The Grindstone

Grindstone is the gift that keeps on giving. If you are a fan of just hacking and slashing the hours away of your probably meaningless life, then create your party of four and go through the door. Are there a plethora of quests to keep you busy for hours on end? Yes! Is there virtually unlimited ways to play this game over and over and over and over? Yes! All of the great crafting that you expect from Wolfs Moon Studio? Of course! Are there twists and turns? Always! Like the horrific Daniel character is at the beginning and I was about to turn off the game and waste my money spent, but then you learn you can't play him basically because Daniel is a worthless character. Surprise! Loved it! I am not sure there is even an end to it... It just keeps going and going! Thanks Wolfs Moon Studio for another fabulous game to spend my life away on.

Grinding, min/maxing with your character selection. Restarting after 20 hours because you didn't like your choices, more grinding, but faster this time because you already did it once. Satisfaction when you start completely annihilating enemies. Progress to next area, uh oh fights are harder now, more grinding. Realizing you can completely max all your stats to 999, infinitely more grinding. Replaying the game multiple times to try out all the classes. "Players can expect over 30 hours of gameplay" uhhh *looks at 70 hours* yep big emphasis on the "over" in that sentence. Honestly, could see some people playing this for hundreds of hours. You won't really run out of stuff to do. This game has the "good" kind of grind, and for those that do like grinding you will know what I am talking about there. More than that, it has great potential to strategize, and really care about your character & equipment selection. Oh, and did I mention that there's a crafting system that wasn't just tossed in as an afterthought? Fishing & mining are great for a bit of a distraction if you get a little burnt out from all the grinding, and are worth doing too! Have a question about the game? Go in the forums and ask! The dev is very active there. Every single question (even the dumb ones) that I have asked there has been answered within 24 hours by the dev. He cares about the game (and actually likes it and plays it himself). He wants to hear about your experience, and share his. This is what makes me prefer these independently developed games over the large studios. Is the game worth full price? Absolutely. If these types of games are what you're into, then I can easily see you getting 3x hours per dollar on this one. I already did, and I'm still playing, so definitely got my money's worth.

It's a game where you go around with a group of 4 adventurers getting loot and powering up your characters. I find it addicting. The dev is very active in the forums.

first off this game has no story line - it is purely a grind game levelling up each character in chosen team - that being said it is a great game, First of all the player gets to choose the team he/she wants from humans, amzars, dark elf, elf or monsters. each of these have warriors ( monster class has 3 to choose from) wizards , clerics, from first 4 groups, rogues from humans, elf and monsters. rangers and bards from human and elf. monks from human and monsters. enchanters from humans and amzar, shadow knight and necromcer- dark elf. and chieftan from monsters so picking a great team can become quite hard as you get a team of 4 choosing 1 from each group- As expected from this dev - the graphics, soundtracks and overall experience is very good. if having played other dev's games ( angel made, barry of wrath etc) this game will have a familiar feel as most of the background is the same and the usual fishing, crafting , mining etc is included. as well as quests . Quests make up most of the game and need to be done to enable to get better weapons and armor. What i do not like is the long trek back to previous towns until you get a boat but even then the player must only use certain docks to get to towns so you need to remember which docks to use. AS usual the final areas are very hard and this is where the grinding up levels comes in handy. Hate those dragons - lol-. Did enjoy the challenges though but must admit much prefer the other games with a story line but if a grind game is your thing this is your game - enjoy!!

this the most challenging of all the game shane had created love the crafting and thanks to the walk through i really enjoy this game

As in all of Shane's games the length and fun factor is bigtime. The Grindstone once again shows what a great rpg should be. Create your own party and set off for an addictive rpg playtime with many quests and towns to visit and many places to explore. Battles are fast and creatures aplenty. The crafting, fishing, mining, and alchemy just adds depth to the game so search everywhere and everything to get the goodies. I have played all of the 8 Wolfs Moon Studios games and every one is a fantastic rpg experience with many hours of playtime. Shane is always quick to respond to any questions and does quick fixes immediately (too bad that the majority of rpg developers on Steam are not like Shane). Thanks Shane for another rpg winner.

Reserving this space for reviewing later!

I've played every game from this manufacturer and I'm a huge fan. This game did not disappoint either, moreover, it is one of my favorites. It all boils down to the fact that a team of four that we can choose ourselves travels the world, completes tasks, fights monsters and collects rewards. There is the possibility of fishing, crafting items, potions and weapons, and my personal favorite is to travel the world and explore new places. Now I'm playing the game again with a new team and it's interesting because each member has his own special skills, so for the money invested you really get hours and hours of great fun. I recommend this game to everyone, it is very addictive and fun. Well done!

This game was developed by a class act creator of a long line of wonderful rpgs. It has all the elements an rpg'er loves. There are many hours of gameplay and the replay value is very high with the character creation and party combos possible. You cannot go wrong buying this game, you will love it!