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Moonring is an Indie, Open World, Retro RPG that is completely free; wild!
Enter in Moonring, a Turn Based pixel packing, exploration focused CRPG where you both explore the world, and delve through Procedural Dungeons; awesome!

An Old School, Open World, Retro Ultima like RPG:
Moonring feels heavily influenced by the old Ultimas; Ultima 4 and Ultima 5.
Right at the start, the moment you leave your farm, you can go where you want.
Wander the world, go on adventures; no linear railroading here!
There is the striking use of bright pixel graphics, just popping against the black background, making the action easily readable.
Also, like the good old greats, the game does not have gigantic exclamation points over the heads of quest givers; you must talk to the people to learn information from them, and maybe it will lead to a location on the map, or maybe it will lead to information for your notes.
Like the old Ultimas, Moonring uses a text parser, where you learn things about the world from its people, and ask others about them, which can lead to new adventures.

Unlike the old Ultima games, in Moonring, the dungeons are randomized, so you never get the exact same one twice.
Also, if you fall while dungeon delving, time is rewound to the moment before you descended, generating the dungeon again, insuring the experience stays fresh!

Progression Through Exploration:
In Moonring, character progression is granted through exploring the world, gaining new items, and impressing the gods, so they grant you magical power.
As you complete their devotional tasks, you can choose gifts from them, which improves your stats and grant new powers.
These powers vary greatly among the gods; and are fueled by your magical energy, which you gain from both striking your enemies and resting.
You can have blessings from multiple gods at once, but they cost 50% less to activate if you are devoted to them.
Devotion to a god also comes with downsides, as they consider certain behaviors a sin, like one that doesn’t like it when you use medication, or another who hates it when you flee from foes, or another who forbids eating, and insists you drink blood instead!
So, which god you choose, and which powers you can unleash, really matters here, changing your playthrough, as certain behaviors and certain abilities might be more or less available to you.

So, if an Old-School, Open World CRPG with Turn-Based combat and Roguelike random Dungeons, all presented in a Retro, but easily readable, Pixel Graphics style interests you, Moonring might be right up your alley, and maybe me too.
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https://store.steampowered.com/app/2373630/Moonring/
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