Underplayed Gems

Invictus: In the Shadow of Olympus (2017)

Invictus: In the Shadow of Olympus cover
Developer
Quicksilver Software
Publisher
Interplay
Platforms
Windows
Genres
Adventure, RPG, Strategy
Rating
3.6 of 5, 7 player ratings
Typical playtime
about 5.5 hours
Where to get it
Steam

How it feels

A tense tactical struggle commanding mythological heroes and monsters through bloody, god-driven battles.

isometricatmosphericmythologicaltacticalreal-timemythic fantasystrategicaction-packed

What players say

Players call it a deep but unforgiving RTS-RPG hybrid from the early 2000s, with permadeath for heroes and named units who refuse to die for nothing. Some report game-breaking bugs like missing save functionality and broken quest timers that made progress impossible.

Trailer

Screenshots

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