Grim Tides – Old School RPG
Grim Tides tries to blend tabletop RPG adventure 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.
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. Take control of a nameless 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 though choice to make: will you be a simple puppet, forcefully 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 influence the fate of the world itself…
*** 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
– select one of 7 character backgrounds that each affect gameplay in their own way
– 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
– acquire weapons, armor, accessories, consumable items, crafting ingredients and more
– complete quests, collect bounties and find scattered pieces of intricate lore
– relax or add suspense with 4 difficulty levels, optional permadeath and other adjustable settings
Game Discussion
Steam User 12
A noticeable improvement over the last game called Grim Quest of which I played for about 50 hours on my phone. The combat is simple, but deep enough with skill trees, including various moves for various weapon types and magic skills. Levelling is satisfying, with a wide variety of perks. Buying ship perks ( restoring morality, health, revealing enemies on tiles etc.) is very useful and serves to improve survivability in the dungeons. Great music, with some new songs in the PC version if i am not wrong. The absolute best though is the writing. Great use of english with appropriate language. I looked forward to reading the journals and tablets of the Mua Ta ( with great sketches and permanent bonuses for each). After you are done with the main story, there is a decent bit of content. One of the best games, especially considering that this is an indie game. Would love to see what the dev could do with a bigger budget. Sretno!
Steam User 4
Pretty Good. Grim quest is better IMO though.
Steam User 9
Simple and casual rpg style game with plenty to discover. I enjoy it on mobile as well, it's a good place to give it a try before you buy. Definitely recommend to anyone who needs a casual adventure game that you can put down whenever you need to and pick right back up whenever you want to. It's also fun to play during long queue times in other games since it isn't demanding at all (specs).
Steam User 7
Played it for months on my phone. Take note: this is not just a mobile game, but a true RPG developed by a die-hard fan of the genre. Love the game so much I wanted to support it here too, as it is just as good on PC as it is in the original version.
Steam User 4
Love this game, easy to loose time in it
Steam User 4
Simple interface to learn with good depth of storytelling. If you don't like reading, this isn't the game for you.
Steam User 4
Reminds me of old school gamebooks with a touch of Warhammer.