{"id":613960,"date":"2026-04-19T07:00:18","date_gmt":"2026-04-19T07:00:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/613960\/"},"modified":"2026-04-19T07:00:18","modified_gmt":"2026-04-19T07:00:18","slug":"steam-beloved-rpg-surpasses-even-crimson-desert-in-scale-and-its-free","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/613960\/","title":{"rendered":"Steam Beloved RPG Surpasses Even Crimson Desert In Scale, And It’s Free"},"content":{"rendered":"

Crimson Desert has been taking the world by storm as one of the most visually and mechanically impressive open-world games we\u2019ve ever seen.<\/p>\n

It actually defies logic sometimes as when you look at gameplay online you\u2019re either seeing a gritty, down-to-Earth battle between medieval knights or a man swinging through a forest like Spider-Man before hopping onto a rideable dragon.<\/p>\n

That viral content has done wonders for the game\u2019s global appeal but for those who are adamant it isn\u2019t for them, you should have over to Steam<\/a>.<\/p>\n

On the Steam store is a beloved, classic RPG that\u2019s technically larger than Crimson Desert <\/a>yet was released several years earlier, and the best part is it\u2019s free-to-play.<\/p>\n

Elder Scrolls Players Already Know What\u2019s Coming <\/p>\n

Whether you love Crimson Desert or hate it, if you\u2019re playing on Steam you need to give The Elder Scrolls II: Daggerfall a go.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe ancient golem Numidium, a powerful weapon once used by the great Tiber Septim to unify Tamriel, has been found in Iliac Bay\u201d begins the game\u2019s description.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn the power struggle that follows, the King of Daggerfall is murdered and his spirit haunts the kingdom. The Emperor Uriel Septim VII sends his champion to the province of High Rock to put the king\u2019s spirit to rest and ensure that the golem does not fall into the wrong hands.\u201d<\/p>\n

Now, keep in mind before you dive in that this isn’t going to be your typical Elder Scrolls games.<\/p>\n

The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim changed everything and we\u2019re expecting The Elder Scrolls VI to be just as impactful, but before the series shifted to full 3D with The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind they were very different experiences.<\/p>\n

READ MORE: Elder Scrolls 6 Could Be Unplayable For Millions Of Gamers In Surprise U-Turn<\/a><\/p>\n

That\u2019s not to say Daggerfall<\/a> is a poor game though, far from it. With procedurally generated quests it\u2019s an RPG unlike any other and obviously did something right as we got plenty of sequels out of it.<\/p>\n

\"TheBethesda Softworks<\/p>\n

In terms of map size it\u2019s also still one of the biggest open-world games going, spreading across over 200,000km.<\/p>\n

Crimson Desert\u2019s open-world is equally as impressive but only spans over 100km in size.<\/p>\n

This is of course due to how limited the technology was back then when making games. With less technologically taxing visuals the worlds could be larger as there was less to load in at any given time, but while Daggerfall is very much a product of its time it doesn\u2019t make it any less impressive.<\/p>\n

Players can experience the full game on Steam for free so if you\u2019ve been wanting a break from Crimson Desert or want another RPG to take your mind off the discourse, Daggerfall is one to check out.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Crimson Desert has been taking the world by storm as one of the most visually and mechanically impressive…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":613961,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[49,48,210018,10940,1009,7569,61,230791],"class_list":{"0":"post-613960","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-technology","8":"tag-ca","9":"tag-canada","10":"tag-crimson-desert","11":"tag-free-games","12":"tag-pc","13":"tag-steam","14":"tag-technology","15":"tag-the-elder-scrolls"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/613960","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=613960"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/613960\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/613961"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=613960"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=613960"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=613960"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}