ETAO PODCAST, EPISODE 136.
Damien Crawford makes games that revel in experimentation, and in taking an idea arguably too far. Faer latest game Purgatory Dungeoneer isn’t not that, but it’s definitely something else, too: It’s a reflection on trauma, and on being a hero well past when you’re young and heedless.
It’s a strategic RPG, a roguelike-like, and a townbuilder. It sees Damien staking out some new territory, both mechanically and narratively, while also building on the classes fae started exploring in It’s Six Random Characters and a Single Floor Dungeon, That’s the Whole Game.
Here Damien talks about the game in detail for the first time, and also reflects on more than half a decade of making RPG Maker do things it almost certainly shouldn’t be able to do.
You can wishlist Purgatory Dungeoneer on Steam.
A bunch of faer other games are on Steam and Itch.
You can also follow Damien on Twitter.
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Some music from the forthcoming Purgatory Dungeoneer OST by rj lake.
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