Warlock - Master of the Arcane

Warlock - Master of the Arcane

Skip · Strategy · 2012

Steam Deck Unsupported

The verdict

SKIP IT.

It scores 44, under the fair line, at $24.99.

Reviews▼
85% of 2,674
Critics
71 players 14 higher
Genre rank
Top 24% Strategy

Holding it back: Length unknown, Reviews

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Price and sales

Sales
58 on record
Typical cut
75% off
Steam low
$4.99 September 2013
Sale every
45d last October 2026
Other stores

Players and genre

Online
24 now
Cheaper than
5% of its genre
Better reviewed
89% of its genre
Price and player charts
The value story

The value story

September 2013 is where it bottomed out, at $4.99. 58 discounts in the 14 years on record, a median of 75 percent off across all of them, roughly 6 weeks apart.

Its score sits in the top 24 percent of its genre. It is pricier than 95 percent of its genre, and better reviewed than 89 percent. Among the games that feel like it, Fantasy General II ($39.99, scores 52) beats it on value, while it beats Warlock 2: The Exiled ($19.99, scores 26).

More about Warlock - Master of the Arcane

71 from critics against 85 percent from players, and the player number comes from people who own the game.

2 of the 253 Steam-purchase reviews sampled here come from buyers who refunded the game, sampled from reviews written March 2020 to October 2026.

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What drives the score

Grades: S best, D weakest

S is the best grade and D the weakest, judged as a buyer. ▲ raises the score, ▼ lowers it, ? is an input we do not have, • is a fact this genre's score does not use. How the grades work

What we assumed
  • How long it takes to beat isn't in our data. The score is docked for the missing length.
Raising the score
MonetizationNone
No in-game purchases. Paid DLC exists and is not docked
Holding it back
Reviews
Gates the score. Weak reviews cap it, and nothing reaches BANGER without strong ones
Length unknownNo verified $/hr
No length in our data yet, so the biggest driver can't be verified. A heavy dock until it is
For context
Refunds2 of 253 reviews
Steam-purchase reviews sampled whose writer refunded the game. Nothing is docked
AI contentNone disclosed
From the developer's own Steam disclosure. No disclosure is not proof of none, so it does not move the score

About the game

In a time of chaotic upheaval, the player takes the role of a great mage, a warlord vying for ultimate power.
Description from the Steam store page.
Minimum specs

Minimum on the Steam store: 2 GB of memory, GeForce GT240 512Mb or comparable, 4 GB of storage. Windows only.

No data upstream: length (HowLongToBeat), achievement curve (Steam global achievements).

Cite this score

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Warlock - Master of the Arcane scores 44/100 on the BANG Score (a skip) as of Nov 8, 2026. Length is not in our data, so the score is docked. Price last read Nov 3. The BANG Score rates what a game is worth for the money. Via Steam BANGERS. https://steambangers.com/game/203630/warlock-master-of-the-arcane
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Reviews set the ceiling. With no length in our data, value sits at a neutral middle whatever the price, and the BANG Score is docked until a real length is known. How it works, and where it is weak → Steam reviews as of Oct 31, price as of Nov 3. A number here look wrong? Tell me and I will check the inputs.

Critics vs players+14
Critics71
Players85
Player favorite. The critics underrated it.
Metacritic critics · 2,674 Steam player reviews

Details

DeveloperIno-Co Plus
PublisherParadox Interactive
GenreStrategy
Released2012
Players750Kowners, SteamSpy estimate