Druidstone: The Secret of the Menhir Forest

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7.1

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  • Summary: A tactical, turn-based RPG from the makers of Legend of Grimrock games. Every action, every turn counts as you control your party of heroes through challenging, handcrafted missions in the ancient, mist-clad Menhir Forest.

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 9
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 9
  3. Negative: 0 out of 9
  1. Ragequit.gr
    Jun 12, 2019
    91
    Druidstone draws inspiration from a variety of genres (even tabletop boardgames) and combines all those elements elegantly. Its whimsical writing and beautiful (Trine-sque) art should not fool you. This is a game which will put your tactical planning skills to the test and demand forward thinking in the development of your characters. Another spectacular result from the makers of the Legend of Grimrock series.
  2. RPG Fan
    Jul 11, 2019
    85
    Although the story and characters are nothing new to RPGs, the strategy gameplay systems truly stand out in their seemingly simple execution.
  3. The Indie Game Website
    May 15, 2019
    80
    Ultimately, Druidstone is a challenging and rewarding tactical-RPG with plenty of charm to keep it engaging in-between brutally tough encounters. It can border on unfair at times, but the steady stream of progression and versatile combat ensures it remains satisfying. Ctrl Alt Ninja clearly demonstrates their development expertise with this finely tuned and tightly crafted adventure that’ll have you brainstorming turns for hours.
  4. Softpedia
    May 22, 2019
    80
    Druidstone is pretty great but not without flaws. Fortunately, the unforgiving strategic combat, charming art style and light puzzles sprinkled in between the fights, far exceed the balancing issues. You just need to keep playing it beyond the first 5-6 missions, you'll find that Druidstone is a hidden gem.
  5. 4P.de
    Jun 4, 2019
    80
    A competent as well as challenging tactical RPG from former Legend of Grimrock developers.
  6. Multiplayer.it
    Jun 5, 2019
    70
    Druidstone: The Secret of the Menhir Forest is not a bad game, but it has nothing really new to thrill you.
  7. Game World Navigator Magazine
    Aug 2, 2019
    69
    Combat is rather simplistic, but effective: situations and objectives vary greatly, and each fight requires its own tactics and equipment. Unfortunately, it’s also the best part of the game – although writers managed to draft an intriguing world, they failed to populate it with memorable characters and stories. [Issue#239, p.66]
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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 9
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 9
  3. Negative: 2 out of 9
  1. CesarV
    Aug 31, 2019
    10
    Fantastic mix of strategy and puzzle mechanics with beautiful sprites and backgrounds. Their custom game engine also runs smoothly and flawless
  2. ComtriS
    May 4, 2021
    10
    One of the best games I've ever played, period. Druidstone is a turn-based tactics puzzler, similar to many board games, like Gloomhaven andOne of the best games I've ever played, period. Druidstone is a turn-based tactics puzzler, similar to many board games, like Gloomhaven and Descent: Journeys in the Dark. This is why it falls flat among many video gamers, because it is simply too hard for them. Common complaints you'll hear are: infinite hoards of enemies, lack of randomness, and music/art/story/etc.

    The game is about meeting objectives efficiently. That's it. Yes, there's combat, but that's a plot device. Every single action you take needs to be thought through carefully. What's the best square for me to position every character this round? Can I afford to use this one-time-use ability this round or should I preserve it?

    Do you like chess-like games? This game is for you.    … Expand
  4. justicehao
    Jul 15, 2019
    10
    This game is so lovingly and tightly designed.. it's amazing. It's honestly my favorite game I've ever played. To the point that this isThis game is so lovingly and tightly designed.. it's amazing. It's honestly my favorite game I've ever played. To the point that this is probably the first game I'm writing a review for. I feel like there's always this balance people who make games have to play with between giving you tools to solve challenges, and challenges that continue to be fun to play through. A lot of the time, in my opinion, the magic of the game is lost and you find yourself using variations of the same solution to solve every problem. This game manages to keep it fresh through every single level. I never found myself playing missions just for the rewards, the missions themselves were genuinely fun, and I wanted to achieve side quests only to see if I could. I really hope this developer keeps making more games soon, Grimrock doesn't really seem like a game for me, but I really like the direction of Druidstone.… Expand
  5. chnanthemoca
    Jul 8, 2019
    8
    if you like Turn-based RPG strategy games I think you'll have quite a good time with this game.
    the only weak side is the story. But it's    if you like Turn-based RPG strategy games I think you'll have quite a good time with this game.
    the only weak side is the story. But it's something about your expectations I guess. They didn't go with a very deep story. Conversations are quite fun. Game playing is very good.    … Expand
  6. night4
    May 15, 2019
    5
    It's decent, but nothing really "grabs" you. The characters, music, environments, enemies, abilities, etc are all just "ok". None of it isIt's decent, but nothing really "grabs" you. The characters, music, environments, enemies, abilities, etc are all just "ok". None of it is especially creative or new or terribly interesting. This is particularly disappointing due to how unique the Grimrock games were. It's like they've just given up.

    If you're desperate for some typical fantasy turn based action, it's barely acceptable.    … Expand
  7. okamimiyazaki
    Oct 11, 2019
    5
    It's a 'meh' turn-based tactical game but there are already so many of those games that do it better... The art style is awesome but couldIt's a 'meh' turn-based tactical game but there are already so many of those games that do it better... The art style is awesome but could have been used on Grimrock 3 and they should really make Grimrock 3 instead, as there are almost no comparable games as good as the Grimrock series for grid-based dungeon crawling. A bit disappointing.… Expand
  8. PHDIKOULAS
    Nov 6, 2019
    0
    I could write 32 encyclopedias why this game is bad but hey eye of the beholder, we dont judge and all that.

    Just know that if you suffered    I could write 32 encyclopedias why this game is bad but hey eye of the beholder, we dont judge and all that.

    Just know that if you suffered this game you must have been a bad healer-tank-person-karen etc in some past life :(

    Just skip and avoid and give a wide berth and run for the hills and get to da choppa when you see this crap of a game    … Expand

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