Age of Wonders 4: Thrones of Blood

Embrace the night and command legions of the damned in Age of Wonders 4: Thrones of Blood. Rise as a powerful vampire ruler, build your dark empire in the shadows, and wield ancient blood magic to dominate the realms. Explore the Sunless Lands where rivers of blood flow, and forge pacts with creatures of the night to ensure your eternal reign. Contains a vampire ruler type, new tomes and wildlife units, and a new story realm that explores the origins of the Elder Vampires.

New Ruler type: Rule as the Elder Vampire, a sovereign of eternal night with powers unlike any other. Unlock a unique skill tree of dark abilities, and transform recruited heroes into vampire servants who share their earned experience with you. Construct your Vampire's Castle, a replacement for the Wizard’s Tower, with exclusive city structures, and harness thralls as a vital resource to fuel your most devastating Ritual Spells.


New Tomes:
▪ Tome of Blood Rite: Perform forbidden and dangerous rites on your units to bleed your enemies and strengthen your allies.
▪ Tome of Torment: Torment your enemies by turning their very actions against them and make your units empowered by pain.
▪ Tome of the Crimson Reign: Embrace a forgotten and corrupt magic that empowers your high-tier units and has your faction embrace an ancient form of undeath.


New Narrative Content:
▪ Unravel the mysteries of the Lost Souls quests, haunting event chains telling you the story of the victims of the Elder Vampires. Follow the whispers of the Lost Souls, revealed only to heroes who can commune with them, and guide their tragic stories to a conclusion.
▪ New Story Realm: As an Elder vampire, be pulled towards the original birthplace of all vampirekind. Foil or court its two feuding guardians as you venture to uncover the mythical Crypt of the Deathless God.


New World Map Content:
▪ Embark on a journey through Sunless Lands, a land of darkness and roses, and face your enemies on new combat maps.
▪ Harness the power of new magic material - Blood Glass, crystalized blood infused with Dark power.
▪ Test your strength in the Crimson Fane and the Rose-Choked Castle, two haunting Ancient Wonders.
▪ Claim the Thorn Heart, a new landmark that provides you with economic bonuses and spreads the sunless lands when adjacent to your city.


New Wildlife Units: Face formidable new types of Wildlife roaming the lands.
▪ Thorned Units: Face the cursed Thorned Skeletons and magnificent but deadly Rose Knights.
▪ Blood Maggot: Confront the crawling monstrosity devouring everything in its path.
▪ Doom Bats and Shrieking Bats: Endure the skies darkened by wings of death.


Additional Content:
▪ New Interface Skin for a fully immersive experience.
▪ New Music tracks composed by Michiel van den Bos.
▪ New Banner icons.
▪ New Realm Template and new traits.

• PS Plus required for online play
• Supports up to 8 online players with PS Plus
• Online play optional
• 1 player
• Accessibility features (14)

Accessibility Features

• Audio

  • Volume Controls

    You can turn down and mute individual audio volumes.

• Subtitles and Captions

  • Subtitles (Basic)

    The game includes subtitles for the main story and main characters only.

• Controls

  • Playable without Rapid Button Presses

    You can play the game and navigate menus without needing to press buttons rapidly or within a time limit.

  • Playable without Simultaneous Presses

    You can play the game and navigate menus without pressing or holding down multiple buttons at the same time.

  • Playable without Motion Controls

    You can play the game without needing to use motion controls.

  • Playable without Touch Controls

    You can play the game without needing to use touch-based controls.

  • Playable without Controller Vibration

    You can play the game without turning on controller vibration/haptic feedback.

  • Playable without Adaptive Trigger Effect

    You can play the game without the adaptive resistance in the triggers turned on.

• Gameplay

  • Adjustable Difficulty (Advanced)

    You can customise the level of challenge or activate a range of assists individually to help you play the game.

  • Tutorial Reminders

    You can review gameplay tutorial information at any time.

  • Game Pausing

    You can pause the game at any time during gameplay or cinematics (offline play only).

  • Manual Saving

    You can create manual save points that allow you to return to the game exactly where you left off.

• Online Communication

  • Text Chat Transcription

    Text chats can be read aloud to you.

  • Voice Chat Transcription

    Voice chats can be displayed as text.

• Platform: PS5
• Release: 11/11/2025
• Publisher: PARADOX INTERACTIVE AB
• Genres: Strategy, Strategy