Druidstone

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.

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
ReleaseMay 15, 2019
Genre(s)Tactical role-playing
Mode(s)Single-player

Gameplay

Druidstone is a story driven, party-scale isometric tactical role-playing game with a focus on grid-based combat.[1]

Plot

The game takes place in the fantasy world of Elo Sphaera and follows main characters Leonhard, Aava, and Oiko on their journey.[2]

Release

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

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, which was enough fun (once I started playing properly, at least) to make me reevaluate my whole position on puzzle elements in tactical games."[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 "Druidstone is a perfect entry point for RPG fans that are interested in this style of tactical game without having to invest several dozens of hours in a longer experience that they may not enjoy. It doesn't offer a lot in terms of unique themes or robust storytelling, but it's balanced out by an impressive variety of encounter designs and flexibility for different playstyles. On top of these strengths, it also offers some surprisingly good musical scores and environmental art. 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
  1. 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.
  2. Fuller, Alex (19 November 2018). "Druidstone: The Secret of the Menhir Forest Receives First Trailer". RPGamer. Retrieved 18 February 2023.
  3. Foxall, Sam (15 April 2017). "Legend of Grimrock designers announce Druidstone: The Secret of the Menhir Forest". PCGamesN. Network N. Retrieved 18 February 2023.
  4. "Druidstone has reached beta!". druidstone-game.com. 10 April 2019. Archived from the original on 31 December 2019. Retrieved 18 February 2023.
  5. Tekaia, Pascal (28 April 2019). "Druidstone Gets Release Date". RPGamer. Retrieved 18 February 2023.
  6. 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.
  7. "Druidstone: The Secret of the Menhir Forest for PC Reviews". Metacritic. Fandom. Retrieved 18 February 2023.
  8. Luibl, Jörg (17 May 2019). "Test: Druidstone: The Secret of Menhir Forest". 4Players. Retrieved 18 February 2023.
  9. 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.
  10. Vitale, Bryan (24 May 2019). "Druidstone: The Secret of the Menhir Forest Review". RPG Site. Mist Network. Retrieved 18 February 2023.
  11. Crowley, Nate (5 June 2019). "Wot I Think - Druidstone: The Secret of the Menhir Forest". Rock Paper Shotgun. Gamer Network. Retrieved 18 February 2023.
  12. 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.
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