Warlock 2: The Exiled

Warlock 2: The Exiled

Skip · Strategy · 2014

Steam Deck Playable

The verdict

SKIP IT.

Winter Sale 2026 Dec 17
cut in 8 of 8 sales

It scores 26, under the fair line, at $19.99.

Cost per hourS
$1.06/hr
Reviews▼
69% of 1,319
Critics
73 players 4 lower
Genre rank
Top 57% Strategy

Holding it back: Reviews

Why
Reviews or length hold it below the tiers even at a deep discount.
Watch this gameOne alert at a price you pick.

Time and effort

Main story
18.8h
To 100%
226h 12.0x the story
Achievements
74

Price and sales

Sales
103 on record
Typical cut
75% off
Steam low
$3.99 April 2017
Sale every
39d last October 2026
Lowest now $4.79 at Fanaticalall-time low $2.99 on IsThereAnyDeal

Players and genre

Online
18 now
Cheaper than
7% of its genre
Better reviewed
29% of its genre
Price and player charts

The drop-off

75% start to 1% rarest
050100rarestfirst achievement

This site could not identify an ending achievement for this game, so there is no finish rate. Steam global achievements

The value story

The value story

It has been discounted 103 times in the 13 years tracked here. The median cut across all of them is 75 percent, about 6 weeks apart. Today it is at full price, and its last discount ended about 3 weeks ago.

It is pricier than 93 percent of its genre, and less well reviewed than 71 percent. Warlock - Master of the Arcane ($24.99, scores 44) outscores it, and so does Fantasy General II ($39.99, scores 52). Both sit among its closest neighbours.

More about Warlock 2: The Exiled

Of the 310 Steam-purchase reviews this site sampled, none come from buyers who refunded the game, sampled from reviews written March 2020 to October 2026.

18.8 hours to finish it, 226 to exhaust it. The completionist tail is 12 times the campaign.

Buy now or wait

Buy now or wait

Discounted in each of its last 8 seasonal sales. Last discount ended 19 days ago.

Next sale
Winter Sale, Dec 17 to Jan 4

Sources: IsThereAnyDeal, Valve.

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

Raising the score
Cost per hour$1.06/hr
Price per hour of game. It moves the score inside the ceiling reviews set
Replayability~113h to replay
Steam Workshop mods and replay time. The value score counts hours well past the 19h main story
Holding it back
Reviews
Gates the score. Weak reviews cap it, and nothing reaches BANGER without strong ones
For context
MonetizationNot known
No monetization record for this game, so nothing is assumed either way
Refunds0 of 310 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

What players say

This game is a chef's kiss of a niche 4X. Definitely didn't deserve flopping, but I guess I might be a few days late to say that! Definitely play with the Renaissance mod (It basically tries to counteract the game not being updated for like ten years and does a pretty good job at it). Overall, 10/10, great 4X with a unique personality!
The Odd 1 OutRecommendedafter 17hApr 2026Read on Steam
2 more reviews, 1 not recommended
Is it unfinished? It sure is Is the UX horrible? Yes, it is truly horrible compared to games on its genre and year. Is it janky? Yes, it is Is it worse than Civilization V? Yes, it's worse Is it fun? AH HELL YEAH BROTHER WE ISEKAI FANTASY LESGOOO
Flame-kunRecommendedafter 410hMar 2026Read on Steam
Paradox has been crooked for a long time its just sad that racism, not their constant theft or abuse, has triggered people's response...paradox should have burnt long ago for worse behavior...
AnTiPaStA101Not recommendedafter 60h3 found this helpfulRead on Steam

Steam reviews, mixed to its ratio and rotated daily. Opinions are theirs.

About the game

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.
Description from the Steam store page.
Minimum specs

Minimum on the Steam store: 4 GB of memory, nVidia GeForce 8600 GT or ATI Radeon HD 6570, 2 GB of storage. Runs on Windows, macOS, Linux.

Cite this score

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Warlock 2: The Exiled scores 26/100 on the BANG Score (a skip) as of Nov 8, 2026. The BANG Score rates what a game is worth for the money. Via Steam BANGERS. https://steambangers.com/game/205990/warlock-2-the-exiled
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Reviews set the ceiling, and price against real length moves the BANG Score inside it. How it works, and where it is weak → Steam reviews as of Nov 1, price as of Nov 7. A number here look wrong? Tell me and I will check the inputs.

Critics vs players-4
Critics73
Players69
Metacritic critics · 1,319 Steam player reviews

Details

DeveloperIno-Co Plus
PublisherParadox Interactive
GenreStrategy
Released2014
Players350Kowners, SteamSpy estimate
Achievements74