Independent game developer/publisher Amaranth Games has released the RPG Aveyond: Gates of Night for PC. Players can sample the game for one hour by downloading the free client. After that, a $10.00 purchase is required.
The Escapist writes: "I must admit succumbing to a bit of gamer snobbery when I first heard about Aveyond: Gates of Night, an RPG on casual game portal BigFishGames. Don't get me wrong, I love casual games, but I seriously doubted that a casual game developer would really be able to do justice to the role-playing genre. I was wrong. Gates of Night may not be as deep as Zelda, but what it lacks in intricacy it makes up for with style and charm."
Aveyond: Gates of Night is the direct follow-up to Aveyond: Lord of Twilight, and the second episode in the new format since Amaranth Games decided to go episodic with its popular casual role-playing game series instead of releasing one giant 50-hour epic. Offering about 10 hours of gameplay, Gates of Night feels more solid and fleshed out than its predecessor and makes for an even more enjoyable adventure.