Eschalon: Book I
Fair · RPG · 2009
Steam Deck PlayableThe verdict
NO RUSH.
Free and middling. Worth a look if the genre is yours.
- Length
- 18.5h 30.9h to 100%
- Price
- Free to play
- Reviews
- 86% of 418 positive
What drives the score
How to read this
Grades run S to D, read from the buyer's side. ▲ marks a lift, ▼ a drag or a dock, ? an input we do not have, • a fact this genre's score does not use. How the grades work
About the game
Eschalon: Book I is an old-school role-playing game that will take you across massive outdoor environments and deep into dozens of sprawling dungeons as you seek to uncover the mystery of who you are. It features a tile-built, turn-based game world where the result of absolutely every action is rolled, calculated or statistically...
Minimum specs
Minimum on the Steam store: 512 MB of memory, 3D Accelerated (DirectX 7.0 or OpenGL compliant), 205 MB of storage. Runs on Windows, macOS, Linux.
The value story
On value it sits in the top 9 percent of its genre. It is better reviewed than 86 percent of its genre. Among the games that feel like it, Avernum: Escape From the Pit ($9.99, scores 82) beats it on value, while it beats Vampire's Fall: Origins ($12.99, scores 53).
More about Eschalon: Book I
The press gave it 75; the people who bought it give it 86 percent. An 11-point gap in the buyer's favour.
What players say
I can not believe how much I am enjoying this game. It has a slow burn story that is quite captivating. To enjoy this title requires patience and a bit of reading. I would have been happy had I paid for it . Doubly so as it was free.
2 more reviews
i crave for games like this, man, simple, yet complex enough, with a peak plot and an interesting world. chef's kiss, truly.
A well-made RPG with a decent story. You'll play for hours without even realizing it. :) It takes about 20 hours to finish the whole game.
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Cite this score
Eschalon: Book I scores 62/100 on the BANG Score (fair value) as of Oct 19, 2026. The BANG Score rates what a game is worth for the money. Via Steam BANGERS. https://steambangers.com/game/25600/eschalon-book-iReviews set the ceiling, and the size of the player base moves the BANG Score inside it. How it works, and where it is weak → Steam reviews as of Sep 29. A number here look wrong? Tell me and I will check the inputs.