4X turn-based strategy game Worlds of Magic is coming to PlayStation 4 in Q3 2015 via publisher Teyon, developer Wastelands Interactive announced.
Additionally, the studio announced that the PC version has gone gold, and will see its final launch on March 19. It is currently available on Steam Early Access.
The PlayStation 4 version of the game, which Wastelands notes is the first ever 4X (“eXplore, eXpand, eXploit, and eXterminate”) game released on the platform, will have the same content as the PC version.
Find a full rundown of the game below, via Wastelands:
Worlds of Magic, unlike many other games out there, has not only went through Kickstarter campaign successfully and launched on Steam Early Access, but will also be published across platforms. The game, as a true spiritual successor of the classic Master of Magic, gets back to basics of the 4X genre allowing gamers to explore uniquely generated universes, expand their empire by building armies, recruiting mercenaries, and founding or capturing cities, exploit resources and factions alike to increase their own power and finally exterminate their enemies using the tools of war, magical spells and diplomacy. The more important it is for Wastelands Interactive developers that thanks to the cooperation with Teyon they will now be able to bring this classic in style game to PS4 platform.
Worlds of Magic will offer you 8 playable races (High Man, Unhallowed, Gray Elves, Draconians, Orcs, Dwarves, Dark Elves and Myrodants) that will roam 7 planes of existence in a procedurally generated universe maps of up to 256×128 tiles (per plane). The game will also offer 3 gameplay modes (Domination, Battle and Hot Seat) and a magic system with over 400 spells divided into 13 spell circles explained on THIS infographics. And on top of that a whole bunch of other features that can be found below:
- Over 10 terrain types
- Almost 30 world resources to exploit
- D20 battle combat mechanics
- Experience gaining units
- Over 80 military units
- Over 40 wandering and summon-able units
- Over 40 world features to explore and conquer
- 40 heroes and champions
- Tactical, strategic, and global spells to cast
- Powerful artifacts to create and equip your heroes with
- 13 pre-made Sorcerer Lords to choose from or a possibility to make your own
Watch a gameplay trailer from September 2014 below.