

Magic & Mayhem 1998
Developed by Mythos Games
- Real Time Strategy (RTS), Role-playing (RPG), Strategy, Action
Magic & Mayhem is a real-time strategy game. It combines elements of role-playing with strategy, action and puzzles. You play a young mage, Cornelius, who seeks to uncover the mystery surrounding the disappearance of his mentor. The result is adventures that will span three islands, which will uncover new mysteries and make new friends, and force you to face a multitude of challenges, puzzles and enemies. You're an aspiring sorcerer on a quest to find your missing uncle, a quest that takes you through over 35 mythical regions, including Celtic, Greek and Medieval realms.
Real Time Strategy (RTS)Role-playing (RPG)StrategyActionFantasyHistoricalPC (Microsoft Windows)
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Character
Earnest, unpretentious, grave and plot-driven.
- earnestironic
- unpretentiousprestige
- gravecomic
- character-ledplot-driven
- cooloverwhelming
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About the game
- Platforms
- PC (Microsoft Windows)
- Developer
- Mythos Games
- Publisher
- Bethesda Softworks, Virgin Interactive Entertainment
- Released
- December 7, 1998
- Modes
- Single player, Multiplayer
- Perspective
- Bird view / Isometric
- Time to beat
- 10 h rushed · 19 h main story · 28 h completionist
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