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FATE
Play (or Re-play) This Classic Dungeon Crawler!During the golden days of action RPGs, FATE was a powerhouse, winning runner-up for PC Magazine’s Role-Playing Game of the year. Popular enough to spawn 3 sequels, this was one of the premier dungeon crawlers of its time.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-08-31 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-12.
What reviewers agree on
61 of the 104 reviews raise this.
“Game so goated my pc ran it in background for days silently without me noticing to continue playing when I didn't want to”
“The classic, OG dungeon crawler that started it all, it's worth it to play just for the nostalgia alone even though it has less biomes, gear, and and monster types than later installments; it's cheap as hell and well…”
“Mainly playing for the nostalgia and I really appreciate the gameplay, achievement accessibility, soundtrack, clear finish line, and randomly generated dungeons”
7 of the 104 reviews raise this.
“The classic, OG dungeon crawler that started it all, it's worth it to play just for the nostalgia alone even though it has less biomes, gear, and and monster types than later installments; it's cheap as hell and well…”
“Its fun and power and skills increase with time. But it is simple if needed.”
“This is honestly one of my favorite games to play. Its challenging but really really fun!”
5 of the 104 reviews raise this.
“Where DO I begin, well. It looks great, old, homey, cozy, and warm. Do you like shooting, well they have bows. You like magic, they have spells and staffs. Like stabbing folk, they have swords. Like sitting back fishing…”
5 of the 104 reviews raise this.
“Fantastically optimized. This game runs on anything, even a potato build. One of the most addictive dungeon crawlers I’ve ever played.”
“Used to play this on an old Dell desktop back in the day and it ran well. Playing it on new hardware makes the the experience more enjoyable! 10/10 would recommend!!”
“one of the best pc games ever this being the original release finally glad they got it to run on rog ally”
4 of the 104 reviews raise this.
“The classic, OG dungeon crawler that started it all, it's worth it to play just for the nostalgia alone even though it has less biomes, gear, and and monster types than later installments; it's cheap as hell and well…”
“Amazing game for the price with a lot of content and really fun”
7 of the 104 reviews raise this · 7 of them still recommend the game.
“Came to replay it after ages a real childhood classic highly recommend if you want a chill type of dungeon crawl adventure. Just do pay attention to what stats, items and spells do since if you don't you'll hit a sharp…”
“I remember playing this when I was younger and decided to play it to completion it's a classic game and definitely would be rough around the edges for newer players but still a great game to see on Steam.”
“Game is very good and enjoyable. I always choose Magic because Magic in the Fate series is broken and overpowered. Fate series is my all time favorite dungeon crawler. I even 100% complete the game and got every…”
4 of the 104 reviews raise this · 1 of them still recommend the game.
“I grabbed this because of nostalgia and, boy howdy, does it sure play like a freeware version of Diablo. The system with the pets (distinct inventory, can send it to town to sell loot) is pretty cool but there isn't…”
“cheats got removed”
4 of the 104 reviews raise this · 3 of them still recommend the game.
“very difficult to get this game working for any modern computer, to people not as tech savvy, but if they either fixed the programming issues or gave us a clear way to do the steps our selves it would have been very…”
“sadly i am no longer able to play. the game just doesn't load. when i click play nothing happens no loading no screen change nothing happens at all.”
“its a bit glitchy with newer computers but it's an absolute classic.”
3 of the 104 reviews raise this · 3 of them still recommend the game.
“The classic, OG dungeon crawler that started it all, it's worth it to play just for the nostalgia alone even though it has less biomes, gear, and and monster types than later installments; it's cheap as hell and well…”
“A fun, compact dungeon-crawler ARPG with satisfying loot and progression, plus a solid mix of monsters, quests, pets, and build options. It’s easy to pick up and stays addictive even after many hours. The main drawbacks…”
“Repetitive gameplay loop, with no real story, but I specifically really enjoy the gameplay loop a lot. An oldie but a goodie.”
3 of the 104 reviews raise this · 3 of them still recommend the game.
“A fun, compact dungeon-crawler ARPG with satisfying loot and progression, plus a solid mix of monsters, quests, pets, and build options. It’s easy to pick up and stays addictive even after many hours. The main drawbacks…”
“It's kind of repetitive, but I still really like it, nice mechanics,”
“Repetitive gameplay loop, with no real story, but I specifically really enjoy the gameplay loop a lot. An oldie but a goodie.”
Counted across 104 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 95.3% positive rating · as of 2026-05-12
“The game is very nostalgic for me. The Wild Tangent app that came with Windows was a gem back when all I had was free games. Since the games were on a time-trial I could only have runs that only lasted so long. I was never able to go in-depth into FATE when I played it because…”
— a player, Steam review · 8 hrs played“Un juegazo en los tiempos de WildTangent Games, recuerdo cuando era niño jugar bastante con las monedas de prueba gratiuta para poder probarlo, no tenia idea de como adquirirlo por completo entonces siempre esperaba diariamante para probarlo por tiempo limitado, era mi vicio de…”
— a player, Steam review · 3 hrs played“Diablo who? Played this game on "Window Games" on a free trial as a kid. Been hooked ever since. 10/10”
— a player, Steam review · 70 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-06 via SteamCharts.
Achievement stats
Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-09-05.
Price tracking
US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-11. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.
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Latest official news
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FATE Franchise Sale
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-12.
| Genres | Action, Adventure, RPG |
| Player tags | RPG · Dungeon Crawler · Adventure · Action · Action RPG · Fantasy · Hack and Slash · Singleplayer · Loot · Fishing · Isometric · Casual (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Steam Trading Cards · Steam Cloud · Steam Leaderboards · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English * * |
| Achievements | 10 |
| Official site | https://playfate.com/play-the-classic-fate/ |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS *: Windows 2000, XP, Vista, 7 or 8 Processor: 800 MHz PC or Better Memory: 512 MB RAM Graphics: 16 MB 3D Graphics Accelerator DirectX: Version 8.0 Storage: 400 MB available space