Fit check
Is The Great Gaias worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- RPG players seeking a long, story-focused campaign
- Fans of fantasy stories involving prophecy, betrayal, and political conflict
- Players looking for character variety, crafting, city building, and multiple endings
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players seeking a short campaign may find the 60+ hour main storyline too long.
- Players who prefer a small cast and limited progression options may find 17 characters and 200 abilities too broad.
- Players looking for a game without crafting, city building, dungeons, or hidden bosses may find its range of systems unsuitable.
Our take on The Great Gaias
The game trades a tightly focused story structure for breadth: its 60+ hour campaign combines a large cast, many abilities, crafting, city building, dungeons, hidden bosses, and multiple endings.
What is The Great Gaias?
The Great Gaias is a story-driven RPG adapted from an original tabletop campaign setting.
A royal contract draws an organized group of sellswords into betrayal, tragedy, forgotten creatures, lost magic, political conflict, and a cult devoted to a dark god. The game follows a young rogue and companions as they become involved in an ancient prophecy. Its main storyline lasts 60+ hours and includes 17 playable characters, 200 abilities to learn, hundreds of unique enemies, challenging dungeons, hidden bosses, crafting, city building, and multiple endings.
How The Great Gaias plays
- 01Long Main Story
- The central storyline is listed at 60+ hours.
- 02Playable Characters
- The game includes 17 characters and 200 abilities to learn.
- 03City Building
- Players can build their own city during the game.
- 04Crafting System
- An in-depth crafting system is included.
- 05Multiple Endings
- The story supports more than one ending.
- 06Dungeon Challenges
- The game includes challenging dungeons and hidden bosses.
The Great Gaias compared to similar games
Planescape: Torment: Enhanced Edition focuses on an unconventional story, characters, and exploration, while The Great Gaias adds crafting, city building, 17 playable characters, 200 abilities, hidden bosses, and multiple endings. Back to the Dawn centers on prison survival, investigation, crime, corruption, and escape, whereas The Great Gaias follows a fantasy prophecy involving sellswords, lost magic, and a cult.
The Great Gaias: platforms & release
Is The Great Gaias worth it?
It is worth it if: RPG players seeking a long, story-focused campaign. Skip it if: players seeking a short campaign may find the 60+ hour main storyline too long.
Where can I download The Great Gaias?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens The Great Gaias's store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is The Great Gaias on?
Windows only.
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