• Delta_V@lemmy.worldEnglish
    47·
    2 months ago

    Not freeware, but currently $2.39 on GOG:
    Master of Magic

    Its like Civilization with wizards and dragons.

  • Empricorn@feddit.nlEnglish
    19·
    2 months ago

    Something about Castle of the Winds really seemed unique and even today it’s distinct from most roguelikes. I liked the fact that items could be enchanted or cursed. Simplistic graphics, but fun! I also liked the 3D pinball game (demo) that came with an old version of Windows…

    • Chuck@eviltoast.orgEnglish
      11·
      2 months ago

      Wow holy shit I’ve literally never heard another person speak of this game. I came here thinking, “it’s a shame Castle of the Winds is never mentioned in these kinds of threads” and here it is. I wasted a summer of my youth playing this game and listening to Blues Traveler Four every day.

      We never had the sequel so the game just ended. I thought of it about fifteen years ago and found it! Beat the game and it was every bit as much fun as I remembered it being as a kid.

      Random dungeon levels, traps, hidden doors, magic, monsters, treasure - this game is an absolute blast.

      • yum_burnt_toast@reddthat.comEnglish
        7·
        2 months ago

        i also really fell into this game as a kid, it was included on a disc of free games for pc that my dad got at some point in the 90s. it was the first game i personally played with any sort of exploration mechanic, and it really hooked me. cool to see a couple of other people on lemmy have fond memories about it as well!

    • tigeruppercut@lemmy.zipEnglish
      2·
      2 months ago

      I got it working on Mt last computer by running it through win 3.1, but I haven’t been able to make that work since I changed. How are you running it these days?

    • tiredofsametab@fedia.io
      1·
      2 months ago

      Neat! I had a ton of hours in ET, played competitively for a while, and made some silly mods for my clan.

    • oddspinnaker@lemm.eeEnglish
      5·
      2 months ago

      I happened upon the original for $20 in Wal Mart in 1995 and I’ve been playing it on and off ever since!

      One of the best games ever made.

  • afansfw@lemmynsfw.comEnglish
    2·
    2 months ago

    Nikujin by ikiki, and other games by the same developer. Not sure where to find them now, but they were some of the greatest freeware games I have played.

    • Eyro Elloyn@lemmy.zipEnglish
      4·
      2 months ago

      Man, I found this in 09 a few months before the 2.0 update. And it had a decade behind it even then. Man I miss those days of looking through random wads on 4shared. I couldn’t even begin to figure out how to find some of that stuff nowadays if I wanted to find it.

  • ocasta@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
    4·
    2 months ago

    UnReal World is a free, survival-focused roguelike rpg that came out in 1992 and is still actively being developed and improved. It’s got a lot of depth and a very cool fantasy setting heavily inspired by Finnish folklore (the developer is Finnish).

    I highly recommend it if you’ve got the patience for an in-depth roguelike rpg.