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Age of Wonders 4

Triumph Studios · Paradox Interactive · 2023-05-02

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RPGStrategy

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative

Releases: May 02, 2023 (PlayStation 5), May 02, 2023 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), May 02, 2023 (Xbox Series X|S)

Rule a fantasy realm of your own design! Explore new magical realms in Age of Wonders’ signature blend of 4X strategy and turn-based tactical combat. Control a faction that grows and changes as you expand your empire with each turn!

2,727
playing now
81%
positive of 23k reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
500,000–1,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
30
twitch viewers (latest)
86/100
critic score (2 outlets, IGDB)
76/100
IGDB user rating (15 ratings)
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$49.99
steam price (US)

2,727 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 17:00 UTC (census sample)

Age of Wonders 4 is a 2023 4X turn-based strategy video game developed by Triumph Studios and published by Paradox Interactive. It is the sixth game in the Age of Wonders series, following Age of Wonders: Planetfall.

Health check

Healthy
  • · 2,727 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 1,633 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~204/week).
  • · Review velocity down 32% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (6,535 reviews).
  • · Top 5% of 6,193 RPG games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 459k–1.0M copies

Review-multiple estimate from 22,944 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$24.99-50%
lowest across shops (ITAD)$49.99
Microsoft Store$49.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $21.82 at GameBillet (2025-11-20)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $49.99 · on sale 78 of 119 observed days · $3.17 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
5.2k5.2k20232026Week of 2023-05-01: 5,247 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 1,288 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 582 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 190 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 259 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 114 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 118 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 69 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 115 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 51 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 125 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 47 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 794 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 133 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 236 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 68 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 225 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 70 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 162 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 50 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 260 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 82 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 121 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 34 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 189 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 39 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 254 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 74 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 220 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 59 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 121 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 28 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 86 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 26 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 190 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 61 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 437 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 65 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 275 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 42 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 167 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 39 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 147 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 43 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 182 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 56 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 303 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 60 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 192 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 51 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 119 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 35 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 175 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 34 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 273 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 91 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 131 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 44 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 274 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 77 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 457 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 97 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 189 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 40 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 151 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 36 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 114 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 27 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 191 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 55 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 110 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 48 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 188 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 61 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 175 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 50 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 149 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 49 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 86 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 22 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

2.8k1.1k2026-08-06 22:00 — 1,573 players2026-08-07 06:00 — 1,122 players2026-08-07 14:00 — 1,898 players2026-08-07 22:00 — 1,856 players2026-08-08 06:00 — 1,445 players2026-08-08 14:00 — 2,349 players2026-08-08 22:00 — 2,139 players2026-08-09 06:00 — 1,639 players2026-08-09 14:00 — 2,579 players2026-08-09 22:00 — 2,086 players2026-08-10 06:00 — 1,118 players2026-08-10 15:00 — 1,929 players2026-08-10 23:00 — 1,696 players2026-08-11 07:00 — 1,075 players2026-08-11 15:00 — 1,829 players2026-08-12 22:00 — 1,497 players2026-08-14 06:00 — 1,122 players2026-08-15 14:00 — 2,456 players2026-08-16 22:00 — 2,565 players2026-08-18 05:00 — 1,328 players2026-08-19 13:00 — 1,804 players2026-08-20 20:00 — 2,272 players2026-08-22 04:00 — 1,755 players2026-08-23 11:00 — 2,190 players2026-08-24 19:00 — 2,346 players2026-08-26 02:00 — 1,540 players2026-08-27 10:00 — 1,225 players2026-08-28 18:00 — 2,089 players2026-08-30 01:00 — 1,915 players2026-08-30 17:00 — 2,727 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$49.99$19.732023-03-022026-08-302023-03-02 — best price $43.492023-04-18 — best price $49.992023-05-31 — best price $41.472023-09-01 — best price $41.992023-11-08 — best price $34.492023-12-11 — best price $47.492024-02-08 — best price $30.992024-03-01 — best price $34.492024-04-18 — best price $29.892024-05-17 — best price $34.992024-06-21 — best price $29.882024-07-11 — best price $28.392024-08-20 — best price $30.792024-10-09 — best price $32.492024-10-29 — best price $33.302024-11-14 — best price $35.992024-12-02 — best price $34.992024-12-27 — best price $32.172025-01-15 — best price $32.492025-02-04 — best price $31.082025-04-01 — best price $25.992025-05-16 — best price $26.492025-06-26 — best price $29.992025-08-12 — best price $29.992025-09-30 — best price $19.732025-11-11 — best price $19.732026-01-05 — best price $39.892026-02-06 — best price $49.992026-03-26 — best price $49.992026-05-06 — best price $24.502026-06-24 — best price $39.892026-08-22 — best price $49.992026-08-30 — best price $24.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

199632026-05-27 — 112 pageviews2026-05-30 — 83 pageviews2026-06-02 — 108 pageviews2026-06-05 — 105 pageviews2026-06-08 — 126 pageviews2026-06-11 — 100 pageviews2026-06-14 — 91 pageviews2026-06-17 — 196 pageviews2026-06-20 — 179 pageviews2026-06-23 — 152 pageviews2026-06-26 — 144 pageviews2026-06-29 — 128 pageviews2026-07-02 — 109 pageviews2026-07-05 — 154 pageviews2026-07-08 — 123 pageviews2026-07-11 — 73 pageviews2026-07-14 — 98 pageviews2026-07-17 — 80 pageviews2026-07-20 — 95 pageviews2026-07-23 — 102 pageviews2026-07-26 — 110 pageviews2026-07-29 — 72 pageviews2026-08-01 — 82 pageviews2026-08-04 — 75 pageviews2026-08-07 — 84 pageviews2026-08-10 — 79 pageviews2026-08-13 — 104 pageviews2026-08-16 — 113 pageviews2026-08-19 — 92 pageviews2026-08-22 — 126 pageviews2026-08-24 — 145 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Twitch viewers

3702026-08-26 19:15 — 5 viewers2026-08-26 21:34 — 9 viewers2026-08-27 01:34 — 9 viewers2026-08-27 04:34 — 5 viewers2026-08-27 07:33 — 1 viewers2026-08-27 10:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 13:34 — 1 viewers2026-08-27 16:34 — 2 viewers2026-08-27 19:34 — 9 viewers2026-08-27 23:34 — 1 viewers2026-08-28 02:34 — 12 viewers2026-08-28 05:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-28 08:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-28 11:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-28 14:34 — 27 viewers2026-08-28 17:34 — 36 viewers2026-08-28 20:34 — 35 viewers2026-08-28 23:34 — 15 viewers2026-08-29 02:34 — 20 viewers2026-08-29 05:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-29 08:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-29 11:34 — 2 viewers2026-08-29 14:34 — 2 viewers2026-08-29 17:34 — 8 viewers2026-08-29 20:34 — 14 viewers2026-08-29 23:34 — 1 viewers2026-08-30 02:34 — 3 viewers2026-08-30 05:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-30 08:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-30 11:34 — 1 viewers2026-08-30 14:34 — 16 viewers2026-08-30 17:34 — 30 viewers
Hourly Twitch viewers (census snapshots).

Completion

60+
achievements tracked
71.6%
earned "Secret Technique"
14.9%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsSingle-playerMulti-playerPvPOnline PvPCo-opOnline Co-opCross-Platform MultiplayerSteam AchievementsSteam Trading CardsSteam Workshop14 DLC

8 supported languages: English, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Russian

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)9,0680%114
PS5 (PlayStation)8500%115
Xbox Series (Xbox)7850%114
Windows (Xbox)522%114

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

4XRPGCo-opDwarfMagicCombatFantasyModdableStrategyLore-Rich

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

Recent updates

Players also track

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Similarity via IGDB.

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