Arcanum: Of Steamworks and Magick Obscura
Also known as Arcanum
Arcanum: Of Steamworks and Magick Obscura is a 2001 role-playing game developed by Troika Games, founded by former designers of Fallout, and set in an inventive world where Victorian-era industrial technology and traditional fantasy magic coexist in deliberate, uneasy tension.
Players create a character of various races who can specialize anywhere along a spectrum from arcane spellcasting to mechanical tinkering and gunsmithing, two forces that actively interfere with one another so that a powerful mage disrupts nearby machines and vice versa, and then explore a richly detailed steampunk continent full of branching quests and multiple solutions to nearly every problem. Its deep, flexible character system, reactive storytelling that accounts for traits like intelligence and reputation, and unusual genre-mixing setting gave it a distinctive identity.
Rough around the edges and buggy at release, it nonetheless earned lasting admiration for its ambition, writing, and remarkable freedom of choice, becoming a cult favorite among RPG enthusiasts. It remains available on digital storefronts, keeping this imaginative classic accessible to curious players today.
Where can you play Arcanum: Of Steamworks and Magick Obscura today?
Device by device, which of the 3 alternatives below you can play on it.
- PC
- Disco Elysium (€ 39,99), Pathfinder: Kingmaker (€ 39,99) and Wasteland 3 (€ 39,99).
- Mac
- Disco Elysium (€ 39,99), Pathfinder: Kingmaker (€ 39,99) and Wasteland 3 (€ 39,99).
- Linux
- Pathfinder: Kingmaker (€ 39,99).
- iPhone
- None of the alternatives to Arcanum: Of Steamworks and Magick Obscura runs on iPhone.
- iPad
- None of the alternatives to Arcanum: Of Steamworks and Magick Obscura runs on iPad.
- Android phone
- None of the alternatives to Arcanum: Of Steamworks and Magick Obscura runs on Android phone.
- Android tablet
- None of the alternatives to Arcanum: Of Steamworks and Magick Obscura runs on Android tablet.
- PlayStation
- None of the alternatives to Arcanum: Of Steamworks and Magick Obscura runs on PlayStation.
- Xbox
- None of the alternatives to Arcanum: Of Steamworks and Magick Obscura runs on Xbox.
- Switch
- None of the alternatives to Arcanum: Of Steamworks and Magick Obscura runs on Switch.
- Steam Deck
- Disco Elysium (€ 39,99), Pathfinder: Kingmaker (€ 39,99) and Wasteland 3 (€ 39,99).
Games like Arcanum: Of Steamworks and Magick Obscura
Modern alternatives to Arcanum: Of Steamworks and Magick Obscura, with the devices they run on and their price. Ordered editorially by how well each one stands in for the original, with community votes weighted in as they accumulate.
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Disco Elysium Indie
€ 39,99An indie RPG of unmatched writing and character-driven investigation.
Disco Elysium is also an alternative to 1 other classic
Disco Elysium runs on PC, Mac. Not available on Linux, iPhone, iPad, Android phone, Android tablet, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch. It is Steam Deck Verified.
Pathfinder: Kingmaker
€ 39,99A sprawling isometric RPG with meaningful builds and choices.
Pathfinder: Kingmaker is also an alternative to 1 other classic
Pathfinder: Kingmaker runs on PC, Mac, Linux. Not available on iPhone, iPad, Android phone, Android tablet, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch. It is Steam Deck Playable.
Wasteland 3
€ 39,99A tactical party RPG with heavy reactivity and dark humor.
Wasteland 3 is also an alternative to 2 other classics
Wasteland 3 runs on PC, Mac. Not available on Linux, iPhone, iPad, Android phone, Android tablet, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch. It is Steam Deck Playable.
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