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Steam app 1146370 · updated 12 Sep 2026, 20:39 UTC

Master of Magic Classic

Master of Magic is a classic, one of the most popular strategy games of the 90s. It is a 4X fantasy strategy game that allows you to play as an extremely powerful wizard, leading your troops and overcoming your magical opponents.

Master of Magic Classic Steam header artwork
SimTexSlitherine Ltd.
59playing now
6624-hour peak
146all-time peak
43average, last 30 days

The last 30 days

+1.9Gain+4.61%% gain77Peak

718 hourly samples, with the daily peak drawn over them. Weekends are shaded.

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Daily peakEvery hourly sample

All time

80 months, February 2020 to September 2026. The highest number of people in the game at once, each month, on a time axis -- a gap in the record stays a gap.

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Monthly peak

The last four months

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The highest number of people in the game at once, each month. Four, because four is as far back as the source keeps anything finer than one figure a month.

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Monthly peakHas finer data

July 2026

31 days, each one the highest figure that day. The source keeps no hourly detail this far back. Weekends are shaded.

01937567501 Jul06 Jul11 Jul16 Jul21 Jul26 Jul31 JulWednesday 01 July 202652 peakThursday 02 July 202656 peakFriday 03 July 202664 peakSaturday 04 July 202659 peakSunday 05 July 202656 peakMonday 06 July 202644 peakTuesday 07 July 202640 peakWednesday 08 July 202646 peakThursday 09 July 202652 peakFriday 10 July 202653 peakSaturday 11 July 202664 peakSunday 12 July 202661 peakMonday 13 July 202649 peakTuesday 14 July 202645 peakWednesday 15 July 202646 peakThursday 16 July 202650 peakFriday 17 July 202648 peakSaturday 18 July 202669 peakSunday 19 July 202658 peakMonday 20 July 202645 peakTuesday 21 July 202647 peakWednesday 22 July 202645 peakThursday 23 July 202644 peakFriday 24 July 202649 peakSaturday 25 July 202659 peakSunday 26 July 202655 peakMonday 27 July 202650 peakTuesday 28 July 202647 peakWednesday 29 July 202646 peakThursday 30 July 202647 peakFriday 31 July 202648 peak

August 2026

31 days as the curve, each the highest figure that day. Behind it, 436 hourly samples from 13 Aug, which is as far back as the source keeps every hour. Weekends are shaded.

02040608001 Aug06 Aug11 Aug16 Aug21 Aug26 Aug31 AugSaturday 01 August 202663 peakSunday 02 August 202660 peakMonday 03 August 202658 peakTuesday 04 August 202651 peakWednesday 05 August 202656 peakThursday 06 August 202653 peakFriday 07 August 202655 peakSaturday 08 August 202660 peakSunday 09 August 202660 peakMonday 10 August 202650 peakTuesday 11 August 202657 peakWednesday 12 August 202647 peakThursday 13 August 202649 peakFriday 14 August 202655 peakSaturday 15 August 202666 peakSunday 16 August 202663 peakMonday 17 August 202657 peakTuesday 18 August 202656 peakWednesday 19 August 202643 peakThursday 20 August 202648 peakFriday 21 August 202653 peakSaturday 22 August 202664 peakSunday 23 August 202661 peakMonday 24 August 202649 peakTuesday 25 August 202658 peakWednesday 26 August 202652 peakThursday 27 August 202653 peakFriday 28 August 202654 peakSaturday 29 August 202664 peakSunday 30 August 202674 peakMonday 31 August 202658 peak

September 2026

12 days as the curve, each the highest figure that day. Behind it, 282 hourly samples. Each dip is a night. Weekends are shaded.

02142628301 Sep03 Sep05 Sep07 Sep09 Sep11 SepTuesday 01 September 202659 peakWednesday 02 September 202660 peakThursday 03 September 202662 peakFriday 04 September 202666 peakSaturday 05 September 202674 peakSunday 06 September 202673 peakMonday 07 September 202677 peakTuesday 08 September 202660 peakWednesday 09 September 202663 peakThursday 10 September 202658 peakFriday 11 September 202657 peakSaturday 12 September 202666 peak

October 2026

Master of Magic Classic was released on 25 Feb, 2020.

Not out yet.There is nothing to draw for this month.
Nothing here is interpolated or estimated; where a sample is missing the line is broken.

Game information

Updated 12 Sep 2026, 20:39 UTC
App ID
1146370
Last updated
29 Sep 2023 build 12276673
Developer
SimTex
Publisher
Slitherine Ltd.
Release date
25 Feb, 2020
Platforms
Windows
Download size
117 MB
Install size
159 MB
Genres
Strategy
Game modes
Single-player
Controller support
Unknown
Metacritic
75

Features & support

Steam features

Family Sharing

Controllers & input

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Popular tags

StrategyTurn-BasedFantasyClassicDemons4XDark ComedyMagicPixel GraphicsTurn-Based Strategy
About this gameFull description from Steam
Master of Magic is a classic, one of the most popular strategy games of the 90s. It is a 4X fantasy strategy game that allows you to play as an extremely powerful wizard, leading your troops and overcoming your magical opponents. After over 25 years, the game now receives the first official update with a significantly improved AI and more than 200 spells at your disposal. Dive back into time, relive this epic adventure and conquer Arcanus and Myrror once and for all! Master of Magic is also available with the Community Update, a free optional patch developed by fans for fans and greatly increasing the polish of Master of Magic with countless fixes. FEATURES Combination of strategy and RPG elements Enduring replayability 5 realms of spells and 18 traits to customize your wizard 14 races for you to lead 198 unique types of units 60+ special abilities 200+ spells 250 editable pre-generated magical items Custom item crafting Available to play with the optional Community Update
Content & age ratings2 regional ratings

Regional ratings

DEJUS10Violência
IGRS13Kekerasan
System requirementsMinimum and recommended hardware

Minimum

Minimum: OS *: Windows 8 / 10 Processor: 1 GHz Memory: 256 MB RAM Graphics: 3D graphics card compatible with DirectX 7 (compatible with DirectX 9 recommended) Storage: 220 MB available space Additional Notes: Please be advised that Windows 10 operating system will receive frequent hardware driver and software updates following its release; this may affect game compatibility

Recommended

Supported languages1 languages
LanguageFull audio
English

A blank audio cell means full audio was not marked in the returned language list.

Screenshots & trailersScreenshots and trailers

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AchievementsTotal count and selected achievements

21 developer announcements, Feb 2020 to Sep 2023 · times in UTC

September

  1. Master of Magic Community patch - Change Log v1.60

    Greating Wizards, A new change log has been released including a general quality of life upgrade: - An in-game interface for remapping the game's hotkeys - Screen edge scrolling of the overland map - An in-game editor for the game's default…

    Patch notes

September

  1. Master of Magic is returning on December 13th.

    Master of Magic is a name many 4X strategy fans will be familiar with, and needs no introduction. It is the game which essentially invented the 4X genre back in 1994, a game that retained a cult following up to this day. Back in 2020 we…

    Alberto
  2. Caster of Magic for Windows - v1.04.06 Update available now!!

    Bug fixes, gameplay, general • Fixed bug : Rarely, units on sea might drown even if they have Flying. • Fixed bug : When in fullscreen mode, if a teleporting unit is selected to move and the mouse leaves the playable screen area on the left…

    Patch notes

May

  1. Caster of Magic For Windows 1.04.03 Patch

    v1.04.03 is available now. Download and Enjoy! Bug fixes, gameplay, general • Fixed incompatible save issue • Fixed bug : When 30FPS mode is enabled, the game was stuck in an endless loop when a Magic Vortex was moving. • Fixed bug : "At…

    Patch notes

November

  1. Caster of Magic for Windows - v1.03.00 Update

    Hi everyone, we're releasing a new update for Caster of Magic for Windows, bringing the game to version 1.03.00. We hope you'll like the new update. Please let us know what you think. Changelog: Bug fixes, gameplay, general • Reverted 1.2.1…

    Patch notes

October

  1. Caster of Magic for Windows - v1.02.01 Update

    We're releasing a new update for CoM for Windows. You can find the full changelog down below. Changelog: Bug fixes, gameplay, general • Fixed bug : Game rarely crashes due to integer overflow if a hero unit has extremely high stats. •…

    Patch notes

September

  1. Caster of Magic for Windows - v1.2.0 Update

    We're releasing a new update for Caster of Magic for Windows. It contains a truly extensive list of fixes and improvements. You can find the full changelog below: Please let us know what you think of the changes listed below, as usual your…

    Patch notes

August

  1. Caster of Magic for Windows - v1.0.2 Update

    We're releasing a new update for Caster of Magic for Windows. It contains a truly extensive list of fixes and improvements. You can find the full changelog below. Please let us know what you think of the changes listed below, as usual your…

    Patch notes

July

  1. Master of Magic Classic - v1.01.01 Update

    We're releasing a new update for Master of Magic Classic! One key feature of this update is the new Tile Mode setting. This setting will allow you to use the original tiles from Master of Magic. The tileset images are located in the…

    Patch notes

June

  1. Caster of Magic for Windows - v1.01.00 Update

    We're releasing a new update for Caster of Magic for Windows! This update brings with it a lot of added modded support that you can find listed below in the changelog! As always, your feedback is important to us so we can keep improving the…

    Patch notes
  2. Caster of Magic for Windows - v1.00.06 Update

    We're releasing a new update for Caster of Magic for Windows. Do let us know what you think please: your feedback is important to us so we can keep improving the game. You can find the full changelog below. Changelog: Fixed bug : When a…

    Patch notes

May

  1. Caster of Magic for Windows - v1.0.5 Update

    We are releasing a new update for Caster of Magic for Windows today. You can find the full changelog down below. Please let us know what you think of those changes. Changelog: -Fixed bug : Consecration converts deserts and volcanoes -Fixed…

    Patch notes
  2. Caster of Magic & Caster of Magic for Windows - New Update (v6.08 and v1.00.04)

    We're releasing new updates for both Caster of Magic & Caster of Magic for Windows. You can find the changelogs down below. Caster of Magic v6.08 changelog: Fixed 6.06 bug : Game freezes when the AI tries to set production in a city and all…

    Patch notes
  3. The return of a classic: Master of Magic has been announced

    Slitherine, the world’s leading publisher of digital wargames and strategy games, and MuHa Games, a studio from Poland and the United Kingdom (Thea: The Awakening and Thea 2: The Shattering) partner up to bring back a classic of the…

    Alberto

April

  1. Caster of Magic for Windows is available now.

    The new edition of Caster of Magic which runs natively on Windows is available now. Developed by Seravy, a well-known member of the Master of Magic community, Caster of Magic for Windows is the upgraded edition of a real classic of the…

    Alberto
  2. Home of Wargamers 2021 Live+ is announced

    https://cdn.cloudflare.steamstatic.com/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/30616763/4e79193af85b71b25fd109fb3ba14aef88a6dc85.jpg “Would you like to know more?” is the most frequent comment we received on anything we posted in the last twelve…

    Edmon

March

  1. Caster of Magic for Windows will be out on the 22nd of April

    Built on the already expansive community patch by fans that wouldn't let this 90's classic fade away, Caster of Magic for Windows brings the much-loved game Master of Magic into the modern era with full and native Windows support. This…

    Edmon
  2. Caster of Magic for Windows is coming soon.

    A new edition of Caster of Magic is coming soon. Caster of Magic for WIndows is an upgraded edition of Caster of Magic which allows you to run it natively on Windows for the first time, as well as supporting higher screen resolutions. It…

    Alberto

July

  1. Master of Magic - v6.04 Update

    We are releasing a new update for Master of Magic, bringing the version number to 6.04. You can find the full changelog down below. Let us know what you think of the changes and bug fixes, and if you have any feedback for us we'll be happy…

    Patch notes

April

  1. Master of Magic & Caster of Magic - v6.01 Update

    Hello everyone! We are releasing a new update for Master of Magic & Caster of Magic, bringing a number of fixes. Thanks to all who reported bugs and provided us with feedback. Changelog 6.01 -Fixed bug : predefined items with Invisibility…

    Patch notes

February

  1. Master of Magic is out on Steam!

    Master of Magic is a classic, one of the most popular strategy games of the 90s, and it is now available on Steam. It is a 4X fantasy strategy game that allows you to play as an extremely powerful wizard, leading your troops and overcoming…

    Alberto

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