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Magic & Mayhem

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…

7 December 1998

Magic & Mayhem is a real time strategy (rts) developed by Mythos Games, released 7 December 1998 on PC (Microsoft Windows).

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What Magic & Mayhem is

Magic & Mayhem is a real time strategy (rts) game developed by Mythos Games and released in 1998. It was published by Bethesda Softworks. It is available on PC (Microsoft Windows) only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

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.
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How it plays

It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are action, fantasy and historical. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Multiplayer and Single player.

What it launched against

Magic & Mayhem launched on 7 December 1998, within three weeks of Half-Life, Suikoden II, Mario Party and Thief: The Dark Project.

Released around the same time: Half-Life, Suikoden II, Mario Party, Thief: The Dark Project.

Official trailer

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Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.

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When did Magic & Mayhem come out?
Magic & Mayhem was released on 7 December 1998 for PC (Microsoft Windows).

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