SpellForce: The Order of Dawn

 PC
User Score
8.3

Generally favorable reviews- based on 122 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 96 out of 122
  2. Mixed: 16 out of 122
  3. Negative: 10 out of 122
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  1. ChristianE.
    Jan 22, 2004
    5
    It is a good game for those with a lot of time and patience. Most bugs are gone by now due to patch 1.05, so now would be the time to buy it. Downrated for: Slow action, missions beeing almost always the same and so on. You can have quite some fun with it, but do not expect too much.
  2. RockerKR
    Jul 16, 2021
    7
    Good game ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
  3. Babutto
    Feb 2, 2021
    7
    It's a good game from the past. However, for the new users it may be very boring.
    I had the game when I was a teenager. I didn't play it though. I couldn't finish the game either, because the gameplay was too boring.
    Pros.: - Different races and versatility of building, armies. - Story. - Differences of the races really affecting the gameplay. - Music. Sounds. - Difficulty.    It's a good game from the past. However, for the new users it may be very boring.
    I had the game when I was a teenager. I didn't play it though. I couldn't finish the game either, because the gameplay was too boring.

    Pros.:
    - Different races and versatility of building, armies.
    - Story.
    - Differences of the races really affecting the gameplay.
    - Music. Sounds.
    - Difficulty.

    Cons.:
    - Gameplay is boring. You have to do the same thing over and over again on the new map. It's ridiculous.    … Expand
  4. Genek13
    Nov 20, 2019
    5
    When I bought this game back in 2004, I hoped that this game will be something amazing.
    After few hour of gameplay I was bored. This game did't get to me, even with it's story.
    Let's say is an very very average RTS/RPG game.

Awards & Rankings

75
#75 Best PC Game of 2004
61
#61 Most Discussed PC Game of 2004
34
#34 Most Shared PC Game of 2004

Critic Reviews

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Metascore
74

Mixed or average reviews - based on 24 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 16 out of 24
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 24
  3. Negative: 1 out of 24
  1. GameSpot
    79
    It may have a familiar-seeming premise, and it may have a few noticeable shortcomings, but SpellForce's unique combination of role-playing and strategy elements makes it worth a look for fans of either kind of game.
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  2. PC Gamer
    73
    Gets an "A" for design, and a "C-" for execution. Let's hope major patches can revise this game to greatness. [Apr 2004, p.81]
  3. PC Gameworld
    93
    Amazing graphics, and it expands on everything that previous RTS and RPG games have created.
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