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Age of Fear: The Free World

Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac • 2019

Should you play it?

Age of Fear: The Free World is an introduction to a decade-old turn-based strategy series that fuses a tabletop wargame with RPG elements. Choose your faction (Undead Legion, Human Kingdom or Greenskins Horde), build a unique army and embark on exploring the realm!

What works

  • Free to play with no microtransactions
  • Deep tactical combat and unit customization
  • Frequent developer updates and community engagement
  • Large variety of factions and units
  • Addictive 'one more battle' gameplay

Things to keep in mind

  • Lack of story or campaign mode
  • Some ui and quality of life issues
  • Repetitive gameplay after extended play
  • Technical bugs and occasional crashes
  • Limited content compared to paid series entries

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Mortal Glory 2

  • Low Magic Age

  • Tavern of Gods

  • Fell Seal: Arbiter's Mark

  • Trials of Fire

  • Master of Magic

More story-driven

Games that feels like Age of Fear: The Free World but with deeper narrative immersion

  • The Iron Oath

  • SpellForce: Conquest of Eo

  • Those Who Rule

  • Heroes of Science and Fiction

  • Lords of Magic: Special Edition

  • Fae Tactics

Choose your own criteria ->

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How to read the map This is a polar difference map: direction = which motivation differs, and distance = how much (same units as the sidebar deltas).

Age of Fear: The Free World: Broadly representative of its motivational profile, with a few distinct shifts. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Violence, Survival, Fellowship, Intimacy. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Leadership, Relaxation. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Story.

Last update: 03/08/2026