Etherlords

Nival Interactive / July 1, 2001 / Rated Teen

Data last updated August 24, 2026

Released

2001

Publisher

Nival

Time to beat

~1 hrs

Community

824

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System Requirements (PC) ↓

Minimum:

OS: Windows
Processor: Pentium II 266 MHz
Memory: 64 MB RAM
DirectX: Version 7.0
Storage: 1500 MB available space

Four races of wizards, adepts of four magical schools, collide in a brutal fight for world domination. Etherlords, an iconic strategy created by Nival, became a bestseller in the world and earned highest grades from critics.

Etherlords is an exciting mix of turn-based strategy and fantasy trading card game. Innovative game mechanics that first appeared in this game formed the basics of most modern games of this genre.Key Features

4 races of magical creatures, each with their own unique lands, architecture, spells and strategy;
2 battle campaigns for each two allied races;
More than 300 spells, including sorcery, battle magic, summoning and rituals;
More than 10 game levels, all connected by one storyline;
64 heroes of all races; their parameters, special abilities and selected skills progress with each level gained.
Individual battle style for each hero with the help of their unique sets of spells;
A combination of magical battle system based on table games and strategic use of resources;
Full 3D turn-based battles with unlimited variety of tactical decisions;

Etherlords is a series of fantasy turn-based strategy and card-dueling video games for the PC, by Russian developer Nival Interactive. The first game was published November 15, 2001 by Ravensburger Interactive Media under their mature game label Fishtank Interactive. Prior to worldwide release it was released in Russia one week earlier as Demiurges. It was followed two years later by a sequel, Etherlords II, which was published in Europe by DreamCatcher Interactive and in North America by Strategy First. A third game for the iOS and Android was released in 2014 titled Etherlords, a free-to-play game with automated battles.

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recommended

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exceptional

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Strategy PC

Singleplayer Multiplayer Atmospheric RPG Fantasy Classic Tactical Turn-Based Turn-Based Strategy Turn-Based Tactics Card Game Trading Card Game

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