Etherlords
Skip · Strategy · 2014
The verdict
SKIP IT.
It scores 0, under the fair line, at $4.99.
- Length
- 32.1h 66.6h to 100%
- Value
- $0.16/hr
- Reviews
- 43% of 237 positive
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Buy now or wait
Not discounted in any of its last 8 seasonal sales. Last cut ended 1565 days ago.
- Next sale
- Winter Sale, Dec 17 to Jan 4
Sources: IsThereAnyDeal, Valve.
What drives the score
How to read this
Grades run S to D, read from the buyer's side. ▲ marks a lift, ▼ a drag or a dock, ? an input we do not have, • a fact this genre's score does not use. How the grades work
About the game
Four races of wizards, adepts of four magical schools, collide in a brutal fight for world domination. Etherlords, an iconic strategy created by Nival, became a bestseller in the world and earned highest grades from critics.Etherlords is an exciting mix of turn-based strategy and fantasy trading card game.
Minimum specs
Minimum on the Steam store: 61 MB of memory, 1.5 GB of storage. Windows only.
The value story
Across all 35 discounts in the 13 years tracked, the median cut is 70 percent, about 7 weeks apart. Today it is at full price, and its last discount ended about 224 weeks ago.
It is less well reviewed than 99 percent of its genre. Heroes of Might & Magic V ($9.99, scores 77) outscores it, and so does Card Hunter (free, scores 62). Both sit among its closest neighbours.
More about Etherlords
The press liked it more than its buyers did, 77 against 43 percent.
Finishing takes 32.1 hours; clearing it takes 67, which is 2.1 times the campaign.
Players
- Players online
- 2 when we last checked, on Sep 29, 18:55 UTC
Player counts from the Steam Web API.
What players say
Etherlords, developed and published by Nival, is one of those rare strategy games that feels genuinely experimental, even years after its release. It attempts to fuse two complex systems-turn-based map strategy and collectible card-style combat-into a single cohesive experience. The result is a game that doesn't always flow perfectly, but remains memorable for how boldly it blends its ideas. Rather than following a...
1 more review
HoMM meets MTG. It's pretty novel and if you like both of those things you'll like this game. A few misc things since this game has little documentation; There's a steam guide by mat that was able to get it running on W10 for me, with minimal crashing (the game autosaves after every turn so CTD only sets you back 5 minutes at most) There's no progression in the campaign, It's basically a series of "puzzle" maps...
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No data upstream: achievement curve (Steam global achievements).
Cite this score
Etherlords scores 0/100 on the BANG Score (a skip) as of Oct 19, 2026. The BANG Score rates what a game is worth for the money. Via Steam BANGERS. https://steambangers.com/game/270770/etherlordsReviews 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 Sep 30, price as of Oct 18. A number here look wrong? Tell me and I will check the inputs.