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Demon's Winter

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Demon's Winter
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Quietly released by SSI in 1986 and 1987 were 2 PC conversions of their classic Apple II RPGs: Demon's Winter and The Shard of Spring. Both games are solid "conventional" RPGs (i.e. top-down view, lots of loot and monsters) which emphasizes level advancement and typical "kill the big foozle" endgame...
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( 9 Reviews )

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1986, SSI, ...
System requirements
Windows 7/8/10, 1.8 GHz, 512 MB RAM, 3D graphics card compatible with DirectX 9, 1 GB...
Description
Quietly released by SSI in 1986 and 1987 were 2 PC conversions of their classic Apple II RPGs: Demon's Winter and The Shard of Spring. Both games are solid "conventional" RPGs (i.e. top-down view, lots of loot and monsters) which emphasizes level advancement and typical "kill the big foozle" endgame.

In Demon's Winter, you must search the lands and seas for spells to trap the demon-god Malifon and undo his mystical curse. Entertaining and very well-written, if not revolutionary.
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This game is powered by DOSBox.
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Works on:
Windows (7, 8, 10, 11), Linux (Ubuntu 18.04), Mac OS X (10.11+)
Release date:
{{'1986-01-01T00:00:00+02:00' | date: 'longDate' : ' +0200 ' }}
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Size:
21 MB

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Posted on: July 2, 2022

Akishimaru

Verified owner

Games: 33 Reviews: 5

Demon's Winter is Hard but great

Demon's Winter was the first game that really gave me a hard time as a kid. I still love the experience of beating Malifon. The writing is honestly amazing and worth the experience. My least favorite graphically of the 80s SSI RPGs, but still great!


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Posted on: December 28, 2021

frobozz0

Games: 161 Reviews: 3

Great Gold-Box Game a great story

I played this on an Amiga 500 and absolutely loved it. I remember the story to be very compelling with lots of exploration, custom characters, and classic gold-box tactics. This is not an AD&D game, however. It truly feels unique. I have no idea if it will hold up, but what I remember about this game is how it was challenging but fair- and that it did not require arcane try-and-fail mechanics that games of the era sometime had. I suspect this is still highly enjoyable! If you have never it before, give it a shot.


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Posted on: December 25, 2021

Cyberneticist

Games: 191 Reviews: 4

Thoroughly enjoyed it back in the day ..

I owned the game for the Commodore Amiga and enjoyed it. The game manages to conjure up an epic feeling especially due to ... a certain surprising global event that takes place as part of the storyline. That's enough spoilers. I guess today the game will probably show its age. Party creation offers a lot of options, but most will just result in suboptimal parties. Tactical combat was really nice. The game also has an evil non-standard game over opportunity near the end as a surprise for any inattentive player - yes, I managed to hit it.


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Posted on: October 16, 2025

Macander

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Games: 56 Reviews: 1

Great SSI Classic

Great SSI Classic - open world, combat, gear and character creation.


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