Age of Wonders 4

 PC
User Score
7.9

Generally favorable reviews- based on 77 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 57 out of 77
  2. Mixed: 13 out of 77
  3. Negative: 7 out of 77

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  1. matreaus
    May 15, 2023
    2
    First 4 hours are great. You learn the mechanics and it seems decent.
    But then:
    1. AI is absolutely stupid - it leaves towns undefended. Does not attack when it has advantage. 2. Game gets unplayable when your allies have many troops to move - sometimes your turn takes 15s and then you wait a minute for your allies troops to move and cannot skip this... 3. It just gets so boring so    First 4 hours are great. You learn the mechanics and it seems decent.
    But then:
    1. AI is absolutely stupid - it leaves towns undefended. Does not attack when it has advantage.
    2. Game gets unplayable when your allies have many troops to move - sometimes your turn takes 15s and then you wait a minute for your allies troops to move and cannot skip this...
    3. It just gets so boring so fast.

    Definitely overhyped, not worth the money.    … Expand
  2. Virageous
    May 8, 2023
    4
    Looks cool. Ideas is very good. But gameplay part is pretty bad for the game of that level.

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Metascore
83

Generally favorable reviews - based on 30 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 29 out of 30
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 30
  3. Negative: 0 out of 30
  1. LEVEL (Czech Republic)
    Jan 23, 2024
    100
    You are not bound by fantasy stereotypes or archetypes, and can thus create often very bizarre combinations of races and their elements. It's a brilliantly done system, and one on which the authors will be able to build all their major or minor DLC for a few more years if sales are good. In an age of games as services, one couldn't ask for more from a solid strategy game. [Issue#327]
  2. Game World Navigator Magazine
    Aug 29, 2023
    75
    This installment is a lot closer to modern Civilization games than to classic Age of Wonders. The differences between factions are so few and far between, everyone might as well be humans under various banners. [Issue#262, p.72]
  3. Meristation
    Jul 7, 2023
    80
    Age of Wonders 4 offers a profound gameplay when we talk about pure strategy, despite the battles are not at the same level. There is no doubt that it's a great entry to the genre and the Paradox portfolio.
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