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Lost Technology

PC (Microsoft Windows) • 2017

Should you play it?

Lost Technology is a simulation game in which more than 100 characters belonging to 12 different factions battle to conquer each other’s territories. The faction you choose at the beginning will determine the conversations and events that unfold throughout the game between you and other factions.

What works

  • Deep strategic and tactical gameplay
  • Large variety of factions and unique characters
  • High replayability with multiple modes
  • Engaging fantasy storylines and lore
  • Very affordable price

Things to keep in mind

  • Incomplete english localization for some factions
  • Clunky and unintuitive ui
  • Basic and sometimes poor ai behavior
  • Unbalanced factions and units
  • Limited diplomacy and empire management

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Brigandine The Legend of Runersia

  • Defender's Quest: Valley of the Forgotten (DX edition)

  • Heroes of Science and Fiction

  • Eador. Imperium

  • The Iron Oath

  • Geneforge 1 - Mutagen

Less fantastical

Games that feels like Lost Technology but with less imaginative fiction

  • Command Ops 2 Core Game

  • Unity of Command II

  • Hegemony III: Clash of the Ancients

  • Grand Tactician: The Civil War (1861-1865)

  • Order of Battle: World War II

  • Rising Lords

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Lost Technology: Broadly representative of its motivational profile, with a few distinct shifts. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Violence, Survival, Fellowship, Intimacy. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Leadership, Story, Expression.

Last update: 21/08/2026