Arcanum: of Steamworks and Magick Obscura: Gameplay, Platforms and Key Facts

Arcanum: of Steamworks and Magick Obscura (2001) is a role-playing (rpg) video game developed by Troika Games, available on PC. It holds an aggregated critic and player score of 89/100 on IGDB.

What is Arcanum: of Steamworks and Magick Obscura about?

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 learn

Key details

Arcanum: of Steamworks and Magick Obscura was released in 2001 and supports single player, multiplayer, co-operative. Platforms: PC. Developer: Troika Games.

Should you play Arcanum: of Steamworks and Magick Obscura?

With a 89/100 aggregate score, Arcanum: of Steamworks and Magick Obscura ranks among the best-reviewed games in its genre and is widely considered a must-play.