Skyrim Meets Stardew Valley in Steam’s Hit New Free RPG

The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim and Stardew Valley couldn’t be more different and yet they work oddly well when you jam them together.

Both games champion their respective genres, with Skyrim still going strong so many years after its initial release and Stardew Valley basically being the king of cosy farm games.

With such a lasting legacy for both titles, it’s no wonder that others have tried to grab some of that success for themselves, and some have gotten pretty close.

The one we’re talking about today is called Ancible Online, a multiplayer title developed by The Giant's Drink that you can enjoy on Steam right now for free.

It’s description reads as follows: “Ancible Online is a free-to-play 2D MMORPG set in the world of Veridia that features classic MMO mechanics - Explore, Craft, and Battle with your friends to discover the secret of the Ancible.”

It looks very cute, and while you shouldn’t expect the same graphical quality as Stardew Valley, it does look pretty good.

The multiplayer is obviously a huge part of the game’s appeal and jumping on with so many friends as well as random players sounds like it’d be a lot of fun a few hours into the game, you know once you’ve gotten the hang of everything.

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It’s unclear just how big the open-world is but it must be pretty sizeable, and packed with content to see and interact with.

Picking your own class in accordance with what your friends pick also sounds like a lot of fun, and it’ll be interesting to see how players can interact with each other to best utilise their unique skills.

Ancible Online looks like a fine MMO and it’ll undoubtedly cater to a wide variety of players, whether you want to build a guild like the game says or go in alone.

If you’re interested, you can check the game out for yourself right now for free, and not just a demo either; it’s the full game ready for you to play and enjoy.

The only thing I can’t comment on right now is how well it runs on a Steam Deck, as it’s not considered Verified or even Playable at the moment.

That said, it’s only a small game and its graphics don’t look intensive, so I’d imagine a Steam Deck could run it just fine, it’d be the control mapping that’d be the biggest hurdle.