Published in 2002 by Strategy First, Disciples quickly got noticed thanks to its beautiful and dark art as well as its deep gameplay. The game became a critical success and a cult classic among strategy fans and later got several follow-ups: Guardian of the Light and Servants of the Dark are two standalone expansions that are limited to a few races. Rise of the Elves adds a playable race and an extensive campaign. What is probably going to be the final repackaging of the game is the Gold edition, which combines the core game and its companion packs. A die-hard strategy fan could get hundreds of hours of gameplay in that game alone.

Celestial Heavens' Kristo gave the game a try, and made the inevitable comparison with the Heroes of Might and Magic series. He describes as a solid game with some quirks. Read his impressions here.