Lords of Magic: Special Edition

OG Sierra development at it's finest. Just remember the game is almost 30 yrs old, so it's not a modern interface, and there is no hand-holding. LOMSE has never been a problem to get running (Win95 to the present 11, on non-gaming laptops/towers), and it's a natural 4:3 aspect. It's OK to start on Easy for your first time, like most 90s games- Hard difficulty is meant to be challenging, and near-impossible for...

27 found this helpful, 2026-01-01

What a great game from the glory years of Sierra. It came off the heals of Lords of the Realm 2, another great game, and was glorious. I had the demo as a game and pleaded with my parents that we get this game and it was rewarded with a Christmas morning. I played this and quickly found the best units and always got them. It did get a bit lame after a long time but then they had the fun extra missions of the...

16 found this helpful, 2025-11-02

The nostalgia is strong with this one... Growing up, I used to watch my parents play this all the time. I remember when I finally got to play it for the first time. I chose the Chaos faction...and got absolutely wrecked. So many years later, I tried it again. Went with Order that time, came so close to victory...but no dice. THEN, we lost the disc for the game. Oof. When I saw this game was out on Steam, I...

7 found this helpful, 2026-02-23