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Dominions 5 - Warriors of the Faith

PC (Microsoft Windows) • 2017

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Quick resume

In Dominions 5 you take control of a powerful being that rules a nation and aspires to godhood. The type of Pretender Gods can vary from magically powerful arch mages to huge titans or large monuments. Dominions is a deep 4x turn based strategy game with a very large variety of spells and units.

Global score

94/100

Genres

Indie, Strategy

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    Pros

    • Extensive strategic depth and complexity
    • Unique factions with rich mythology
    • High replayability and modding support
    • Engaging multiplayer with active community
    • Deep customization of gods and armies

    Cons

    • Steep learning curve
    • Dated graphics and ui
    • High time investment required
    • Singleplayer ai is weak
    • Long multiplayer game durations

    Motivations

    • Autonomy

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    • Competence

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      "The game demands high skill, precision, and mastery of complex mechanics to progress and score well."

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      "The game demands high skill and knowledge to master complex mechanics, optimize strategies, and manage numerous units and spells effectively, with constant learning and feedback."

    • Competition

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      "Strong multiplayer focus with ranked matches, automatch, and competitive community; players compare skills and strategies against others."

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    • Continuation

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    • Cooperation

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      "Multiplayer games can involve alliances and diplomacy, but much gameplay is focused on individual strategy."

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      "Multiplayer games involve diplomacy and alliances, with some cooperative elements, but players primarily pursue individual victory."

    • Creativity

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      5

      "Extensive customization of pretender gods, magic item forging, army composition, and spell combinations."

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      "Extensive customization of pretender gods, armies, spells, and strategies, plus robust modding support enabling creation and modification of content."

    • Domination

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      "Competitive multiplayer involves exerting superiority, but community is described as friendly and respectful."

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    • Escapism

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    • Expectation

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      "Engagement is driven by intrinsic interest and personal desire to master the game rather than obligation or external pressure."

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    • Experimenting

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    • Exploration

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    • Expression

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      "Players express themselves by customizing their pretender god, army composition, and magical research."

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      "Customization of pretender gods, blessings, and armies allows personal expression within the game."

    • Fantasy

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      "Strongly rooted in fantasy with mythical creatures, magic, and imaginative lore."

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    • Fellowship

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      "Active community on Discord and cooperative multiplayer foster a sense of belonging."

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    • Growth

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      "Steep learning curve with continuous skill development and knowledge acquisition required to succeed."

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    • Health

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      "Primarily sedentary gameplay with long sessions and some reports of excessive playtime."

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    • Idle

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      "Requires focused attention during turns; some asynchronous multiplayer allows slower pace but generally needs active engagement."

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    • Intimacy

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    • Leadership

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      "Players lead armies and manage resources, making strategic decisions and guiding gameplay."

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    • Progression

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      "Players accumulate items, spells, and upgrades to progress through the game."

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    • Relaxation

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      "Game is mentally taxing and challenging, causing frustration and tension rather than relaxation."

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    • Sensation

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    • Status

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      3

      "Recognition in multiplayer communities and leaderboards contributes to social status."

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    • Story

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      "Rich lore and emergent narratives from gameplay provide strong narrative immersion."

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    • Strategy

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    • Thrill

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    • Value

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    • Violence

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    • Survival

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      "Players must manage threats and resource constraints to avoid defeat and maintain dominion."

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    Analysis

    Less representative of its motivational profile, with noticeable differences. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Competition, Fellowship, Domination, Status. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Story, Fantasy. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Relaxation.

    How to use the graph
    Similar games map

    Each dot is a game. They are arranged from the same motivation profile as in the “Motivations” section below. Closer dots usually mean more similar reasons to play (exploration, competition, relaxation, etc.)—not that one game is “better” than another.

    • Larger dot with a light outline: the game you are viewing.
    • Colour: groups of games with comparable motivation patterns (statistical clusters).
    • Hover a dot to see the game name; click to open its page.
    • Scroll or double-click the chart to zoom out and see more games.

    Why don’t the axes read like a score? This view uses t-SNE: it only keeps who is close to whom. The scales are not “good to bad” or hours played—they separate groups on the map. Read distance between dots, not the axis numbers.

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