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The Age of Decadence

A post-apocalyptic RPG emphasizing choices and consequences.

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It is set in a low-magic, post-apocalyptic world inspired by the fall of the Roman Empire.[1] The game emphasizes choices and consequences and provides multiple solutions to quests.[1] Iron Tower Studio, whose lead developer goes by the pseudonym "Vince D. Weller", created the Microsoft Windows role-playing video game The Age of Decadence.[1]

Making and release

The Torque video game engine was used by the team to build the game for Microsoft Windows.[2] October 14, 2015 marked the game's full launch, occurring at the same time on both Steam and GOG.[3] Over 10,000 copies of The Age of Decadence were sold in its debut week.[4]

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The game received generally positive reviews, with a score of 81/100 on Metacritic.[5] Destructoid awarded it a score of 9 out of 10, praising the decision making but criticizing the combat as 'clunky' and player character customization as 'very confusing and frustrating'.[5] A party-based tactical-RPG spin-off from The Age of Decadence, titled Dungeon Rats, was announced by Iron Tower in 2016.[6] November 4, 2016 was the release date for that game.[6]

References

  1. Wikipedia, "The Age of Decadence" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Gillen, "Against RPG Decadence: Vince D. Weller Interview", Rock, Paper, Shotgun, February 1, 2008; Turner, "The Age of Decadence – An Interview", RPGDot, June 2, 2006 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  2. Wikipedia, "The Age of Decadence" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Aihoshi, "The Age of Decadence Interview – Part 1", IGN, June 26, 2006; Turner, "The Age of Decadence – An Interview", RPGDot, June 2, 2006; Vince, "Developer's response in the "Wine porters needed for RPG games!" discussion", GamingOnLinux, September 2025; Turner, "Age of Decadence – Combat Demo Released", RPGWatch, December 26, 2009 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  3. Wikipedia, "The Age of Decadence" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Fourth Set of Greenlight Titles Revealed", Valve, January 15, 2013; "The Age of Decadence Early Access Release Announcement", Iron Tower Studio, November 15, 2013; VentilatorOfDoom, "The Age of Decadence Released", RPG Codex, October 14, 2015 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  4. Wikipedia, "The Age of Decadence" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "The Age of Decadence Sold 10,000 Copies Since Launch, Developer Talks Future Plans", www.gamebanshee.com, 24 October 2015; "The Age of Decadence :: Thank you", Steam, 25 June 2026 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  5. Wikipedia, "The Age of Decadence" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "The Age of Decadence for PC Reviews", Metacritic; Hancock, "Review: The Age of Decadence", Destructoid, November 6, 2015; Hancock, "Review: The Age of Decadence", Destructoid, November 6, 2015; Hancock, "Review: The Age of Decadence", Destructoid, November 6, 2015 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  6. Wikipedia, "The Age of Decadence" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Sykes, "Age of Decadence spin-off Dungeon Rats out in a couple of weeks", PC Gamer, 23 October 2016 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org

Each numbered sentence above was checked against the source it cites before publication. Sentences citing Wikipedia adapt text from the English Wikipedia article The Age of Decadence (contributors), used under CC BY-SA 4.0; this entry is available under the same licence. Other sources were used for facts only; no text or images are copied from them.

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