Hooded Horse and Mohawk Games have announced Wrath of Gods, the latest expansion for the historical 4X strategy game Old World. This new DLC introduces a dynamic system of divine intervention, a new playable faction, and fresh environmental mechanics that will challenge even the most seasoned rulers.
At the heart of the expansion is the Wrath of Gods scenario, where players must balance the ever-changing demands of their civilization’s pantheon. Failing to appease certain deities will result in one of nine catastrophic calamities, such as devastating floods, plagues, or land-altering quakes, while earning divine favor may grant powerful blessings.
These disasters are also added to the base game as standalone mechanics, bringing unpredictable natural events into standard playthroughs. Additionally, players can now lead Aksum, a powerful historical kingdom from Northeast Africa, featuring five unique dynasties, nation-specific events, and exclusive military units.
Beyond new factions and mechanics, the expansion introduces The Tumbling Mountain, a map script that dynamically reshapes terrain over time, initially creating an impassable mountain range that later crumbles, altering strategic movement. In celebration of the game’s 300,000 copies sold since its 2022 release, Hooded Horse and Mohawk Games continue to expand Old World’s depth and replayability. Wrath of Gods will be available for PC through Steam, GOG, and Epic Games Store on March 3, 2025. Below an overview of Old World and DLC announcement trailer.
About Old World
Old World is a historical strategy game where you lead your empire through multiple generations, building a grand legacy to last beyond your own years. This is an era of great leaders, from the revered to the feared. Which will you be?
Marry for politics, raise your heirs, and manage your relationship with the families of your kingdom. In the fast and furious world of kings and queens, family matters.
- Each of the 7 kingdoms has four noble families that provide various benefits when put in charge of your cities.
- Manage family ties through events, actions, and marriages to keep them happy and reap additional benefits. Upset them, or make them too powerful, and you risk their ire.
- Maintain a strong family unit, or distract yourself with more illicit adventures.
The world is full of great characters with distinct personalities, strengths, and weaknesses. Use them to forge your kingdom, defend your borders, and build ties with other leaders.
- Seek out and recruit famed warriors, philosophers, builders, and more. Have them tutor your children, lead your armies, and further your reign.
- Different personality archetypes allow your court members to perform different tasks in similar roles. Find the right combinations to take full advantage of governors, diplomats, spymasters, and even your spouse.
- Characters develop new personalities and traits over time, growing old, gaining experience, and finally falling ill and passing away, leaving room for the next generation.
Unsettled tribes, barbarian marauders, and remnants of previous cultures are all waiting in the vast unexplored wilderness.
- Discover artifacts and great heroes of the past at ruins scattered across the map.
- Experience over 3,000 unique events inspired by history and mythology.
- Contact with foreign dignitaries triggers event chains, stories, and courtroom drama.
- Pursue ambitions and legacies related to conquest, development, faith, and more.
- Historically inspired scenarios, weekly challenge games, and a choice between randomly generated and handcrafted maps to explore. Lead Carthage to victory as Hannibal in the Punic Wars, hold your own against Barbarian Hordes, or compete against other players in tackling fictional scenarios.
Why do things the way they’ve always been done? Old World brings a new take to key elements of the 4X strategy genre:
- Go beyond the traditional resources. Buildings are made of wood and stone, not “industry.” Population doesn’t grow off “food” alone.
- Orders are a resource shared across your realm. Instead of moving every unit once per turn, each unit can be moved multiple times until fatigued or Orders are depleted.
- Technological advancement is not predetermined. Randomization helps keep technology trees feeling fresh with each new playthrough.
- Quality of life improvements, such as the ability to undo mistaken commands and nested tooltips, ensure you’re always making informed decisions.
- Play with friends in countless multiplayer modes — from hotseat, to asynchronous, to cloud play.
- Experience a Grammy-nominated soundtrack blending Arabic music with contemporary influences.
- Mods further open up infinite options for new worlds, empires, and dynasties — inspired by our real world, and by works of fiction as well.
