Druidstone: The Secret of the Menhir Forest
Released May 2019
A tactical, turn-based RPG from the makers of Legend of Grimrock games. Every action, every turn counts as you control your party of heroes through challenging, handcrafted missions in the ancient, mist-clad Menhir Forest.
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Done
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Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence
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Evaluation
Druidstone: The Secret of the Menhir Forest launched on May 15, 2019 as a complete, self-contained tactical RPG. The store description outlines a fixed set of 35 hand-crafted missions and 15–20 hours of total playtime, with no mention of planned expansions or post-launch content cycles.
After launch, the developer released a series of bug-fix patches and one significant post-launch addition: a built-in level editor with Steam Workshop and full modding support, which shipped on August 21, 2019. Following that, the developer continued issuing maintenance patches, with the most recent communication being a bug-fix update (version 1.2.12) on September 10, 2021.
There are no unreleased DLC listings, no announced expansions, no roadmaps, and no developer statements indicating further content is planned. The game appears to have been developed and released as a finished product, with post-launch effort focused on stability and the addition of the level editor. The last developer communication on September 10, 2021 was a maintenance patch, and no further posts have appeared since. Given the game launched as a complete package and the developer has not indicated any plans for additional content, the game is complete.
Evidence
Major post-launch update added a built-in level editor with Steam Workshop support and full Lua scripting — the only substantial content addition after launch.
Store description lists a fixed set of 35 hand-crafted missions, a defined playtime of 15–20 hours, and no mention of post-launch DLC or planned expansions — consistent with a complete, self-contained game.
Media
Details
Developer
Publisher
Ctrl Alt Ninja Ltd.
Achievements
20
Platform
Windows
Controller
—
Steam Deck
Playable
Players
Single-player
About this game
Evil is afoot in Menhir Forest. The druids, the caretakers of the woods, are troubled: their archdruid has disappeared under deeply suspicious circumstances, and a cancerous growth of purple cysts is spreading, carrying corruption and sickness wherever they appear. It takes a special kind of hero to save the day. Or maybe more than one.
Druidstone: The Secret of the Menhir Forest is a labor of love from the co-creators of the critically acclaimed Legend of Grimrock series. Druidstone is a tactical, single-player, turn-based roleplaying game, which combines the best qualities of modern RPGs with the elegance of tactical boardgames. Every action, every turn counts as you control your party of heroes through handcrafted, challenging missions with varying, and often surprising, objectives.
Set in a unique fantasy world, Druidstone is filled with ancient lush forests, standing stones, snow-topped mountains, deadly creatures and puzzle-ridden ruins. And somewhere in the middle of all of this, caught in the flow of events, are Aava, the archdruid's daughter, who must now shoulder his responsibilities, Leonhard, a warden with a mysterious past and a lethal destiny, and Oiko, the failed Red Priest who is living proof that one may be very smart without being particularly wise. Along the way, they meet companions and villains, whose unique personalities and abilities make every encounter memorable.
Druidstone: The Secret of the Menhir Forest is a labor of love from the co-creators of the critically acclaimed Legend of Grimrock series. Druidstone is a tactical, single-player, turn-based roleplaying game, which combines the best qualities of modern RPGs with the elegance of tactical boardgames. Every action, every turn counts as you control your party of heroes through handcrafted, challenging missions with varying, and often surprising, objectives.
Set in a unique fantasy world, Druidstone is filled with ancient lush forests, standing stones, snow-topped mountains, deadly creatures and puzzle-ridden ruins. And somewhere in the middle of all of this, caught in the flow of events, are Aava, the archdruid's daughter, who must now shoulder his responsibilities, Leonhard, a warden with a mysterious past and a lethal destiny, and Oiko, the failed Red Priest who is living proof that one may be very smart without being particularly wise. Along the way, they meet companions and villains, whose unique personalities and abilities make every encounter memorable.
Key Features
- A tactical turn-based and tile-based battle system where every action and every turn counts.
- Upgrade the abilities of your heroes – your upgrade choices have a dramatic impact on the characters' capabilities!
- Obtain upgrade gems by completing missions and discovering hidden treasures.
- 35 challenging, hand-crafted missions with playtimes ranging from 15 minutes to 45 minutes.
- Solve devious non-combat puzzle levels to gain extra upgrade resources.
- Find lost shipments to gain access to the best gear in Steelface's Emporium of Curios.
- A gripping, fantastic story of love, death and responsibility centered around the main characters of Aava, Leonhard and Oiko.
- A unique fantasy setting that combines the best elements from western RPGs, JRPGs and tactical boardgames in unexpected ways.
- Play custom missions created by others, or make your own campaigns with the Druidstone Level Editor.
- Total playtime ranging from 15 to 20 hours.
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