The Stone of Madness (2025)

Developer: The Game Kitchen
Publisher: Tripwire Presents
Platforms: Windows
Genres: Adventure, RPG, Strategy
Rating: 4.0 of 5, 269 player ratings
Typical playtime: about 14 hours
Where to get it: Steam

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How it feels

A tense, tactical stealth game set in a gloomy monastery where you manage fragile characters struggling against cruelty and madness.

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What players say

Players describe this as a hardcore tactical stealth game set in a monastery, with a distinctive hand-drawn art style. The lack of manual saving and heavy punishment for mistakes frustrates many, and bugs that block progress are a common complaint. Opinions split: some praise the puzzle-like stealth and character design, while others find it too laborious or mis-tagged as an RPG.

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