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Arcanum: Of Steamworks and Magick Obscura
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Arcanum: Of Steamworks and Magick Obscura

Troika Games' 2001 RPG set in a fantasy world going through its own industrial revolution.

The airship Zephyr is shot down, and you are the only survivor. A dying gnome gives you a ring and a message, and soon assassins are after you in a world where magic and machines clash.

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About the game

Choose to master magic, technology or a mix, though the two do not like each other.

Many quests can be solved with talk, stealth or force.

History

Developed by Troika Games, founded by original Fallout developers, and published by Sierra in 2001.

Its free-form world and writing are still praised today.

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Ways to play

GOG.com Arcanum: Of Steamworks and Magick Obscura
Paid Open

Extras

Only official, legal extras. We never link to scanned manuals or unofficial downloads.

Official extras on GOG Buying the GOG version also gets you these extras, free to download from your GOG library:
Manual (190 pages) Artworks Map Reference card
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