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SpellForce - Platinum Edition cover art

SpellForce - Platinum Edition

Phenomic · THQ Nordic · 2009-11-03

SteamGOG

ActionRPG

Modes: Single player

Releases: Nov 03, 2009 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

Included in the Platinum Edition are three titles:SpellForce: The Order of DawnIn a world beyond imagination...In their immeasurable greed and constant thirst for power, the thirteen most powerful Mages of all time doomed the land, hurling it into an endless spiral of chaos and despair.

61
playing now
88%
positive of 2.9k reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
200,000–500,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
85/100
critic score (1 outlets, IGDB)
92/100
IGDB user rating (5 ratings)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$9.99
steam price (US)

61 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 03:00 UTC (census sample)

SpellForce: The Order of Dawn is a 2003 real-time strategy and role-playing video game, developed by Phenomic Game Development and published by Encore, Inc for Microsoft Windows. First released in Europe on November 11, 2003, the game takes place within a high-fantasy world in the years following a devastating cataclysmic event, with the game's main campaign focusing on the plight of an immortal warrior who seeks to investigate growing troubles amongst some of the islands that have formed.

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 61 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 119 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~15/week).
  • · Review velocity down 17% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 21% of 10,903 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-30

Estimated sales: 117k–233k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 2,916 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$9.99
lowest across shops (ITAD)$9.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $0.99 at GamersGate (2014-11-22) · bundled 2×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $9.99 · on sale 68 of 102 observed days · $9.00 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
575720182026Week of 2018-01-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 57 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

267322026-08-06 22:00 — 96 players2026-08-07 06:00 — 55 players2026-08-07 14:00 — 166 players2026-08-07 22:00 — 122 players2026-08-08 06:00 — 89 players2026-08-08 14:00 — 215 players2026-08-08 22:00 — 110 players2026-08-09 07:00 — 88 players2026-08-09 15:00 — 267 players2026-08-09 23:00 — 103 players2026-08-10 07:00 — 69 players2026-08-10 15:00 — 199 players2026-08-10 23:00 — 97 players2026-08-11 07:00 — 82 players2026-08-11 15:00 — 197 players2026-08-12 23:00 — 97 players2026-08-14 06:00 — 66 players2026-08-15 14:00 — 209 players2026-08-16 22:00 — 144 players2026-08-18 05:00 — 49 players2026-08-19 13:00 — 157 players2026-08-20 20:00 — 189 players2026-08-22 04:00 — 56 players2026-08-23 11:00 — 229 players2026-08-24 19:00 — 207 players2026-08-26 03:00 — 32 players2026-08-27 12:00 — 136 players2026-08-28 20:00 — 195 players2026-08-30 03:00 — 61 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$11.36$1.092015-01-012026-08-302015-01-01 — best price $3.992015-03-29 — best price $2.492015-06-17 — best price $9.992015-09-09 — best price $2.492016-01-05 — best price $9.992016-04-17 — best price $9.992016-08-08 — best price $11.082016-12-27 — best price $9.992017-06-05 — best price $9.992017-10-26 — best price $9.282018-05-26 — best price $2.492018-10-30 — best price $1.992019-04-08 — best price $8.992019-08-30 — best price $2.492019-12-12 — best price $2.492020-03-10 — best price $2.492020-07-26 — best price $2.252021-02-10 — best price $2.492021-06-28 — best price $9.992021-11-20 — best price $9.992022-03-04 — best price $9.992022-07-08 — best price $9.992022-11-18 — best price $2.492023-02-25 — best price $9.992023-07-13 — best price $9.992023-11-17 — best price $1.912024-03-25 — best price $2.032024-07-19 — best price $8.392024-12-16 — best price $9.992025-04-14 — best price $7.992025-09-01 — best price $2.502025-12-29 — best price $9.992026-05-31 — best price $9.992026-08-30 — best price $9.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Details

WindowsSingle-playerSteam CloudFamily Sharing

3 supported languages: English, French, German

Player tags

RPGRTSDwarfActionClassicFantasyStrategyAdventureStory RichMultiplayer

Census log

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

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