“The Temple of Elemental Evil” D&D Video Game Returns to Steam
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The early 2000s was a golden age for Dungeons & Dragons video games, with dozens of titles released for consoles and PCs. One of those games was The Temple of Elemental Evil: A Classic Greyhawk Adventure, a narrative-driven, turn-based RPG from 2003 that used the D&D 3.5 rules and allowed players to control up to five characters in an adventuring party (a groundbreaking mechanic that pre-dates Larian’s Baldur’s Gate 3 by almost two decades). The game, which was relatively well received by critics and fans, was also Directed by Tim Cain, a prolific designer who would later go on to spearhead development on the Fallout video game series.
Now, the Temple of Elemental Evil is getting some serious digital renovations thanks to SNEG, a small, boutique publisher that specializes in restoring popular games from the early 2000s and which has worked on updating a number of other D&D titles. The new version will be hitting Steam in September 2025 and includes enhanced visuals and technical tweaks to allow it to actually run on mondern PCs.
So does the new and improved Temple of Elemental Evil video game worth delving into? Below, we take a look at all the details.

The Temple of Elemental Evil is a turn-based, role-playing game developed by the now defunct Troika Games and published by Atari for Windows PCs back in 2003. The game is based on the classic 1985 D&D module of the same name, which was set in the world of Greyhawk and co-written by Gary Gygax as an expansion to his 1979 adventure The Village of Hommlet. The 2003 video game version used the D&D 3.5 rules allowing players to control a custom party of adventurers who arrive in the village of Hommlet and become embroiled in a growing evil emanating from the long-dormant Temple of Elemental Evil. Known for its deep tactical combat, non-linear quests and adherence to D&D rules, at the time The Temple of Elemental Evil was praised for its ambition gameplay but also criticized for bugs and technical issues that plagued it at launch.
The game also drew controversy for its inclusion of same-sex relationships, which was uncommon in RPGs at the time. Players could access a hidden dialogue path allowing a male character to enter into a relationship with another male NPC, or even recruit a lesbian prostitute in one scene. While some applauded this inclusion as progressive, others criticized it as poorly handled or added for shock value. Over the years, The Temple of Elemental Evil has gained a bit of cult following, especially among fans of video games that leaned heavily into the D&D 3.5 rules.
The new 2025 version is being released on Steam for the PC and includes improved graphics, enhanced menu options and technical upgrades to allow it to run more smoothly on modern PCs.

What other D&D video games have been recently remastered?
The new Temple of Elemental video game isn’t the only title to be dusted off from the video game archives and get a new lease on life. In fact, two similar tiles were also recently remastered for Steam in 2025.
- Dungeons & Dragons: Dragonshard: A combination real-time strategy game and dungeon crawler from 2005 that’s set in the world of Eberron. Notably, the story is written by Keith Baker (who created Eberron for the third edition of D&D).
- Forgotten Realms: Demon Stone: A third-person narrative RPG from 2004 set in the continent of Faerûn, the story is written by R.A Salvatore (creator the dark elf ranger Drizzt Do’Urden) and takes players across a variety of locations.

Final Thoughts
It’s great to see The Temple of Elemental Evil resurrected and ready to be introduced to a whole new generation of gamers. It’s a title that more recent releases like Baldur’s Gate 3 owe a serious debt too, and it’s a chance for players to experience a digital slice of D&D history.
The Temple of Elemental Evil: A Classic Greyhawk Adventure will be hitting Steam in September 2025, but you can add it to your Wishlist now.
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