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Tiles of Grimmwoods

Every tile you place in this strategic roguelike deck-builder shapes the story of lost kids trying to escape the twisted depths of the Grimmwoods. Outsmart lurking creatures, lay down paths with powerful items, and upgrade your deck to survive a forest that shifts with every step.

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About the Game

Step into the enchanted world of Tiles of Grimmwoods - A roguelike deckbuilder where you place tiles to enlighten the kids path through a dark and sinister forest. Your choices influence the kids fate as you help them overcome lurking creatures, magical obstacles and ever rising fear.

Enlighten the path

In Tiles of Grimmwoods you play as the narrator of a fairy tale who enlightens the path of lost kids by strategically placing tiles on a paper scroll, revealing different items, effects, and treasure to aid the kids on their journey. Every time you reveal an item on the grid, it will appear on the path, so consider carefully what you place. There can also be traps, poisonous apples and other dangers that lurk in the shadows.

Fight lurking creatures

Prepare your kids for the horrors that lurk in the shadows. Lay traps for your enemies or strengthen the kids to make sure they’ll survive any encounter that they have to face on their escape.

Deckbuilding / Enchantments

As you progress you upgrade your deck with powerful new tiles and gain permanent benefits through enchantments to overcome tougher challenges and ensure the kids escape from the forest. Tiles of Grimmwoods seamlessly blends exploration, strategic tile placement, and deck-building into a challenging and gloomy roguelike experience.

Features:

  • Grimm Fairy Tale: Explore a dark and twisted world that puts a twist on classic fairy tales.

  • Strategic Tile placement: Place tiles and fill the path with helpful items for the kids or lure enemies into traps or other dangers that your kids want to avoid.

  • Build the perfect Deck: Enhance your deck with powerful new tiles or remove not needed tiles from your current deck.

  • Find Magical Enchantments: Enchant your kids with powerful spells that give them special abilities that can make the difference between life and death.

  • Branching Paths: Choose your own path through the forest. Filled with elite enemies, merchants, treasures or other mysteries of the forest.

  • Unlimited Replay-ability: A wide variety of tile-cards, enchantments, items and effects assure endless possibilities to overcome each challenge.

  • Unlock new possibilities: Unlock new characters with their individual starting decks and abilities to keep each play-through fresh and strategically engaging.

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