Stardock calls Elemental "a strategy game in a role-playing world."[4] The game revolves around exploration, city-building, resource management and conquest, but also incorporates quests and detailed unit design.

Stardock has released two further turn-based strategy games set in the world of Elemental: Elemental: Fallen Enchantress, in October, 2012, and Fallen Enchantress: Legendary Heroes, in May 2013. Following the release of Fallen Enchantress, Stardock discontinued Elemental: War of Magic and no longer sells the game.