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A 4X strategy game in a fantasy RPG world. Create your own sovereign hero, build a dynasty, design custom units, and wage turn-based war across a world that's different every time you play. Every unit is an individual with their own name, gear, and story.
719 hourly samples, with the daily peak drawn over them. Weekends are shaded.
12 months, October 2025 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.
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.
31 days, each one the highest figure that day. The source keeps no hourly detail this far back. Weekends are shaded.
31 days as the curve, each the highest figure that day. Behind it, 437 hourly samples from 13 Aug, which is as far back as the source keeps every hour. Weekends are shaded.
12 days as the curve, each the highest figure that day. Behind it, 282 hourly samples. Each dip is a night. Weekends are shaded.
Elemental: Reforged was released on 17 Mar, 2026.
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41 achievements in total.
50 developer announcements, Aug 2025 to Sep 2026 · times in UTC
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wasabi_mdElemental: Reforged v1.4 Update Now AvailableView ChangelogThe v1.4 update for Elemental: Reforged is now available. This release improves AI expansion and battle decisions, adds creature type icons to the unit panel and details window…
jilliansterWe are in the exciting world of late game optimization. Got a saved game that was on turn 800. Anyone getting to that point in any 4X strategy game has found themselves in the "there be dragons" area of gameplay. In Elemental's case, of…
jilliansterElemental: Reforged v1.3 Update Now AvailableView ChangelogThe v1.3 update for Elemental: Reforged is now available. This release resolves multiple crash scenarios, restores tactical UI info cards, adds a new strategic unit speed control…
wasabi_mdJune was pretty rough for this game. At some point, we don't know when, there was what we think was an OS update that slightly changed the way the game's audio system integrates with the OS, which resulted in what seemed to be (but weren't)…
jilliansterElemental Reforged v1.2 has landed and it is a meaty patch. Focusing on stability and bugfixes, v1.2 irons out many of the crashes and performance issues reported since launch. In this video, we highlight some of these fixes and changes…
wasabi_mdElemental: Reforged v1.2 Update Now AvailableView ChangelogThe v1.2 update for Elemental: Reforged is now available. This release is focused on stability, AI improvements, and an overhauled loot system for the base game and gameplay updates…
wasabi_mdI really couldn’t think of a good theme for this week’s journal entry. There’s a bunch of things we’re working on simultaneously so let’s tackle them in no particular order.General polish and bug fixingBringing Elemental to the modern age…
wasabi_mdStardock Entertainment today released Treasures of the Magi, the first DLC for the fantasy turn-based strategy game Elemental: Reforged. Priced at $8.99 (enjoy the 20% launch discount through May 28!), the expansion adds new monsters…
[SD] redskittlesonlyTreasures of the Magi is the first DLC for Elemental: Reforged. It adds a host of new items, armor, weapons, potions, and other gear, along with a handful of new lairs, quests, and monsters.Two of my favorite additions are the Mage Wands…
jilliansterWhen we shipped 1.0.3, the team sat down and made a list of the things that were nagging us. Not big design questions. Not roadmap items. Just the stuff that, after a long play session, you start to feel. A few systems were slower than they…
jilliansterTreasures of the Magi, a New DLC for Elemental: ReforgedNew expansion adds monsters, treasures, items, and quests drawn from the lost age of the Magi, launching May 21, 2026.Stardock Entertainment today announced Treasures of the Magi, a…
wasabi_mdFantasy 4X is a sub-genre of strategy game with a very definite set of mechanics that came from a couple of very early titles, with Master of Magic being the primary inspiration. Stardock's series of games in the Elemental universe aimed to…
jilliansterYou’ve loaded up the game, created your sovereign and started playing. You are alone. Well, kind of alone. There’s lots of monsters and goodie huts. The question is, why?Today, I want to give you a bit of a lore dump. Why is the world…
wasabi_mdElemental: Reforged v1.03 is Now AvailableView the full changelogStardock has released v1.03 for Elemental: Reforged, a maintenance patch that corrects a long-standing issue with Fire magic, resolves a handful of crashes that were surfacing…
[SD] redskittlesonlyIn this video developer journal for Elemental: Reforged, we discuss post-release updates, including critical bugfixes, improved game AI, a new ability for Heroes and a "will I win?" indicator for the pre-battle UI.
wasabi_mdYou know those weeks where you're heads down, coffee-fueled, and the commit log looks like a novel? That was this week. And last week. And honestly the week before that.It’s been a bit of a rough few weeks here. Too many big changes got put…
wasabi_mdBattle forecasts, expanded modding tools, and stability fixesView the full changelog The biggest addition is a new battle forecast system. The pre-battle screen now shows a predicted outcome before you commit to a fight, ranging from…
[SD] redskittlesonlyLots of cool things going on. We’ve been reading the feedback closely as well as reviewing and fixing crash reports. Your posts are extremely helpful in narrowing things down. So today we want to talk about the roadmap for Elemental…
[SD] redskittlesonlyElemental: Reforged v1.01 - AI Improvements, Balance Tuning, Stability Fixesv1.01 is now available. This update focuses on AI decision-making, balance adjustments, performance and stability fixes, and a long list of bug and text corrections…
[SD] redskittlesonlyElemental: Reforged has just been released. And people like it. They really like it. But the question is, now what?We now have a modern, 64-bit 4X strategy engine with extensive modding support. We've been quietly working on this for years.…
wasabi_mdElemental: Reforged, the Remastered 4X Strategy RPG is Now AvailableFeatures three campaigns, dynasty system, deep crafting, and hundreds of new quests, characters, and dungeons A unique mix of 4X Strategy and RPG gameplay is now available…
[SD] redskittlesonlyIntroductionGoing to use this as a bit of a walkthrough.I have created my character, Harlax. She is a Necromancer Enchantress belonging to the race known as Trogs, but that’s the name Men gave them. In the time after the Titans, they formed…
wasabi_mdBecause of course we also made a full-fledged RPG game inside of our 4X strategy game… Let’s recap: 16 years ago we released Elemental: War of Magic. A ridiculously ambitious game that came crashing down because it couldn’t fit in 32-bit…
wasabi_mdBeta 3C "The Menagerie Update" for Elemental: Reforged is now availableView the full changelogNew and Upgraded Monster LairsMonster lairs now feature greater variety with new creature types including Ghouls, Bone Hounds, Feral Slaves…
[SD] redskittlesonlyNew campaign, new sovereigns, smarter AI, and faster performance land in Elemental: Reforged's latest updateView the full changelogThe Beta 3b update for Elemental: Reforged is now available. Here's what's new.The Prelude CampaignThe final…
[SD] redskittlesonlyStardock Announces March 17 Release Date for Elemental: ReforgedThe remastered fantasy 4X strategy RPG exits Early Access with three campaigns, a dynasty system, deep crafting, and hundreds of new quests, characters, and dungeonsWishlist or…
wasabi_mdAs we start to near the finish line, our focus has moved to bug fixing, AI updates and balance. This is a delicate thing to get right. It isn’t as exciting or flashy as the graphics update but it is what will matter in the long run.Though…
wasabi_mdBeta 3 brings a substantial visual overhaul, expanded campaign content, and reworked AIView the Changelog | Join Early AccessVisual OverhaulThe most immediately noticeable change is the updated character models. We've left the PlayStation 1…
[SD] redskittlesonlyHappy New year!We have been burning the midnight oil over here at Stardock to get Beta 3 out. Your support and enthusiasm is what drives us and we have been making the most of it!So what’s in BETA 3 and when is it coming out?Besides a…
wasabi_mdFantasy Strategy Game, Elemental: Reforged hits Beta 2 on Steam with Dynasties, Modding, Updated Opponent AI and much moreStardock's remastering of its popular fantasy strategy game series, Elemental, combines War of Magic, Fallen…
[SD] redskittlesonlyLet me start out with a thank you! As some of you know, I was against doing an Early Access, especially one this early. The game was just so buggy and so many people these days think “Early Access = polished release candidate”, which is NOT…
wasabi_mdFor those of you just joining us, Elemental: Reforged is a remastering and reimagining of the previous Elemental games all rolled into a single game.Specifically: Elemental: War of Magic, Elemental: Fallen Enchantress and Elemental…
wasabi_mdWhile this game is a remastering of the Elemental games (War of Magic + Fallen Enchantress + Sorcerer King) we are also keen to make sure there is new content for players to enjoy.With Beta 1 we did add a lot of new quests, units and items.…
wasabi_mdAs I write this, we’re putting together the first Preview of Beta 2. Beta 2 will have 3 major new changes:Steam Workshop support for moddingFirst pass at localizationDynastiesLet’s see where we’re at.LocalizationFor Beta 2, we are going to…
wasabi_mdThe original Elemental: War of Magic was not just “English-only”. It was hard coded into English in such a way to make it nearly impossible to localize it. Under the covers, the game and the underlying engine, Kumquat, uses char *…
wasabi_mdHave you ever had a home project where you’re dealing with “imperial” units and “metric” units at the same time? The wrench looks like it will fit but it’s just…slightly different.That’s the world of Elemental this past week. We have War of…
wasabi_mdTHANK YOU!We're shocked and grateful and humbled by the community response to Elemental: Reforged. In the first week since Beta 1 hit Early Access, we’ve hit wishlist numbers and sales approximately 6X higher than our most optimistic…
wasabi_mdElemental: Reforged, Remaster of the Classic Fantasy Strategy Game Series, Enters Early Access TodayStardock Entertainment announced that its remaster of the Elemental fantasy strategy game series, Elemental: Reforged, entered Early Access…
wasabi_mdI’m sharking around the office.Because today is the day.So far, this project has been handled by Stardockians working in their spare time: the same ones who made the original game 15 years ago. It’s a labor of love for us.What I’m hoping is…
wasabi_mdWe're live on Discord for an AMA!Join the AMA NowThe developers at Stardock are going live on Discord October 22nd to answer your questions about the creation of Elemental: Reforged.📍 Elemental Discord🗓️ October 22, 3PM - 4:30PM EST
wasabi_mdThe Elemental series is, by far, the most expansive that Stardock has ever made; most of it was barely exposed to the player base in our quest to reduce memory. This time, not only can we expose it all, we can enhance it and integrate into…
wasabi_mdThe Remaster of Classic Fantasy Strategy Game Series, Elemental: Reforged, will Enter Early Access on October 23 Elemental: Reforged combines War of Magic, Fallen Enchantress and Sorcerer King into a single unified 4X fantasy strategy game…
[SD] redskittlesonlyThis Dev Journal covers what we are doing and what we are thinking of doing with Elemental: Reforged. We want to hear your thoughts!Change #1: There are NO premade charactersProcipinee, Relias, Verga are still in the game, but they are no…
wasabi_mdWe are working on improving the visuals for Elemental: Reforged. While we can’t get it to “AAA 2025” levels since this is a 2009-era engine, it’s amazing how far you can get only with stone knives and bear skins.Since this is a Remaster++…
wasabi_mdWhat 64bit means2GB of RAM is enoughIn MY day, a megabyte was a lot of RAM, so when designing Elemental, the 32-bit memory limit meant nothing to me. I knew what it was, but it was such a gigantic number (4GB, but 2GB in practice) that I…
wasabi_mdThe team working on Elemental: Reforged is essentially the same team (plus some new faces) that worked on Elemental: War of Magic 16 years ago in 2009. Back then, my colleagues were mostly associate-level developers and artists, right out…
wasabi_mdThe general philosophy for the Elemental games is that they are strategy games in RPG worlds, and part of this means that units could be designed and equipped like you would in an RPG. The one thing we couldn’t do for War of Magic or Fallen…
wasabi_mdWe like sandbox games. We are not interested in telling you a story. We are interested in you creating your own stories through gameplay, but that doesn’t mean that we don’t have lore - lore that has published books about them and decades…
wasabi_mdLet's Talk About 2010I'm going to be straight with you - Elemental: War of Magic didn't look good in 2010, and Elemental: Fallen Enchantress didn’t really improve on that. Time has not been kind to it.The Elemental games were our first…
wasabi_mdEverything Steam lists as add-on content for this game, newest first. Prices are left out on purpose: the store answers this page in one currency and it is not the reader's.
| Name | Platforms | Released |
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| Elemental: Reforged - Treasures of the Magi | Windows | 21 May 2026 |
| Elemental: Reforged Soundtrack | WindowsmacOSLinux | 17 Mar 2026 |
What Steam runs, and with what. Straight from the app configuration.
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| Launch | StardockLauncher.exe | any | ||
| Launch | Elemental.exe | linux | branch qa_elemental |
The folders Steam Cloud syncs. The root is a token Steam uses for a location on your own machine, not a path this page can know.
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WinMyDocuments | my games/ElementalReforged/Saves | *.EleSav and below |
WinMyDocuments | my games/ElementalReforged/Saves/Campaign | *.EleSav |
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