Indie · February 25, 2014

Talisman: Digital Classic Edition (2014)

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Originally released in 1983 by Games Workshop, Talisman is an iconic fantasy board game where players roll dice to explore a land filled with perilous quests, enemies and challenges, battling to be the first to the center of the board. In 2008, the Revised 4th Edition of  Talisman was released and went on to become a beloved version of the game within the Talisman  community. Talisman: Digital Classic Edition is the officially licensed digital adaptation of that Revised 4th Edition version, featuring the full ruleset and access to all the expansions and content released for the Revised 4th Edition. In Talisman , you choose from a roster of characters who have unique strengths, weaknesses and special abilities. Select your adventurer carefully as their skills could be the key to you getting your hands on the mighty Crown of Command. A magical artifact that holds the power to destroy all rivals, the Crown of Command has the power to make the bearer the true ruler of the kingdom. Your adventure to the Crown of Command won’t be an easy one. You’ll need courage, patience and some good dice rolls to survive the dangers you will face. Deadly monsters, tricky traps and magical disasters will try and stop you at every turn! Grab up to 5 friends online or locally and delve into a Talisman adventure! Online games can be saved and continued at a later date if needed, so no need to worry about time limits! Or if you fancy looking your opponents in the eyes as you face them in deadly combat, Talisman: Digital Classic Edition can also be played in hot-seat mode. Do you see yourself as Good, Neutral or Evil? Depending on which character you decide to play they’ll have a pre-set alignment which can change how you will interact with spaces. However, alignment can be changed throughout the game if you encounter certain cards or spaces. As you adventure through Talisman anything could happen… Most spaces on the board will require you to draw one or more Adventure Cards. These cards could reveal an Event, Follower, Enemy, Places, Stranger or Objects which could include powerful weapons or magical artifacts. Adventure Cards are critical to building your character’s inventory and becoming more powerful. Before you head to claim the Crown of Command, you need to make sure you’re powerful enough! The challenge ahead isn’t an easy one, the Inner Region is fraught with danger and creatures with high Strength and Craft. Levelling up your characters Strength, Craft, Lives, Fate, and Gold isn’t too difficult, but you can lose it just as quickly…. You can pick up resources by earning Trophies, visiting certain Place Cards or spaces on the board or through the Objects you find. When you’re strong enough it’s time to climb the steep steps up to the Crown of Command, where you can conquer all and rule your kingdom. Talisman is a game like no other… Are you ready to do what it takes to rule the land?

Indie releases from 2014

27 Indie titles launched in 2014 — top 6 by review volume.

Community Tag Signals

Tag weights reflect how many Steam users voted each descriptor — larger pills = stronger consensus.

  • Board Game · 345
  • Tabletop · 299
  • Strategy · 246
  • Multiplayer · 241
  • RPG · 233
  • Indie · 185
  • Turn-Based · 175
  • Fantasy · 142
  • Card Game · 140
  • Local Multiplayer · 117
  • Singleplayer · 109
  • Games Workshop · 108
  • Adventure · 86
  • Local Co-Op · 83
  • Turn-Based Strategy · 77

Peer Indie titles

Comparable titles in the same genre and review-volume band — ranked by Steam positive percentage.

Position in Indie

MetricThis titleGenre position
Review volume9.7k Steam reviewsTop 27% in Indie
Positive rating78% positiveGenre average: 87% — this title sits in top 86%
Concurrent peak102 playersTop 34% in Indie by live player count
Engagement hours20 h averageTop 30% for session depth among Indie

Features & Capabilities

Multiplayer

  • Multi-player
  • PvP
  • Online PvP
  • Shared/Split Screen PvP
  • Shared/Split Screen
  • Cross-Platform Multiplayer

Community

  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Trading Cards
  • Steam Cloud
  • Steam Leaderboards

Input & Comfort

  • Full controller support

Other

  • Single-player

Press Quotes

“extremely addictive...many hours of fun, faithful to the original” 8/10 – Eurogamer Poland “Talisman: Digital Edition is the kind of game that you can spend hundreds of hours playing and is for all intents and purposes a solid port of the popular board game. - Vincent Paone of Dad's Gaming Addiction” 9/10 – Dad's Gaming Addiction “...easy to pick up and play and you don't have to know anything about the board game version to play and enjoy the video…

Reception Metrics

Steam community

78%Mostly Positive · 9.7k reviews

7.5k positive · 2.1k negative

Curator recommendations

5.5k

Peak concurrent players

102

Localization Coverage

Interface / Subtitles (7)

  • English
  • French
  • Italian
  • German
  • Spanish - Spain
  • Polish
  • Russian

Release & Availability

Release dateFeb 25, 2014
DeveloperNomad Games
Base price$6.99
DLC / Add-ons49 released
PlatformsWindows, macOS
Estimated owners1M–10M
External linksSupport

Engagement Profile

All-time avg

20h

moderate (15–40 hours)

Median

6h

Typical completion time

Achievements

255

Steam unlocks available

Editions & Packages

  • Buy Talisman: Digital Classic Edition