The Land of the Magnates

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The Land of the Magnates is an epic action-adventure set in a magical world inspired by the myths of the Middle East. You are Malik Shahbaz, prince of the Land of the Sun.

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Developer:
Permanent Way Games
Publisher:
indie.io
Release date:
27 August 2024
Recent Steam reviews:
Not specified
All Steam reviews:
Positive (30)

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Description

The Land of the Magnates is an epic action-adventure set in a magical world inspired by the myths of the Middle East. You are Malik Shahbaz, prince of the Land of the Sun. Once a land of joy and music, the kingdom has been shrouded in darkness and silence following the death of its queen. Now, the king has been poisoned and the prince stands accused of this foul deed. After a daring escape, the disgraced prince must travel the realm to find a way to cure his father, reclaim his throne, and return light to the Land of the Sun.

From the cursed Black Forest, to the Land of the Sun shrouded in darkness, from the domain of the Water Princess to the marble lands of the Monkey Kings, Shahbaz will have to lift ancient curses, defeat vile minions of the dark with his trusty sitar, and solve complex puzzles requiring quick thinking - and quick fingers.

The prince flees his homeland with little but the clothes and the sitar slung on his back. This instrument is the last source of music in the lands and his only weapon against the darkness. The magical sounds of its strings can bring life back to the land. But that's only the first step. Shahbaz must face platforming challenges at dizzying heights, environmental puzzles demanding mastery of the elements, and finally, himself.

The Land of the Magnates is a world permeated by magic, where gods and humans exist side by side. Shahbaz will meet loyal friends, ruthless manipulators, benevolent goddesses, mythical creatures - and travel through magical forests, elemental realms, magical cities of ages past, and lands of clockwork and tinkering of future ages.

Grounded in the complex history and culture of Arabia, Persia, India, Byzantium, and other Near Eastern cultures, The Land of the Magnates brings folk tales like the Arabian Nights to life like no other game. It is a feast for the senses, harnessing the power of Unreal Engine 5 to offer a glimpse into this stunning world of myth and legend, accompanied by a score representing the finest in Middle Eastern music - brought together by a talented crew of Turkish developers from Istanbul, the gateway to the east!

Recommended system requirements

minimum*

OS *:
Windows 7 or Higher (64-bit)
Processor:
Core i5 6600 K or AMD equivalent
Memory:
8 GB RAM
Graphics:
AMD Radeon R7 360 4GB/NVIDIA GeForce GTX 670 Ti 4GB or Equivalent
DirectX:
Version 12
Storage:
24 GB available space
Additional Notes:
Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system

recommended*

OS:
Windows 10 or Higher (64-bit)
Processor:
Intel Core i7 9700 or AMD equivalent
Memory:
12 GB RAM
Graphics:
AMD Radeon RX Vega 56 8GB/ Nvidia GeForce GTX 1080 8GB or Equivalent
DirectX:
Version 12
Storage:
24 GB available space
Additional Notes:
Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system

User reviews

ffrasisti [ARG]
Not recommended | 05 Sept 2024
12 min played

Instant refund. It's been a while since a game that looked pretty nice in the store page managed to get me out the door with a myriad issues this fast, when I got to play it. It's crazy how unpolished it is. Let's see.

Helpful: 36
Keeper Artemus
Not recommended | 03 Nov 2024
7.5h played

I played this game in its entirety, but I wouldn't play it again. This is mostly due to how frustrating it can be. Yeah, this is one of those platforming games that make you want to smash your controller against the

Helpful: 13
Sosich
Recommended | 02 Sept 2024
7.1h played

Cool but linear platformer with slightly repetitive combat across nice stages. You are cast in the role of a prince on his wedding day. The occasion is not entirely pleasant because music has been banned in the kingdom

Helpful: 12
ahmad
Recommended | 27 Aug 2024
40 min played

Well, I got enough time with the game to write my review! The game started slow but as I progressed the pacing got better, combats felt repetitive after a few hours but the new enemies helped. But OMG that camera, why

Helpful: 14
klosterhiem
Recommended | 01 Sept 2024
6.3h played

Having finished it, I could run down a number of things that I could level as critiques: the combat (particularly consistently targeting the right enemy) is fussy, sometimes it felt like the odd input was eaten here and

Helpful: 8
Siagalesh
Recommended | 29 Aug 2024
1.4h played

"A Fun Experience" A blend of the classic platformer trilogy Prince of Persia and unique rhythm-based side-scrolling combat, with a distinct and eye-catching aesthetic inspired by the culture of Persia and the Middle

Helpful: 9