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Eschalon: Book I cover art

Eschalon: Book I

Basilisk Games · 2009-02-10

SteamGOG

IndieRPG

Modes: Single player

Releases: Nov 19, 2007 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Dec 21, 2007 (Linux), Dec 11, 2007 (Mac)

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...

0
playing now
86%
positive of 418 reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
50,000–100,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
75/100
IGDB user rating (6 ratings)
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Free
steam price (US)

0 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 10:00 UTC (census sample)

Eschalon: Book I is an isometric turn-based role-playing video game by Basilisk Games. In the style of classic role-playing video games, it features a large and openly explorable game world, comprehensive management of character stats and skills, and a non-linear storyline. It is the first in a trilogy of games set in the fantasy world of Eschalon.

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  • · Top 39% of 18,216 Indie games in the census by review count.

Current store prices

GOG$0.00

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $1.19 at GOG (2015-12-02) · bundled 4×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $0.00 · on sale 1 of 1 observed days · at its all-time low (census price snapshots)

Players online

602026-08-11 20:00 — 4 players2026-08-12 12:00 — 2 players2026-08-13 03:00 — 2 players2026-08-13 19:00 — 4 players2026-08-14 11:00 — 3 players2026-08-15 03:00 — 4 players2026-08-15 19:00 — 1 players2026-08-16 11:00 — 1 players2026-08-17 03:00 — 2 players2026-08-17 18:00 — 2 players2026-08-18 10:00 — 1 players2026-08-19 02:00 — 1 players2026-08-19 18:00 — 1 players2026-08-20 09:00 — 1 players2026-08-21 01:00 — 1 players2026-08-21 17:00 — 1 players2026-08-22 09:00 — 0 players2026-08-23 00:00 — 2 players2026-08-23 16:00 — 2 players2026-08-24 08:00 — 1 players2026-08-25 00:00 — 1 players2026-08-25 16:00 — 3 players2026-08-26 08:00 — 0 players2026-08-27 00:00 — 0 players2026-08-27 16:00 — 6 players2026-08-28 09:00 — 1 players2026-08-29 01:00 — 0 players2026-08-29 18:00 — 4 players2026-08-30 10:00 — 0 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$14.99$0.002015-01-012026-08-302015-01-01 — best price $5.952015-03-24 — best price $5.992015-06-05 — best price $5.992015-06-10 — best price $5.992015-06-12 — best price $1.492015-06-19 — best price $1.492015-06-22 — best price $5.992015-10-23 — best price $1.732015-11-25 — best price $1.732015-12-02 — best price $1.192015-12-11 — best price $1.732015-12-14 — best price $6.952015-12-22 — best price $4.012016-01-05 — best price $6.952016-02-12 — best price $5.992016-03-02 — best price $6.952016-03-07 — best price $1.492016-03-25 — best price $1.732016-04-28 — best price $1.732016-06-16 — best price $2.392016-06-23 — best price $2.992016-11-10 — best price $2.992016-11-23 — best price $4.012016-12-22 — best price $4.012017-01-02 — best price $5.992017-01-23 — best price $6.952017-02-20 — best price $6.952017-03-18 — best price $0.002017-07-17 — best price $6.952018-10-31 — best price $0.002019-01-03 — best price $6.952026-08-30 — best price $0.00
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Details

WindowsmacOSLinuxSingle-playerFamily Sharing

1 supported languages: English

Player tags

2DRPGCRPGIndieFantasyIsometricOld SchoolOpen WorldTurn-BasedExploration

Census log

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