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Master of Magic

IndieRPGStrategy

Developer MuHa Games, Eerie Forest Studio

Master of Magic is a single-player fantasy turn-based 4X strategy game developed by MuHa Games and published by Slitherine Software, in which the player plays as a wizard attempting to dominate two linked worlds. From a small settlement, the player manages resources, builds cities and armies, and researches spells, growing an empire and fighting the other wizards. The gameplay of the game, both the original and the… From Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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  • Sasha's Retrobytes 🏳️‍⚧️ @sharkabytes.bsky.socialBluesky · Apr 16, 2025

    My first RPG was this: Mastertronic's Master of Magic for Commodore 64. A lite-RPG dungeon crawler with a banger Rob Hubbard tune. It felt like one of my Fighting Fantasy game books come to life.

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  • Vinny Mainolfi | FREEZE64.com | Commodore 64 @freeze64.bsky.socialBluesky · Jan 10, 2026

    I’m going to play through this fab #Commodore64 #C64 budget title by Richard Darling… THE MASTER OF MAGIC. IT’s still a brilliant game to play, and what fabulous music by the great Rob Hubbard 👏😃🎶 #Commodore64Ultimate #FREEZE64

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  • LogrusUK @logrus.ukBluesky · Apr 8, 2025

    #LogLoads64 The Master of Magic One of my all-time favourite #C64 games, MoM is a wonderful example of a budget game done right. Again, you have to load from cassette to see this loading pic, the title pic is also decent (See below). Rob Hubbard's tune, Richard Darling's vibes. Play this now.

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  • Sasha's Retrobytes 🏳️‍⚧️ @sharkabytes.bsky.socialBluesky · Aug 13, 2024

    Ahh, one of my most meaningful gaming collection goals is complete. If, I promised myself, we ever picked up a Commodore 64 again (which we did last month), then the first RPG I ever played would be one of the games I'd own too: Mastertronic's Master of Magic. 💜

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  • JanRock @janrockart.bsky.socialBluesky · Dec 14, 2024

    I can only wish this game was more of a phenomenon than it is. I understand these are not the days when PC gaming was so focused that a release such as Master of Magic was a major cultural touchstone, but still, AoW4 deserves a larger fanbase and a long life. A very good entry into a storied series.

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  • Tanuki Dan @tanukidan.bsky.socialBluesky · Jan 1, 2025

    My top 10 game clears in 2024 UFO 50 Spelunky 2 Arzette Zelda 2 Castlevania : Rondo of Blood Castlevania 3 Little Nemo : The Dream Master WitchHand Master of Magic Cobalt Core I've beaten close to 100 different indie and retro games in 2024. I can't wait to play many more!

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  • Cursed Jeblike Dollthing @namelesswrench.bsky.socialBluesky · Apr 13, 2026

    This is Master of Magic, the Greatest Video Game Ever Made

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  • 🕹RetroGuyBry🎮 @retroguybry.bsky.socialBluesky · Jan 6, 2025

    C64 Game of the Day. Master of Magic (1985) by Richard Darling and published on the Mastertronic Added Dimension label. A short enjoyable adventure game that is helped along nicely with music from Rob Hubbard. #Commodore64 #C64 #Retrogames #C64GameOfTheDay

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  • Scott Anderson @impossible.bsky.socialBluesky · Feb 6, 2025

    What I'd really like to see is a game in the vein of the canceled Mech Lords/Metal Lords/Mech Wars game that Simtex (Master of Magic, Master of Orion) was working on. That's much larger scope that what you're talking about though :). www.youtube.com/watch?v=W5Hp...

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  • Harvey Smith @harvey1966.bsky.socialBluesky · Nov 20, 2024

    I suddenly want to play a new "Masters of Orion" or "Master of Magic" type strategy game. No idea why.

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  • Paul "Princejvstin" Weimer @princejvstin.comBluesky · Aug 30, 2024

    I am vacillating between two strategy games that have long since fallen out of memory to many. MASTER OF ORION (basically it was once *the* turn based interstellar strategy game) and WARLORDS (which was once *the* turned based fantasy wargame (I would be tempted also by MASTER OF MAGIC)

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  • deplant @deplant.techBluesky · Dec 29, 2024

    Choose 20 games that greatly influenced you. One game per day, for 20 days. No explanations, no reviews, no particular order. (7/20) Master of Magic #GameChallenge #Games #GameDev #PromoSky

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  • sotonohito (he/him) @sotonohito555.bsky.socialBluesky · May 3, 2026

    Well, it was 1994 but Master of Magic. Civilization. I played Civ 1 way back in 1991. A text based game on the TI99 called "Pirate Aventure".

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  • M. Belanger @sethanikeem.bsky.socialBluesky · Dec 3, 2025

    The game is Elemental Reforged (think Civ + Master of Magic with Conan world vibes), an old school favorite currently being remastered. It’s currently in beta, but playable enough to hold my attention in a very good way

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  • Sasha's Retrobytes 🏳️‍⚧️ @sharkabytes.bsky.socialBluesky · Aug 26, 2025

    As evidenced by the fact it took four attempts to load Master of Magic. ;o; I have modern flash/SD/Wi-Fi game loading options for our C64, but still enjoy loading faves from tape. Even if successfully doing so is only about 80% and requires rituals and prayer.

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  • Sasha's Retrobytes 🏳️‍⚧️ @sharkabytes.bsky.socialBluesky · Apr 20, 2024

    Ring, Ring, answer the telephone! Managed to last a luxurious fifteen minutes overall in a fresh run of an early C64 RPG I'm very fond of and played as a wee thing: Mastertronic's Master of Magic. Cracking theme and in-game tune and simple but effective graphics that evoke classic ROGUE.

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  • LogrusUK @logrus.ukBluesky · Feb 14, 2026

    2/2 <<< BRILLIANT book Rob Hubbard: Master of Magic (Google for purchase links). It is now one of my favourite RH SID tunes. The game is OK. I prefer Bump, Set, Spike! Which also has not one, but two exceptional RH SIDs. Go nuts, get your nipples out, or not and thwack that ball!

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  • Brian Romanchuk @brianromanchuk.bsky.socialBluesky · Feb 28, 2025

    I think it’s a) Minecraft. b) Giving players control without extra hoops (crafting NPCs). c) Magic users crafting magic items is well established. Master of Magic - strategy game with roleplaying elements - had crafted magic items back in the 1990s.

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  • jnfr ⁷🪭 @thejnfr.bsky.socialBluesky · Sep 14, 2024

    What’s your “no one but me remembers game?” Master of Magic, the original. I still have my 3.5" installation disks around here. It's playable on Steam now if you use DOSBox, but not very.

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  • Sasha's Retrobytes 🏳️‍⚧️ @sharkabytes.bsky.socialBluesky · Dec 8, 2023

    My first video game RPG was a Commodore 64 budget game called Master of Magic. I was getting into the Fighting Fantasy gamebooks and it felt like one of those come to life. Awesome music from Rob Hubbard.

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  • Cursed Jeblike Dollthing @namelesswrench.bsky.socialBluesky · Sep 5, 2026

    Master of Magic, the Greatest Video Game Ever Made

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  • Sasha's Retrobytes 🏳️‍⚧️ @sharkabytes.bsky.socialBluesky · May 2, 2026

    Aha, they did, but nope, it's an 8-bit budget RPG-lite game called The Master of Magic. Certainly D&D inspired but as to what kind of rolls it might do for combat, if any, I have no idea.

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  • Sean Jordan | Sharing Great Games You Probably Never Played! @greatestgames.substack.comBluesky · Mar 16, 2026

    Master of Magic is one of my all-time favorites, and still my go-to 4X game when I have hours to kill!

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  • Trucker 2056 @trucker2056.bsky.socialBluesky · Sep 25, 2025

    Master of Magic is easily one of my Top 10 favourite games, so I’m super excited to check this one out! Also, making a 4X game as a solo developer is an insane feat. Congratulations, Aleksandr, on shipping!

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  • Strontium @strontiumsun.bsky.socialBluesky · Jul 20, 2025

    I had another winner of the Guess What Happens Next contest I held in my webcomic, but had to wait until the big reveal to let them know. The winner asked me to draw their avatar, who is a character from an old PC game called Master of Magic

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  • Placeholder Gameworks @placeholder.gamesBluesky · Jan 2, 2025

    Broken Alliance, is an indie turn-based adventure strategy game with RPG elements, inspired by old-school classics like King's Bounty, Heroes of Might and Magic, Age of Wonders, Master of Magic... all with a fresh deckbuilding twist. store.steampowered.com/app/1704180/...

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  • Saxxon Fox @saxxon.bsky.socialBluesky · Jun 10, 2024

    Decided to experiment with a Pentium 4 motherboard specially manufactured for industrial control systems that use ISA cards. It was not as easy as throwing sound and video cards in and powering on, no... Master of Magic is a difficult game to get running with both sound effects and music.

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  • Control Alt Minuit 🇨🇦 @ctrlaltminuit.bsky.socialBluesky · Jun 10, 2026

    An impressive game, and a rare game where you can field an army of dire penguins. It was basically Master of Magic updated to 1999 standards and played as a series of scenarios instead of the Civilization style sandbox gameplay.

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  • Ilyon @ilyon.bsky.socialBluesky · Dec 14, 2025

    Streaming some DOScider- Ranking of DOS games. Got a request to look at Master of Magic, the fantasy-themed strategy game from Simtek (Master of Orion) twitch.tv/Ilyon_

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  • Gitendro @misterten.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 8, 2025

    Master of Magic by Simtex. It was the first game for me with the ‘one more turn effect’. It was a genre defining title for turn-based strategy games. I was a student at the time and have a lot of good memories from this game. Later came a good follow-up in this genre called ‘Age of Wonders’.

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  • Robot Mel @robotmeile.bsky.socialBluesky · Aug 31, 2025

    Have been spending a LOT of time lately playing Master of Magic. I’ve been playing this video game for over 30 years now. Still totally absorbs me. I really should have figured out I was autistic a long time ago 🤣🤣🤣

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  • Horror 🔞 of the Month @roachqueen.bsky.socialBluesky · Aug 21, 2025

    Playing Master of Magic today... (yeah, super up-to-date lol). I always find funny that, of the 3 summonable giants in the game (stone, fire and storm giant), the stone giant has a cute ponytail and pink flowers all over them 🌸🌸😊😊 Absolute icon for me, tbh

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  • Siliconrose @siliconrose.bsky.socialBluesky · Aug 6, 2025

    If you want a 4X with magic, Master of Magic did that. I played the heck out of it when I was younger. Best (legal) cheat was using the wizard portrait of the one wizard that started in the second world so you had the entire place to yourself for the early game.

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  • Cursed Jeblike Dollthing @namelesswrench.bsky.socialBluesky · Apr 24, 2025

    This is what happens when you acquire Master of Magic, The Greatest Video Game Ever Made

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  • Cursed Jeblike Dollthing @namelesswrench.bsky.socialBluesky · Apr 16, 2025

    This is basically what it's like playing The Greatest Video Game Ever Made, Master of Magic

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  • Scott H @scotticus.bsky.socialBluesky · Dec 25, 2024

    Post a game you got for Christmas. Master of Magic, like Civilization mixed with D&D. This is Rjak, my chosen wizard, loaded up with death magic and leading orcs. Later I'd take humans and make wraithform paladins, a hilariously broken combo, resistant or immune to weapons and magic.

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  • Skiriki Fyxe @skiriki.bsky.socialBluesky · Sep 6, 2026

    Name your fav game made before 2000! Oo, this is not going to be easy! Tetris (C-64) Pools of Darkness (Amiga) Master of Magic (PC) Master of Orion 2 (PC)

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  • EasilyDistracted @babblingfringe.bsky.socialBluesky · Aug 20, 2026

    I’ve got a chunk of dedicated “hopefully I summon the new game stink” time coming up, this looks amazing (although discovering that one of my first game loves Master of Magic got a remake might get the first shot)

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  • Blaze Ward @blazeward.bsky.socialBluesky · May 14, 2026

    damn, I miss that game. and am on a Linux box these days, so probably can't even play it. It and Master of Magic were probably my favorites in the wayback.

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  • Sean Jordan | Sharing Great Games You Probably Never Played! @greatestgames.substack.comBluesky · Mar 26, 2026

    FUN FANTASY #VIDEOGAMES ABOUT WIZARDING 10. Master of Magic (199X) Here's the ultimate wizard game - one where you get to conquer two worlds in the style of Sid Meier's Civilization while raising fantasy armies, capturing mana nodes and casting spells! It's one of the all-time greats.

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  • The Psychopomp @narzoth.bsky.socialBluesky · Jan 5, 2026

    Top 3: Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past; X-COM: UFO Defense; the first TMNT arcade game Bonuses to make up a Top 5: Master of Magic; Castlevania: Symphony of the Night

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  • RetroPipes @retropipes.orgBluesky · Dec 24, 2025

    Having fun with this game, OmniMeagan? 🙂 This image is of my favorite Pendulum Monster: Endymion, the Mighty Master of Magic.

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  • Cursed Jeblike Dollthing @namelesswrench.bsky.socialBluesky · Nov 15, 2025

    Hard to believe they haven't made a better game since making The Greatest Game Ever Master of Magic in 1994

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  • Abandonware DOS @abandonwaredos.bsky.socialBluesky · Sep 26, 2025

    Electronic Games (1995): "Master of Magic is a remarkable game, a combination of strategy and role-playing action that hasn’t really been attempted on this scale before.". #masterofmagic #retrogaming #4x www.abandonwaredos.com/abandonware-...

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  • Ian Malcolm @ianmalcolm.bsky.socialBluesky · Sep 18, 2025

    Haha, yes indeed! I was introduced to 'Master of Magic' by @davem3393.bsky.social back in the day and we both played it quite obsessively for a while, using all 14 wizards against each of the others to wring every ounce of variation out of it! 🤪😎 Great game!

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  • kermode (Rob Ruger) @kermode.bsky.socialBluesky · Aug 28, 2025

    I still play Master of Magic from time to time. I loved that game so much. It was absolutely top of the 4x heap.

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  • Durinde @durinde.bsky.socialBluesky · Aug 24, 2025

    Master of Magic for the Commodore 64. This whole game was a vibe. Between the very atmospheric Ron Hubbard theme tune to the pixel art, I could never bring myself to actually play this one as a kid, I'd have to watch my older brothers play instead and even then it spooked me.

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  • Trevor Huwe @anruinviae.bsky.socialBluesky · Aug 12, 2025

    Recommended. I haven't played the "Shadow Magic" expac previously mentioned, but even the base game feels like a spiritual successor to Master of Magic. Also very biased, though, because MoM is my favorite game of all time.

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  • Joel | Porch Weather Games @jhaddock.bsky.socialBluesky · Aug 8, 2025

    8/9 - Age of Wonders (Had to mention it in light of UI dragons). A game that took the magical army battles of Master of Magic a step further with beautiful, lush graphics and a sprawling story. A real evolution of the idea. The hero-building alone provide a world of options! #365games

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  • Warren Pilkington @zawtowers.bsky.socialBluesky · Jun 13, 2025

    Master of Magic is definitely up there too, no question. A role playing game with combat for three quid? (as it was a first generation MAD release) A bargain for definite. Even if Rob Hubbard channelled his inner Larry Fast for the theme tune.

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  • LogrusUK @logrus.ukBluesky · Jun 13, 2025

    Well, now KS2 is a cracker, but, I would always prefer the ponderosa faux arcade action of The Master of Magic... Not least, again, because I'd do my homework to the music THEN play it for half an hour. Thinking person's game. The Kikstarts were very good, mind you.

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  • Ramsey Nasir @rnasir.bsky.socialBluesky · Apr 6, 2025

    Have you ever played an old Microprose game called Master of Magic? These Civ 7 posts reminded me of it and it occurred to me it might be your jam

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  • Anthony Salter @viridiangames.bsky.socialBluesky · Mar 29, 2025

    Help me choose which DOS game I will play on stream tomorrow! I promise, I'll do a better job with it than I did with Master of Magic. 1. Something from Origin! 2. Something from Bullfrog! 3. Something from Apogee! 4. Something from Accolade!

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  • rawkitbawl @rawkitbawl.bsky.socialBluesky · Mar 12, 2025

    Looking through my game library in search of comfort games. Tried the Master of Magic remake (which I genuinely enjoy!). It crashed twice in 10 minutes though. Guess it's Cook, Serve, Delicious 3 for me.

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  • Sean Jordan | Sharing Great Games You Probably Never Played! @greatestgames.substack.comBluesky · Feb 11, 2025

    I'd also be remiss not to mention the classic Master of Magic, probably my favorite 4X game still and yet another one that's been copied and remade, but never equaled. It's like classic Sid Meier's Civ on steroids. I've conquered its world many times! #gaming #retrogames #retrogaming #videogames

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  • Digital S. Pumpkins @digitalprophet.onlineBluesky · Feb 7, 2025

    The last good Sid Meier Civilization game was Master Of Magic in 1994 which is very impressive since Sid Meier didn't have anything to do with it.

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  • Cursed Jeblike Dollthing @namelesswrench.bsky.socialBluesky · Jan 2, 2025

    That's why Master of Magic needed a rerelease, so it could resume being the greatest game of all time

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  • Vector Republic @vector-republic.bsky.socialBluesky · Dec 2, 2024

    Woah, this looks amazing! Getting Demon’s Winter and Master of Magic vibes and just generally looks like my perfect c64 game 😎

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  • Dairy Farmer @airyfarmer.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 27, 2024

    since Bee likes 4x like civ5, then Master of Orion 2 could be a good option. Master of Magic, basically fantasy master of orion is my 2nd fav game of all time

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  • 🪦 Ghoulian Grave 🪦 @julianday.caBluesky · Sep 26, 2026

    Heavily skewed towards childhood & adolescence, obviously. FF1 and DW3 were formative RPGs. Star Control 2 was the first game I lost myself in. I was fascinated by Master of Magic at my friend's house, finally got it for my underpowered 486 years later.

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