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Lead an exiled Great Mage across shattered realms, building a fantasy empire, researching spells, and fighting on hex maps.
Released 10 Apr 2014
Battle Across Shards
Shape Terrain With Spells
Build Race-Specific Cities
Warlock 2 is a turn-based strategy game of fantasy warfare. Rival against Great Mages, lead mighty armies into fierce battles, wield ancient magic and faith as your weapons.
Developed by Ino-Co Plus · Published by Paradox Interactive









You play as a Great Mage exiled from Ardania, fighting through fractured worlds on a quest to return home. The Exiled campaign follows this revenge premise, while Sandbox mode lets you shape a game across a generated world.
Expand your settlements, develop their buildings, and raise armies drawn from different peoples and their distinct units. Battles play out on turn-based hex maps, where you face rival mages and hostile creatures and can use terrain to your advantage.
Choose a mage and people to lead, then research spells for attacks, terrain changes, or divine blessings. You can customize spells with glyphs, recruit heroes as your reputation grows, and equip them with artifacts. Maps, opponents, and victory conditions offer different challenges between games.
Players who enjoy Warlock 2 often praise its fantasy 4X setting, varied factions and units, and the freedom to set up relaxing or replayable sandbox games. Some also value the added depth they find in the Renaissance mod. Opinions are mixed, with other reviews criticizing the slow pace, bugs, and uneven balance.
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux |
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| Achievements | 74 |
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| Controller required | No |
| DLC / extras | 7 listed on Steam |
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| Metacritic | 73/100 View on Metacritic |
| Website | Official website |