Age of Fear 3: The Legend

Age of Fear 3: The Legend

Released Sep 2017

Play as either Nairi, an imprisoned Dryad fighting for her freedom, or Gilrock, a drunken Dwarven Lord on a quest to restore his family's honour (or just to kick some arse!). The Age of Fear series is a deep and complex turn-based strategy that fuses a tabletop wargame with RPG elements.

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Evaluation

Age of Fear 3: The Legend launched on September 1, 2017 and has been continuously supported by its solo developer, Leslaw Sliwko, ever since. All three listed DLC packs shipped within the first few months of launch (August–January 2017/2018). Since then, the developer has delivered a steady stream of substantial free updates over the years. The major content milestones visible in the news history include a large update with crafting, new factions, and new biomes on May 1, 2021, followed by a stand-alone series bundle on June 9, 2023. The most significant recent addition was the fully new Ratmen faction — announced on March 10, 2024 and launched on April 12, 2024 — featuring complex stealth mechanics. After that, the developer kept up a consistent pace of feature patches: a Pirates & Sailors faction in August 2024, procedurally generated AI heroes in October 2024, expanded AI unique skills in November 2024, a new global battle state AI system in June 2025, and a major backward-compatibility pack for mods in November 2025. The three major content releases (May 2021, June 2023, April 2024) span roughly 12–22 months apart. The last developer communication was the New Year's post on December 29, 2025 — approximately 9 months before today's date of October 8, 2026. That post included the line "New year, new questline," hinting at new story content planned for 2026. Given the historical cadence of major updates arriving every 12–22 months, and the last major content shipping in April 2024 (now about 30 months ago), we are near or slightly beyond the outer edge of the typical cadence window. However, the developer's December 2025 signal of a "new questline" in 2026 indicates ongoing development intent, and no statement of completion or winding-down has been made. This is a long-running one-person project with nearly nine years of consistent, meaningful updates and no indication that support is ending.
Evidence
Ratmen faction launched as a fully new faction with stealth mechanics — the most recent major content release
news post · Apr 12, 2024 source content shipped
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Stand-alone series bundle released, explicitly noting that future releases and DLCs will be included — developer states the Day of the Rat campaign is being actively developed
news post · Jun 9, 2023 source content planned
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Content

3 of 3 released · no outstanding content

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Details

Developer
Publisher
Age of Fear
Achievements
35
Platform
Windows, macOS, Linux
Controller
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Steam Deck
Verified
Players
Single-player · Multiplayer · PvP · Local/Split Screen

About this game

Play as either Nairi, an imprisoned Dryad fighting for her freedom, or Gilrock, a drunken Dwarven Lord on a quest to restore his family's honour (or just to kick some arse!). Teaming up with a bloodthirsty Drider warrior on one hand or a whip-smart spellcaster on the other, these heroes are prepared for the worst.

AGE OF FEAR is a long-running series of fantasy turn-based strategy games loved by fans for its tabletop wargame battle system and in-depth RPG customization. Age of Fear 3: The Legend is our third addition to the series which offers enhancements like World Map, Relics, Global Events and procedurally generated battles! (scroll down for a list of features)

FEATURE LIST

⭐HEX-FREE BATTLES - test your tactics with a novel movement system where size matters and units aren't constrained by artificial grids!

⭐OPEN WORLD - are you bored with the main storyline? No worries, you can always take a side-quest or play procedurally-generated battles. Play this game as you want!

⭐GLOBAL EVENTS that occur while exploring the World Map, à la Battle Brothers. This feature is still being developed and could serve to provide more lore and fun unit interactions conditional on the player's party!

⭐FACTION BASES which can be upgraded as you explore the Age of Fear world. Investing in base upgrades will unlock additional recruitable units, skills and locations to explore

⭐MERCENARIES - recruit your troops from multiple races and factions! Will a Dwarven Warrior work with a bloodthirsty Orc?

⭐ALIGNMENTS such as Evil and Holy. Units from opposite sides won’t like each other and may desert. A bit of diplomacy (or charisma!) is needed to manage such relationships.

⭐EXTENDED STORY including many sub-quests, optional events, alternative endings, more detailed lore, etc.

⭐FREQUENTLY UPDATED - we take our work seriously and patch our games often with new features and content. Also, whenever possible, those updates are back-ported to all our previous games!

⭐COMMUNITY-DRIVEN - we listen to our players and continuously improve! Go and check our forums, everyone has their say and we implement those suggestions.

⭐FULL OF JOKES - who said strategy games have to be serious? All the best fantasy jokes have a home here!

⭐PARTY CUSTOMIZATION - build and upgrade a custom army from more than two hundred unique units, skills and spells (but be aware of racial animosities!).

⭐DEEP BATTLE MECHANICS - learn the basics in a hurry, then develop new strategies around a huge variety of skills, spells and battle hazards like neutral factions and environmental effects (yes, you can anger bystanders!).

⭐EASY TO MOD - create your own missions, or even full-fledged campaigns, to be shared with the Steam community!

⭐FANTASY STORYTELLING - get wrapped up in two separate storylines featuring a motley crew of characters, globetrotting adventures and fantasy shenanigans galore. All hand-illustrated!

⭐PERMANENT DEATH - accept the grim realities of death where all units that fall in battle stay dead... unless an evil Necromancer raises them as Zombies.

⭐ARTEFACTS AND RELICS - discover numerous unique weapons, armours, potions and treasures, with the rarest granting powerful OP skills and stat bonuses.

⭐ADVANCED AI - our AI is built upon a self-organizing network of agents and meta-heuristics algorithms (yes, we are PhD-smart!). Discover one of the most sophisticated AI systems you've ever played against!

⭐LOW HARDWARE REQUIREMENTS - run the game even on that old potato laptop of yours. Your stone-age computer is good enough!

⭐COLOR-BLIND MODE - a special mode with higher contrast and outlined fonts.

⭐...everything else we come up with! Purchase only if you want access to the latest features in the Age of Fear series, and please keep in mind that this is an evolving product.

If you're hungry for a no-nonsense, old school turn-based strategy game, you've met your match in the Age of Fear series. Enter the fantasy world of Age of Fear today!

Last evaluated Oct 8, 2026
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