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Game #4403
Hall of Belated Fame Inductee  Castle of the Winds    View all Top Dogs in this genre
RPG   Roguelike

Rating: 8.7 (224 votes)

Castle of the Winds box cover

Castle of the Winds screenshot
Castle of the Winds is a fun graphical Roguelike RPG designed by Rick Saada and published as shareware by Epic Megagames. The game contains 2 episodes: the first was titled "A Question of Vengeance" and was distributed as shareware. The second one is called "Lifthransir's Bane" and had a $25 registration price tag, but was eventually made freeware. The game is played from a top-down perspective, and like many other Roguelike games, it has one huge dungeon 25 levels deep. Your goal in the first episode is to retrieve an ancient helm to rightfully claim the throne that is your birthright. Barring your path is the powerful demon lord Surtur.

The gameplay is the same as other Roguelikes. You explore dungeons, evade or disarm traps, defeat monsters, and find treasures and powerful magical items will help you against the demon. The graphics in the game are somewhat cheesy, but passable for a Roguelike. The actually gameplay is deep and involving. There are hundreds of spells and weapons to use, and plenty of monsters to slay. Although it is far from the level of complexity in NetHack or ADOM, Castle of the Winds is fun, intuitive, and easy to get into. If you enjoy Roguelikes, you will like this "lite" shareware game that has recently been released into the public domain by its author. Highly recommended!

Reviewed by: Underdogs
Designer: Rick Saada
Developer: Epic Megagames
Publisher: Freeware
Year: 1993
Software Copyright: Rick Saada
Theme: Fantasy, Shareware
Multiplayer:  
None that we know of
System Requirements: Windows 3.1
Where to get it:
Related Links: Interview with Creator Rick Saada
Links:    
If you like this game, try: Prince of Destruction, Ragnarok, Tower of Darkness

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