I downloaded and installed version 2.2 of Beyond Exile and ... it doesn't work. After game begins, and a first room (which has a single possible action to carry out: going north) I get to a place with 3 characters: 2 people and a dog. The only thing I can do is looking at the dog (which then leaves), all the other (few) available click-comands either display blank text or some short description.
Basically I'm stuck in the second room.
By visiting the game's Website, I've seen a screenshot of the second room I got stuck in, and there is some text-reply to a command I used which does not show up in my actual play.
I've tried it with XP SP3, and it looks like it incurred in a bug.
I personally don't like the Quest QDK interface, nor the few options offered by the click-menu of the game interface. Still ... I was curious about the story but seem like I can't get to play it.