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2023PCSteam Deck playable91 % positive16.79 €

A dark fantasy strategy simulation where you aim to end the world, sending covert agents across a living map to scheme, perform rituals, spread plague and summon horrors.

  • Deep systems to master
  • Dark, serious atmosphere
  • Dread and tension
  • Tactical depth
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Shadows Behind the Throne 2

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2021PC6.59 €

Brings what grabs you about Shadows of Forbidden Gods: tactical depth, a dark atmosphere and a fantasy setting.

You play the forces of darkness trying to destroy a fantasy world. Faction politics and many different paths to doom give it strategic variety.

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Deep systems to master

Eador: Imperium blends turn-based tactical battles with empire management and hero development. You recruit heroes, assemble armies and defend your realm in a grim fantasy world.

Sorcerer King

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A fantasy 4X game where you face a single overwhelmingly powerful Sorcerer King instead of rival factions, with a ticking clock pressuring you throughout. You rebuild cities, lead heroes and armies, and race against his looming victory.

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The finale of the Warhammer trilogy combines turn-based campaign strategy on a huge map with massive real-time battles. A wide roster of distinct factions, heroes and daemonic armies in the Realm of Chaos keeps every campaign feeling different.

X-COM: Terror From the Deep

Deep systems to master

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The legendary tactics classic pairs tense turn-based squad missions against aliens with global base building, research and tight budget management. Soldiers die permanently, and every strategic decision can save or doom humanity.

Disciples II: Dark Prophecy

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Turn-based fantasy strategy where you lead heroes and their squads across a grim world, develop your capital and grow units through leveling. Four distinct factions and a gothic mood give it a strong identity.

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