If you like games such as Dungeon Keeper and Theme Hospital, this is a must pay. That's really all there is to say about it.
Of all theinternet games I would have expected to make it onto either Steam or GoG, the Elephant games never crossed my mind. But I'm glad they're here! I wish more Flash games would sell as collections. Little pockets of nostalgia that I can finally give back to. This collection adds a few QoL features and a bit of meta progression. It doesn't really need anything else.
A bit of a disjointed review: For a game that has graphics in between pixel and ASCII, it is extremely atmospheric. The world is weird in an intriguing way and deserves to be explored. While the game does randomly generate the terrain, the world map is fixed and it's the details that are different. This isn't a critique but was not my expectation when I bought it. In fact, I like that even with the random elements the world has a history that can be explored and experienced. The modding scene, atm, seems to be mostly on Steam. I try to buy from non-DRM free sources like GoG, but I wish I'd known that before-hand. Anything I feel the game is missing seems be be covered by the Workshop. There are some available on Nexus, but not very many. That said, I have been and recommend playing Vanilla before starting with mods. I know the response to criticism of difficulty will just be met with "that's typical of the genre." But it's very frustrating to transition between screens and be dead before you've had time to blink. Once a threat you can't handle sees you, it's nigh impossible to run away even if you've been extremely cautious. I've been stalked between playthroughs and saves by a red-robed figure that explodes my head 2 screens away from the start-point. Not fun. The game needs stealth. There's still more on the Roadmap for this game, and I find myself hoping that the Roadmap isn't all that's left. There's a lot I'd like to see added. Heck, after the Roadmap is done I'd even buy expansions if they bring a whole new map to explore. If you're into the genre, this is a must buy. It's peak. Maybe I'll clean up this review later but these are my thoughts.
One of my favorite CRPGs of all time. It can be on the difficult side, but the replayability is high with the varying builds you can make and NPCs you can ally with. Definitely look for the fan patches to bring it up to date, but I had no trouble on Windows 10 with vanilla.
