Buy it if you like
- Gameplay: 55 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Graphics: 43 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Story: 42 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
- Crashes: 96 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
- Difficulty: 11 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
- Bugs: 11 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
Based on 1k player reviews · updated
What players think
The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.
Why players love itThings to know
59% of themes are praise8% are divided33% are complaints
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
55 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Despite that, AoW still has very compelling gameplay and an epic soundtrack.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
43 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The overall quality is appreciable, even if sometimes it lacks clarity and has a few issues with textures and terrains.
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
42 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The story/script is full of character, describing details of one's culture or relations between the races.
Combat
Players who bring up Combat mostly praise it.
28 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
If you really enjoy the strategy of combat, you can choose to control each battle yourself, or have the game automatically generate an outcome for you.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
23 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The pixel art is slightly blurry looking, but the music is lovely and the sound effects are great.
Multiplayer
Players who bring up Multiplayer mostly praise it.
13 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Edit: After some experimentation, the Gog Version of the game runs much better in multiplayer than the steam version (Significantly less dsyncs during tactical combat).
+1 more players loved
Theme by theme
Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.
Players love
Gameplay55 reviews
Graphics43 reviews
Story42 reviews
Combat28 reviews
Audio23 reviews
Multiplayer13 reviews
Linux compatibility8 reviews
Divided opinion
Characters83% still recommend
Players complain
Crashes39% still recommend
Difficulty82% still recommend
Bugs73% still recommend
Interface75% still recommend
What you get
Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.
Play modes
- Multi-player
- Single-player
Controller
Steam lists no controller support.
Store features
- Family Sharing
Platforms
- Windows
Valve device support
Steam DeckUnsupported
SteamOSUnsupported
Steam MachineUnsupported
Should I buy it now?
Based on Steam price history.
Prices have been lower
$5.99
The lowest we've tracked is $1.49.
6 points recordedtoday · $5.99
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