Action · November 3, 2009

SpellForce – Platinum Edition (2009)

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Included in the Platinum Edition are three titles: SpellForce: The Order of Dawn In a world beyond imagination... In their immeasurable greed and constant thirst for power, the thirteen most powerful Mages of all time doomed the land, hurling it into an endless spiral of chaos and despair. Entire countries were wiped out in the blink of an eye when the devastating power of the Elements was unleashed - Elements summoned by dark rituals. Continents shattered like glass, the pieces strewn about like leaves in the wind. Huge armies, bound by the the power of ancient runes, brought war and destruction to the lands that survived the initial onslaught. All that was left were a few islands, connected by magic portals. Now, only a few years after the end of the Convocation, evil is back - stronger and more powerful than ever before - to finish what was started. Yet there is still hope. The prophecies tell of a human. A human damned to immortality, bound forever by the power of the blood runes… Soon, the time will come when the power of one may change the destiny of many. For better or for worse... SpellForce: Shadow of the Phoenix By means of an enslaved god's life essence a dark necromancer is trying to reanimate the powerful circle mages and make them his unholy servants. Only the power of the Phoenix Stone will be able to prevent the returning of the Circle. Thus the rune is summoned again to finally put an end to his former slave-masters. But to free the special power of the Phoenix Stone, the blade of the Shadow Sword is required which is held by the rune warrior of Urgath. The two avatars need to combine their powers and work together to overcome this final enemy. SpellForce: Breath of Winter A Prince of Darkness, a Fial Darg, was set free through the Convocation and took over the reign over the Fire Empire. His whish is to bring the Renegades, the Gods of darkness, back to Eo. For the Ritual, to make that happen, he needs the blood of a first-born Elve. But there is only one more left, Cenwen, the Elve Queen, who lives under the ice where she sings for the mighty dragon Aryn… Innovative game design: The unique mixture of RTS and RPG elements offers a brand new game experience. High degree of identification with the hero-avatar, whose skills and strengths can be improved by the player. Click'n'Fight: This revolutionary control system guarantees instant action, the best possible overview and completely new tactical possibilities in battle. 6 races - Humans, Dwarves, Elves, Dark Elves, Orcs and Trolls - that can be used simultaneously (!) to build settlements and fight battles and more than 30 different enemy races, from cowardly goblins to powerful demons, Fire Angels, Werewolfs and giant Ice Dragons. A multitude of spells, divided into different categories of magic (white, black, elemental, etc.) and enchanted items Awe-inspiring 3D-graphics with zoom levels from isometric to 1st-Person-views Free game in SpellForce – The Breath of Winter: The Avatar can develop and upgrade his skills with every map he plays. This mode enables the player to try out other Avatars abilities without playing the main campaign again.

Action releases from 2009

45 Action titles launched in 2009 — top 6 by review volume.

Peer Action titles

Comparable titles in the same genre and review-volume band — ranked by Steam positive percentage.

Position in Action

MetricThis titleGenre position
Review volume2.7k Steam reviewsTop 85% in Action
Positive rating88% positiveGenre average: 83% — this title sits in top 46%
Metacritic74/100Genre average 77 — top 69% of Action titles
Concurrent peak118 playersTop 32% in Action by live player count
Engagement hours42 h averageTop 10% for session depth among Action

Community Tag Signals

Tag weights reflect how many Steam users voted each descriptor — larger pills = stronger consensus.

  • RPG · 117
  • Strategy · 87
  • Fantasy · 67
  • RTS · 57
  • Action · 54
  • Singleplayer · 43
  • Story Rich · 21
  • Dwarf · 18
  • Classic · 17
  • Great Soundtrack · 15
  • Multiplayer · 7
  • Adventure · 6

Reception Metrics

Steam community

88%Very Positive · 2.7k reviews

2.3k positive · 319 negative

Metacritic

74/100 critic aggregate

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Curator recommendations

2.3k

Peak concurrent players

118

Press Quotes

“There haven't been a lot of games that manage to combine large scale strategy and role-playing together and be successful. Phenomic has made a damn good stab at it with this one though.” 8.2/10 – IGN

Release & Availability

Release dateNov 3, 2009
DeveloperPhenomic
PublisherTHQ Nordic
Base price$2.49 -75%
PlatformsWindows
Estimated owners100k–1M
External linksOfficial site · Metacritic page · [email protected]

Engagement Profile

All-time avg

42h

substantial (40–100 hours)

Median

18h

Typical completion time

Features & Capabilities

Community

  • Steam Cloud

Other

  • Single-player
  • Family Sharing

Localization Coverage

Interface / Subtitles (3)

  • English
  • French
  • German

Editions & Packages

  • Buy SpellForce - Platinum Edition