Orbquest: The Search for Seven Wards

Orbquest: The Search for Seven Wards is a role-playing game for the Macintosh.

As evil threatened the land, King Cricken assembled the seven wards of an ancient orb that had the power to banish evil. Something went wrong with the casting process, causing it to explode and destroy the caster. The evil was temporarily pushed back, but has now returned. The player's goal is to gather all seven wards and defeat the evil.

The player creates their character from five races (human, elf, dwarf, hobbit, or half-orc), three classes (spellcaster, fighter, or thief) and three genders (female, male, or other). The character has six attributes: strength, intelligence, wisdom, dexterity, constitution, and charisma. The character has limited hit points, food, and gold. Experience is gained by defeating enemies.

Game play starts on the tile-based overworld that scrolls in all directions. The player explores the overworld to visit cities, castles, and dungeons. Enemies appear randomly, and in combat, the player can only attack or cast spells. When entering towns or castles, the player again enters a large tiled area that scrolls in all directions. Armor, weapons, and hints from the bar can be purchased in towns.

The goal is to visit all seven pyramids around the land, and then visiting the Island of the Mystics between each ward gathered. A new arcade or logic challenge is presented to the player between each ward gathered.