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Arcanum: of Steamworks and Magick Obscura (2001)

Troika Games

PC (Microsoft Windows)

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Imagine a place of wonder,where magic and technology hold equal sway, and an adventurer might just as easily wield a flintlock pistol as a flaming sword. A place where great industrial cities house castle keeps and factories, home to Dwarves, Humans, Orcs and Elves alike. A place of ancient runes and steamworks, of magic and machines, of sorcery and science. … Imagine a place of wonder,where magic and technology hold equal sway, and an adventurer might just as easily wield a flintlock pistol as a flaming sword. A place where great industrial cities house castle keeps and factories, home to Dwarves, Humans, Orcs and Elves alike. A place of ancient runes and steamworks, of magic and machines, of sorcery and science.

Arcanum is the first game to come from the development house Troika Games, LLC, started by former Fallout team members Tim Cain, Leonard Boyarsky, and Jason Anderson. This team takes the depth of gameplay and world-building in role-playing games to entirely new levels of realism and excitement.

Arcanum creates a compelling new world where magic and technology coexist in an uneasy balance. As Arcanum opens, the mechanical age has only recently arrived in this ancient land where Humans, Elves, Dwarves, Orcs and other races have learned to survive in the new sprawling industrialized cities. But this radical shift from magic to technology has created a potentially explosive situation. As the townspeople and other thinkers begin mass production of light bulbs, batteries, eyeglasses and guns, the Mages grow leery. This tightly wound setting is the starting point from which the character must set out on his quest. Read more

Details

Developers
Troika Games
Publishers
Activision, Sierra Entertainment
Genres
Role-playing (RPG)
Themes
Fantasy, Open world, Science fiction
Also known as
Arcanum: Von Dampfmaschinen und Magie (German title) · Arcanum: Технологии и темная магия (Russian title) · 奥秘：技术与魔法 (Chinese title, simplified) · Arcanum: Engrenages & Sortilèges (French title) · Arcanum: Feitiços e Engrenagens (Portuguese title) · Arcanum: Hechizos y Engranajes (Spanish title) · Arcanum: Macchine a Vapore e Magia Oscura (Italian title) · Arcanum: Przypowieść o Maszynach & Magyi (Polish title) · Arcanum (Abbreviation) +1 more

Release dates

  • Aug 21, 2001 (North America) PC (Microsoft Windows)
  • Aug 24, 2001 (Europe) PC (Microsoft Windows)
  • 2003 (Brazil) PC (Microsoft Windows)