A Free RPG With No Download

Verdant Hollow, the first hunting zone a new CalemDrift hero sees

By the developer

Go to calemdrift.com and pick a class. You will be fighting rats in Verdant Hollow before a launcher would have finished downloading.

CalemDrift is a free dark fantasy RPG that runs in your browser. Nothing to install, no plugin. If you want it on your phone later, there is an Android app and your account carries over.

CalemDrift character creation screen in a desktop browser, picking a class

What you get

Prairie Rage Behemoth, the Sunlit Meadow raid boss

The Drift

This is the part I spend the most time on. Beat a zone's raid boss and you unlock its Drift. Turn it on and the zone goes corrupt. The art changes, monsters come back with names like Drift-Touched or Worldreaver and abilities they did not have before, and three new creatures show up that only live there.

Farmer's Crossing corrupted by the Drift, rotting fields and a dead scarecrow sky

Drift monsters scale to your level, so a starter zone in Drift can still kill a high-level hero. The payoff is extra XP and Drift Shards, which you forge into runes for permanent stat points.

How to start

  1. Go to calemdrift.com.
  2. Try it as a guest, or make a free account to keep your hero and unlock everything, like the Auction House and Hardcore.
  3. Pick a class. Not sure? Read best class for beginners.
  4. Head out of the Sanctuary.

The Sanctuary, the safe hub town where heroes forge runes, trade and rest

FAQ

Is it really free? Yes. The shop sells XP and Loot Tokens, bag slots, a hero slot and donations. It sells no gear and no stats.

Does it work on a phone? Yes. There is an Android app, and your account carries over from the browser.

Do I need a fast computer? No. Any normal modern browser works.

What happens to a guest hero? Guest play is a short trial. Make a free account to keep your hero.

Keep reading

Play free now at calemdrift.com · Get it on Android

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