Three character types are available to the player: the fighter, the conjurer, and the wizard. The stories of each class begin in a different part of the Land of Nox. The branching plotline is well thought out and level design is quite good. Weapons and inventory systems are easy to navigate and even easier to use. The well-acted NPCs and a slew of sidequests make Nox almost infinitely replayable.

The navigational interface leaves some to be desired due mainly to the use of the right mouse button for walking and running and the left mouse button for other actions. This little snag became a bit tedious in some situations in the game. Nox is presented in a beautiful three-dimensional isometric view that is very pleasing to the eye.

It's not without other problems as well. While the NPC's are well acted, they have the same general reaction every time that you either talk to them on the street or visit their shop or shops. There is a very odd tendency for NPCs to wander in and out of private buildings such as houses that aren't theirs. There are no inventory-based puzzles, but that doesn't hurt the game at all. The sidequests range from the mundane to the fantastic and provide a good bit of amusement along the way. A patch from the game's official site adds more quests. An excellent multiplayer mode allows you to challenge another player or conquer the Nox universe with a friend. The game is more akin to Diablo than Baldur's Gate, but in either case Nox provides hours of entertainment.