Age of Wonders: Shadow Magic takes the acclaimed fantasy strategy series to new heights; enhancing the series' praised fusion of empire building, role-playing and tactical combat.

The reigning Order of Wizards drew upon the forces of creation for their own needs, until their wars awoke a great evil that devastated them. The remaining mages became despised and hunted, blamed for the darkness that crept across the lands. Their towers fell one by one, as the Emperor Phobius rose to power under banner of the abolition of magic. The wrath of the Empire then turned to the ancient races that share the wizards’ magical nature. The drums of war can be heard again, while the shadow grows ever larger.