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Arcanum: Of Steamworks and Magick Obscura

An Industrial Revolution in a World of Magick Imagine a place of wonder, where magick and technology coexist in an uneasy balance, 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 magick and machines, of sorcery and science. Welcome to the land of Arcanum. Character Design allows you to customize your character any way you choose Whether you choose magick or technology, the Arcanum world adapts and

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Windows
Developer
Troika Games
Publisher
Activision
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★ 9.2/10GOG · 8,168 ratings
GOGLast checked October 31, 2026

Most helpful8

★ 3 / 5
I've donned my flame suit, so let it be known: Arcanum is not a masterpiece. I don't mean to say the many five star reviews…
★ 5 / 5
I nearly had a heart attack when I looked at my RSS feeder and saw that GOG had released Arcanum! I've been hoping for this…
★ 5 / 5
I'm 15 years old, i try my best to play great and good games (not BF3 or COD) My dad told me about this game…
★ 5 / 5
I bought Arcanum way back when it was first released - I'd heard a great deal about the Fallout games but never got the chance…
★ 3 / 5
What do you get when you combine a great character creation system with an interesting setting and then toss in a mountain of glitches, broken…
★ 5 / 5
NOTE: Running with clean GOG install, plus Drog's unofficial 2.02 patch, which I consider essential. Available at terra-arcanum dot com. When Arcanum was released, it…
★ 5 / 5
Arcanum is great. If you like roleplaying games at all, you should definitely give it a try, especially at this price. Everyone has mentioned how…
★ 5 / 5
Arcanum is my favorite video game. I don't feel I can really add much in the way of game analysis, since it has all been…

Most recent8

★ 5 / 5
Un classqique du JDR PC. Dans le même sac que Fallout 1 et 2. Those who knows, knows.
★ 4 / 5
I first played Arcanum when I was 12, so there a lot of nostalgia. I think this is still a good game but it can…
★ 4 / 5
It's a "blast" to go into a D&D like old title and shoot stuff! Good options for roleplaying various alignments and the start scene seems…
★ 4 / 5
Welcome, gentle sir or madam. I hope you have settled in for your flight to the wonderful world of Arcanum. Stow your firearms in the…
★ 2 / 5
I loved this game when it was released. The current version just keeps crashing
★ 5 / 5
First off, plenty of people have reviewed the gameplay, mechanics, bugs, and finer aspects of this game more in depth than I care to accomplish.…
★ 5 / 5
It's been a favorite for over 20 years, truly up there with BG2 and FO2 for best of the era and beyond.

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