Curse of the Ethereal Dragon

Curse of the Ethereal Dragon

Crow with Gun · 2026 · RPG, Party-Based RPG, Turn-Based Tactics, 2D, Cartoony

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About Curse of the Ethereal Dragon

Story

Mortimer Sadbag and Moory the Pirate were hired to investigate strange disappearances in the remote mountain town of Cliffside. Journey with them on a humorous adventure to the once cozy town and beyond, trekking through dungeons and fighting monsters, to meet the foe responsible.

Characters

Mortimer is a businessman, author, and 'master negotiator' with years of experience working odd jobs, and Moory is a brutish pirate who's always drunk and looking for a fight. With the two together, every encounter becomes a question of negotiate or fight! Each boss comes with a choice to battle or come to some kind of agreement.Mortimer is a summoner who can call ghosts to fight for him, and Moory is a pirate who drinks scrumpy to power up. Additionally, you will meet even more NPCs and optional party members with their own quirks.

Gameplay

Curse of the Ethereal Dragon is a linear JRPG with turn-based battles and plenty of overworld puzzles and action sequences.There a four dungeons full of unique monsters, and treasure with powerful effects.New skills are learned by equipping items instead of leveling up, allowing for freedom of choice and flexible roles of all your party members.The full playtime can last 6 to 8 hours depending on play style.Secrets are hidden around every corner for players willing to search for them.

Artwork

All of the sprites, character art, attack animations, and most of the music, is hand drawn.

What Steam players say

Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.

✦ AI summary

Players praise this game as a hidden gem with surprising depth that rewards exploration and experimentation, comparing it to classic titles like Oregon Trail while highlighting its actual JRPG mechanics. The main appeal seems to be that it doesn't immediately reveal its complexity—players who engage thoughtfully discover rich gameplay and rewarding systems beneath an unassuming exterior.

Recommended Feb 14, 2026
just the right number of logs.
2 found this helpful
Recommended Apr 30, 2026
Best game I've ever played. Teddy Roosevelt would have loved this game.
1 found this helpful
Recommended Apr 22, 2026
release the puzzle master files
1 found this helpful
Recommended Apr 21, 2026
This is one of those games where it doesn't look like much and if you walk around like a 3rd grader who doesn't know anything you won't enjoy it. If you roll up your sleeves and start squeezing the lemons this game offers, you realize how much juice you can get out of it. It is neat.
1 found this helpful
Recommended Feb 15, 2026
it kinda looks like oregon trail but it's actually an jrpg
1 found this helpful
Recommended May 20, 2026
This is real gaming.

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