Indie · April 18, 2019
Driftland: The Magic Revival (2019)
After a devastating war between ancient mages, a powerful spell is all that holds together the shattered planet of Driftland. Faced with the destruction of their entire civilization and life on the planet, the warring factions called a truce and tried to repair the damage – but it was already too late. By using all their remaining magic to cast a powerful spell, they managed to keep their world in relative balance. Many dark ages passed, but when all seemed lost, a ray of hope emerged once more: new sources of magic appeared, and new mages were given birth to across the planet. Now, as the dormant conflicts once again surface, this rediscovered power will determine whether Driftland is restored to its former glory or wiped from the cosmos entirely. You take on the role of a Mage Overlord with your own castle, tower, and a small realm on one of the landmasses. With your unique powers, you can explore a procedurally generated world and connect floating lands to expand your kingdom. Gameplay focuses on setting general goals for all your units without the need to micromanage each of them. The warriors, archers, and mages under your command are able to tame and ride different kinds of flying beasts and create various aerial units. Procedurally generated world Resource- and magic-based economy Move and terraform scattered landmasses with magic Tame and ride dragons and other creatures Explore and fight on the same map Set goals instead of directly controlling units Single player, campaigns, and multiplayer
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Community Tag Signals
Tag weights reflect how many Steam users voted each descriptor — larger pills = stronger consensus.
- RTS · 396
- 4X · 388
- God Game · 383
- Grand Strategy · 382
- City Builder · 380
- Economy · 378
- Management · 377
- Survival · 372
- Strategy · 363
- Top-Down · 361
- PvP · 359
- Dragons · 358
- Building · 354
- 3D · 351
- Wrestling · 340
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Position in Indie
| Metric | This title | Genre position |
|---|---|---|
| Positive rating | 73% positive | Genre average: 87% — this title sits in top 92% |
| Metacritic | 76/100 | Genre average 77 — top 56% of Indie titles |
| Engagement hours | 4 h average | Top 87% for session depth among Indie |
Features & Capabilities
Multiplayer
- Multi-player
- PvP
- Online PvP
- Co-op
- Online Co-op
Community
- Steam Achievements
- Steam Workshop
Accessibility
- Adjustable Text Size
- Color Alternatives
- Adjustable Difficulty
Input & Comfort
- Custom Volume Controls
Other
- Single-player
Localization Coverage
Interface / Subtitles (7)
- English volume_up
- Polish
- French
- German
- Spanish - Spain
- Russian
- Simplified Chinese volume_up
Full audio (2)
- English
- Simplified Chinese
Reception Metrics
Steam community
73%Mostly Positive · 1.9k reviews
1.4k positive · 521 negative
Metacritic
76/100 critic aggregate
Curator recommendations
1.4k
Press Quotes
“Driftland: The Magic Revival is a bit of a unique beast, being an RTS in the old mould of 'build stuff in real time and send units around to do war' Age of Empires style, but with several tweaks that makes anything but the basic buildings unrecognisable.” 80% – STRATEGY GAMER “It's a gentle gardening game where you nurture a city into existence, lassoing new districts with magic as you expand. The lack of micromanagement also lets you concentrate on…
Engagement Profile
All-time avg
4h
brief (under 5 hours)
Median
3h
Typical completion time
2-week avg
4h
Current engagement
Achievements
40
Steam unlocks available
Release & Availability
| Release date | Apr 18, 2019 |
|---|---|
| Developer | Star Drifters |
| Base price | $1.99 -90% |
| DLC / Add-ons | 1 released |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS |
| Estimated owners | 100k–1M |
| External links | Official site · Metacritic page · [email protected] |
Editions & Packages
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