Do I recommend this game? To most people, yes. To some people who only favor the new generation of video games... Not so much.

Dungeon Siege is mainly a game you would play for nostalgia; or if you're just a fan of mysterious, old school RPGs that don't hold your hand or if you're just a RPG collector in the first place, and seek a new game to add to your collection.

Since Dungeon Siege was the first game I ever played, my review may bare some bias: but hopefully, that shall not be the case.

Dungeon Siege MIGHT not have the most advanced combat system, but with the amount of interesting characters you can control (8 at maximum, if I'm correct) such as a dwarf, an archer, a alcoholic yet skilled warrior and even a half giant (in the expansion pack!) you can create a team of adventurers with all kinds of strategy and you can find and loot all kinds of accoutrement to independantly equip each party member you are controlling.

The game may seem very linear at first but if you're willing to playthrough the game over one time you'll discover many secret locations and party members which you may not have discovered from the first playthrough, something special Dungeon Siege always captured me with was the mystery. SPOILER ALERT: In one area, you find extremely large (seemingly dragon) bones... Who knows what that was before it died? I suppose we'll never know.

You have three classes: Melee, Ranged or Magic. There are many spells, swords (or even clubs or hammers or axes) and bows (or crossbows in the expansion pack) to collect, and a large amount of armor to follow.

Not to mention the brilliant voice acting and enchanting sound effects which if you played Dungeon Siege awhile ago shall capture your heart with nostalgia.

Dungeon Siege is overall an AMAZING game. The first playthrough you will find incredible since you won't know what to expect, then there's always the expansion. The only complaints I have is that the multiplayer is disabled, I wish there were more party members and it wasn't as linear (The secret locations and party members does get slightly limited, there are many side quests though too!)

The final verdict for Dungeon Siege is... A 8 out of 10. The game is incredible (a 10/10 for the first playthrough) but there are a few flaws that could keep someone from playing.

Until the next review, seeya!

Good game, definatly a classic but alas steam letdown, multiplayer is disabled, and Legends of Aranna Expansion Pack is no where in sight.

This will fix some of the issues
http://steamcommunity.com//sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=384309700

thx to the author for the guide.

A nice rpg. First one to use the pack mule concept. A good Britan/Roman ruin feel. Well worth the purchase even though now it's a bit dated.

Awesome old school rpg , best part is that the steam version is windows 7 compatible :) unlike my old cd copy which kept telling me that win 7 hated running it .
The price at the moment is pretty good too , at only $7.00 ,
Heaps of quests to under take , the option to choose who you want in your party during the game makes this a must have for old school gamers and new comers too .
What more can i say about this game lol .... except just go out and buy it , :)

[My steam total is much less than I've actually played since you can play offline without Steam connection. EDIT: Game is of quite sufficient length. Longest mazes I've ever played.]

Fun game from 2002. I started as a huge Diablo 2 fan. I'm catching up and enjoying the era of now-cheap RPG/action games before upgrading my system to run more modern games. Just so I don't spend before I really need to. (currently a Radeon X-600) This includes the Dungeon Siege series + Fallout, Torment, Torchlight 1/2, Baldur's Gate, Titan Quest, Morrowind, Oblivion ...before hitting Skyrim, D3, etc. Bottom line: In many ways, this fits in the older era. -- So, those are your ganeral Action/RPG + hack/slash comparisons.

** Graphics: It's 3-D. Steam graphics are representative. Sure, it's dated, but that doesn't ruin the game for me.

** Team: You can manage 8 characters drawn from three general classes from which you can customize: Melee, ranged, mage. Two kids of mages: Combat, Nature. Former is mostly offensive; the latter mainly includes healing spells, etc. Buffs and spell selection are typical.

** Multiplayer: No multiplayer anymore.

** Loot: Regular items for purchase and souped up loot (some has tradeoffs). One of your 8 chars can be a moving mule: non fighting with 3 times inventory. ... One /very/ cool minor feature is casting a "transmute" spell that turns items into gold on the spot at a fraction of the value. Thus, there's no need to leave loot unless you want to leave mapping markers or don't want to bother with the super-cheap stuff. Obviously, take the valuable stuff, right? :)

** Overview of Attributes with examples: 3 areas: Strength (perks: melee combat damage, eventually wear better armor), Dex (ranged damage), Intel (mana pool, spell damage, mage armor). -- Dex provides minimal advantages.

** Character development is actually more complex than usual. Use a melee weapon, you build strength. -- but you also gain a slight boost in dex and a very slight intel boost. Reverse is true. This enables your ranged character to VERY gradually build strength for slightly better armor. Although you delay advanced specializion perks, I like a little flexibility.

[EDIT: Recommendation: Specialization for fighters. Don't broaden their attributes/abilities beyond strength. ...Be very cautious about mage/fighters.]

** Replayability? The only replayability factors would be different party composition, which IMO is little to none. No randomness at all. I think it's a great one and done.

** Monsters: Once you clear an area, the monsters don't respawn. I expect that next game, they'll be in the same place.

** Other: You can remap keys like a bandit. Haven't even explored all the options. Raise/lower difficulty. Standard quests. Quick save along the way. Secret areas that aren't easy to find without advice? You can get an overview map, but it does NOT show caves since they're underground. Sometimes unlit areas aren't obvious, both of which are authentic and nice touches. I'll investigate mods later, if they exist.

EDIT: Just completed the game (12/12/14). This game has a let-down for an ending. Still worth the purchase, but oh my goodness, Steam version has removed all sense of closure! Does this matter? Think of it as a 98% great game, and subsequently see a therapist for any emotional damage.

** Advice: If you like the standard old ARPG like the above, get this game. Cheap Steam bundles are occasionally available at humblebundle, gamersgate, bundlestar, etc. Probably will hit gog soon if you want no DRM. Thanks for reading.

*sigh*
A decade ago, I played this game so much my grades in high school suffered.
When I saw that the game was on steam, I thought it would be an excellent opportunity to relive the memories of this excellent game.
I bought the game. I just didn't GET the game.
The game would probably run, if it weren't for crippling compatibility issues that result in random crashing. However, Steam, in their infinit wizdom, DISABLED THE MULTIPLAYER ENTIRELY. Seriously. Main menu. Click Multiplayer. You're greeted with an ugly (not skinned at all) and rude dialog box that simply says "DISABLED". That's it. Nothing.
I bought this game as part of a bundle with Dungeon Siege 2, and Dungeon Siege 3.
Dungeon Siege 2 multiplayer is ALSO DISABLED, and Dungeon Siege 3 isn't even a DS game, in my opinion. It might have done better if they gave it a different name and didn't try to step in the footsteps of such a great franchise.
Seriously, I wish Steam would have just let this entire franchise of games rest in peace. I honestly would take my money back and return these if that were an option. I feel like I did not get what I paid for.

Amazing game. Loved it back in the day and i still love it now.

Dungeon Siege was a wonderful Gas Powered Games ARPG released in the early 2000's notable for its fully 3D environments, party based combat, and wonderful fantasy ambience. The game was incredibly polished for the time and still holds up today. A few small Win7 compatability issues remain, but otherwise still a blast to play. Beware though, the Steam versions of DS don't have the expansion packs.

Looks like a good game, but do not buy if you have windows 8. it wont work. i have tried for hours to make it work but it won't. it presents with a weird texture glitch that won't go away.

Great old game and it runs fine on Windows 7!

One of my favorite classic rpg right beside diablo and bauilder's gate series this here classic rpg gives tons of hours worth of gameplay and story to the famous rpg makers before S-E picked up the title great for those who want to play an classic pc rpg that takes no space an really leaves a wonderful taste of epic adventures in your mouth for life!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Played on windows xp, vista, 7 , and 8!!!!!!

If you can get this game to run smoothly, so anything windows 7(in windows xp compatability mode) and lower, it's a good throw back even if the multiplayer has been removed. The combat in this game is epic, with anywhere from 1 enemy to 30 enemies in single battle not to mention your 7 other party members thrown into the frey. It fast passed early 2000's top down fantasy Diablo/Baudler's Gate style adventure role playing game with a bit more fluidity in its motions. The only down side is it doesn't run on Windows 8

An awesome game that is missing from Steam. I have put many hundreds of hours into this game in the past. The copy Steam sells DOES NOT WORK ON NEWER SYSTEMS. It is also missing the expansion: Legends of Aranna. The disc version works perfectly, even on newer systems. WTF STEAM. If you want to play this game, find disc packs instead of the Steam version, and I assure you that you'll have a much better time. This is a very fun game, but DO NOT BUY IT FROM STEAM.

8/10

Very atmospheric game. Dated by todays standards but still really immersive and worth the purchase.

ROAR! FUN! ENDING BOO!

Good Game!!!!! :p

Hey people! Dungeon Siege is one of the finest RPG games i've ever played, and do not worry, even though Steam does not make it Legends Of Aranna Available, you can go over to the workshop and on guide section and you'll have an tutorial to enable it, so what you are waiting for? I've created the guide!
This game is a piece of art, buy it!
http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=384309700

WINDOWS 8 = DON'T BUY IT !

Otherwise great game... a shame I can't play it even if I bought it.
Thanks for your honesty Steam.

One of my all-time favorite games. I've played it through several times, and as a fantasy RPG/dungeon crawler, this game gets just about everything right. You start off as a solo adventurer fighting mobs, and looting treasure and weapons. Along the way, you meet more adventurers that join you in your quest. Ultimately, you end up with a party of six, and you choose how you want each person to develop their fighting style.

Other D&D-style games like Baldur's Gate have a very steep learning curve, and are heavy on the player maintenance. I think that Dungeon Siege strikes just the right balance between playability and maintenance.

Old school dungeon crawling at its finest. The UI is a little clunky, but that's easy to overlook.