Grim Tides - Old School RPG
Monomyth · 2023 · RPG, Dungeon Crawler, Turn-Based Combat, Text-Based, Story Rich
PC
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About Grim Tides - Old School RPG
Grim Tides blends tabletop RPG adventure, dungeon crawling and roguelike mechanics, and a classic turn-based combat system into something that feels equally like a solo tabletop campaign or a choose-your-own-adventure book. Detailed worldbuilding, abundance of lore and hand-drawn artwork make every run feel like a story in its own right.
"What is the price of knowledge? What is the price of power that comes with it?"
Welcome to Farhaven, a lone port in an exotic tropical archipelago of the Southern Isles. Far removed from the orderly confines of civilization, the town is a den of crime, decadence and debauchery, standing on the precipice of the unknown. Enter a condemned prisoner who's been offered a chance at redemption in this strange new frontier...
As major factions and powers that be converge around you, you have a tough choice to make: will you be a simple puppet involved in a sinister plot beyond your understanding? Or will you take your fate into your own hands? Whatever your decision, it could have consequences far beyond your wildest imagination, because the hidden depths of the Isles' ancient jungles hide a secret so terrible, it could spell doom of the world itself.
"How far are you willing to go to earn your freedom? What are you willing to sacrifice?"
*** FEATURES ***
"The Mua-Ta of old have a saying: when the Dark closes in, your own mind is your worst enemy"
* Grim Tides is a standalone prequel to Grim Quest. No prior experience with the series is needed; it's a complete adventure on its own.
"What is the price of knowledge? What is the price of power that comes with it?"
Welcome to Farhaven, a lone port in an exotic tropical archipelago of the Southern Isles. Far removed from the orderly confines of civilization, the town is a den of crime, decadence and debauchery, standing on the precipice of the unknown. Enter a condemned prisoner who's been offered a chance at redemption in this strange new frontier...
As major factions and powers that be converge around you, you have a tough choice to make: will you be a simple puppet involved in a sinister plot beyond your understanding? Or will you take your fate into your own hands? Whatever your decision, it could have consequences far beyond your wildest imagination, because the hidden depths of the Isles' ancient jungles hide a secret so terrible, it could spell doom of the world itself.
"How far are you willing to go to earn your freedom? What are you willing to sacrifice?"
*** FEATURES ***
- immerse in a rich fantasy world with its own history and lore
- defeat enemies and fight boss battles in a classic turn-based combat system
- customize your character in a classless system with many skills, spells, and perks at your disposal
- experience the game world through a large variety of interactive, text-based events
- manage your own ship and crew as you explore an exotic tropical archipelago
- complete quests, collect bounties and find scattered pieces of ancient lore
- play your own way, with 4 difficulty levels, optional permadeath and other adjustable settings
"The Mua-Ta of old have a saying: when the Dark closes in, your own mind is your worst enemy"
* Grim Tides is a standalone prequel to Grim Quest. No prior experience with the series is needed; it's a complete adventure on its own.
What Steam players say
Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.
Alright. [i]Grim Tides[/i] is an interesting case of a mobile title being ported to PC (mostly) properly. The actual story writing is pretty decent, and the gameplay is all perfectly functional. However, this game is also the very definition of RPG bloat, with sooooo much content padding. Which ultimately makes it super grindy and kind of boring. https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3518811866 The story itself is pretty simple (but as mentioned, also reasonably well written and definitely the star of this show). You, some random Joe, had a cursed tattoo placed on you by the head Sage in your kingdom. Functionally the same as a Geas spell from old school AD&D. It compels you to do his bidding or die, more or less. And his bidding is that you track down a group of rogue Sages in an Archipielago. And so, you set off to your hub town, which is basically a pirate port, to go do exactly that. And while none of that sounds particularly compelling, as mentioned twice now, the writing is actually pretty decent. Which is entirely necessary since the gameplay is pretty meh. In your hub town, you have a lot of services, from a shipbuilder to an alchemist to a tavern with …29 found this helpful
nice game:)2 found this helpful
Eh, kinda boring and the walls of text that serve as plot don't really interest me. It's fun to design a character and incrementally grow in power though. It's OK, but just OK.1 found this helpful
see for yourself1 found this helpful
Enjoyable little game.
isa good
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