Hey there!  Just dropped the third demo version of my on-going project, The Dark Tower: A Fan-Made Retro RPG.

What is this?  It's an adaptation of Stephen King's legendary fantasy book series "The Dark Tower", presented as a 16-bit SNES RPG, (very) much like the classic Final Fantasy 4, 5 or 6.   This is the first three books (The Gunslinger, The Drawing of The Three and The Wastelands) together; the plan is progressively add each book to the game one at a time, while refining the previous books' gameplay.  The end result would hopefully be one massive Dark Tower game.  I plan to have Demo 4 (which would include the fourth book Wizard and Glass) out in nine months or so.  

Download link: https://soniclovenoize.itch.io/the-dark-tower-fan-made-retro-rpg

Some things about the game...

• This game is rated T FOR TEEN, due to adult language, adult content, violence and drug use. I mean, it's based on a Stephen King book! So, not really for kids.
• This is a FREE/NON-COMMERCIAL GAME.  
• My intent was for it to look and function like the classic SNES-era Final Fantasy games (4-6).
• It is not necessary to have read "The Dark Tower" to play/enjoy the game (although it's probably makes the game much easier). But since I'm trying to follow as close to the books as possible, spoilers for the books themselves are contained within the game (duh!). Play at your own risk!
• Oh yeah... The soundtrack is entirely music by Tom Waits. This creates a real specific tone for the game-- some sort of Abstract Western.

SYNOPSIS: The main character Roland is the last Gunslinger-- a type of knight-- in a sort of post-apocalyptic mirror-image version of our world (think Tolkien mixed with Spaghetti Westerns, topped with a dose of Mad Max). His quest is to find The Dark Tower, which is like a central hub that joins multiple dimensions and parallel universes. The game begins as The Gunslinger is chasing his nemesis The Man in Black across a desert, a villain who The Gunslinger believes has the answers to where The Dark Tower is. Over the course of the game, The Gunslinger draws three people from our world to join him on the quest. This ka-tet (a group joined by fate) journeys through Mid-World to reach the Tower, and learn the real reason Roland's world (and others in the multiverse) are rotting from the inside out.

GAME PLAY: As aforementioned, the mechanics and game play is meant to be reminiscent of Final Fantasy 4, 5 or 6.  Much like FF4, you primarily are Roland the Gunslinger, and party members join and leave, as dictated in the Stephen King novels. Because of the nature of the story, ammunition is required for weapons, and the scarcity of bullets is meant to be woven into the gameplay and strategy (as it is a major concern in the novels themselves). Roland does not start out as a magic user, but various party members could. There are no specific class distinctions (aside from a Gunslinger, of course), but the recruited party members are unique and have their own backstories, which lends them to possess the special skills the characters can use in battle. One way it differs from the classic FF (and most other RPGs for that matter), is the game play is less focused on weapon and armor upgrades purchased in towns (or won in battle or found in chests), and more concerned with a wide variety of items found throughout the game used as power ups and effect-producers in battle. Don't expect the need to upgrade your sword at every town; instead, manage ammunition and collect items to be used in battle. On the other hand, experience levels are a key component and a little grinding is beneficial (although not necessary).

GAME GENRE: RPG

GAME FLAVORS: Modern, Sci Fi, Fantasy, Western, Post-Apocalyptic, with a dash of Comedy and Horror.

GAME PLAYTIME: between 3-4 hours.