Rage of Mages

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  2. NA1998
  3. EU1999
  4. RU1998

Rage of Mages is the Western title of the Russian game «Аллоды: Печать тайны» (Allods: The Seal of Mystery), released by Nival and Buka in 1998. Today it is sold on GOG, which includes both the English and the original Russian versions.

Rage of Mages is a game by the Russian studio Nival Interactive, first released in Russia by Buka on 10 April 1998 as «Аллоды: Печать тайны». It is the first game in the Allods series. It combines role-playing with a real-time strategy interface similar to Warcraft II, and the player chooses one of four characters. One of the quests references Akira Kurosawa's film Seven Samurai.

Buka released and licensed the game in 1997–1998 as part of its first steps into the international market. Monolith Productions published it in North America as Rage of Mages in October 1998, and a UK release followed in February 1999. It is one of the first Russian games to become popular worldwide. The sequel, Allods 2: Master of Souls (1999), was likewise published in the West by Monolith, as Rage of Mages II: Necromancer.

The Allods universe later continued as the MMORPG Allods Online, launched in Russia by Astrum Nival in late 2009. In 2016 Nival re-released the original game on GOG with both its English and Russian versions.123

Names and releases

RegionTitle on the boxPlatformDatePublisherSrc
NA Rage of MagesUS publisher per Giant Bomb and English Wikipedia. Windows Oct 13, 1998 Monolith Productions 4
RU Аллоды: Печать тайны Windows Apr 10, 1998 Бука 1
EU Rage of MagesUK release date per English Wikipedia; publisher not stated. Windows Feb 13, 1999 — 1
WW Rage of MagesDigital re-release on GOG.com with English and Russian versions. Windows 2016 Nival 1

Also known as: Аллоды: Печать тайны RU2Аллоды. Печать тайны RU1Allods: The Seal of Mystery RU1Allods: Sealed Mystery RU4Allods RU5

Box art by region

  • Rage of Mages box art, North America release
    NA Rage of Mages
  • Аллоды: Печать тайны box art, Russia release
    RU Аллоды: Печать тайны

Box art © its publishers, shown to identify each release. Scans: Wikipedia.

Version differences

  • TitleRussianWestern

    The game first came out in Russia as «Аллоды: Печать тайны» (Allods) and was renamed Rage of Mages for Monolith's English-language release.5

Translations

  • English Official

    Monolith Productions1998Windows · Russian originalReleased · complete

    Monolith Productions released the official English version in North America as Rage of Mages; GOG sells it today with English audio and text.6

Where to play legally today

  • GOG Purchase

    Rage of Mages

    Windows; English and Russian (audio + text)

    Checked: 2026-10-136gog.com

How to run it today

Rage of Mages is sold on GOG, the only current digital store edition (a Steam search returned no listing), and it contains both the English and the original Russian versions. GOG officially supports Windows XP through 10; Windows 11 is not listed, so the GOG forum is the place to check for current advice if display problems appear.

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Reception

Western reviews were mixed (65% on GameRankings), but the game is remembered as one of the first Russian games to become popular abroad.1

In lists

Sources

  1. 1en.wikipedia.org
  2. 2ru.wikipedia.org
  3. 3en.wikipedia.org
  4. 4giantbomb.com
  5. 5gamesfirst.com
  6. 6gog.com
  7. 7store.steampowered.com
  8. 8en.wikipedia.org

Checked: 2026-10-13Text reviewed: 2026-10-13

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