Wizard Warfare

Wizard Warfare is a fantasy-themed, turn-based strategy game built around empire management and tactical battle simulations. You play as a Wizard seeking to defeat every rival Wizard, growing cities, raising armies, hiring spellcasters, researching spells and waging war until only one remains.

The world map

Exploration, expansion, production, research and city management take place on the World Map. Its randomly generated maps use a variety of settings; if you find a map you like, you can regenerate it from the same initial settings and random seed.

The world is hostile, with rival Wizards, neutral cities and rampaging monsters beyond your borders. You begin with a single city, a small military force, a few scouts and little research, so you must choose your priorities carefully. Exploring can reveal enemy strengths and weaknesses, warn of attacks and uncover monster lairs to capture. Investing in magic and research unlocks more powerful spells, while economic expansion can support large empires and armies later in the game. Early military expansion can catch distracted enemies off guard, but risks overextending; no strategy is guaranteed to win.

Tactical battles

Battles are simulated on the Battle Map. You do not need to watch every battle to win, but knowing how your troops perform in different situations and how their strengths and weaknesses match up against different enemies gives you an advantage.

Magic and units

The game has 3 schools of magic, 5 magical paths and 150 spells, alongside over 200 fantasy-themed unit types, from tiny insects to fire-breathing dragons. Your choice of magic shapes your experience: playing as a Holy mage differs from playing as a Death mage.

Procedural replayability

Random and procedural generation helps make each game different, while the retro graphical style accompanies complex strategic and tactical systems. You can reuse a generated map by entering its initial settings and random seed.