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Welcome to Freeware Friday, a weekly column showcasing excellent games that you can play free of charge!

There are a few games that have had massive influence on those that came afterward, and one of the most influential is the first-person dungeon crawler Ultima Underworld. It built a comprehensive world filled with monsters and intrigue that would later have an effect on everything from System Shock to Elder Scrolls, and it was the first role-playing game to have true 3D graphics, among other features. However, this isn't about Ultima Underworld. Rather, it's about a freeware game made for the Assemblee competition that brings back pleasant memories of plumbing Ultima Underworld's depths. The game is The King, the Queen, and the Jester, and it's mix of first-person action with rogue-like depth make it one of the better games we've played in a long time.