We’ve already featured this mod before, but it’s worth bringing it up again for two reasons: First, the base game – The Temple of Elemental Evil – is currently $3 over at GOG.com, and will be until the start of January. Secondly, because this enormous hybrid of (much-needed) fan-patch and unofficial expansion has updated again after another full year of development. More locations, more quests, more characters and more loot. If you’re looking for tactical RPG combat, this is ridiculously good value, and a truly essential mod.

The Temple of Elemental Evil itself becomes more dangerous with the Modpack, as defenders organize against you. No more waltzing in the back door this time.

Troika was a troubled studio. They made some of the finest PC RPGs ever (including Vampire: Bloodlines and Arcanum), but every single one of their releases was rushed out, buggy, unbalanced, and in many cases just plain unfinished. The Temple of Elemental Evil ($6 at GOG.com) was probably the game that suffered the most. Rushed to release, hacked up by a censorious publisher at the 11th hour, and generally a bit of a shambles.