Etherlords gameplay can be divided into two parts: strategic one and tactical one. Your strategic objectives include capturing new territories and protecting them, and developing your characters and captured structures. Your tactical objective is overcoming opposition in heroes combats.

• true 3D turn-based combat featuring a multitude of tactical solutions custom set of battle spells and individual combat style for each hero 64 heroes of 4 different races, their stats, specific abilities, and skills grow as heroes gain levels
• complex diplomacy system featuring long-term alliances and barter dealings
• over 10 game levels fused with a background story-line
• unique battle system specifically tailored for dynamic Internet and LAN multiplayer combat
• true 3D engine with the level of detail up to 50 000 polygons per frame
• exceptionally highly detailed in-game world featuring a great variety of inhabitants and stylish architecture
• over 120 richly detailed monsters to summon
• vast diversity of perfectly smooth, highly personal animations for each character and monster
• dazzling special effects for each spell
• advanced intellectual camera for the ultimate beauty of combat scenes