What it is
Sacred is an action role-playing game set in Ancaria, a fantasy realm threatened by orcs, undead, demons, and dragons. The world spans 16 regions, including forests, mountains, deserts, catacombs, and icy landscapes, with villages, towns, changing weather, and a day-and-night cycle. More than three quarters of the world is open from the start. The Sacred Gold collection groups the original game with Sacred Plus and Sacred Underworld. Sacred Plus adds two regions, two main quests, item sets, weapons, and creature types, as well as an optimized interface. The listed game is developed by Ascaron and published by THQ Nordic. It supports single-player and Family Sharing, and its listed platforms are Windows and Linux.
What players like, and what they don't
- Sixteen regions span varied landscapes.
- More than three quarters of the world opens initially.
- Day-and-night cycle and varying weather are included.
- Sacred Plus adds regions, quests, items, and creatures.
- Only single-player is listed.
- Steam lists Windows as its platform.
Who it suits
A fit for solo players looking for a fantasy action RPG with a large world and quests. The listed platforms are Windows and Linux.
Sacred combines fantasy combat with a broad world that is largely open early on. The Sacred Gold description also identifies additional content in Plus and Underworld.
