Barony is a 3D, first-person roguelike that brings back the cryptic and intricate designs of classic roguelikes such as Nethack and melds them with RPGs like Ultima Underworld, System Shock, and Daggerfall. Challenge is the calling card of this hard-boiled dungeon-crawler.
FightingRole-playing (RPG)AdventureIndieActionFantasyStealthzombiesghostsexplorationmonstershellretrobloodywizardsanimalslevel editordemonLinux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Nintendo Switch
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Character
Plot-driven, nostalgic, grave and earnest.
- character-ledplot-driven
- contemporarynostalgic
- gravecomic
- earnestironic
- effortlessdemanding
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About the game
- Platforms
- Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Nintendo Switch
- Developer
- Turning Wheel LLC
- Publisher
- Turning Wheel LLC
- Released
- June 23, 2015
- Modes
- Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative, Split screen
- Perspective
- First person
IGDB rating 7.2/10 from 16 ratings.
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