Earlier this week, Soldak Entertainment announced that fantasy zombie-apocalypse action RPG Zombasite has finally been released. Think “Diablo” with a dynamic, changing fantasy world set during a zombie apocalypse scenario. The narrative premise is rather wordy, so here is my edited-down version: The dark elves have always played god by creating and enhancing underworld slave […]

Title: Drox Operative Developer: Soldak Entertainment Platforms: Win & Mac Price: $19.95, free demo Guest Review by Tof Eklund Soldak Entertainment has built their reputation on action RPGs in the roguelike vein that Diablo popularized. The award-winning Din’s Curse may be their best known release, with its complex character interactions and dynamic world. Some years […]

Steven Peeler writes in to announce that Drox Operative has just been released. For those of you unfamiliar, Drox Operative is a sci-fi, outer space take on the Diablo-alike subgenre. It features procedurally generated galaxies, procedurally generated quests, and ever-evolving factional alliances to navigate in real-time. Here’s the plot premise: Eons ago the Drox ruled […]

Soldak Entertainment writes in to report that their sci fi Diablo-alike Drox Operative has entered open beta. Windows and Mac users can pre-order the game for $14.99 to get immediate beta access (as well as discount off the price it will carry upon release). For more info on what this game is about, check out […]

There’s a new interview with Steven Peeler up at the Random Tower of Games blog, in which they discuss Soldak Entertainment’s upcoming action RPG Drox Operative. 4. Compared to your last game, Din’s Curse, what kind of new features players could find? The biggest new feature is basically all of the diplomacy with the races […]

Steven Peeler (known for fantasy action RPGs such as Din’s Curse) wrote to me last week to announce a new RPG by his company, Soldak Entertainment, this time set in space. He did a pretty thorough job describing the game, which description I will now reproduce for your reading pleasure: Drox Operative is a starship […]

Happy April Fool’s Day! To celebrate, here is an exclusive (and most certainly not fake) interview I conducted with Steven Peeler of Soldak Entertainment, in which he tells us about the value of urgency, as well as offering some insight on using procedural systems in an RPG. Check it out.   Let’s start basic. Who […]

Title: Din’s Curse Developer: Soldak Entertainment (Steven Peeler) Platforms: Windows, Mac Price: $24.99 If Diablo and Diner Dash had offspring, I imagine it would turn out something like this. Din’s Curse is a 3D isometric action RPG by Soldak Entertainment (which is to say, it’s by Steven Peeler and a small group of contract workers). […]

Boy, this is a big week for developer interviews, isn’t it? Jay Barnson conducts another interview, this time with indie RPG dev Steven Peeler, the mastermind behind Soldak (and therefore, the mastermind behind real-time dungeon crawlers Din’s Curse, Depths of Peril, and Kivi’s Underworld). Rampant Games: Why indie RPGs? What prompted you to go after […]