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Legend of Grimrock – Roleplaying Game Review
Legend of Grimrock is a Roleplaying/Adventure game from Almost Human Oy, first launched in 7th May 2015.
It’s rated 9+ and currently has 417+ ratings on the App Store.
What Makes Legend of Grimrock Stand Out
With over 1 million copies of the series sold on PC, the ultimate dungeon crawling RPG is now available on iOS!
5/5 "Simply put, there’s not a better RPG on the App Store right now." – Pocket Tactics
5/5 "The perfect blend of modern action and classic dungeoneering." – TouchArcade
Legend of Grimrock is a dungeon crawling role playing game with an oldschool heart but a modern execution. A group of prisoners are sentenced to certain death by exiling them to the secluded Mount Grimrock for vile crimes they may or may not have committed. Unbeknownst to their captors, the mountain is riddled with ancient tunnels, dungeons and tombs built by crumbled civilizations long perished now. If they ever wish to see daylight again and reclaim their freedom the ragtag group of prisoners must form a team and descend through the mountain, level by level.
The game brings back the oldschool challenge with highly tactical real-time combat and grid-based movement, devious hidden switches and secrets as well as deadly traps and horrible monsters. Legend of Grimrock puts an emphasis on puzzles and exploration and the wits and perception of the player are more important tools than even the sharpest of swords could be. And if you are a hardened dungeon crawling veteran and you crave an extra challenge, you can arm yourself with a stack of grid paper and turn on the Oldschool Mode which disables the luxury of the automap! Are you ready to venture forth and unravel the mysteries of Mount Grimrock?
- Explore a vast network of ancient tunnels, discover secrets and find a way to survive in the perilous dungeons of Mount Grimrock.
- Cast spells with runes, craft potions with herbs and fight murderous monsters with a wide variety of weaponry.
- Create a party of four characters and customize them with different races, classes, skills and traits.
- Pure blooded dungeon crawling game with grid-based movement and thousands of squares riddled with hidden switches, pressure plates, sliding walls, floating crystals, forgotten altars, trapdoors and more.
- Experience a real labour of love, created by passionate game industry veterans. A spectacular big screen experience, now on your iPad!
The game works on iPhone 4 but iPhone 5 or a newer model is recommended
to fully enjoy the Grimrock experience.
This Roleplaying game offers engaging gameplay and regular updates for mobile players.
Player Feedback
As a newer release, Legend of Grimrock is building its player community. Early feedback suggests .
Recent Updates & Development
Latest Update: 6th October 2015
Recent improvements include:
This app has been updated by Apple to display the Apple Watch app icon.
-Minor bug fixes for iPhone version
Download & Availability
Legend of Grimrock is available through the official App Store for iOS devices.
Get Legend of Grimrock on App Store
Requirements: Requires iPhone 5s / iPad Air / iPad Air (Cellular) / iPad Mini 2 (Retina) / iPad Mini 2 (Retina, Cellular) / iPhone 6 / iPhone 6 Plus / iPad Air 2 / iPad Air 2 (Cellular) / iPad Mini 3 or later.
Compatible with iPhone and iPad devices.
Player Experience Highlights
Community Insight:
A fairly hardcore blobber rpg dungeon crawler. The monsters are scary, the puzzles are puzzling, and many of the magical artifacts feel like artifacts, both being harder to obtain and giving you an advantage over more mundane items that are easy to acquire. This is pretty much exactly what we were looking for on the appstore, and we hope there is another similar game on here.
Ive been playing LOG since it first came out. Once we go through the entire game, we put it aside for a few years, then come back and play it all over again. Im coming up on our 66th birthday, having played D&D using graph paper and very ordinary excited die starting when we were 17 in the 1970s. Our one frustration with this game is realizing that the puzzles that rely on speed and the ability to slide back-and-forth are almost beyond our ability now. Currently, Im stuck begging our 23-year-old youngest to puhleze help us out here. The graphics are solid, the limited number of species and archetypes within the party are pretty much in keeping with the origins of the genre. There are a lot of different types of enemies and a lot of really confusing and challenging puzzles. Our only suggestion to those who are new to LOG is save a lot, hoard your potions as much as possible (even if it means reloading the game), enjoy the escargot and, have fun by not racing through to the end.
If you played the classic Dungeon Master on an Atari ST or Commodore Amiga then you will love this and be right at home. This is essentially the exact same game type. If, however, you are looking for a modern first person RPG, or arent really into retro gaming, then theres a chance you will hate this game. The reviews here all seem to mostly be in those two camps. Dungeon Master was revolutionary for its time and this brings back those good feels. Im stoked a company is doing this kind of thing. Thanks for the updated memories, Dev Team.
Amazing game! Incredible level designs, fun, rewarding retro style RPG.
Awesome game, just like the old snes dungeon masters. Please put legends of Grimrock 2 in app form soon.
This game is great for those who love to be surprised by every turn and want to use their brain. We highly suggest it.
This is still the best iPad game as of 2022. Just wish they would release the sequel. We love old RPGs, and this is actually superior to our beloved Eye of the Beholder series we played in the 90s.
Pretty much said it in the title! Old style grid based dungeon crawl perfect for this old fella.
We played this game on pc. We were super excited to see it on IOS. It plays amazing, takes us back to our childhood playing PnP games. We wish they would release the follow up games as well.
It is better a lot of dugn games we, have played.
We absolutely loved this game! It has a great mix of combat and puzzles, along with a boat load of secrets to discover! Its definitely not the easiest game, so we would recommend casual players play on Easy, but even then, its a ton of fun! We would love to see the second game come to mobile at some point, because having played it, we can say its even better than the first.
Its an amazing game but the fact that you are so easily able to soft lock yourself in some of the puzzles which ends up making it so you no longer can progress in the game say if you DIDN'T HAVE AN ARROW FOR A PUZZLE AFTER PLAYING FOR 8 HOURS AND WERE LOCKED AWAY FROM SEARCHING PREVIOUS FLOORS…Its just really silly UPDATE: IM JUST DUMB AND HAD AN ARROW HIDDEN AWAY IN A SMALL CREVICE we COULDN'T FIND, THIS GAME IS ACTUALLY REALLY GOOD.
Absolutely a dream of a rpg dungeon crawler.
Well this is not a pay to win mindless mobile game. This is a port of an insanely good pc dungeon crawler. Graphics are rich, no lag, difficult and challenging. Not for the casual gamer, but a ton of fun. Best dungeon crawler we could find.
We had originally owned this for PC, but after playing it on our IPhone/IPad the game was so much more enjoyable for us; this game is perfect with a touch screen. We hope they eventually port the sequel onto IOS or the Nintendo Switch.
This one is the one all others are compared to. We kid you not, play this for a while and youll want more. Still love this and play it years after release.
Play for 2h and we love it . Im in lvl 2 (we spend a little time for our party creation )and so far it is worth it.
This is by far the best dungeon crawler on the App Store. Some reviews say its too hard for casual players and we would say they are correct. But this is why its great. If you love old school grid-based dungeon crawling with modern graphics and puzzles look no further! Will you have to look up help for some puzzles or battles, probably, but why is that a bad thing? Newer dungeon crawlers hold your hand too much. Legend of Grimrock wont. Bask in the challenge Grimrockers.
Challenging puzzles and battles. All around awesomeness for any lover of RPGs. Please make more.
Great job! Ive played LoG 1 & 2non Mac for a few years. Solid port to iOS. And yes, the game is challenging.
Outstanding game. Thank you for transcending the normal experience of iOS gaming. Please release LOG2.
If youre used to playing games where being the right level means that youll win every battle, then this game is not for you. You cant tap your way to victory, but if you are clever, youll be rewarded with an awesome game filled with challenges, and great puzzles. This is an exploration and strategy game where you have to earn every scrap of power you get. Every step is fraught with the possibility of danger, and you have to think long term as you spec your characters, because the wrong level of magic is useless most of the time. We really like the option to play as a bug too. Very fun and immersive.
Great game. ETA part 2 for iOS? Please.
Love the game! We recommend to play it on the hard level of difficulty. Amazing puzzles, interesting fights.
True RPGs are incredibly rare on the App Store. This is one of them.
Just read the top review that this game was too hard for casual gamers… This game is old school awesomeness and while we havent beaten it yet its freaking amazing. You have to use brains and tactics and not button mashing to win which we think younger gamers hate.
Finally got around to buying and playing thanks to our new tablet. Fabulous game. Looks awesome on the iPad.
If you want a challenging RPG full of strategy, puzzles and fantastic graphics — this is for you.
Great old school dungeon crawl. Could use better balance in character options, as there are some serious ways to screw up your character but generally super fun and engaging.
A great throwback to older games with a modern twist. Love the puzzles that are laced through the gameplay.
In a graph dungeon, guide 4 characters through dangerous encounters and puzzles. Some of the ways out of levels (puzzles) require patience but they're not nonsense or trivial, especially if you decipher the clues carved into the rocky walls. Characters are unique with stats skills & gear that change as you like just like pen-on-paper. If you're fed up with bad games and have ever liked anything about pnp roleplay &or dungeon crawling (even action rpg like diablo or torchlight 2) delete all the junk with IAP & no heart off your phone and play Legend of Grimrock! We couldn't recommend it more highly if you're someone looking for a fulfilling meaningful & challenging-but-never-stupidly-so mobile gaming experience.
Loved it! It reminded us of an old Sega Genesis Dungeons & Dragons game we loved growing up.
Hard puzzles though. Doesn't ask for more money. Good.
The controls aren't like other games. It's a dungeon crawler and the map like a old table top D&D map, full of tiles. Basically you move 1 tile at a time so movement in the gam won't seem fluid like games your used to. Still that doesn't matter this game is amazing.
This game is fantastic and immersive, delivers great graphics and atmosphere. If you have ever played and liked math-paper-squared based RPGs such as Dungeon Master or the Ishar series, this game is for you. Bring some time, as this is not a casual play though. It has been a while since we had this much fun with a game and stayed up till the late hours.
This reminds us of the old Ultimate Underworld and Eye of the Beholder games. We just loved those. We've been looking for a decent game to play on the iPad for a while. They're all repetitive and bore us to tears. This game is awesome, and reminds us of the hours and hours we used to spend in our old house when we were first married and we got our first computer. Love love love. The story is great, and the graphics are amazing! Have fun with this.
Love this game great port. So there is a secret character in game who you unlock named toorum. But he functions differently from your usual party namely moves much faster and has access to using both hands in combat something unavailable in the normal party. Well we noticed the game just shuts off mid battle,(usually mid combat) idk if it's because of the increased move speed and hardware cant keep up or what great game definitely a recommended purchase main game apart from rare cases hasn't cashed on a iphone5.
Wow, what an amazing game. Brings back the old school challenge with beautiful and moody graphics. Great job. The best dungeon crawler by far on iOS.
This is such a fantastic dungeon crawler. It reminds us of many classics only better. We hope they port Legend of Grimrock 2, to iOS. Well done developers. A couple of suggestions to the developers though. In game mini map. In game compass.
If you like old school style RPG's like Baldur's Gate, Icewind Dale, Avadon, Avernum, Ember and Dungeons of Chaos on iOS, then this game is for you.
Learn to save often while tackling this simple to learn tricky to play RPG. We wanted to play a game near Halloween, and this one may take until December to finish, but the challenge is worth it. Lots of walk-throughs available on internet when stuck, but we try to puzzle it out first. Use strategy with all the battles. Nice balance between battles & puzzles. Haunting storyline and great graphics.
Great game, love the difficulty it presents. Really makes us think, and the secrets are hidden well. Our party has starved once and we've been taken out by higher level monsters, but it means you've gotta be quick to lead them around until you can kill them or heal. It's a great twist on turn based dungeon games.
Really fun simple concept but it becomes very challenging around lvl 5. Extremely enjoyable.
We are an old-school, first-generation dungeon crawler fan from back in the days of Wizardry (on the Apple IIe) and Bard's Tale. This is an amazing tribute to the genre, and a terrific, challenging game for the iPad. The puzzles are hard and the combat taxing. Well done.
Such an amazing game! Incredible port from the PC.
Extremely fun and plenty of customization. Although we would have liked to see more items or a wider variety of spells, we were pleasantly surprised by this game! We hope to see more in the future for this game and from this company.
If you are a fan of the Eye of the Beholder series (or even Might and Magic or Bards Tale) you will feel right at home in the awesome homage to those titles. Really great and perfectly adapted to the iPad. Also love that it's not Freemium or Pay to Play – you get the entire game and that's it.
Ok, first off we played this game on PC. Was never able to beat it cause we don't have a ton of time to sit at our computer. Once we saw it was on IOS we jumped on it. As always, we expected this port to not be so great (as most mobile ports can be). But we gotta say, playing it on the phone, it almost seems like this is the platform that the game was made for. Switching weapons seems to work faster and smoother and the ability to save anywhere at anytime really heightens the experience as we can play and put the phone down in a moments notice. The original soundtrack and sound effects are all there, and as long as you have a high definition screen the game looks absolutely beautiful. All in all we give this 5 stars because the game was great to begin with and it seems to be even better as a mobile port. Enjoy.
We love these kinds of RPGs. We've got 25+ hours into this and we're still not finished. We can't wait to play Legend of Grimrock II. This game is easily five stars.
This is an excellent game! Great combat system, addicting gameplay and story line not to mention the awesome graphics Makes us think we're playing a newer console game. Overall a very very good game – well spent money.
User feedback from Apple App Store
App Details
- Version: 1.1.3
- Size: 1,159.53 MB
- iOS: 7.0 or later
- Languages: EN
- Content Advisory: Infrequent/Mild Horror/Fear Themes, Infrequent/Mild Cartoon or Fantasy Violence
- Developer: [Almost Human Oy]()
Last updated: 6th October 2015 | Genre: Roleplaying, Adventure | Developer: Almost Human Oy