This is one of the games I have on my list of games for my Netbook Gamer series, but haven’t finished my most recent replay yet. Well, today that all changed, as I uninstalled my classic disc version, and bought and reinstalled a new one – from Good Old Games!

In case you are not aware, Good Old Games is a site that works with publishers of older games to re-publish them as single files with no DRM of any sort. You get a portable install file that has been tweaked and tested to work on the newest versions of Windows. They are a site that has tremendous popularity and support in the PC gaming world as they have brought plenty of out-of-print games back to life – now including Arcanum of Steamworks and Magick Obscura.

If you already know this game, you should require no introduction. If, for some reason, you haven’t played it yet, you’ve somehow sidestepped a legend and should atone by experiencing it at your earliest convenience.

Arcanum is a computer role-playing game and at the same time the name of a unique world – a classic fantasy setting at its core, but intertwined with steampunk, with the world currently in the middle of an industrial revolution. Its creators took advantage of this by implementing a beautifully complex character creation system and having the world and storyline adapt to whatever character you have created. To top it off, you can travel the open-ended world as you see fit and complete quests in a variety of ways – from combat, through diplomacy, to plain thievery. It’s simply one of the greatest RPG titles of all time. What more recommendation could you possibly need?

Arcanum is one of the best ROG games released in the last decade, and was the first game by Troika, noted for their excellent but flawed releases. Arcanum certainly meets that description, but remains a true classic Steampunk role-playing game that any fan of the genre should own. And for $5.00 and a 1GB download, there is no reason NOT to grab it now!

Source: Good Old Games