FreeHolder

FreeHolder is a survival and farming game set on the frontier of Ancient Rome. You and two comrades, escaped slaves fleeing Roman territory, find a recently raided farm with a little wheat, a few tools and a couple of silver denari. A Roman census taker arrives and offers to let you keep the farm if you meet Rome’s wheat quota and pay him a bribe. You must avoid starvation and frostbite while working under his control, but you can also look for ways to change your situation.

The farm and Rome

You can resist the Romans through stealth, subterfuge or brute force, ally with the northern tribes, or buy freedom for yourself and your friends and enter Roman high society. The game describes seven classes and over thirty skills, while its story description also lists ten classes, including agronomist, ranger, engineer, rancher, witch and gladiator. Classes have different upgrade paths and special actions, letting you shape how you play, from farming to fighting.

Character progression

FreeHolder combines farming, survival, role-playing and strategy. It has over a dozen procedurally generated factors that vary each game, supporting replayable runs. Its original retro soundtrack is by Blue Mage and draws on the sound of the classic console era.