Nothmere

Nothmere is a retro point-and-click Adventure RPG about an amnesiac stranger trapped in a remote town surrounded by jagged mountains. You awaken on a rocky shore after being dragged from the sea through a sewer pipe, with no memory of who you are or how you arrived. Everyone in Nothmere came the same way, and no one has ever left.

The town and its secrets

Magical wards set into Nothmere’s stone walls hold back the void creatures in the surrounding wilderness. The Mage guild maintains the defenses, while the Warrior guild enforces order and survival. Thieves haunt the shadows, secrets linger in the alleyways, and every citizen has unexplained gaps in their past.

As you explore the town and its outskirts, you uncover clues about Nothmere’s origins, the wards, the monsters beyond the walls and the cost of keeping the town standing. Your search for a way out leads to the realization that Nothmere exists for a reason, and that you may be part of it. Your choices determine the ending: preserve the town’s fragile safety, find a way to break the cycle or doom Nothmere and everyone in it.

Classes and choices

You can play as a Warrior, Thief or Mage, or combine their abilities in a hybrid character. Class-specific puzzles have separate solution paths, and RPG stats such as intelligence and speech skills can affect branching dialogue. The game also includes a full timed day-and-night cycle.

Quests and progression

Completing quests, defeating monsters and progressing through the story earns experience and levels you up, with stat points added at each level. A dynamic quest log tracks your progress. Combat uses spells, special attacks and other abilities based on your class, and a spellbook records the spells you learn.

Equipment and shops

An equippable inventory holds armor, weapons and jewelry that can provide bonus stats, from basic junk to epic gear for every class. Vendors sell different kinds of items, including potions that provide temporary stat buffs. Buying and selling are handled separately, and prices depend on your reputation and speech skill.

Interface and combat feedback

The game runs at 1920 × 1080 and has a customizable drag-and-drop interface. Scrolling combat text shows experience, health and magic gained, as well as HP and MP used or lost, as events happen.

Humor and influences

Nothmere takes heavy inspiration from the Quest for Glory series and includes silly humor and Easter eggs referencing old Sierra and LucasArts games.