the complexity of the system and an incredibly (and award winning!)
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Currently $4.99. We haven't seen it on sale yet.
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We’ll surface hours-played once playtime ingestion ships.
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