The Temple of Elemental Evil

Buy71%

Mostly Positive · 365 player reviews · Low confidence

Worth it for the right player.

Troika Games · RPG · Dec 10, 2025

Player review score
71%
Mostly Positive
Price
$9.99
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

Steam only charts its most-played games, and this one isn’t among them.

Achievements
29
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
1
Full audio1 of 1
Subtitles1 of 1

Should I buy The Temple of Elemental Evil?

Buy it if you like
  • Combat: 53 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 32 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 14 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Bugs: 38 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Interface: 27 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Crashes: 22 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 365 player reviews · updated

What players think

The recurring themes across 294 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
42% of themes are praise16% are divided42% are complaints
Combat
Players who bring up Combat mostly praise it.
53 of 294 sampled reviews raised it
-Full range of feats with lots of tactical options including: combat expertise/power attack allowing rules consistent adjustment (instead of a simple on/off switch) - including power attack doing more damage if using a 2-handed weapon.
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
32 of 294 sampled reviews raised it
-Only D&D game to include the spiked chain weapon (the only reach weapon capable of hitting adjacent enemies), allowing for some truly fun fighter builds when combined with combat reflexes for more attacks of opportunities, great cleave, and having a spellcaster casting enlarge to further extend the reach.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
14 of 294 sampled reviews raised it
The environment, the lighting and sound design are also good for a 2003 game; everything else is mostly bad or mediocre.
Linux compatibility
Players who bring up Linux compatibility mostly praise it.
6 of 294 sampled reviews raised it
It also runs perfectly on linux via proton, no crashing or any bugs encountered.
Steam Deck
Players who bring up Steam Deck mostly praise it.
6 of 294 sampled reviews raised it
Some small bugs here and there, but I played start to finish on my steam deck with no crash nor major issues.

Theme by theme

Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.

Players love
Combat53 reviews
Gameplay32 reviews
Graphics14 reviews
Linux compatibility6 reviews
Steam Deck6 reviews
Divided opinion
Story
76% still recommend
Characters
83% still recommend
Players complain
Bugs
58% still recommend
Interface
56% still recommend
Crashes
59% still recommend
Difficulty
67% still recommend
Audio
60% still recommend

What you get

Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.

Play modes

  • Single-player

Controller

Steam lists no controller support.

Store features

  • Family Sharing
  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Cloud

Platforms

  • Windows

Valve device support

Steam DeckPlayable
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachinePlayable

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Prices have been lower
$9.99

The lowest we've tracked is $6.69.

8 points recordedtoday · $9.99

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