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The Age of Decadence

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The Age of Decadence
Description
The Age of Decadence is an isometric, turn-based, single-player role-playing game set in a low magic, post-apocalyptic fantasy world, inspired by the fall of the Roman Empire. The game features a detailed skill-based character system, multiple skill-based ways to handle quests, choices & consequence...
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57 %
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4.1/5

( 151 Reviews )

4.1

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2015, Iron Tower Studio , ...
System requirements
Windows XP / Vista / 7 / 8 / 10, 1.7 GHz or better, 2 GB RAM, Nvidia Geforce 8500 GT / ATI Radeon H...
Time to beat
12.5 hMain
19.5 h Main + Sides
70 h Completionist
21 h All Styles
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Description
The Age of Decadence is an isometric, turn-based, single-player role-playing game set in a low magic, post-apocalyptic fantasy world, inspired by the fall of the Roman Empire. The game features a detailed skill-based character system, multiple skill-based ways to handle quests, choices & consequences, and extensive dialogue trees.

Traditionally, many fantasy RPGs are about killing things, clearing up dungeons, and being a hero. Now, there is nothing wrong with mindless fun and wish fulfillment, but we serve a different meal here. Quoting from one of the reviews:

“Well, if you want a hardcore, heavy metal roleplaying experience that challenges you, this is the ticket. Otherwise, take a pass. The game is vicious, both in its lack of morality and its merciless systems. If you want to be the hero of a story, run and don’t look back. If you want to be Attia of the Julii or be a power player, this is your RPG.”

The focus of the game is not on killing monsters, but rather on dealing with fellow humans and factions, trying to survive – easier said than done – and making a name for yourself. Naturally, to accommodate all that scheming, plotting, and backstabbing, we give the player plenty of choices, from multiple solutions to quests to different paths you can take through the game. You (and your actions) will determine who your friends and enemies are. There are no default good and bad guys.
  • 23 skills, ranging from Dagger and Critical Strike to Disguise and Persuasion to Alchemy and Lore.
  • Tactical combat system, featuring a flexible set of standard attacks, special attacks such as whirlwind and impale, and aimed attacks at different body parts.
  • 8 weapon types: daggers, swords, axes, hammers, spears, bows, crossbows, throwing weapons, each with individual traits.
  • Non-combat quest resolutions and a well-developed diplomatic path.
  • Over 100 quests, taking you to 20 locations: towns, outposts, archeological digs, sealed places of Power, underground facilities, and temples.
  • Each situation has multiple ways of handling it, based on your skills, reputation, and connections.
  • An interesting world with rich history and unclear future that your actions can shape into seven very different game endings.
  • Detailed crafting and alchemy systems: forge your own weapons with different properties, brew different potions, experiment with Greek's fire and black powder.
  • Hundreds of items, ranging from weapons and armor to scrolls, tools, flasks, and pre-war relics.

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Why buy on GOG.COM?
DRM FREE. No activation or online connection required to play.
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Time to beat
12.5 hMain
19.5 h Main + Sides
70 h Completionist
21 h All Styles
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Works on:
Windows (7, 8, 10, 11)
Release date:
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Size:
1.2 GB

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Posted on: October 24, 2025

Laerio

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Games: 20 Reviews: 1

Amazing game

This game is a masterpiece. The replayability, the depth are out of this world. The only flaw is a steep learning curve, it's easy to make a "bad" character that fails at everything when you're still discovering the game.


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Posted on: November 6, 2025

Sarmagedon01

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Games: 66 Reviews: 5

Very good game

If you love a world to explore and have the time and patience for new re-runs to learn through trial and error, you'll enjoy this game. If you don't, then either use a guide or play something else. Combat is also not the best, though the scenarious are interesting. The best part of the game is that it allows for resolving "quests" in a lot of ways and the world is fun to explore. The only thing that annoys me is the bad endings, the existance of "bad endings" is frustrating since most of the time that's what you'll get because of this or that decision or the failed skill check. I would prefer endings being like in NWN2: MotB, there's a satisfing ending for most runs.


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Posted on: June 16, 2021

Torwater

Verified owner

Games: 84 Reviews: 1

Imperfect but outlines perfection

I like the romance of perfection. It doesn't often hit -- in new games like Pillars, Divinity, etc, or even old school cRPGs like Planescape & Fallout, a perfect character is simply there. They aren't much different from a lucky or intuitive player on their first run, and it's almost identical outside of some extra dialogue/quests from a veteran player. I don't modify KotOR in any way, but if I did, nothing would change in my normal runs. So where am I going with this? Well, I played a few runs and thought this game was good with grand ideas but I never saw much of that energy. The game then ends quickly and suddenly without me having seen much because of how rigid the skillchecks are while also making the game so very hard for players to traverse. So I gave myself perfect stats and tons of skill points to basically do everything I want to do. Why is this relevant, why is this somehow good? Because you end up doing so much. You get to see *everything* this game has to offer, and it creates some really intriguing worldbuilding. You have these Magi, these gods, these vessels of power and destruction and chaos. They're all interesting but they're relics of the past. Then you arrive, and you have no answer. Nothing stops in your way, nothing stops your pursuits, you craft great devices and armor, you become an aspect of Egyptian myth shielding yourself with impossible light (not embellishing) and crushing anything and everything into dust just for looking at you wrong. But then you have a silver tongue and inexplicably can talk your way out of anything as well. Every group and guild wants your input, your help, but they don't realize you are playing such a focal role because they don't communicate. This game crafts such a bizarre and unique world, and the protagonist despite having no set personality oozes character. Is this game for everyone? Maybe not. But it's definitely for me, even if the developers themselves may disagree.


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Posted on: February 22, 2018

Jesse_the_Scout

Games: 93 Reviews: 1

*Stiff Breeze* crits you for 4!

Remember when you were 13 and "playing" Dungeons and Dragons with your older brother as the DM? And the entire "game" was just basically him tormenting you by abusing and humiliating your 2 hit point Thief in every way he could possibly imagine? Well, they made a game of that.


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Posted on: September 3, 2019

Katalaza

Games: 62 Reviews: 2

Excellent!

Great game: the atmosphere of the decline of civilization, the setting of late antiquity, which is unusual and rare, is perfectly conveyed. The disadvantage is that for a successful game you need intelligence significantly above average. P.S.: I myself have not passed the game since fool. P.P.S.: Sorry for the mistakes, I don't know English.


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