Invictus: In the Shadow of Olympus

Invictus: In the Shadow of Olympus

Quicksilver Software · 2017 · Adventure, Strategy, RPG, Isometric, Mythology

PC
7 user reviews71% · 7
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About Invictus: In the Shadow of Olympus

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Lead legendary Greek heroes and mythological creatures into strategic battles against rival gods, commanding over 30 distinct units with devastating special abilities like stone curses and summoned arrows. Master dynamic formations and direct your champions in real-time combat to carve your path to immortal glory atop Mount Olympus.

Caught in a bitter feud between spiteful gods, you fight for more than your life. Enlist Hercules, Achilles, Electra and the mightiest of heroes in your struggle for an eternal seat atop Olympus.
In game you can recruit new members from over 30 distinct units like Gorgons and Harpies with abilities like turning flesh into stone and insidious poison. You can command the heroes in your war party at any time during battle and ask them for help. Orion can summon the Rain of Arrows, Hercules can cause ground-warping earthquakes or Cadmus can raise the dead.
You can also use the different formations of your troops and heroes like wedge, box and line enabling you to attack with impunity or defend yourself until reinforcements arrive. All of those to find your playing style.


  • Command legendary heroes from the Greek mythology
  • Create you own war host from over 30 distinct units
  • A vast scenery - from hot deserts to cold, dead mountains

What Steam players say

Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.

Recommended Jan 24, 2018
Well, seems there is no review yet, I Bought this game for this is my first game on PC, I'd say the graphics still the same when I was a child well it is not remastered. The story begins where you can choose two heroes and as you progress you can then again, select another heroes, it is up to four heroes you can use, when your hero dies you can never revive them. Also, you can have some foot soldiers. Oh the story is about gods, where Poseidon wants to kill Athena's hero. The price is cheap I think, good if you really like strategy game. Working on Win10 64bit intelcorei7 NVIDIA
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Recommended Mar 19, 2020
This game is a mix of RPG and RTS based on Greek Mythology, it's not an easy game but it is great fun if you learn it's mechanic. This game is much deeper than avarage RTS: 1) Every level is like part of the ancient world with it's people living in it, but you don't have to be hero, you can kill everyone instead helping them. 2) Every unit in the game has name, health and expirience. And nobody want to die for nothing. So it's up to you - whether you kill or save them.
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Not recommended May 12, 2025
Let me preface by saying I loved this game as a kid and was excited to play it again 25 years later. However, I could find no way to save my game and when recruiting Perseus, the quest timer ran out but the quest didn't end. And killing the guy in the quest, since that was the only other option to "end" things, caused a script error. I suppose I ate those $10 pretty quickly...but it was still fun to immerse myself back into the game after all these years. It's held up well enough, but unfortunately if you want bug fixes, you're out of luck.
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Recommended Jan 7, 2026
Invictus: In the Shadow of Olympus is a turn-of-the-millennium strategy title developed by Quicksilver Software and published by Interplay that attempts to fuse real-time strategy mechanics with role-playing elements under the thematic umbrella of Greek mythology. Set in a world shaped by the whims and rivalries of the Olympian gods, the game places the player in the role of a mortal commander drawn into a divine contest, tasked with leading armies, recruiting legendary heroes, and surviving a series of trials meant to prove worthiness in the eyes of Olympus. From the outset, the game projects ambition, aiming to combine mythic storytelling, large-scale battles, and hero-driven progression into a single cohesive experience. The gameplay centers on commanding armies in real-time battles viewed from an isometric perspective. Players recruit a wide range of units inspired by ancient warfare and mythological creatures, including infantry, archers, cavalry, and fantastical beings drawn directly from Greek legend. These units can be arranged into formations such as lines or wedges, allowing for a degree of tactical planning that goes beyond simple point-and-click engagements. Battles ar…

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