Age of Wonders III

Age of Wonders III
Developer(s)	Triumph Studios
Publisher(s)	Triumph Studios → Paradox Interactive
Producer(s)	Djurre van Dijk
Designer(s)	Lennart Sas Arno van Wingerden Arnout Sas
Writer(s)	Raymond Bingham
Composer(s)	Michiel van den Bos
Series	Age of Wonders
Engine	Creator Engine
Platform(s)	Microsoft Windows, OS X, Linux
Release	Microsoft Windows WW: March 31, 2014 OS X, Linux WW: April 14, 2015[1]
Genre(s)	4X turn-based strategy
Mode(s)	Single-player, multiplayer

Age of Wonders III is a 2014 4X turn-based strategy video game developed and published by Dutch developer Triumph Studios. It is the fourth game in the Age of Wonders series, following Age of Wonders, Age of Wonders II: The Wizard's Throne and Age of Wonders: Shadow Magic released in 1999, 2002, and 2003 respectively. It was released on March 31, 2014, through digital distribution, as well as through retail in select territories for Microsoft Windows. A port to Linux and OS X was released on April 14, 2015.

The game is set in a high fantasy fictional setting, where players take the role of a leader to explore the world, interacting with other races and kingdoms, both diplomatically and through warfare while progressively expanding and managing their empire. It features a new graphics engine for the series, in addition to an updated soundtrack. The gameplay has also been updated, featuring a new role-playing style leader class based system and interchangeable choices of strategy and appearances for each playable race. It also supports online and local multiple player modes and a level editor along with a new story driven single player campaign mode.

Age of Wonders III was critically and commercially successful, marking a revitalization of the series. A spin-off, Age of Wonders: Planetfall, was released in 2019. A direct sequel, Age of Wonders 4, released in 2023 to further commercial and critical success.