Dominions 5 Review 👍
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In Dominions 5, you play the role of one of many Pretender Gods who are each vying for supremacy through their ruling over a nation of people who worship them after the sudden disappearance of the Supreme God.

Dominions 5 is a turn-based 4X game where you lead any one of 60+ different nations of people/creatures/beings with a focus on war and area control.

Pros

  • Risk on super crack.
  • Diverse cast of nations with unique gameplay from evil Greek forest creatures to undead remnants of the Roman Empire to Aztec-like lizard men, we can go on.
  • Gigantic magic system allowing for casting battle magic, creating artifacts/gear for your army and casting ritual spells to affect the strategy layer.
  • Unique playthroughs due to combination of Pretender God creation, 60+ nations, random map generation.
  • Turn-based Total-War-esque battles are a blast to prepare and watch.
  • Excellent keyboard shortcuts.

Cons

  • Graphics are potato.
If you like 4X games and fantasy worlds with tons of depth and replayability then you might be interested in Dominions 5.