Dene Carter, the co-creator of the Dungeon Keeper and Fable series, is currently working on a sequel to his free RPG Moonring, originally released in 2023 and this year on Nintendo Switch. Moonring was a “dark-fantasy… retro-fusion of classic turn-based RPGs and roguelikes”, created by one of the key creatives behind the world of Albion featured in the Fable series that saw players step into the role of the “dreamless”. The dreamless was an individual free to choose their own destiny in a world of strange Gods and gifts, and contained a large, hand-crafted open world to explore, an “infinite” supply of dungeons, and a ton of mysteries to uncover hidden within its map.
Moonring was inspired by classics like Ultima and Carter described the project as his “love-letter to a style of gaming that has largely fallen out of fashion”, with the hopes of recapturing “some of the spirit of those days” for older fans, while also offering younger players a glimpse of “what we did 40 years ago”. The game was free on Steam, but did receive a paid DLC earlier this year called Moonring DX, giving players access to an additional “100-floor megadungeon”, and this version come to the Nintendo Switch back in November.
Back in March 2025 over on Steam, Carter announced a sequel to the game and in the post he gave a few details about the potential direction for the sequel. Carter stated that he wanted to implement “a shift to HD2D perspective and effects”, “a heavy emphasis on easy moddability”, and that he “would love the world to be able to make their own worlds, quests, dungeons, and stories within this peculiar vibe, in the same way as [the RPG] Mork Borg has inspired a huge amount of punky offshoots.”
He has also teased “a new world, new gods, new cultures and a lot more weirdness”, stating that the “lore and history aspects of the [original] game will still be there”, as he doesn’t want to turn it into “meaningless procedural slush.” Unlike the original game, this game will feature a small cost, but “nothing abusive”, according to Carter. Considering how much we loved the original ( our review here), we are excited for this one.
Those wishing to keep up to date with the project’s development can join the developer’s Discord here.
