The WhatsNext verdict
Dominions 5 is an extraordinary choice for patient strategy players who want asymmetric fantasy warfare, deep planning, and endless emergent stories. It is not welcoming, but for those who learn its language, few strategy games offer more to master.
What it does best
Strategy that rewards real thought
Systems that surprise you
Hundreds of hours that stay fresh
Stories you retell for years
What might put you off
A punishing learning curve and opaque presentation
Single-player AI and incremental sequel design
The setup
What you are walking into
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.
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