Grim Quest - Old School RPG 12+

This game lets you try out the first bit of it for free, which was nice, so I wasn’t pressured into purchasing without knowing whether it not I would like it. And it turns out I did like it. It’s pretty easy to learn, and has a unique way of playing that you don’t see in mobile games often. I am a guy who has played a lot of mobile games, some were good, and many weren’t. I am happy to say this game seems pretty good. And for those who are wondering, the full game costs $4.00, which is pretty cheap for a good game like this. There is one sentence I would use to describe how good this price is. Like a Marvel villain named Thanos would say, “ A small price to pay for salvation”. So anyone who is skeptical, you can try this game out without having to pay anything up front, and if you decide you like it, then all you have to pay is $4.00, which is a steal for a hidden gem like this. (:

Edit: Close to finishing the game, and I got an item called Roland’s Revolver! This is a really cool Easter egg item(Stephen King Dark Tower book reference)

Areas that could be improved:
1. There is a bug that immediately manifests itself upon opening the game. Whenever the tutorial system wants to highlight a part of the UI that needs scrolling to be visible. It “highlights” that area without actually scrolling there - resulting in an out-of-bound tutorial where the only thing a user can do is to tap to dismiss the tutorial without being able to read it. Moreover, the option to reset tutorials requires a new play through, making it impractical.
2. There is no way to see active status effects outside of combat. And in combat only a small set of status effects is visible through icons with no explanation.

A fun little solo toy that really feels like some old school role playing games. What you get if you randomly generate a Tunnels and Trolls adventure, but chock full of lore and a steadily-progressing and punishing difficulty. Not for the faint of heart! Take note that on my iPhone XR some of the UI formatting will sadly hide critical information but I feel confident the dev will address this issue soon. I found that putting the character set on RETRO solves the problem and the other font options don’t look as good, anyway. I like it! Would only be mildly improved by dungeon crawling variation - as it stands it still feels uncannily nerve-wracking without the hinderance of walls and routes (one eye on my food stores, sanity, and HP makes for enough tension!)