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The CRPG Book: A Guide to Computer Role-Playing Games (Expanded Edition)

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Spread over 684 pages, The CRPG Book: A Guide to Computer Role-Playing Games (Expanded Edition) reviews over 450 games from 1975 to 2019, covering the role-playing classics we all know and love, such as Ultima, Wizardry, Fallout and Mass Effect – all brought to life with vibrant and engaging in-game images.

The CRPG Book: A Guide to Computer Role-Playing Games (Expanded Edition) includes articles on the genre, and each game entry also shares mod suggestions and hints on how to run the games on modern hardware. The book was written entirely by fans, AAA developers, indies, journalists, modders and industry personalities, such as Chris Avellone, Ian Frazier, Scorpia, Ferhegón, Richard Cobbett, Brian ‘Psychochild’ Green, Durante, George Weidman and Tim Cain, to name but a few.

The CRPG Book: A Guide to Computer Role-Playing Games (Expanded Edition) comes as a hardback as standard, produced using thread sewn binding for extra durability, then shrink wrapped. The cover features a specially created artwork by fantasy artist Jan Pospíšil.

The project also aims to help in the wider world: all of author Felipe Pepe’s profit will be donated to the Vocação charity in Brazil, his homeland. Vocação helps kids and teenagers from poor areas to get education and employment, enabling them in turn to help others around them to do the same, changing the community for the better.

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684 pages. 254mm × 203mm. Edge-to-edge high quality lithographic print. Hardback. Sewn binding for enduring quality and the ability to lay flat for ideal double-page image viewing. Gold foil blocked cover and spine. Bookmark ribbon. Shrink wrapped. Free PDF for viewing on the go. Volumetric weight: 3kg

Games featured

7.62 High Calibre / A Blurred Line / Aarklash: Legacy / Academagia: The Making of Mages / ADOM - Ancient Domains of Mystery / Adventure Construction Set / AdventureQuest / Agarest: Generations of War / Age of Pirates: Caribbean Tales / Akalabeth: World of Doom / Al-Qadim: The Genie’s Curse / Albion / Alien Adoption Agency / Alien Fires 2199 A.D. / Aliens: Crucible / Alpha Protocol: The Espionage RPG / Alter A.I.L.A. / Alter Ego / Alternate Reality: The City / Ambermoon / Amberstar / An Elder Scrolls Legend: Battlespire / Anachronox / Anvil of Dawn / Arcanum: Of Steamworks & Magick Obscura / Arcturus: The Curse and Loss of Divinity / Arx Fatalis / Asmodeus: Tajemný kraj Ruthaniolu / Astonishia Story / Autoduel / Aveyond: Rhen’s Quest / Aëdemphia / B.A.T. / Baldur’s Gate / Baldur’s Gate II: Shadows of Amn / Barkley 2 / Barkley, Shut Up and Jam: Gaiden / Battle Brothers / BattleTech: The Crescent Hawk’s Inception / Beneath Apple Manor / Betrayal at Krondor / Betrayal in Antara / Birthright: The Gorgon’s Alliance / Black Crypt / Blackguards / Blade & Sword / BloodNet / Bloodwych / Boiling Point: Road to Hell / Book of the Sword Saint / Borderlands / Bound by Flame / Captive / Card Hunter / Castle of the Winds / Cataclysm: Dark Days Ahead / Caves of Qud / Champions / Champions of Krynn / Chaos Chronicles / Chinese Paladin (a.k.a. Legend of Sword and Fairy) / Chinese Paladin 4 / Chinese Paladin 6 / Circuit’s Edge / Citadel of the Black Sun / Cobra Mission: Panic in Cobra City / Cock-A-Doodle-Doo / Corum: Legend of Anpnentria / Crypt of the NecroDancer / Cthulhu Saves the World / Cultist Simulator / CyberMage: Darklight Awakening / Dark Messiah: Might and Magic / Dark Souls / Dark Sun: Shattered Lands / Darkest Dungeon / Darklands / Deathlord / Decisive battle for North Korea / Defender’s Quest: Valley of the Forgotten / Descent to Undermountain / Desktop Dungeons / Deus Ex / Deus Ex: Human Revolution / Deus Ex: Invisible War / Dex / Diablo / Diablo II / Diablo III / Digital Devil Story: Megami Tensei / Dink Smallwood / Din’s Curse / Disciples of Steel / Disco Elysium / Divine Divinity / Divinity II: Ego Draconis / Divinity: Original Sin / Divinity: Original Sin 2 / Dragon Age II / Dragon Age: Inquisition / Dragon Age: Origins / Dragon and Princess / Dragon City / Dragon Quest / Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age / Dragon Slayer / Dragon Wars / Dragon’s Dogma / Dragon’s Eye / Drakensang: The Dark Eye / Drakkhen / Dream Quest / Dream Traveller - Part 1 / Dungeon Campaign / Dungeon Crawl: Stone Soup / Dungeon Hack / Dungeon Master / Dungeon Siege / Dungeons & Dragons: Shadow over Mystara / Dungeons of Daggorath / Dungeons of Dredmor / Dunjonquest: Temple of Apshai / Dwarf Fortress / E.V.O.: The Theory of Evolution / E.Y.E: Divine Cybermancy / Eamon / Eight Swords of Shenzhou / ELEX / Elona / Elvira: Mistress of the Dark / Empire of the Angel / Entomorph: Plague of the Darkfall / Entropia Universe / Epic Battle Fantasy / Escape from Hell / Eschalon: Book I / EVE Online / EverQuest / Evil Islands: Curse of the Lost Soul / Exile: Escape from the Pit / Exit Fate / Expeditions: Conquistador / Expeditions: Viking / Eye of the Beholder / Fable / Faery: Legends of Avalon / Fallen London / Fallout 2 / Fallout 3 / Fallout 3/Van Buren / Fallout 4 / Fallout: A Post-Nuclear Role-Playing Game / Fallout: New Vegas / Fantasy Sango / Fantasy Westward Journey / Fate / Fate: Gates of Dawn / Faïal: Chevalier du Levant / Fear & Hunger / Fer & Flamme / Fighting Emblem / Final Fantasy / Final Fantasy VII / Flame Dragon 2: Legend of Golden Castle / Flying Superboard: Fantasy Journey to the West / Forgotten Realms: Unlimited Adventures / Forgotten Saga / Fortune Summoners: Secret of the Elemental Stone / Freedom Force / FTL: Faster Than Light / Furcadia / Gates of Skeldal / Gateway to the Savage Frontier / Geneforge / Genshin Impact / Gorky 17 / Gothic / Gothic 3 / Gothic II / GreedFall / Grim Dawn / Guardians: Agents of Justice / GuJian / GuJian 3 / Hand of Fate / Heart of Fantasy 2 / Hellgate: London / Heroes of Jin Yong / Heroine Anthem: The Elect of Wassernixe / Heroine’s Quest: The Herald of Ragnarok / Hexplore / Hillsfar / Hired Guns / Ho Tu Lo Shu: The Books of Dragon / Hong Gildong / Hydlide / Hylics / Hyperdimension Neptunia - Re;Birth1 / Icewind Dale / Icewind Dale II / Ishar: Legend of the Fortress / İstanbul Efsaneleri: Lale Savaşçıları / J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings, Vol. I / Jade Empire / Jagged Alliance 2 / Kamidori Alchemy Meister / Kenshi / King of Kings / Kingdom Come: Deliverance / Kingdom of Drakkar / Kingdom Under Fire: A War of Heroes / Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning / King’s Quest: Mask of Eternity / Knights of Legend / Knights of the Chalice / Knights of Xentar / Koko Look / Konung: Legend of the North / Kult: Heretic Kingdoms / Lands of Lore II: Guardians of Destiny / Lands of Lore: The Throne of Chaos / Le Maître Absolu / Legend / Legend of Grimrock / Legend of the Chivalrous Hero / Legend of the Chivalrous Hero 3 / Legend of Wulin Heroes / Liar: Legend of Sword II / Lineage / Lionheart: Legacy of the Crusader / LISA: The Painful / Lords of the Fallen / Lords of Xulima / Lunatic Dawn: Passage of the Book / L’Anneau de Zengara / Magical Diary / Magna Carta: The Phantom of Avalanche / Mandragore / MapleStory / Marauder / Mass Effect / Mass Effect 2 / Mass Effect 3 / Mass Effect: Andromeda / Meantime / MegaTraveller: The Zhodani Conspiracy / Meridian 59 / Middens / Might and Magic III: Isles of Terra / Might and Magic IX / Might and Magic VI: The Mandate of Heaven / Might and Magic VII: For Blood and Honor / Might and Magic VIII: Day of the Destroyer / Might and Magic X / Might and Magic: Book I - Secret of the Inner Sanctum / Might and Magic: World of Xeen / Money Tree / Monster Hunter: World / Moraff’s World / Mordor: Depths of Dejenol / Moria / Mount & Blade / MX-151 / Mystery Chronicle: One Way Heroics / NEO Scavenger / NetHack / Neuromancer / Neverwinter Nights / Neverwinter Nights 2 / Neverwinter Nights 2: Mask of the Betrayer / Neverwinter Nights 2: Storm of Zehir / Neverwinter Nights: Aurora Toolset & Modules / Nexus: Kingdom of the Winds / NieR: Automata / Nioh / Nippon / Odyssey: The Legend of Nemesis / Of Orcs and Men / OFF / Omega / Omikron: The Nomad Soul / Omori / Outward / Paper Sorcerer / Path of Exile / Pathfinder: Kingmaker / Peret em Heru: For the Prisoners / Perihelion: The Prophecy / Phantasie / Phantasy Star / Phantasy Star Online / Pillars of Eternity / Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire / Planescape: Torment / Pokémon GO / Pokémon Uranium / Pom Gets Wi-Fi / Pool of Radiance / Pool of Radiance: Ruins of Myth Drannor / Prince of Qin / Princess Maker 2 / Project Phoenix / Prophecy I: The Fall of Trinadon / Protocoss: Prophecy of the Gods / Puzzle Quest: Challenge of the Warlords / Pyre / Pyrrhic Tales: Prelude to Darkness / Quarterstaff / Quest for Glory: Shadows of Darkness / Quest for Glory: So You Want to Be a Hero / Questron / Rage of Mages / Rainblood: Town of Death / Ravenloft: Stone Prophet / Realms of Arkania: Blade of Destiny / Realmz / Recettear: An Item Shop’s Tale / Return to Krondor / Revolver (Jade Empire 2) / Rezerwowe psy / Rings of Zilfin / Risen / Roblox / Rogue / Rol Crusaders: Búsqueda del Hereje / Romance of the Forgotten Kingdom / Romantic Paladin / Ruina: Fairy Tale of the Forgotten Ruins / Runescape / S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl / Sacred / Saga / Salt and Sanctuary / Scalebound / SD Snatcher / Sengoku Rance / Septerra Core: Legacy of the Creator / Seventh Sense / Severance: Blade of Darkness / ShadowCaster / Shadowlands / Shadowrun Returns / Siege of Avalon / Silver / Slay the Spire / Sorcerian / Soulbringer / South Park: The Stick of Truth / Space Funeral / Space Rangers 2: Dominators / Space Station 13 / SpellForce 2: Shadow Wars / SpellForce III / SpellForce: The Order of Dawn / Spirit of Excalibur / SpurguX / Star Control 2 / Star Saga: One: Beyond the Boundary / Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic / Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II - The Sith Lords / Starflight / Stonekeep / Stormbringer: Elric of Melniboné / Strife: Quest for the Sigil / Sudeki / Summoner / Sunless Sea / Super Columbine Massacre RPG! / Super Space-Time Heroes 3: Mad God Descent / Superhero League of Hoboken / Sword Coast Legends / Sword of Moonlight: King’s Field Making Tool / Swords and Sandals: Gladiator / Swordsman’s Romance: Moonlight Destiny / System Shock 2 / Tale of Immortal / Tale of Wuxia / Tales of Maj’Eyal / Taoist Mutul and the 108 Spectres / Tears / Telengard / Temple of Elemental Evil / Tera: La Cité des Crânes / The Age of Decadence / The Banner Saga / The Bard’s Tale / The Bard’s Tale Construction Set / The Bard’s Tale IV / The Battle for Wesnoth / The Black Hound / The Black Onyx / The Broken Hourglass / The Caverns of Freitag / The Council / The Dark Heart of Uukrul / The Elder Scrolls II: Daggerfall / The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind / The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion / The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim / The Elder Scrolls: Arena / The Faery Tale Adventure / The Immortal / The Last Remnant / The Legacy: Realm of Terror / The Legend of Cao Cao / The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky / The Legend of Zelda / The Magic Candle / The Outer Worlds / The Realm Online / The Return of Heracles / The Sceamer / The Scroll of Taiwu / The Secret of the Black Onyx / The Shadow of Yserbius / The Story of Atria Land / The Summoning / The War of Genesis / The War of Genesis II / The War of Genesis III - Part 1 & 2 / The War of Genesis: Rhapsody of Zephyr / The War of Genesis: Tempest / The Witcher / The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings / The Witcher III: Wild Hunt / Tibia / Time Horn: Il Corno del Tempo / Titan Quest / Torchlight / Torment: Tides of Numenera / Torn / Torn City / Tower of Druaga / Tower of Time / Transistor / Tribulation of Heaven and Earth: Prequel (a.k.a. Castle) / TRON 2.0 / Tun Town / Tunnels & Trolls: Crusaders of Khazan / Tunnels of Doom / Two Worlds II / Tyrann / Tyranny / Ultima / Ultima II: Revenge of the Enchantress / Ultima III: Exodus / Ultima IV: Quest of the Avatar / Ultima IX: Ascension / Ultima Online / Ultima Underworld: The Stygian Abyss / Ultima V: Warriors of Destiny / Ultima VI: The False Prophet / Ultima VII: The Black Gate / Ultima VIII: Pagan / Ultima VIII: The Lost Vale / UnderRail / Undertale / UnReal World / Unrest / Valkyria Chronicles / Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines / Vampire: The Masquerade - Redemption / Vampires Dawn: Reign of Blood / Vampyr / Veil of Darkness / Venetica / WarFrame / Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II / Wasteland / Wasteland 2 / Way of the Samurai 4 / West of Loathing / Wilfred the Hero / Wind Fantasy: Magical Holy War / Windwalker / Witchaven / Wizardry 8 / Wizardry 8: Stones of Arnhem / Wizardry IV: The Return of Werdna / Wizardry V: Heart of the Maelstrom / Wizardry VI: Bane of the Cosmic Forge / Wizardry VII: Crusaders of the Dark Savant / Wizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord / Wizards & Warriors / Wizard’s Crown / World of Aden: Thunderscape / World of Warcraft / Worlds of Ultima: Martian Dreams / Worlds of Ultima: The Savage Empire / Xanadu / Xuan-Yuan Sword / Xuan-Yuan Sword 3: Beyond the Clouds and Mountains / Xuan-Yuan Sword: Dance of the Maple Leaves / Xuan-Yuan Sword: The Millennial Destiny / Ys / Ys II Special / Ys: The Vanished Omens / Yumina the Ethereal / ZanZarah: The Hidden Portal / Zeliard / Zinnia / Zone

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Reprint Updates

This Expanded Edition brings 156 pages extra pages, 65 new game reviews, revised content, a cover art gallery, and several articles on the history of the genre and some particular scenes, such as French, Korean and Chinese RPGs, MMORPGs, BBS games, browser games, RPG Maker games and fan-translations.

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  • AB
    Andreas B.
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    10 months ago
    Rated 5 out of 5 stars
    The three musketeers have arrived

    Today I received the three books I ordered (The Art of Point-and-Click Adventure Games, The CRPG Book: A Guide to Computer Role-Playing Games (Expanded Edition) The CRPG Book: A Guide to Computer Role-Playing Games (Expanded Edition), A Guide to Japanese Role-Playing Games, )and I am simply thrilled!

    From ordering to delivery to my doorstep, everything was perfect. Thank you for the very fair shipping costs!

    As I marveled at the large box and the packaging inside, I was looking forward to opening it.

    I have never received such protective packaging for books before. Thank you so much for that!

    Each book arrived undamaged and is now part of my collection.

    The quality of the production and printing are top notch!

    The layout is also a joy to read and invites you to linger for hours.

    A masterpiece of gaming history!

    I am absolutely delighted with your delivery service and the books!

    Thank you so much for doing this!

    I look forward to more great books from your program

    Thank You very much!

    Andy

  • MK
    Marty K.
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    1 year ago
    Rated 5 out of 5 stars
    A real cRPG Bible!

    Amazing in terms of quality of release and content. I highly recommend!

  • GL
    Guang L.
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    1 year ago
    Rated 5 out of 5 stars
    Great book with amazing content

    I got to know this project (the CRPG Book conducted by Felipe Pepe from RPG Codex) since 2018 when they posted the first electronic version online and I was attracted at once. At that time the book included only games up to year 2015 and it was a little bit regretful when not able to read reviews about games published after 2015.

    Therefore it was great to see that this book is having an expanded version with reviews of games published bewteen 2015 and 2019 was also included. And it was even better to read them in such a delicate physical book.

  • RC
    Rene Christian T.
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    1 year ago
    Rated 5 out of 5 stars
    Masterpiece book

    So smooth and meet my expectations. The book is safe and no damage on delivery. The quality of print and paper was top notch. A truly masterpiece. Thank you bitmap books. Hope to buy more books from you

  • TT
    Tommy T.
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    1 year ago
    Rated 5 out of 5 stars
    A great and nostslgic adventure

    A beautiful and high quality book. Like all Bitmap Books it feels great to hold and use and the illustrations are fantastic.

    Full of information, both about rpg:s you already played, and games to try. Fast delivery, even to Sweden.

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