Lichdom: Battlemage

Gameplay is driven by a central character named the Dragon whose gender can be determined by the player. The player traverses a linear world connected by checkpoints and fast travel locations known as Reliquaries. Unlike other games, magic does not require any form of resource pool and can be cast without limit.

The player is assisted by the female or male character not chosen during character creation. The player acts as a scout known as the Gryphon. When the player finishes the game, they can continue gameplay with the same character to build stronger spells by starting a New Game Plus.

If the player has chosen to play the female character, her sister is abducted by Shax after a dispute about a piece of jewelry the player character is selling. If the player has chosen to play the male character, Shax murders the player character's wife after refusing to sell Shax a sword. The player character is then awoken by Roth who reveals that he has chosen him or her to be his Dragon. Whichever character the player did not choose leaves by Roth's request to later aid the Dragon and become known as the Gryphon.

The game was first announced in May 2010. It utilizes the CryEngine 3 and Simplygon technology in processing the LoD models.

In 2015, Maximum Games contracted Bigmoon Entertainment to develop the PS4 and Xbox One port from Lichdom: Battlemage.

Game critics met Lichdom: Battlemage with mixed reviews. 23% and 69/100. Game Informer rated the game 8/10, praising the story, graphics, voice acting, and the customization system, stating that it had enough depth to continue to be fresh into New Game Plus. They did, however, criticize the game's repetitive nature.

5/10 stating that it provided decent challenge, but there were too few checkpoints, linear level design, and a lack of variety in enemies. GameSpot praised the combat but criticized repetitious story and gameplay with its 6/10 score. The console release of the game was heavily criticized for its poor performance, with the game rarely exceeding 20 frames per second, and loading times of over two minutes. The Xbox One version was initially criticized for its low brightness and excessive screen tearing, but these issues have since been fixed via updates.