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NEStalgia was a massively multiplayer online role-playing game for Microsoft Windows created by American indie developer Silk Games.[1][2][3] NEStalgia was launched on February 23, 2011,[3][4] then released for Steam on April 15, 2014.[5][6] The core gameplay follows the classic Japanese role-playing game format (particularly Dragon Quest)[1] with turn-based battles, random encounters, and explorable towns and dungeons.
| NEStalgia | |
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 Title screen | |
| Developer(s) | Silk Games |
| Publisher(s) | Silk Games |
| Designer(s) | Ben Mallahan |
| Engine | BYOND |
| Platform(s) | Microsoft Windows |
| Release | February 23, 2011 Steam: April 15, 2014 |
| Genre(s) | Role-playing game |
| Mode(s) | Multiplayer |
There are eight character classes in total. The focus of NEStalgia is a cooperative party system in which players join up to battle monsters and complete quests together.[2][3][7][8]
In addition to the classic elements, the game has world chat, a guild system, Player versus player combat, rare items and gear to find, a quest log, and a player auction house for item trading.[9][10][11]
The game was designed by Ben Mallahan, who has been creating online games using the BYOND game creation system since 2001.[12][13] NEStalgia was in development for two years, which included an 11-month public beta period. The game was launched on February 23, 2011.[4]
Since release, NEStalgia has undergone many changes. Notable changes include improved framerate, graphical and interface upgrades, and a "companion" system that allows solo players to recruit and fight alongside most monsters in the game.[14][15] Although NEStalgia was developed and powered using BYOND, it became downloadable as a standalone game in June 2012.[16]
NEStalgia was submitted to Steam Greenlight in August 2012.[16][17] It was Greenlit on August 28, 2013, then launched on Steam on April 15, 2014.[6][18]
The last update for the MMO was in September 2016.[19] All official game servers have been offline since October 2018.[20] The official forum has been offline since December 2019.[21]
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