Grim Tides - Old School RPG

Monomyth

Contains adsIn-app purchases

About this game

Grim Tides tries to blend tabletop RPG vibes, familiar dungeon crawling and roguelike mechanics, and a classic turn-based combat system into an accessible and entertaining package. Because of its attention to written storytelling, detailed worldbuilding and abundance of lore, Grim Tides can be similar to a solo Dungeons and Dragons campaign, or even a choose your own adventure book.

Grim Tides is a single player game and can be played offline. It has no lootboxes, energy bars, overpriced cosmetics, content locked behind endless microtransactions, or other modern monetization schemes. Just a few unobtrusive and removable ads, and completely optional in-app purchases, for those who wish to support the game and its development.

*** 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 with many unique spells, as well as active and passive skills
- select one of 7 character backgrounds and personalize your character with 50+ special perks that each affect gameplay in their own way
- experience the game world through a variety of interactive, text-based events
- manage your own ship and crew as you explore a wild tropical archipelago
- acquire weapons, armors, accessories, consumable items, crafting ingredients and more
- complete quests, collect bounties and find scattered pieces of lore
- relax or add suspense with 4 difficulty levels, optional permadeath and other adjustable settings

* Grim Tides is the second game in Grim Saga and a prequel to Grim Quest; regardless, it is a standalone title, with a self-contained story, which can be experienced before or after Grim Quest, as per player preference

Ratings and reviews

I've played both Grim games and have to say they are well worth the time. The mechanics are simple enough to pick up quickly but deep enough to encourage several play styles. The customizable dungeon generation and difficulty sliders make it flexible and different with every run, and as challenging as you want it to be. Simple, strait forward interface, and no ads required or pushy micro-transactions.

one of the only games of this type that is actually engaging! the skills are meaningful, level progression is more than just numbers, and at no point does it become pay to win. the creators definitely care about the game. Ads are optional and the ad removal option is reasonably priced. I look forward to seeing more from this developer!

I really was enjoying this game then on about level 11 of the first dungeon it stopped giving me dungeon exits. I'd fight almost all the enemies and uncover all the tiles and use all my supplies and items and there'd be no exit (even if it was a scollable board). I've had to pay the 40 gold to leave just so I don't die like 5 times now. Restarting the app doesn't work. So now I can't progress and I'm only level 5. Also there's not very much guidance on the main quests and how to progress

What's new

* 1.6.1
- minor bug fixes

* 1.6.0
- replaced some dungeon backgrounds with darker variants
- upscaled and desaturated town and other misc artwork
- desaturated and increased contrast for some enemy avatars
- minor improvements to character slot dialog
- improved loot for boss and miniboss enemies