Shadow of the Black Dragon (2018)

Developer: Brewsterland Studios
Platforms: Windows
Genres: Action, Adventure, Indie, RPG
Rating: 3.3 of 5, 18 player ratings
Typical playtime: about 1.0 hours
Where to get it: Steam

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The catalog in 3D

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How it feels

Playing through the adventure feels like a compact, classic turn-based RPG from the early 2000s, where you build a custom party and follow a straightforward fantasy war story across explorable maps.

old-school rpgturn-based combatcustomizable partyshortfantasy adventurequest-drivenlinear progressionmoderately paced

What players say

Players are divided. Some see a cheap, short RPG Maker game with great music and a decent retro feel, while many others call it a low-effort asset flip with oversized empty maps, cringe writing, and a boring fetch quest. The ending is widely considered underwhelming.

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