Eschalon: Book I
Isometric turn-based RPG with open exploration and tactical combat
Basilisk Games · Released Feb 10, 2009
- Reviews
- Very Positive
- 86% of 418
- Recent reviews
- Not enough recent
- Playing now
- 2
- right now
- Steam Deck
- Playable
- Last update
- Unknown
- no patch notes found
Free demo available, 0 playing it now: get the demo.
Metacritic: 75/100 (critic reviews)
What is Eschalon: Book I?
In this isometric fantasy RPG, you explore outdoor areas and dungeons, fight creatures one turn at a time, and develop your character through skills, equipment, and magic. You can follow the story or explore in your own order while investigating who you are.
For you if...
- +you like exploring dungeons without a fixed route
- +you enjoy choosing skills to shape your character
- +you prefer deliberate combat to quick action
Not for you if...
- −you want fast movement and real-time combat
- −you prefer a closely guided, linear story
- −you expect enemies to scale with your character
What players say
86% of 418 reviews are positive
Players praise the freedom to explore, character-building options, and the story. Some complain about slow movement or report trouble launching the game on Windows.
Screenshots and trailer
Eschalon: Book I system requirements
As published by the developer.
Minimum
- OS
- Windows 2000, XP, Vista
- Processor
- 1.8ghz or better
- Graphics
- 3D Accelerated (DirectX 7.0 or OpenGL compliant)
- Memory
- 512MB
- Storage
- 200MB
PC version details
DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Keyboard and mouse
- Platforms
- Windows, macOS, Linux
- Steam features
- Family Sharing
Steam Deck: Playable
- Sometimes shows mouse, keyboard or non-Deck controller icons
- Some text entry requires manually opening the on-screen keyboard
- Some in-game text is small and may be hard to read
- All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
- Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
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