Goblin Stone (2024) · Tastebuds

Overadventuring has wiped out 90% of the goblins in the wild. Lead these goblins in a desperate struggle to reverse their fate through this turn-based RPG crafted in charming hand-drawn 2D style.

Role-playing (RPG)Strategy Tactical Indie Fantasy narrative adventure turn-based rpgPC (Microsoft Windows)

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Epic, classical in form, unpretentious and resolved.

intimateepic
classical in formformally daring
unpretentiousprestige
resolvedopen-ended
character-ledplot-driven

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God is a GeekLyle CarrMar 20248/10
Goblin Stone is a wonderful RPG with thoughtful combat, some seriously compelling base building, and a whole lot of little green folks.
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Screen RantDeven McClureMar 20248/10
The plight of the goblins and their allies vacillates between heartwarming and viscerally upsetting, with deft storytelling that's nearly impossible not to be enraptured by. Though some bits drag, the game's strategic depth, beautiful environments, and adorable tiny details like the fact goblins sometimes trip as they run across the landscape greatly help offset this. Goblin Stone as a whole is an incredibly creative undertaking, and has a lot to offer any fantasy, turn-based strategy, or roguelite fan.
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MonsterVineShannon P. DrakeMar 20244/5
So if that kind of management and absurdity sounds appealing–and I did enjoy frowning at my goblin roster and trying to min-max stats in my goblin eugenics program–then hiding beneath the cutesy storybook exterior is the fiendish heart of a pretty good roguelike.
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WellPlayedNathan HennessyApr 20244.5/10
There is a fundamentally good, core Darkest Dungeon-like experience somewhere underneath this rushed, languid, and poorly executed turn-based rogue-lite.
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About the game

Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows)
Developer: Orc Chop Games
Publisher: Orc Chop Games
Released: March 12, 2024
Modes: Single player
Perspective: Side view
Engine: Unity 2019

IGDB rating 8.0/10 from 1 ratings.

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