Nox™

Definetly need this in order for it to work: https://github.com/FunkyFr3sh/cnc-ddraw

Unfortunately i can't get this game running on windows 10. It freezes immeditely after launching. The opening screen starts blinking.

I paid money to actually be able to play this game and it won't even run on my PC. Every time I get to the main title screen, it'll stop loading and the screen will just flicker like it's trying to test me for epilepsy or something. It's infuriating.

I never played this back in the day so I didn't go into it with any nostalgia and I'm not going to cut it any slack for being old. Nox is a slightly strange beast, it is firmly tongue in cheek but it really needs it because at times it is brutal as hell. The camp humour made sure I was swearing good naturedly at the instant deaths rather than rage quitting. The campaign is long and varied with a wonderful number of little ideas thrown in and apparently varies quite a lot between the three classes which should add some relay value. The graphics are still perfectly nice and the interface is for the most part clear and concise. The loot isn't really very inspiring but it doesn't really matter because the dungeon crawling itself is fun and interesting enough to stand up even when you've completely lost interest in the loot. It is a game which manages that most wonderful of tricks of making you want to beat it. I think it actually manages that by not feeling particular polished and not having anything close to an even difficulty curve. You'll curse it at times but it keeps things interesting. I feel like I've more than got my monies worth of entertainment out of this game and I've a feeling I might return to check out the other two classes at some point. I'd definitely recommend this to anyone who fancies a brutal, light hearted, hack and slash.

It was great back then, it still is great now. This game is trully unique; the atmosphere, the gameplay, the charm. Runs in W98 mode. (opennox or cnc-ddraw is also an option). Runs smooth on steamdeck.