Faithful old-school dungeon crawler
Mentioned in ~2 in 5 positive reviews
“Holds up incredibly well against the test of time, if you are a fan of true old school dungeon crawlers this gem is definitely to your liking.”
Steam review · 41.2 h played ↗
Legend of Grimrock
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Very Positive · 93%Very Positive · 93%Almost Human Games2012Dungeon Crawler · RPG · Adventure
$14.99
Open on Steam ↗US Steam price, checked 5 h ago
The verdict
A faithful, atmospheric old-school grid dungeon crawler with clever puzzles and secrets. Skip it if you dislike real-time kiting combat, clunky clicking, or obtuse puzzles.
Great for
Fans of Eye of the Beholder and Dungeon Master who enjoy puzzles, secret hunting and slow exploration
Main risk
Clunky click-heavy real-time combat and obtuse puzzles that push you to a walkthrough
What players love
Clever puzzles
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 positive reviews
“some of these puzzles and traps are truly diabolical.”
Steam review · 53.6 h played ↗
Rewarding secrets and exploration
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“excellent map design with a lot of secret ways and optional areas”
Steam review · 29.5 h played ↗
Engaging real-time positional combat and magic
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 positive reviews
“take advantage of corners and range and it will take you far”
Steam review · 3.1 h played ↗
Dark, immersive atmosphere
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 positive reviews
“Great atmosphere of a gloomy dungeon oppressive in its confinement, growing stranger as you descend.”
Steam review · translated · 14.6 h played ↗
Workshop mods and custom dungeons
Mentioned in ~1 in 15 positive reviews
“Still a great game, and so many great mods available in the workshop”
Steam review · 69.8 h played ↗
What players complain about
Clunky, tedious kiting combat
Mentioned in ~2 in 5 negative reviews
“This is a game won by you dancing in circles”
Steam review · 69.7 h played ↗
Obtuse, tedious puzzles
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews
“The game has TOO MANY OBTUSE PUZZLES.”
Steam review · 8.4 h played ↗
Clunky controls and UI, no hotkeys
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews
“There are no useful keyboard shortcuts for anything, and it employs realtime combat with you controlling all four party members.”
Steam review · 1.4 h played ↗
Repetitive visuals and dungeon
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 negative reviews
“staring at brick wall after brick wall after brick wall”
Steam review · 5.2 h played ↗
Pixel-hunting for hidden buttons
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 negative reviews
“requires you to find most of them. This is a HARD game”
Steam review · 21.9 h played ↗
Disappointing final boss and ending
Mentioned in ~1 in 25 negative reviews
“the last boss fight is the WORST, I literally hate the game because of it.”
Steam review · 46.9 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: Unsupported1 GB
Minimum
OSWindows XP Service Pack 3
ProcessorDual Core 2GHz Intel or 2.8GHz AMD
Memory2 GB RAM
GraphicsATI Radeon X1600 or NVIDIA GeForce 7600 or better (256MB graphics memory or more. Shader Model 3.0 needs to be supported). Minimum supported resolutions 1280x720 and 1024x768.
Storage1 GB HD space
Recommended
OSWindows Vista or Windows 7
ProcessorQuad Core 2.66GHz Intel or 3.2GHz AMD
Memory4 GB RAM
GraphicsGraphics card supporting OpenGL 2.1 or later. ATI Radeon HD 2900 or NVIDIA GeForce 8800 or better. Shader Model 3.0 needs to be supported)
Storage1 GB HD space
OSWindows XP Service Pack 3
ProcessorDual Core 2GHz Intel or 2.8GHz AMD
Memory2 GB RAM
GraphicsATI Radeon X1600 or NVIDIA GeForce 7600 or better (256MB graphics memory or more. Shader Model 3.0 needs to be supported). Minimum supported resolutions 1280x720 and 1024x768.
Storage1 GB HD space
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