I love 4X games: They are big, bombastic, and ridiculous! However, I am utterly hopeless at winning like a normal human, instead of using logic, I opt for throwing duct tape at a pipe spraying fecal matter everywhere. For most the idea is to be strategic, while I am a literal Douglas Haig in the Battle of Passchendaele.

Of course, my go-to 4X style game would be Sins of a Solar Empire: Rebellion. If you are looking for something a little more modern you’d say Civilization VI and Stellaris (free weekend right now), but neither are the Game of Thrones or The Witcher 3 high fantasy. Age of Wonders III is momentarily free over on Humble Bundle and is your high elves, giant spiders, and everything from Tolkien’s nightmares of Somme alongside Haig.

Age of Wonders III is the third game (duh!) in the Age of Wonders series, developed Danish developer, Triumph Studios. However, the first game, Age of Wonders, was developed with connection with Epic MegaGames, Inc. now known as Epic Games. Though if you are unfamiliar with the Age of Wonders series, Triumph previously released the Overlord series; which to my memory is very similar to Fable, but less fun. Nonetheless, one could assume this promotion is to raise eyebrows about Triumph’s next game, Age of Wonders: Planetfall.

I’ll admit, I’ve yet to play an Age of Wonders game and now is my opportunity ahead of the release of Planetfall this August. If you are a fan a high fantasy, 4X games, or turn-based strategy I’d suggest, at the very least, giving Age of Wonders III a chance over soon. The deal will end at 5 PM (BST), 9 AM (PDT), 11 AM (CDT), and midday (EDT) on Saturday the 11th of May: So pick up your copy now!

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