Old School Fantasy RPGs Bundle – Matt Chat

For this week’s episode of his Matt Chat show, Matt Barton decided to check out the Old School Fantasy RPGs Bundle that you can purchase on Steam. The bundle contains four indie titles – Balrum, Heroes of Steel, Exiled Kingdoms, and The Fall of the Dungeon Guardians, and Matt spends about an hour with each of them.

Check it out:

And here’s the bundle’s description:

This bundle brings together four excellent old-school fantasy RPGs. Each game features a deep, hand-crafted fantasy world with lots of lore behind it. All four offer different gameplay, showcasing the styles of western cRPGs that defined the genre: turn-based party tactics, open world exploration, grid-based dungeon crawling, classic hack-and-slash. And every one of these is satisfyingly old-school: challenging, intricate, made by indie developers with a passion for their craft.

If you want some RPGs that take you back to the experience of classics like Dungeon Master, Shining Force, Ultima, and more, you’re the player these games are made for. You will find hundreds of hours of exploration, story, and enjoyment in these four thoughtfully retro RPGs. So enjoy the bundle, and may the dice be with you.

One old-school passion, four different styles:

Balrum

An open world RPG filled with side-quests, Balrum not only offers excellent core RPG mechanics, but also impressive side-systems like crafting, building, and survival mechanics. Twenty years after your village fled the kingdom and took refuge in Darkwood, you are a young man who comes to realize you have to face a world that’s in chaos. Enjoy the freedom of exploring a new world and the pride of your growing skills. But remember, there are people in Darkwood who are counting on your help. Can your choices save them?

Heroes of Steel

A turn-based RPG with deep, tactical combat, in Heroes of Steel you choose a party of four and embark on a journey through the immense post-apocalyptic world of Steel. Equip each of your characters with weapons, armor, mundane or magical accessories — thousands of gear combinations. Decide how to increase everyone’s attributes & skills to create a party that suits your playstyle. Choose between hundreds of talent progressions, coming up with clever combinations & tactics to use in turn-based combat against ferocious, devious, and magical enemies who threaten humanity’s last settlements.

Exiled Kingdoms

This isometric action RPG offers a challenging environment to explore, choices with consequences, and a simple but versatile rulesystem enabling endless ways to develop your character. Exiled Kingdoms is a huge game, filled with NPCs to meet, secrets to discover, and death always waiting for the unwary adventurer. Find your way through the four exiled kingdoms on the savage island of Varannar. Learn for yourself the truth of the old legends and, perhaps, achieve your dream of becoming one.

The Fall of the Dungeon Guardians

Repping the original first-person gameplay, this tile-based dungeon crawler takes you into maps filled with secrets, monsters, puzzles, and treasure. You command a party of 4 guardians, each with their own spells & abilities, in a fun tactical combat system that keeps combat engaging. And The Fall of the Dungeon Guardians comes with its own full-featured map editor, ready for you to make and share your own challenges. Sound good? Add us to your inventory!