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role-playing video game
Arx Fatalis
By Arkane Studios, released 1 Jan 2002
- Microsoft Windows
- Linux
- Mac operating system
What it is
Arx Fatalis is a first-person role-playing game from Arkane Studios, released in 2002. Its fantasy world has lost the sun, forcing its communities to live underground as scarce food and drink fuel conflict among humans, trolls, goblins, and rat-men. The player sets out to stop Akbaa, the God of Destruction, while exploring temples, cities, and abandoned mines. Character development lets players allocate skill points among spellcasting, weapons, armor, and stealth. Magic uses a gesture-based system: draw runes with the mouse and combine them to cast from a set of 50 spells. The game is listed as single-player, with Windows, Linux, and Mac among its platforms. Steam lists Windows. Bethesda Softworks is the publisher, and the game has a listed Metacritic score of 77.
What players like, and what they don't
- Character skills cover magic, weapons, armor, and stealth.
- Gesture-based casting uses 50 spells.
- Explores temples, cities, and abandoned mines.
- Listed for Windows, Linux, and Mac.
- Listed features include single-player only.
- Steam lists Windows as its platform.
Who it suits
It suits players interested in a first-person fantasy RPG with character customization, underground exploration, and spellcasting. The listed platforms include Windows, Linux, and Mac.
Arx Fatalis combines an underground fantasy setting with skill-based character building and rune-drawn magic. Its listed play is single-player, with a broad set of locations to explore.
