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Wings, Steel, and Scaly Besties: Why Drakan: Order of the Flame is the Ultimate Power Trip

Release Date: July 29, 1999 Developer: Surreal Software The RPG That Gave Us Real Wings Back in 1999, the gaming landscape was undergoing a massive shift. We were moving away…

Chris February 18, 2026

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Dungeons, Dragons, and Dual-Wielding: Why Darkstone Still Slays

Release Date: July 31, 1999 Developer: Delphine Software Get It On: GOG The 3D Contender That Almost Toppled Diablo In the late 90s, the Action RPG world was dominated by…

Chris February 18, 2026

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Magic, Machiavelli, and Mayhem: Revisiting Lionheart: Legacy of the Crusader

Release Date: August 13, 2003 Developer: Reflexive Entertainment Get It On: GOG When History Takes a Wild Left Turn If you’ve ever sat in a history class and thought, "This…

Chris February 18, 2026

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Beyond the Shadow of Diablo: Why Nox Still Rules

Release Date: January 31, 2000 Developer: Westwood Studios Get It On: GOG Back in the year 2000, if you weren't clicking your mouse into oblivion playing Diablo II, you were…

Chris February 17, 2026

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The 20-Year Time Capsule: A Review of Grimoire: Heralds of the Winged Exemplar

Release Date: August 4, 2017 Developer Name: Golden Era Games (Cleveland Mark Blakemore) Get It On: GOG In the fast-moving world of gaming, we usually measure "long-term projects" in five…

Chris February 15, 2026

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The Ultimate Flip-Side: World of Xeen is Still the King of the RPG Sandbox

Release Date: 1992 (Clouds), 1993 (Darkside), 1994 (World of Xeen) Developer Name: New World Computing Get It On: GOG If you’ve ever wanted a classic computer role-playing game that feels…

Chris February 11, 2026

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Facing Worlds and Flak Cannons: The Bloody Reign of Unreal Tournament

Release Dates: Unreal Tournament (1999), Unreal Tournament 2003 (2002), Unreal Tournament 2004 (2004), Unreal Tournament 3 (2007) Developer: Epic Games and Digital Extremes In the late nineties, as a first…

Chris February 9, 2026

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Demigods, Loot, and Ancient Drama: Titan Quest Still Slaps Two Decades Later

Release Date: June 26, 2006 (Original), November 2021 (Latest Expansion) Developer Name: Iron Lore Entertainment / THQ Nordic / Pieces Interactive Get It On: GOG The Legend Begins: Slaying Hydras…

Chris February 9, 2026

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The Beautiful, Broken Tragedy of Ultima IX: Ascension

Release Date: October 30, 1999 Developer: Origin Systems Get It On: GOG Let’s take a trip back to 1999, a year when the world was terrified of the Y2K bug…

Chris February 7, 2026

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Welcome Home, Outlander: Morrowind is Still the King of the RPG Hill

If you have spent any time in the RPG community over the last two decades, you have undoubtedly encountered a specific type of gamer. You know the one—they usually have…

Chris February 6, 2026