Druidstone
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| Developer(s) | Ctrl Alt Ninja |
| Publisher(s) | Ctrl Alt Ninja |
| Designer(s) | Petri Häkkinen |
| Programmer(s) | Petri Häkkinen Jussi Sammaltupa |
| Artist(s) | Juho Salila Jyri Leppänen |
| Writer(s) | Petri Häkkinen |
| Composer(s) | Perttu Vänskä |
| Platform(s) | Windows |
| Release | May 15, 2019 |
| Genre(s) | Tactical role-playing |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
Druidstone: The Secret of the Menhir Forest is a tactical role-playing game developed and published by Ctrl Alt Ninja for Windows on May 15, 2019.
Gameplay
[edit]Druidstone is a story driven, party-scale isometric tactical role-playing game with a focus on grid-based combat.[1]
Plot
[edit]The game takes place in the fantasy world of Elo Sphaera and follows main characters Leonhard, Aava, and Oiko on their journey.[2]
Release
[edit]Ctrl Alt Ninja was founded by the co-creators of the Legend of Grimrock series in 2015.[3][4] The development of Druidstone started in autumn 2016.[3] The game was announced on April 15, 2017.[3] In November 2018, the release date was announced for spring 2019.[2] In April 2019, a release date was announced for May 15, 2019.[5] The game was originally planned to be procedurally generated but was changed to handcrafted missions.[1] The game was also released with a level editor and modding tools.[6]
Reception
[edit]| Aggregator | Score |
|---|---|
| Metacritic | 79/100[7] |
| Publication | Score |
|---|---|
| 4Players | 80/100[8] |
| RPGFan | 85%[9] |
| RPG Site | 8/10[10] |
Druidstone received "generally favorable" reviews according to review aggregator Metacritic.[7]
Nate Crowley of Rock Paper Shotgun said that "As it is, this is a perfectly reasonable portion of carefully planned fantasy stabbing [...]"[11]
Greg Delmage of RPGFan summarized: "Although the story and characters are nothing new to RPGs, the strategy gameplay systems truly stand out in their seemingly simple execution."[9]
Bryan Vitale of RPG Site said that "It's a strong overall package that, while brief, was a joy to play through."[10]
Rock Paper Shotgun ranked Druidstone 35th on its "best strategy games on PC" list in 2020.[12]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Tarason, Dominic (15 November 2018). "Druidstone is a tactical RPG from ex-Grimrock folk due early 2019". Rock Paper Shotgun. Gamer Network. Retrieved 18 February 2023.
- ^ a b Fuller, Alex (19 November 2018). "Druidstone: The Secret of the Menhir Forest Receives First Trailer". RPGamer. Retrieved 18 February 2023.
- ^ a b c Foxall, Sam (15 April 2017). "Legend of Grimrock designers announce Druidstone: The Secret of the Menhir Forest". PCGamesN. Network N. Retrieved 18 February 2023.
- ^ "Druidstone has reached beta!". druidstone-game.com. 10 April 2019. Archived from the original on 31 December 2019. Retrieved 18 February 2023.
- ^ Tekaia, Pascal (28 April 2019). "Druidstone Gets Release Date". RPGamer. Retrieved 18 February 2023.
- ^ Vitale, Adam (23 August 2019). "Druidstone: The Secret of the Menhir Forest update 1.20 adds Level Editor and Modding Tools". RPG Site. Mist Network. Retrieved 18 February 2023.
- ^ a b "Druidstone: The Secret of the Menhir Forest for PC Reviews". Metacritic. Fandom. Retrieved 18 February 2023.
- ^ Luibl, Jörg (17 May 2019). "Test: Druidstone: The Secret of Menhir Forest". 4Players. Retrieved 18 February 2023.
- ^ a b Delmage, Greg (10 July 2019). "Druidstone: The Secret of the Menhir Forest". RPGFan. Archived from the original on 8 December 2019. Retrieved 18 February 2023.
- ^ a b Vitale, Bryan (24 May 2019). "Druidstone: The Secret of the Menhir Forest Review". RPG Site. Mist Network. Retrieved 18 February 2023.
- ^ Crowley, Nate (5 June 2019). "Wot I Think - Druidstone: The Secret of the Menhir Forest". Rock Paper Shotgun. Gamer Network. Retrieved 18 February 2023.
- ^ Smith, Graham (6 November 2020). "The best strategy games on PC". Rock Paper Shotgun. Gamer Network. Archived from the original on 27 January 2021. Retrieved 18 February 2023.
External links
[edit]- Official website (archived)