Grim Quest delivers tabletop RPG adventure vibes through familiar dungeon crawling, roguelike mechanics, and classic turn-based combat. Players control mercenaries in the ancient city of Ashborne, besieged by external horrors and internal human failings. Explore ravaged ruins, uncover secrets of the mysterious Dark, and confront inner demons while managing city defenses against raids and calamities.
Customize characters in a classless system with over 50 skills and spells, plus 27 backgrounds that alter gameplay. Face enemies and bosses in turn-based fights, handle sanity to avoid consequences, and tackle interactive text-based events, quests, bounties, and lore collection. Gather weapons, armor, accessories, consumables, and crafting ingredients across four difficulty levels with optional permadeath. Fans of solo Dungeons and Dragons campaigns or choose-your-own-adventure books find a perfect match in this indie RPG.
Grim Quest 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 Quest can be similar to a solo Dungeons and Dragons campaign, or even a choose your own adventure book.
"When the Dark closes in, your own mind is your worst enemy..."
Welcome to Ashborne, an ancient city poised on the brink of terror and madness, besieged from within, as well as without. Take control of one of Ashborne's many hired mercenaries, and shape the city's destiny alongside your own. Uncover sinister secrets of the mysterious Dark, as you explore the ravaged ruins of a fallen civilization and, at the same time, plumb the hidden depths of your own mind to face your inner demons. What will you find amidst all that horror and desolation? Do you even know what it is that you're looking for?
"All too familiar human failings eat at the core of Ashborne from within, just as the hordes of unfathomable horrors, shaped by subconscious thoughts of its own inhabitants, besiege it from without."
*** FEATURES ***
- immerse in a dark fantasy world with its own history and lore
- defeat enemies and fight boss battles in a classic turn-based combat system
- manage your character's sanity or suffer unexpected consequences
- customize your character in a classless system with more than 50 skills and spells
- select one of 27 character backgrounds that each affect gameplay in a different way
- experience the game world through a variety of interactive, text-based events
- acquire weapons, armors, acessories, consumable items and crafting ingredients
- complete quests, collect bounties and find many pieces of scattered lore
- manage defences of a besieged city, endure raids and other calamities
- relax or add suspense with 4 difficulty levels, optional permadeath and other adjustable settings
"Can you bring a glimmer of hope to a decaying world gone mad... and at what cost?"
