Summary
- Former Bullfrog and Fable developer Dene Carter released Moonring, an open-world RPG in the Ultima tradition, in October 2023. -Carter’s new game is a top-down, tile-based, keyword-based RPG set in a fantasy world.
- Since its release, the game has had a significant update and the release of a paid-for DLC pack, called the Egg, adding a megadungeon to the game.
- The Egg costs $4.99, €4.99 or £4.29, and is designed as a thank you to players who have invested many hours in the game.
- Moonring is a free game, and players can revisit it regardless of whether they buy the DLC or not, as it has had a significant update since its release. Claims that the magic system requires a ‘fair amount of investigation and questing’ to work encourage players to go back to the game and try to work it out.
The article concludes with a link to a YouTube video of the game in operation, in case readers want to know more.