Release, what the restored edition changes, demo saves and Patch #1

SNEG announced the launch on Steam on November 6, 2026 at 14:15 UTC, and GOG lists the same day, so both stores are live. It is the first digital release of the 2001 game, and the original soundtrack is included.

On November 7 the US Steam store listed $19.99, discounted 10% to $17.99 until November 20. If you already own The Temple of Elemental Evil or Forgotten Realms: The Archives - Collection Two, SNEG offers bundle discounts on Steam. GOG shows its own regional price.

Before launch, Steam's countdown pointed to about 16:00 UTC; GOG lists 14:00 UTC, which matches SNEG's launch post better.

SNEG calls it a restoration and re-release of the original Stormfront Studios game. SNEG says you can choose how much of the modernisation to use, and an optional Legacy mode keeps the original gameplay and visuals.

Neither source says whether you can switch modes partway through a campaign, or whether Legacy mode also keeps the original bugs. Treat both as unknown until launch.

1. Display: widescreen up to 4K, upscaled backgrounds and an upscaled interface.
2. Controls: full controller support and a reworked camera.
3. Combat: adjustable animation speed, plus an optional turn timer.
4. Interface: a new action bar and more tooltips.
5. Steam features: achievements, cloud saves and Steam Deck support, per SNEG.
6. Fixes: SNEG lists numerous bug fixes but does not name them.

SNEG's first patch, a day after launch. Kingy has not played it; this is a summary of the official notes in our own words.

1. Controller: D-pad Up now toggles walk and run while exploring (it no longer opens the map; M and the Journal still do). In run mode a partial stick push walks, a full push runs, and the party keeps your pace.
2. Settings: Show Indicators and Move and Act Mode (the Left Alt and Left Shift toggles) are now on the Game tab, and Run by Default is back.
3. Key bindings: action-bar favourite keys (Q to Y positions) no longer take a key you bound to a camera action, and the game asks before reassigning one.
4. Demo saves: imported once at startup, without the demo's area limits.
5. Text: the Russian name shows correctly in the language list, long item tooltips are no longer cut off, and several Traditional Chinese item-name and text fixes.

If one of these happened to you, update to Patch #1 first. SNEG says affected saves are repaired when loaded.

1. Crash when a headset is switched or reconnected: fixed (audio thread crash when the playback device changes format).
2. Crash when loading a save made near an undiscovered secret door: fixed. Old saves load with the door hidden again, as originally placed.
3. Nottle missing from his wagon: happens if the party crossed his trigger area during the opening zombie fight. Fixed, and such saves are repaired on load.
4. Elena, the ghost at the Turgild Square wells, stays silent: fixed when the party is already at the well as she appears. Before the patch, walking away and back or clicking her worked.
5. Conversations dropped during a fight, cutscene or menu: they now wait until the game is free.
6. Polish players unable to type a save name: fixed.
7. Game left running without a window after Alt+F4 or closing during a conversation: fixed.

Yes. Since Patch #1 (November 7), the full game imports saves from the demo when it starts, so you can continue where the demo ended. Each demo save is imported once, the demo's area limits are dropped, and imported saves sync to Steam Cloud like any other save.

SNEG says a configuration setting can turn the import off; the notes don't name it. If an imported save is missing, check that you started the full game at least once after Patch #1.

A turn-based Dungeons & Dragons party RPG set in the Forgotten Realms. You create up to four heroes and can recruit two more, for a party of six. Characters reach level 16, and spells go up to 8th level. SNEG puts the length at over 100 hours.

Steam's developer note says that, by the official ratings of the time, the 2001 game contains violence and blood.

Minimum on Steam: 64-bit Windows 10 or 11, a 1.8 GHz 64-bit processor, 4 GB of RAM, a DirectX 9.0c-compatible graphics card, DirectX 11 and 4 GB of free storage. Steam lists no recommended specification beyond a 64-bit processor and operating system.

Steam showed seven supported languages on November 2: English, French, German, Spanish (Spain), Polish, Russian and Traditional Chinese. The page did not make clear which have full audio.

The Steam Deck rating Valve assigns, which other original bugs are fixed, and the name of the setting that turns off demo save import. SNEG says further fixes for text display problems are planned for a later update.