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Old World

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Old World
Old World cover
Developers
Mohawk Games
Publishers
Epic Games Store Mohawk Games
GOG.com, Steam Hooded Horse
Engines
Unity 2020[Note 1]
Release dates
Windows July 1, 2021
macOS (OS X) July 1, 2021
Linux May 19, 2022
Reception
Metacritic 80
OpenCritic 78
Taxonomy
Monetization One-time game purchase, DLC
Microtransactions None
Modes Singleplayer, Multiplayer
Pacing Turn-based
Perspectives Bird's-eye view
Controls Point and select
Genres 4X, Strategy, TBS
Themes Classical, Europe, Asia, Africa
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Old World is a singleplayer and multiplayer bird's-eye view 4X, strategy and TBS game.

General information

Official Discord server
GOG.com Community Discussions
GOG.com Support Page
Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Epic Games Store
DRM-free after installation through Epic Games Launcher (notes may include more details)
DRM-free when launched directly from executable.[2]
Windows
macOS (OS X)
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Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
GOG.com
DRM-free
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Humble Store
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Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Steam
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Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux

Monetization

DLC and expansion packs

Name Notes
Heroes of the Aegean
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
The Sacred and the Profane
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Pharaohs of the Nile
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Wonders and Dynasties
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Behind the Throne Coming May 28, 2024.
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows %USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\OldWorld\
macOS (OS X)
Linux
It's unknown whether this game follows the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux. Please fill in this information.

Save game data location

System Location
Windows %USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\OldWorld\Saves\
macOS (OS X) $HOME/Library/Application Support/OldWorld/Saves
Linux $XDG_DATA_HOME/OldWorld/Saves

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
Epic Games Launcher
GOG Galaxy
OneDrive
Requires enabling backup of the Documents folder in OneDrive on all computers.
Steam Cloud

Video

Graphics feature State Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
[3]
4K Ultra HD
[4]
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Anti-aliasing (AA)
Makes textures very blurry, Off or driver supersampling recommended (DSR, RSR)
Vertical sync (Vsync)
Options for 1 or 2 interval VSync.
60 FPS and 120+ FPS
Options for 8FPS (debugging), 30FPS, 60FPS, 100FPS and Uncapped.
For 120 fps must use Uncapped (with game or driver VSync)
High dynamic range display (HDR)
The game engine may allow for manual configuration of the game via its variables. See the Unity page for more details.

Input

Audio

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English

Network

Multiplayer types

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
Metal support
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux

Middleware

Middleware Notes
Audio Wwise
Multiplayer Epic Online Services

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 7 SP1
Processor (CPU) Intel Core i5-6400 2.7GHz
System memory (RAM) 8 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 10 GB
Video card (GPU) Nvidia GeForce GTX 770
AMD Radeon R9 290
DirectX 11 compatible
A 64-bit operating system is required.
macOS (OS X)
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 10.13
Processor (CPU) Intel Core i5 2.7 GHz (6th generation)
System memory (RAM) 8 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 10 GB
Video card (GPU) Metal compatible
2 GB of VRAM
A 64-bit operating system is required.
Not compatible with Apple M1.
Linux
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) Ubuntu 18.04
Processor (CPU) Intel Core i5-6400 2.7 GHz
System memory (RAM) 8 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 10 GB
Video card (GPU) Nvidia GeForce GTX 770
AMD Radeon R9 290
A 64-bit operating system is required.
Vulkan drivers are required.


Notes

  1. Unity engine build: 2020.3.36f1[1]

References

  1. Verified by User:Mastan on 2022-09-20
  2. Epic Store games you can play without the Epic Launcher - last accessed on 2020-07-05
  3. Verified by User:Zaphyre on 2022-06-04
    Tested on a 3440x1440 21:9 screen. Not tested other aspect ratios.
  4. Verified by User:Ansive on 2024-02-23
    Tested with Nvidia DSR 4x on a 1080p screen.