Indie game developer Ctrl Alt Ninja Ltd., founded by the co-creators of the critically acclaimed Legend of Grimrock games, is proud to announce that their upcoming tactical RPG, Druidstone: The Secret of the Menhir Forest is getting close to launch. By reaching beta, the game now includes all game features, enemies and levels present in the final game. “Druidstone is a brand new IP for us and we are excited to see how the fans of Grimrock will react to our take on the turn-based formula,” says Juho Salila (co-founder/artist). “The game is already very near shipping quality and the feedback we get from beta testers will allow us to polish every aspect of the game until everything is perfect and shining,” continues Petri Häkkinen (co-founder/designer-programme r). The beta will be closed, with access given to a carefully selected group of people. Keeping the beta closed allows the developers to personally interact with the testers, and thus get more accurate feedback.
Druidstone is the first game from the Ctrl Alt Ninja, the new company formed from Almost Human. While the company’s name change, they say it’s mostly the same group of developers, but the result is a very interesting game. Almost Human was the company that produced the Legends of Grimrock series, an interesting call back to Might and Magic style RPGs. This time around Ctrl Alt Ninja looks back to D&D inspired strategy RPGs, does it hit the mark a second time?
Jay from Indian Noob reviews the tactical RPG, Druidstone: The Secret of the Menhir Forest.
The Indie Game Website writes: "Following 2014’s Legend of Grimrock 2, Almost Human disbanded and reformed as Ctrl Alt Ninja. The talent behind the fantastic dungeon-crawler RPG series returns with a challenging tactical RPG in the vein of Divinity: Original Sin. Druidstone: The Secret of the Menhir Forest marks a significant departure for the team, whilst also remaining somewhat familiar. The essential fantasy setting is here, but the experience is a much more combat-focused affair."
