Zelda Meets Fable In Free Steam RPG That's A 10/10 Masterpiece

Published Oct 4, 2026, 8:00 PM EDT

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Occasionally, a free game lands on Steam that makes you wonder: how on Earth is this being given away for free? How is a game so well-made, and with so much content, completely free to download and keep forever, with no strings attached?

That's the very question you'll ask yourself after more than a few minutes with Moonring, an incredible RPG from the co-creator of Fable that is 100 percent free. It first released in 2023, but if it somehow slipped past your radar, I would urge you not to sleep on this banger of a game.

Moonring Is Completely Free, And Completely Amazing

I still don't get it

Moonring is an old-school RPG that sees you explore dungeons, uncover secrets, and discover a huge open world filled with characters and stories. It's inspired by classics like Ultima, but has plenty of modern touches. It can be a little complicated to get to grips with at first as it isn't big on holding your hand, but stick with it and you'll have a great time.

Here's the official Steam synopsis to get you in the mood:

"Five hundred years ago, the land of Caldera was plunged into endless darkness. Decades later, five moons rose in the sky, bringing light to the world and strange Gods with it. With them came the Dreams: calls to Devotion promising supernatural Gifts. Thus, the new Calderan civilisation was born; a world of Devotion and Dreamers, Gods and Gifts, with a Dreamless Archon acting as the Gods' mortal representative. But Archons are not eternal, and a successor must be found.You are Dreamless: free to choose your own destiny, to ask questions others dare not, or even become Archon yourself. What will you do, Dreamless one?"

To download Moonring for yourself, all you need to do is head over to Steam and install it. It's not a big game, and even the most potato PC in the world could probably run it these days. It also works great on Steam Deck, if you were wondering. Moonring DX was also recently released for Nintendo Switch as a paid game, if you really want to chuck some money to the developer.

Everybody Loves Moonring

Who could blame them?

The reviews for Moonring sit at "Overwhelmingly Positive" — 96 percent of the nearly 2,000 reviews are glowing. The general consensus seems to be a shared disbelief that the game is completely free to own, which I totally get.

Here's my favorite recent review:

"I spent three or four days without really feeling like playing anything; I just wasn't "inspired". Then I told myself: 'Let's try Moonring, it's free anyway'. Two hours in and I'm having a blast. It brought back that feeling of wanting to spend four or five hours a day on a game (sadly I'm too tired to actually do that XD). I'm going to buy the DLC just to support the author. He deserves way more than that."

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