Lord of the Seal (2016)

Developer: N-Soft
Publisher: N-soft
Platforms: Windows
Genres: Indie, RPG
Rating: 3.9 of 5, 18 player ratings
Typical playtime: about 10 hours
Where to get it: Steam

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How it feels

A methodical, old-school dungeon crawler with a focus on grid-based exploration and tactical party management.

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What players say

Players compare it to Etrian Odyssey but with rougher edges and no manual mapping. The translation is widely described as poor, and the game offers little tutorialization, so players must experiment to understand its systems. Combat is simple and fast, while the visuals and tilesets are clearly RPG Maker, which some overlook for the classic dungeon crawling loop.

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