Eschalon: Book III is the third and final game in the Eschalon series, scheduled for release this 2013 holiday season. Eschalon: Book III brings the trilogy to a climatic end as you seek to uncover the mystery of your past, the secrets of the Crux stones, and who the Orakur really are. You'll traverse miles of virtual wilderness and dungeons, filled with secrets and danger, in an unparalleled role-playing experience designed to feel like a true pen-and-paper RPG.



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Book 3 will feature:

Dozens of fan-requested features and updates to the engine and rule set.

Hundreds of graphic updates including re-rendered tiles, new spell effects, and enhanced environment effects. New sound effects and music in crystal-clear HD audio via an updated sound engine.

Expanded stats for creatures give them new abilities, defences and vulnerabilities. Combat will require new levels of strategy.

New spells and hundreds of new items for you to discover. A huge world filled with secrets, riddles, traps, treasure, and glory awaits you!

Book III is not a dumbed-down “RPG for the masses”. Rapid button clicking won’t save you here. Eschalon pays honour to the greatest RPGs of the past, with unlimited character development options and freedom to explore the world as you wish. The difficulty of the game does not scale to your character.

Developer tools to be released shortly after the availability of the game. Build your own maps and make your own adventures!

Single player only, like a great RPG should be.

So how many of you have actually finished the first two? For me it wasn't quite my cup, I much prefer the slightly more action focused RPG games but for deep RPG fans they will be must have games.



They are looking to get onto steam via greenlight for this as well so spare them a vote if you liked the first two.



When asking about if the first two games will come to Steam for Linux:

@gamingonlinux We're going to put the Linux versions on Steam when Book III is finished. All three games will go up together. — Basilisk Games (@BasiliskGames) July 29, 2013



As for when Book 3 will come out:

@gamingonlinux Getting closer every day. Doing alpha testing in August. Possibly beta testing by Oct. Patience, more info coming soon! :-) Basilisk Games (@BasiliskGames) July 29, 2013