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Age of Wonders 3 free to download and keep forever from Steam

Wonderful.

Strategy game Age of Wonders 3 is currently free to download and keep forever from Steam.

The promotion is tied with the upcoming release of Age of Wonders: Planetfall, the next strategy game from developer Triumph Studios. If you download Age of Wonders 3 during the promotion period (11-15th July), you get a 10 per cent discount on Planetfall.

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Age of Wonders 3 is a solid fantasy strategy game that mixes empire building with role-playing and combat.

"Overall, Age of Wonders 3 is a solid, enjoyable and rewarding addition to its genre," wrote Stace Harman in the Eurogamer review.

As for Planetfall, our Emma Kent penned a preview for Eurogamer back in February, saying the game is "looking very different from its high fantasy predecessors, having taken to the stars to explore a brand new sci-fi setting".