Years ago a demoness's elemental cult ruled from a temple near Nulb until the Circle of Eight razed it. Now bandits stalk Hommlet and dark forces gather at the ruins. In this classic party‑based D&D RPG, unmask their true purpose and confront the reborn evil before chaos engulfs the land.
Complete old-school D&D and NOT for the timid!
The game interface is not forgiving, leading to a more realistic battle experience.
I like this game precisely FOR it's rough edges and purist approach to D&D as well as the nostalgia for playing in the temple....which was one of the first adventures I ever embarked on with my first DnD group back when...
Great to see an old cRPG come out with high-res and wide screen support without community mods. Perfect.
### Old-School D&D Done Right
After 3.5 hours of uninterrupted gameplay, I can confidently say that *The Temple of Elemental Evil* delivers something I've missed in modern RPGs: that genuine old-school Dungeons & Dragons experience.
Combat is challenging, decisions matter, and gaining a level actually feels like an accomplishment rather than just another...
It was a broken janky mess when it first came out. Thats been fixed. A lot of QOL improvements. Sadly what was not fixed was the unbalanced fights. Still getting wiped by giant frogs with my guys not getting a single hit...not one in the whole fight. The frogs could take out a PC in two hits, it would take a PC some 6 hits to take out one frog. Two...
Recommended if you like difficult, old-school D&D.
