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Dungeon Master

Welcome to Dungeon Master, PC Gamer's regular RPG column, where Online Editor Fraser Brown (and guests) delves into PC gaming's most beloved and enduring genre. Grab a seat in our badly-lit tavern and please ignore the goblin puke.

The journey made by the RPG genre over the last few decades is yet more evidence that time is cyclical. In the '80s and '90s, exceptional RPGs like Ultima and Baldur's Gate took the mechanics and player agency of tabletop games like D&D...