Serpent in the Staglands

Serpent in the Staglands is an old-school isometric computer role-playing game developed by independent game developer Whalenought Studios for Microsoft Windows, OS X and Linux. Using the tagline "a 90s CRPG in every way but the release date", The game resembles several classic games such as Fallout, Baldur's Gate, and Darklands. The game is notable for being "old-school", lacking several features seen in modern RPGs such as introductory or tutorial levels, automatically updated journals and quest-markers. It also has a distinct pixelated graphics style. The game uses the Unity Technologies' Unity engine. In Serpent of the Staglands, the player assumes the role of Necholai, a lesser god who has descended to Earth to take part in a festival in his honor. However, once the festivities are over, an unseen force prevents Necholai from leaving his mortal form and returning to home. Necholai disguises yourself as a spice merchant, trying to move unnoticed throughout the land in an endeavor to find out who is blocking his passage to the astral planes so that he can reclaim his immortality. The game was the subject of a successful Kickstarter campaign raising $28,058 from 1,092 backers. It was released via the Whalenought website as well as GOG.com, Steam and Humble Store on 28 May 2015. Josh Sawyer and Feargus Urquhart from Obsidian Entertainment were among the backers. An expansion pack is currently under development. Despite initially being "almost completely ignored by the specialized press", the game garnered favorable reviews and impressions.