Grimmlins Tale
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About Grimmlins Tale
Grimmlins Tale is a monster-taming RPG from Big Rat Games set in a fairy-tale world called Never Everland. Released on October 28, 2026, it mixes real-time combat with turn-based strategy as you catch and train whimsical creatures. The game focuses on bonding with monsters through mini-games and co-op battles. Players explore handcrafted environments on the backs of their tamed beasts while managing a roster of up to six. It’s a niche title for fans of deep creature systems and tactical combat, but its charm-heavy design might not appeal to everyone.
Gameplay
The core loop involves luring monsters into traps using in-game bait, then training them with skill trees and affinity meters. Combat blends real-time positioning with pause-and-plan mechanics for special moves. Each monster has unique abilities that chain together in sequences, requiring memorization of cooldowns and elemental weaknesses. Sessions often involve 30-minute quests where you ride a giant golem through a forest maze or command a swarm of goblins in a castle siege. The controls are tactile but clunky at times, especially when managing multiple units. Exploration is slow but detailed, with hidden dens to scavenge and lore pages to collect.
What Players Think
PlayPile users rate Grimmlins Tale 8.3/10, with 72% completing the main story in an average of 15 hours. Completion rates for side content drop to 40%, and the game’s 128 achievements are split 60/40 between easy collection tasks and hard combat challenges. Community moods are split between 68% “whimsical” and 32% “frustrated,” with complaints about grindy monster leveling. Critic reviews praise the creature designs (“a rogues’ gallery of fairy-tale nightmares”) but criticize repetitive exploration. The most-upvoted user review calls it “a love letter to monster tamer purists.”
PlayPile's Take
Grimmlins Tale is a $39.99 RPG that rewards patience over polish. Its 40+ monster species and layered combat make it compelling for 20-25 hours, but the lack of shortcuts for late-game content could deter casual players. The achievements are a mixed bag, collecting 100% of monster skins is tedious, but mastering synergy builds is satisfying. Best for fans of Monster Hunter and tactical RPGs who can tolerate a slow start. If you like grinding to unlock creature abilities, this could be your next obsession. If not, it’s a solid 8 but not essential.
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