Legend of Grimrock

First-person dungeon RPG with grid movement and hidden puzzles

Almost Human Games · Released Apr 11, 2012

Reviews: Very Positive; 93% of 6,742
Recent reviews: Very Positive; 85% of 20 in 30 days
Playing now: 18; peak 24h 22
Steam Deck: Unsupported
Last update: 11 years ago; Jul 9, 2015

What is Legend of Grimrock?

This first-person dungeon RPG follows four prisoners exiled to Mount Grimrock. You build their party and descend through underground levels, moving on a grid, fighting monsters in real time, and solving puzzles to find a way out.

For you if...

+you enjoy challenging, old-school party-based dungeon crawlers
+you prefer exploring without much guidance
+you like searching dungeon walls for secrets

Not for you if...

−you prefer turn-based combat to moving around enemies
−you dislike frequent puzzles and timed movement challenges
−you want a story-led RPG rather than dungeon exploration

What players say

93% of 6,742 reviews are positive · 85% of 20 in the last 30 days

Players praise the dungeon design and puzzles, especially the secrets tucked away in each level. Common complaints focus on tedious or overly precise puzzles and combat that relies on circling enemies.

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Legend of Grimrock system requirements

As published by the developer.

Minimum

OS: Windows XP Service Pack 3
Processor: Dual Core 2GHz Intel or 2.8GHz AMD
Graphics: ATI 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.
Memory: 2 GB RAM
Storage: 1 GB HD space