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The Warlock of Firetop Mountain is based on a "choose your own adventure" book from the early 1980s, bringing the classic Fighting Fantasy gamebook to digital life. Your character wants to slay his or her way through the titular Firetop Mountain to face and defeat the titular warlock, Zagor. From the outset, you get four classes to choose from. Each class has a different story, personality, and motive for killing Zagor, but more classes are available as you acquire souls, the game's primary currency.

Battles are turn-based affairs where both sides pick their next action (move or attack) and then they are simultaneously executed. In a visual style akin to the likes of Hitman GO, your character looks like a figurine that fights other figurines. Reading the enemy's movements and knowing when to strike is key to progression in The Warlock of Firetop Mountain. These enemies attack in patterns that are generally easy to identify by the player. Reading these patterns is what secures you the win. Characters have three main stats: Luck, Stamina, and Skill.

You read actual paragraphs of the book, and select the direction you want from your choices at the bottom. As you select your hero moves through the dungeon and new bits of the dungeon are revealed. Wandering the mountain paths, players can choose their reactions to situations and crossroads. With no rewind feature, however, it would be wise to decide carefully. Tests of skill, luck and strength have been included. These tests involve you rolling a number lower than the required value to pass the test. Passing tests has good or no result, while losing them can have bad or sometimes fatal outcomes.

One of the central virtues of the game is the way the developers have changed and expanded upon the "one true way through the mountain" idea from the book and opened up the exploration by giving each of the characters a personal task outside of the main quest. The player is thus invited to make repeated journeys through the mountain, to ultimately win more fights and gain souls, to solve the individual quests and unlock more powerful characters in the higher tiers. The game appeals to fans of tabletop RPGs, roguelikes, and classic gamebook adaptations seeking a faithful yet modernized experience.