OKLABSOFT let us know that Lurking II: A Madness is available now from icht.io for $5. A free demo is also available.

Lurking II: A Madness from OKLABSOFT

Classic Fantasy Role-Playing Game for Windows

FEATURES:

• Character creation with modifiable skills and attributes.
• 'Paper Doll' style character representation.
• Hundreds of items including  clothing, musical instruments, custom forged weapons and armor and various other loot.
• Dozens of magical spells and songs.
• Party of up to 5 interchangeable characters.
• Drop off or pick up PCs during quest at adventurer guilds in towns.
• Tactical turn-based combat.
• Vast 900 x 900 tile over-world map.
• Expansive multi-layer underworld and structure interiors maps.
• Over 500 individually hand-drawn tiles create a diverse and stunning world.
• Beautiful and unique retro pixel art style.
• Nonlinear story progression with completely open world exploration.
• Hundreds of NPCs with extensive keyword-parsed conversations.
• 50+ monsters with unique skills, attacks, and behaviors.
• Plenty of noncritical secrets and hidden areas to find and explore.
• Engaging original musical score.
• In-game mapping function.

PLOT: After a short time of peace, the lands are threatened anew by a magical prion known simply as "The Madness" which has been spreading among the people and turning them to evil. Your party of adventurers sets out to discover the source of the infection and to find a remedy if they are able.

The game's predecessor, Lurking I, can be downloaded for free.

Here is the developers own introduction to this FREE RPG:

Hello. This is developer OKLABSOFT. Wanted to put the word out about our first effort, Lurking RPG, which is available for free download on Itch.

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Lurking is a cRPG in the early Ultima style. Some strengths of the game include full party creation for up to five characters, a classless skill-based system for characters, exploration and story focused in a large (300x300 tile) world with underworld and town maps, keyword based conversations with NPCs, and an open world that does not corral you along a path to the end.

Some weaknesses have been identified through player feedback: a weak combat system, a UI that is a bit rough around the edges, and some balance issues with combat.

Many who have contacted us have thoroughly enjoyed this game and we welcome feedback as we work on our sequel, Lurking II: A Madness.

It is free so please check it out: https://oklabsoft.itch.io/lurking

Thank you! And happy adventuring. -OKLABSOFT