Hi everyone, Just to let you know that Undercroft is back and is now entirely free! http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/undercroft/id388644935?mt=8 Undercroft is a dazzling, epic adventure set in a fantasy world full of magic and monsters. With over 20 hours of addicting game play, dozens of quests and over 60 enemies to defeat. Download the complete game now for FREE! • 6 epic chapters with over 20 hours of game play! • Intricate plot with dozens of quests and plenty side quests to gather extra experience! • Turn-based combat system suitable for well thought out strategic moves as well as for fast fluent attacks! • 5 hero classes to choose from with a wide variety of skills and spells – Warrior, Mage, Priest, Summoner and Assassin. • Battle your way through dark dungeons, a maze of forests and snowy mountains! • More than 750 items and 60 enemies to defeat! If you love your retro gaming then give it a try!! Jagex Games Studio Undercroft Jagex Games Studio #1 RPG in 17 countries!! Top 5 RPG in 54 countries! “A lot of fun!” (TUAW) “It is addictive enough to keep you playin… Free Buy Now Watch Media Details#1 RPG in 17 countries!! Top 5 RPG in 54 countries! “A lot of fun!” (TUAW) “It is addictive enough to keep you playing for hours.” – (BrutalGamer) “Overall, Undercroft is a great game that will keep you occupied for hours” – (iphonespies.com) ******************************* Can you survive? Undercroft is a dazzling, epic adventure set in a fantasy world full of magic and monsters. With over 20 hours of addicting game play, dozens of quests and over 60 enemies to defeat. Download the complete game now for FREE! ***************************** • 6 epic chapters with over 20 hours of game play! • Intricate plot with dozens of quests and plenty side quests to gather extra experience! • Turn-based combat system suitable for well thought out strategic moves as well as for fast fluent attacks! • 5 hero classes to choose from with a wide variety of skills and spells – Warrior, Mage, Priest, Summoner and Assassin. • Battle your way through dark dungeons, a maze of forests and snowy mountains! • More than 750 items and 60 enemies to defeat! ****************************** Download the complete saga, now available for FREE! Visit us at www.undercroft.com for tips, ======= Also available from Jagex Game Studio: Miner Disturbance - can you dig it? Bouncedown - how long can you survive? StarCannon - hours of shoot 'em up fun! Information Seller:Jagex Games Studio Genre:Adventure, Role Playing Release:Sep 16, 2010 Updated:Jan 05, 2011 Version:1.2 Size:18.1 MB TouchArcade Rating:Unrated User Rating: (6) Your Rating:unrated Compatibility:HD Universal Attached Files: undercroft updated 1.jpg File size: 198.5 KB Views: 20 Baalim Well-Known Member May 8, 2010 97 0 0 #2 Baalim, Sep 16, 2010 Fantastic news ! This one was on my buying list for quite a while Thank you. Rangerlump Well-Known Member Jan 20, 2010 482 23 18 #3 Rangerlump, Sep 16, 2010 Yeah! MrSpud Well-Known Member Sep 1, 2009 681 0 0 Custom finishing carpenter Wasaga beach, Ontario, Canada #4 MrSpud, Sep 16, 2010 That is a great game! Can't believe it's free, anyone who likes RPGs really should give this game a try. RttaM Well-Known Member Jan 12, 2010 3,559 8 0 #5 RttaM, Sep 16, 2010 Why is it free? It makes me think your going to add In-App Purchases. I'd rather pay for the game. SkyMuffin Well-Known Member May 24, 2010 2,377 0 36 college student, ENG/WGS major Lexington, KY http://fromonesurvivortoanother.tumblr.com #6 SkyMuffin, Sep 16, 2010 I LOVE this game. If you are a fan of the first-person, turn-based battle style of Eye of the Beholder, you should definitely pick it up. squarezero Moderator Staff Member Patreon Silver Dec 10, 2008 13,716 1,240 113 Male Chief Strategy Officer Salem, Massachusetts, USA #7 squarezero, Sep 16, 2010 Last edited: Sep 16, 2010 My guess is that it has changed publishers, which means that it's now considered a separate app than the previous version, which would require an additional purchase from folks who bought it earlier. Rather than deal with all the (justified) grief, they just made it free -- likely for a limited time. EDIT: It looks like it's now sponsored by Runescape. RttaM Well-Known Member Jan 12, 2010 3,559 8 0 #8 RttaM, Sep 16, 2010 Hopefully. Maybe they will add GameCenter support with achievements. Jagex Member Jun 9, 2010 15 0 0 Making great games for mobile devices Jagex Games Studio http://jagex.com/ #9 Jagex, Sep 16, 2010 Just to confirm; We have no plans for any in game app purchases and we intend to keep the game for free for the foreseeable future. mattll Well-Known Member Apr 9, 2009 1,976 1 38 bavaria #10 mattll, Sep 16, 2010 just played 10 minutes and i really love it for free every ipod touch/iphone should own this game medianotzu Well-Known Member Nov 21, 2009 3,803 9 36 #11 medianotzu, Sep 16, 2010 It's a nice game, or seems like it, even though I only got it for a week before it was removed and haven't played it much. I would prefer my old version were supported instead, and that I hadn't paid $5 for it since I didn't need to, but I'll still recommend people download this. ojtitus Well-Known Member Jul 7, 2010 3,228 5 38 Male Canton, Ohio #12 ojtitus, Sep 16, 2010 This is a great WRPG, I'm glad to see it back on itunes. Dahak Well-Known Member Jun 4, 2010 317 0 0 Library circulation rep Beaufort, SC #13 Dahak, Sep 16, 2010 Thanks, Jagex! I was disappointed that it was pulled a couple of days before I went to purchase it, but am happy to get it as a freebie. The original publisher had said you wanted to use the engine for new games. Can you reveal anything at this point? del Well-Known Member Jul 11, 2010 157 0 0 #14 del, Sep 16, 2010 I was going to buy this before it disappeared. i just started playing the quest instead. They look similar. I'll be trying this one anyway, now that it's free, but does anyone have any strong feelings about which one is the better or the two? medianotzu Well-Known Member Nov 21, 2009 3,803 9 36 #15 medianotzu, Sep 16, 2010 I prefer The Quest, if only because it's open, where this is linear, and there's just much much more game there with The Quest and its expansions. Jagex Member Jun 9, 2010 15 0 0 Making great games for mobile devices Jagex Games Studio http://jagex.com/ #16 Jagex, Sep 16, 2010 Nothing to reveal at this stage but we are always looking at what comes next and iPhone is no exception. jase23 Well-Known Member Jul 30, 2009 207 0 16 #17 jase23, Sep 16, 2010 I found this post from the original Undercroft thread. Rake in Grass is one of my favorite developers. All of their work is top quality. It's too bad that the game is not really lucrative enough for them to keep working on it, but it is great that there is a new developer who has updated it and is offering it for free. http://forums.toucharcade.com/showpost.php?p=1240999&postcount=284 drelbs Well-Known Member Jun 25, 2009 11,201 7 38 #18 drelbs, Sep 16, 2010 This one is hard to answer! If you have never played this type of turn-based RPG before, I'd recommend playing Undercroft first - it is much more straightforward and linear than The Quest, and a lot easier to get in to. It's got better graphics, a party system, and combat and movement that are a lot faster. That being said, The Quest has an amazingly large 3D world, complex quests (that can even be exclusive in the sense that if you do Y for Z person, then you can't complete X - this game makes you make choices) and a lot more gameplay than Undercroft. Then there are expansions. Graphics are not as nice as Undercroft (it is 3D instead of 2D though) gameplay is a little slower and it's got Rambo syndrome (i.e. you are alone and at times it feels like you are the "one man army.") Both games are excellent - if you like one, you will probably want to play the other. That probably doesn't answer your question very well. squarezero Moderator Staff Member Patreon Silver Dec 10, 2008 13,716 1,240 113 Male Chief Strategy Officer Salem, Massachusetts, USA #19 squarezero, Sep 16, 2010 Last edited: Sep 16, 2010 That is true. However, I found Undercroft to be far more enjoyable. EDIT: I agree with Drelbs 100%. pmckean Member Jan 8, 2010 17 0 0 #20 pmckean, Sep 16, 2010 Still ranks as the best game I ever bought in the App Store. Quite exceptional value, even at the previous price. Dear Jagex, the most common cry of those who have completed this game is "MORE!", so an in-app expansion or sequel would, really, be a great idea. The whole thing is better presented and tighter than The Quest, which is very popular - somehow Undercroft got buried underneath the noise of higher-profile releases, but the turn-based RPG system that Rake in Grass designed perectly complements mobile devices. Go on - give us more! I, for one, would pay a premium price for a new game of this scope and quality. (You must log in or sign up to post here.) Show Ignored Content Page 1 of 5 1 2 3 4 5 Next > Share This Page Tweet Your name or email address: Password: Forgot your password? Stay logged in
That is a great game! Can't believe it's free, anyone who likes RPGs really should give this game a try.
I LOVE this game. If you are a fan of the first-person, turn-based battle style of Eye of the Beholder, you should definitely pick it up.
My guess is that it has changed publishers, which means that it's now considered a separate app than the previous version, which would require an additional purchase from folks who bought it earlier. Rather than deal with all the (justified) grief, they just made it free -- likely for a limited time. EDIT: It looks like it's now sponsored by Runescape.
Just to confirm; We have no plans for any in game app purchases and we intend to keep the game for free for the foreseeable future.
It's a nice game, or seems like it, even though I only got it for a week before it was removed and haven't played it much. I would prefer my old version were supported instead, and that I hadn't paid $5 for it since I didn't need to, but I'll still recommend people download this.
Thanks, Jagex! I was disappointed that it was pulled a couple of days before I went to purchase it, but am happy to get it as a freebie. The original publisher had said you wanted to use the engine for new games. Can you reveal anything at this point?
I was going to buy this before it disappeared. i just started playing the quest instead. They look similar. I'll be trying this one anyway, now that it's free, but does anyone have any strong feelings about which one is the better or the two?
I prefer The Quest, if only because it's open, where this is linear, and there's just much much more game there with The Quest and its expansions.
Nothing to reveal at this stage but we are always looking at what comes next and iPhone is no exception.
I found this post from the original Undercroft thread. Rake in Grass is one of my favorite developers. All of their work is top quality. It's too bad that the game is not really lucrative enough for them to keep working on it, but it is great that there is a new developer who has updated it and is offering it for free. http://forums.toucharcade.com/showpost.php?p=1240999&postcount=284
This one is hard to answer! If you have never played this type of turn-based RPG before, I'd recommend playing Undercroft first - it is much more straightforward and linear than The Quest, and a lot easier to get in to. It's got better graphics, a party system, and combat and movement that are a lot faster. That being said, The Quest has an amazingly large 3D world, complex quests (that can even be exclusive in the sense that if you do Y for Z person, then you can't complete X - this game makes you make choices) and a lot more gameplay than Undercroft. Then there are expansions. Graphics are not as nice as Undercroft (it is 3D instead of 2D though) gameplay is a little slower and it's got Rambo syndrome (i.e. you are alone and at times it feels like you are the "one man army.") Both games are excellent - if you like one, you will probably want to play the other. That probably doesn't answer your question very well.
Still ranks as the best game I ever bought in the App Store. Quite exceptional value, even at the previous price. Dear Jagex, the most common cry of those who have completed this game is "MORE!", so an in-app expansion or sequel would, really, be a great idea. The whole thing is better presented and tighter than The Quest, which is very popular - somehow Undercroft got buried underneath the noise of higher-profile releases, but the turn-based RPG system that Rake in Grass designed perectly complements mobile devices. Go on - give us more! I, for one, would pay a premium price for a new game of this scope and quality.
