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The Age of Decadence

Iron Tower Studio · 2015-10-14

SteamGOG

IndieRPG

Modes: Single player

Releases: Oct 14, 2015 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

The Age of Decadence is a turn-based, hardcore role-playing game set in a low magic fantasy world. The game features a detailed skill-based character system, multiple skill-based ways to handle quests, choices & consequences, and extensive dialogue trees.

9
playing now
82%
positive of 4.0k reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
200,000–500,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
55/100
critic score (2 outlets, IGDB)
85/100
IGDB user rating (30 ratings)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$14.99
steam price (US)

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

The Age of Decadence is a role-playing video game for Microsoft Windows developed by Iron Tower Studio, led by the pseudonymous "Vince D. Weller". Set in a low-magic, post-apocalyptic world inspired by the fall of the Roman Empire, the game aims to return to the 'golden era' of role-playing games by emphasizing choices and consequences and providing multiple solutions to quests.

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 9 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 137 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~17/week).
  • · Review velocity down 14% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 10% of 18,216 Indie games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-27

Estimated sales: 101k–243k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 4,047 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$5.99-60%
lowest across shops (ITAD)$5.99-60%

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $1.00 at Fanatical (2020-11-19) · bundled 8×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $14.99 · on sale 38 of 59 observed days · $4.99 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
454520182026Week of 2018-01-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 2 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

3552026-08-06 23:00 — 16 players2026-08-07 07:00 — 8 players2026-08-07 15:00 — 18 players2026-08-07 23:00 — 17 players2026-08-08 07:00 — 18 players2026-08-08 15:00 — 24 players2026-08-08 23:00 — 23 players2026-08-09 07:00 — 12 players2026-08-09 15:00 — 30 players2026-08-09 23:00 — 23 players2026-08-10 07:00 — 8 players2026-08-10 15:00 — 19 players2026-08-10 23:00 — 8 players2026-08-11 07:00 — 12 players2026-08-11 15:00 — 15 players2026-08-12 23:00 — 19 players2026-08-14 06:00 — 9 players2026-08-15 14:00 — 21 players2026-08-16 22:00 — 11 players2026-08-18 06:00 — 8 players2026-08-19 13:00 — 13 players2026-08-20 21:00 — 19 players2026-08-22 04:00 — 8 players2026-08-23 12:00 — 13 players2026-08-24 19:00 — 17 players2026-08-26 03:00 — 13 players2026-08-27 11:00 — 15 players2026-08-28 19:00 — 15 players2026-08-30 03:00 — 9 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$29.99$2.592015-01-012026-08-302015-01-01 — best price $24.992016-02-22 — best price $23.992016-12-23 — best price $7.492017-08-21 — best price $29.992018-04-16 — best price $6.792018-11-28 — best price $19.992019-05-16 — best price $3.742019-11-01 — best price $14.992020-03-16 — best price $3.742020-06-25 — best price $3.742021-01-05 — best price $14.992021-02-10 — best price $11.692021-03-10 — best price $11.692021-04-20 — best price $11.692021-05-20 — best price $11.692021-07-08 — best price $12.992021-11-29 — best price $12.992022-03-10 — best price $3.242022-06-20 — best price $2.592022-10-10 — best price $12.992023-01-16 — best price $5.192023-05-22 — best price $5.992023-09-21 — best price $5.992024-01-05 — best price $11.012024-05-01 — best price $5.992024-08-05 — best price $4.942024-11-23 — best price $14.992025-03-20 — best price $14.992025-07-23 — best price $14.992025-10-28 — best price $5.992026-04-03 — best price $6.192026-08-12 — best price $5.992026-08-30 — best price $5.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

66222026-05-29 — 34 pageviews2026-06-01 — 36 pageviews2026-06-04 — 32 pageviews2026-06-07 — 30 pageviews2026-06-10 — 27 pageviews2026-06-13 — 26 pageviews2026-06-16 — 40 pageviews2026-06-19 — 31 pageviews2026-06-22 — 22 pageviews2026-06-25 — 35 pageviews2026-06-28 — 55 pageviews2026-07-01 — 33 pageviews2026-07-04 — 42 pageviews2026-07-07 — 36 pageviews2026-07-10 — 35 pageviews2026-07-13 — 52 pageviews2026-07-16 — 50 pageviews2026-07-19 — 46 pageviews2026-07-22 — 44 pageviews2026-07-25 — 47 pageviews2026-07-28 — 47 pageviews2026-07-31 — 42 pageviews2026-08-03 — 61 pageviews2026-08-06 — 46 pageviews2026-08-09 — 39 pageviews2026-08-12 — 40 pageviews2026-08-15 — 37 pageviews2026-08-18 — 22 pageviews2026-08-21 — 33 pageviews2026-08-24 — 66 pageviews2026-08-26 — 57 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

60+
achievements tracked
47.7%
earned ""Is Life Always This Hard?""
14.1%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsSingle-playerSteam AchievementsSteam Trading CardsSteam CloudFamily Sharing

5 supported languages: English, Russian, Spanish - Spain, French, Polish

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)4,5212%109

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

Player tags

RPGCRPGRomeDifficultIsometricNonlinearStory RichTurn-BasedTactical RPGChoices Matter

Census log

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

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