Barony is a first-person dungeon-crawler roguelike from Turning Wheel. It launched on Steam all the way back in 2016 and has evolved through numerous updates over the years. Despite the game's appealing Minecraft-like art style and deep RPG mechanics, it has never been available on consoles. Thanks to a successful Kickstarter, Barony is finally...]]>
Our look at the game has three of us generating random characters and heading into the random dungeons to face off against random rats, skeletons and trolls. But perhaps the deadliest enemy we ran into was our "friend" - Mike - who decided to cage us like animals and unleash a spike trap. We've got three runs into the dungeon, one of which was quite successful. The others? Not so much.
Originally released in April 2015 under the title of Barony via Humble Bundle, this edition of the game has been tweaked and improved for a wider release on Steam. Up to four players may team-up either via LAN or online to dive deep into the dungeons of the nefarious baron as you attempt to bring him down once and for all. Along the way, you'll discover all manner of loot and items, gain some levels, find a hidden area or two, and slaughter all manner of fantastical creature.