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Stardock Entertainment / Sep 22, 2016 / Adventure, Indie, RPG, Strategy
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CompareExplore a rich fantasy world, go on quests for powerful weapons, and forge a new civilization in Sorcerer King: Rivals. Can you build a civilization to topple the malevolent Sorcerer King and become a god yourself?
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We wanted to let everyone know that we've released a small hotfix for Sorcerer King: Rivals. This update fixes a shader bug on some video cards that prevented game objects from rendering (they would be invisible and only appear as a shadow). Thank you to the player community for letting us know!
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63% positive, 331 reviews
Sorcerer King: Rivals takes the familiar foundations of turn-based 4X strategy and reshapes them around a fantasy campaign where survival and preparation matter as much as territorial expansion. Developed and published by Stardock Entertainment, the game places you in the world of Elemental, a land already devastated by the immensely powerful Sorcerer King. Rather than beginning as one civilization among several...
0 found this helpful, 2026-09-15
Not having a great time, but it is hard to give a thumbs down to a game that I have played for over three hours. And I do intend to try at least a little more. I guess there are two games here, I am playing the first one, which I read somewhere is the more fun of the two. Unlike Fallen Enchantress, I feel like I can do stuff early on, fight some battles, though I still have to be careful. I have no clue if I am doing...
1 found this helpful, 2026-08-02
I don't get the hate. I mean, Fallen Enchantress is great and all, but this game isn't nearly worth the hate it seems to be getting. Now I don't know about $30 of fun, but having gotten this on a sale I'm more than glad that I got it. Fallen Enchantress is definitely deeper, longer, and more involved but that's Fallen Enchantress. This game isn't named 'Fallen Enchantress 2', and it isn't the best Stardock...
382 found this helpful, 2017-10-06
This is a very hard review to make for me. Wall of text incoming below. TL DR: Fun game, has some flaws, don't expect endless replayability like other 4X games. Personally I bought and played both the original Sorcerer King and this updated version offered as stand alone (but discounted for owners of the original putting the price in line with a Dlc/expansion pack as it is). I think the game is very fun at the...
101 found this helpful, 2017-05-15
i more or less liked the origional sorcerer king... dont get me wrong, it defintely had its flaws but i thought it was a nice new concept. Now this game... is basicly the same game with a new spell added... it leaves me verry disappointed. They did not even fix some of the bugs in the origional version. I am sorry but i cannot reward this kind behavior with a good review.
190 found this helpful, 2016-09-25
The game plays more or less identically to previous Stardock 4X titles along the 'Fallen Enchantress' series, but with half the features removed or simplified. Shrines are now just shrines with no elemental assignation; units cannot be customised (so far as I could tell) and must instead be individually equipped with individually crafted items made from materials found around the map (primarily from battling)....
381 found this helpful, 2016-09-23
If you enjoyed Fallen Enchantress Legendary Heroes you'll want this sequel. It is more stream lined then its predecessor, making it easier to get into. Although, I do wish it was a little bit more complicated. The graphics are a big improvement from the previous game. Sorcerer King is less fun to replay than Fallen Enchantress Legendary Heroes, but with 8 sovereigns and 3 factions to choose from you’ll want to...
63 found this helpful, 2017-06-22
I have played Fallen Enchantress and SK:R is a stripped-down version of the game with better graphics and a slightly updated and cartoonish interface. The game adds more RPG and narrative elements which I feel are mostly likely the strength of this game. Unfortunately, I play 4X games with narrative elements at the back of my mind, I look for engaging 4X and RPG game mechanics, diverse choices of units, races,...
69 found this helpful, 2016-09-25
TLDR: play Fallen Enchantress instead. I pressed thumbs down with a heavy heart. While the concept itself is great and game undergone very important modifications comparing to its predecessor it has one huge flaw: Every single session is always the same due to limitations placed by very rigid Sorcerer King mechanic. You have very strict pipeline how you should play the it and would be punished severely for trying...
16 found this helpful, 2021-01-26
Full disclosure, I love 4X games and especially Stardock 4x games. That being said I am reccomending ths game only provisionally to those who liked the previous title and those who like RPG-esque 4Xs in general, as it is not quite as in depth as Fallen Enchantress. If you haven't played the original Sorceror King, it is essentially a 4X with a doom timer in the background, where you are playing against the guy who...
32 found this helpful, 2016-09-23