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Greywind's Legacy - A Text Based, Skill Progression, RPG
This is a text based game that allows the player to step into the town of Alara as the grandson of the late Adventurer Greywind. Choose to avenge your Grandfather by killing the God Obcassus or to instead spend your time exploring the world and skilltree? Or maybe even both? The choice is yours!

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Features
Single-player
Family Sharing
Profile Features Limited 
Languages:
Interface Full Audio Subtitles
English ✔

Coming Soon To Early Access

The developers of this game intend to release as a work in progress, developing with the feedback of players.

Note: Games in Early Access are not complete and may or may not change further. If you are not excited to play this game in its current state, then you should wait to see if the game progresses further in development. Learn more

What the developers have to say:

Why Early Access?

“Greywind's Legacy is a large, ambitious solo project. The core game loop, exploration, combat, class evolution, and the main questline, is fully playable from start to finish. Early Access lets real players shape what gets added next, catch edge cases in a 24,000+ line codebase, and help prioritize which of many planned features to build first.”

Approximately how long will this game be in Early Access?

“Approximately 6–12 months. The target is a full v1.0 release with all planned features implemented, the world fully populated with hand-crafted content, and all balance issues resolved.”

How is the full version planned to differ from the Early Access version?

“For the full v1.0 release we currently plan to add:

Expanded NPC dialogue — Every major town will have unique NPCs with questlines, lore, and merchant inventories tied to their zone's theme.

Crafting system expansion — Recipes for weapons, armor, potions, and upgrade stones. A dedicated crafting interface with material requirements.

Additional class paths — At least 2–3 new Tier 4–7 class evolutions with unique ability sets and skill bonuses.

Hand-crafted dungeon rooms — Named dungeons with multi-room layouts, lore, and unique boss encounters beyond the current procedural system.

Expanded title and achievement system — 20+ new titles tied to specific feats, exploration milestones, and hidden objectives.

World events — Random and scheduled events visible on the world map (invasions, caravans, special encounters).

Sound and music — Ambient audio and combat sound effects via the pygame launcher.
Graphical launcher polish — Font scaling, theme options, and a fullscreen mode with improved rendering.

Balance pass — Full review of enemy scaling, skill bonuses, economy, and progression pacing based on player feedback.

Full Controller Support — Play with an Xbox or compatible controller. The inclusion of a launcher will feature an intelligent cursor system, accelerating hold-to-repeat inputs, and context-aware tooltips.”

What is the current state of the Early Access version?

“The current plan is for a fully playable end-to-end game with the following features hopefully implemented and working:

Full open-world exploration across all 15 zones (3,000×3,000 grid, 410+ towns, 640+ dungeons)

Complete class evolution system (7 tiers, Warrior/Rogue/Mage/hybrid paths)
315+ skills across all disciplines, 50 active abilities

Adventurer's Guild with contracts, ranks, and hireable followers

Quest system with persistent save/load

Companion system with leveling, evolution, and equipment

Player hideout with upgrades and residents

Dungeon system and the full Lair of Obcassus questline

Corner boss system and True God Slayer alternate ending

Title system, Grimoire, lore books, and NPC dialogue

Save/load with multiple slots and death-restore”

Will the game be priced differently during and after Early Access?

“The base price of the game will remain the same. ”

How are you planning on involving the Community in your development process?

“Player feedback directly shapes development priorities. Bug reports, balance suggestions, and feature requests submitted through the Steam discussion boards and community hub will be reviewed and addressed in regular update patches. A public roadmap will be maintained in the community hub showing planned features and their status.”
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About This Game

The legend of Greywind is fading. His trail leads through 15 dangerous regions, from the safe farmlands of Alara to volcanic wastelands, frozen peaks, and a dragon's domain. You are his last descendant. Reclaim what was lost.

Greywind's Legacy is a deep, text-based RPG played in a terminal-style window. Explore a hand-crafted open world of 3,000 × 3,000 tiles across 15 distinct zones, each with its own enemies, towns, dungeons, and secrets. Every playthrough begins in the small town of Alara and expands outward as your character grows in power.

Key Features

  • Deep Class Evolution System — Begin as a Beginner Adventurer and evolve your class every 10 levels. Choose from over 7 tiers of class advancement across Warrior, Rogue, Mage, and hybrid paths. Every class evolution permanently changes your skill bonuses and available abilities.

  • 315+ Skill Tree Entries — Develop passive skills across combat, exploration, magic, crafting, herbalism, and arcana. Skills level up through use and can evolve into more powerful variants, merge into hybrid skills, or unlock new class paths.

  • 50 Active Abilities — Unlock and equip combat abilities ranging from elemental spells (Fireball, Frost Nova, Chain Lightning) to martial techniques (Backstab, Shield Bash, Execute) and high-tier legendary powers (Meteor, Aetheric Form, Void Blade).

  • Open World Exploration — Traverse a massive 3,000×3,000 grid world with 410+ towns, 640+ dungeons, herb patches, ore deposits, and hidden locations. Enemy levels scale smoothly by proximity — low-level bandits near Alara, fearsome dragons near the world's edge.

  • Adventurer's Guild — Join the guild, take on contracts, and rise through the ranks from Unregistered to legendary status. Complete guild quests for gold, XP, and reputation.

  • Quest System — Active and completed quests tracked across play sessions. Quest objectives span exploration, combat, collection, and NPC interactions.

  • Companions & Followers — Hire adventurers from the guild or encounter them in the world. Followers fight alongside you, gain levels, evolve into stronger forms, and can be equipped with weapons and armor.

  • Player Hideout — Purchase and upgrade a personal hideout with residents, crafting stations, and storage. Invest gold in upgrades to unlock new capabilities.

  • Dungeons & The Lair of Obcassus — Delve into procedurally populated dungeons for loot and XP. Collect three ancient keys to unlock the ultimate dungeon: the Lair of Obcassus, home to the final boss and a secret alternate ending.

  • Corner Boss System — Hunt four legendary corner bosses hidden at the world's extremities. Defeat all four and enter the correct trajectory codes to unlock the True God Slayer ending.

  • Titles & Grimoire — Earn over a dozen titles by accomplishing feats in combat and exploration. Equip titles for permanent stat bonuses. Fill your Grimoire with lore by reading books and talking to NPCs across the world.

  • 170+ Items — Weapons, armor, potions, tomes, upgrade stones, herbs, ores, keys, and crafting materials. Buy, sell, craft, and loot from dungeons and enemies.

AI Generated Content Disclosure

The developers describe how their game uses AI Generated Content like this:

Hello, this game has used AI to help with generating artwork and some of the python code.

System Requirements

    Minimum:
    • Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
    • OS *: Windows 7 or newer
    • Processor: Intel Pentium M processors (1.7 GHz)
    • Memory: 500 MB RAM
    • Graphics: ATI Mobility Radeon X300
    Recommended:
    • Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
* Starting January 1st, 2024, the Steam Client will only support Windows 10 and later versions.
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