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Eschalon: Book 1

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App ID 25600
App Type Game
Store Name Eschalon: Book I
Developer
Publisher Basilisk Games
Supported Systems Windows macOS Linux
Last Changenumber 28969619
Last Record Update 13 May 2025 – 22:47:39 UTC ()
Release Date 10 February 2009 – 21:00:00 UTC ()
❓ 80.44%
373 reviews
4
In-Game

Eschalon: Book I is an old-school role-playing game that will take you across massive outdoor environments and deep into dozens of sprawling dungeons as you seek to uncover the mystery of who you are. It features a tile-built, turn-based game world where the result of absolutely every action is rolled, calculated or statistically...

Additional Information

This game is excluded from Steam Family Sharing because: Free Game

Developer Basilisk Games
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NoServers Yes
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ValidOSList Windows macOS
GameManualURL https://store.steampowered.com/manual/25600/
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Publisher Basilisk Games
IsFreeApp Yes
Exclude from family sharing (exfgls) 3 (Free Game)
Store Release Date 17 November 2007 – 08:00:00 UTC ()
community_hub_visible Yes
Primary Genre RPG (3)
Store Genres Indie (23), RPG (3)
Steam Release Date 10 February 2009 – 21:00:00 UTC ()
Original Release Date 17 November 2007 – 08:00:00 UTC () (1195286400)
Store Asset Modification Time 30 October 2019 – 10:34:26 UTC () (1572431666)
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Is free on the store? Yes
review_score 8
review_percentage 86
Steam Deck Compatibility
  • Steam Deck:
  • This game sometimes shows mouse, keyboard, or non-Steam-Deck controller icons
  • Entering some text requires manually invoking the on-screen keyboard
  • Some in-game text is small and may be difficult to read
  • All functionality is accessible when using the default controller configuration
  • This game's default graphics configuration performs well on Steam Deck
  •  
  • SteamOS:
  • This game runs successfully on SteamOS
  • Note: Entering some text requires manually invoking the on-screen keyboard
  •  
  • category: Playable
  • steamos_compatibility: Compatible
  • test_timestamp: 11 August 2022 – 00:00:00 UTC
  • tested_build_id: 182837
  • configuration:
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    requires_internet_for_setup0
    requires_internet_for_singleplayer0
    recommended_runtimeproton-7.0-3
    requires_h2640
    requires_voice_files0
    gamescope_frame_limiter_not_supported1
    hdr_support0
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Germany
First seen on SteamDB 20 March 2013 – 07:42:33 UTC (), in changelist #196282

Supported Languages

1 Languages Interface Full Audio Subtitles
English Yes

Tags

🎲 RPG 🌱 Indie 🌆 Isometric 🎲 Turn-Based 🎭 Fantasy 🏽 2D 👤 Singleplayer 🕹️ Old School 💻 CRPG 🆓 Free to Play 🗺 Exploration 🛡️ Turn-Based Combat

Categories

Single-player

Assets

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timestamp30 October 2019 – 10:39:23 UTC

Steam charts

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  • 4 players right now
  • 6 24-hour peak
  • 101 all-time peak 26 May 2018
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  • 1,143 followers
  • 323 positive reviews
  • 50 negative reviews
  • 86.60% positive reviews

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  • 0 viewers right now
  • 0 24-hour peak
  • 198 all-time peak
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User reviews history

  • ❓ Very Positive
  • 80.44% SteamDB Rating
  • 323 86.6% positive reviews
  • 50 13.4% negative reviews

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Markers

Date Label 30-day Peak
10 February 2009 – 21:00 Steam Release -
30 November 2012 – 08:00 ⇄ Groupees: Be Mine 6 -
14 May 2014 – 12:00 ⇄ Groupees: Clash of the World Bundles: USA -
9 September 2014 – 12:00 ⇄ Indiegala: Every Monday Bundle #24 -
19 December 2017 – 16:00 ⇄ Fanatical: RPG Bundle -

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Steam player counter indicates there are currently 4 players live playing Eschalon: Book 1 on Steam.

Eschalon: Book 1 had an all-time peak of 101 concurrent players on 26 May 2018.

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