https://apps.apple.com/gb/app/caves-of-lore/id6449979034 Haven’t seen it mentioned here yet but this looks and sounds really good from the review I seen. Says pixel, turn-based CRPG. Says it’s created by a solo dev who did it while working full time and having a family. Looks very impressive with that in mind. Caves of Lore TILTGames I'm a self-taught solo-dev who built this passion project over 6 years while holding down a full time job and raising a … $3.99 Buy Now Watch Media DetailsI'm a self-taught solo-dev who built this passion project over 6 years while holding down a full time job and raising a family. I dedicated myself to work 5 minutes a day no matter what, and built the game piece by piece, not really knowing where I was going or how it would all end. • Caves of Lore is a turn-based, pixel-art, fantasy CRPG that combines elements of environmental exploration and character interaction with tactical, grid-based combat. Fun and weird adventures await as you progress through a world full of monsters and humor. Hidden secrets and strange powers abound, allowing for a highly customizable party. • Vast amounts of loot and treasure constantly increase your power, while dialogue, books and lore are waiting for those who want to be drawn into the world further. • Dark themes and ancient horrors don’t keep this game from remaining upbeat and funny, with a story that unfolds in unexpected ways. Tactical combat, endless magical item combos, and a vast array of spells, abilities and traits make for great replay value. • 6 character capacity party, 65+ spells, 65+ abilities, 65+ traits, 50+ monsters, 40+ NPCs , 30+ quests, and 20+ areas to explore. Hundreds of items and tens of thousands of enchantment combinations make for all manner of powerful items. Information Seller:TILTGames Genre:Role Playing, Strategy Release:Jan 30, 2024 Updated:Dec 03, 2024 Version:1.7.1 Size:733.7 MB TouchArcade Rating:Unrated User Rating:Unrated Your Rating:unrated Compatibility:HD Universal vsnlap likes this. ShinHadoukin Well-Known Member Feb 20, 2015 972 143 43 #2 ShinHadoukin, Jan 30, 2024 Looks impressive, period. Looks spectacular with "all that in mind." Thanks for posting this! squarezero and ste86uk like this. squarezero Moderator Staff Member Patreon Silver Dec 10, 2008 13,716 1,240 113 Male Chief Strategy Officer Salem, Massachusetts, USA #3 squarezero, Jan 30, 2024 Love these kind of passion solo projects. Just a few mins in, and you can already feel the quality. gaberaph and ste86uk like this. ste86uk Well-Known Member May 9, 2012 6,774 1,003 113 #4 ste86uk, Jan 30, 2024 I haven’t played yet as happens a lot with games I buy but I couldn’t resist buying it to support the dev for what he’s achieved and because it looks and sounds so good. jkluk23 and gaberaph like this. ShinHadoukin Well-Known Member Feb 20, 2015 972 143 43 #5 ShinHadoukin, Jan 30, 2024 Had to buy this and cannot wait!!!! Anybody playing on an ipad? Cloud saves? Thedrawguy Well-Known Member Jan 8, 2019 54 33 18 Male #6 Thedrawguy, Jan 30, 2024 Last edited: Jan 31, 2024 Looked at the gameplay videos a few times. This looks fantastic! Love the magic spells and the sprite work. As soon as I get home from work, I am definitely buying this to support the lone developer. This looks exactly like the type of game I have been hoping the find on the iPad for years. The game is getting really good reviews on Steam. Please consider supporting this developer. We really need more games like this on the iPhone/iPad. jkluk23 and ste86uk like this. vsnlap Member Jan 18, 2024 23 9 3 #7 vsnlap, Jan 31, 2024 Looks really nice! gmattergames Well-Known Member Mar 1, 2013 607 42 28 #8 gmattergames, Jan 31, 2024 Well crafted old school party based RPG; obvious a lot of love went in to this. Translates fairly well to mobile, finding the click-to-move a better option than the directional stick which isn’t floating so a bit awkward. Seems like the character development is pretty deep with a ton of skills, spells and abilities to customize the party. Looking forward to sinking some time into this one, a rare gem that’s definitely worth the price of admission for any fan of classic RPGs. ste86uk likes this. anthony78 Well-Known Member Nov 13, 2015 3,128 704 113 #9 anthony78, Jan 31, 2024 Also liking it so far but think it probably could have used additional tutorials due to how much customization is possible. Also, the click to move seems to be enabled even if you have the directional stick on the screen. Is there a way to remove the stick if you want click to move and disable click to move if you want to use the stick? Having both working a once is clunky and control settings only seem to apply to controllers and keyboards. squarezero Moderator Staff Member Patreon Silver Dec 10, 2008 13,716 1,240 113 Male Chief Strategy Officer Salem, Massachusetts, USA #10 squarezero, Jan 31, 2024 Yes, you can remove the stick, but you can’t (currently) stop click to move. Frankly, I prefer click to move — it gives the game a classic CRPG feel. To remove both sticks, click on the stick-looking icon on the top left side of the screen. BTW, I was also a little lost at first, but things started coming together fairly quickly. I just left the initial cave and recruited a whole party. Even with Death Stranding and One-Punch Man, this could very well be my GOW. gaberaph and ste86uk like this. ste86uk Well-Known Member May 9, 2012 6,774 1,003 113 #11 ste86uk, Jan 31, 2024 The review I seen I’m sure said there isn’t a lot of tutorial or hand holding with how to play and guiding you on your quests because it’s suppose to feel more like an old school rpg. squarezero Moderator Staff Member Patreon Silver Dec 10, 2008 13,716 1,240 113 Male Chief Strategy Officer Salem, Massachusetts, USA #12 squarezero, Jan 31, 2024 At the some time, there are some much appreciated quality of life features. And what tutorial there is is helpful. No question, this is a deep game, and not all systems are obvious from the start. anthony78 and ste86uk like this. badmanj Well-Known Member Mar 16, 2009 1,886 24 38 Software developer Reading, England http://www.underground-collective.com #13 badmanj, Jan 31, 2024 This. Is. Brilliant. Congrats. Love to see something home-crafted with love and care in this day and age of corporate gaming. Back to the early days! I hope this does really well for you. jkluk23, ste86uk and squarezero like this. Roxton Well-Known Member Patreon Bronze Jan 30, 2015 170 90 28 #14 Roxton, Feb 2, 2024 Oh, wow. It’s been an age since I played a game that feels like Ultima. Enjoying this. gaberaph likes this. Anotherkellydown Moderator Staff Member Patreon Bronze Feb 10, 2014 4,581 1,134 113 Male CAD Technician I Upstate NY https://youtube.com/channel/UCcvu9xhE7xT-mZrXUZQJr5g #15 Anotherkellydown, Feb 3, 2024 TouchArcade Game of the Week: ’Caves of Lore’ by Jared Nelson gaberaph and ste86uk like this. solarnya Well-Known Member Jul 22, 2015 907 287 63 Male Close to Tokyo, Japan #16 solarnya, Feb 3, 2024 Last edited: Feb 3, 2024 Congrats on rewarded to TA GotW!! I'm not native English speaker so wanna ask. How is its language dependent? Edit: I appreciate if MFi controllers work on it. Roxton Well-Known Member Patreon Bronze Jan 30, 2015 170 90 28 #17 Roxton, Feb 3, 2024 There’s a *lot* of dialogue. It has the virtue of being indexed and replayable. But is the dialogue important? I don’t know yet. There might be subtle clues I haven’t yet needed. Hymnlocke Member Feb 28, 2018 18 8 3 #18 Hymnlocke, Feb 3, 2024 Sweet jeebus, this came out of nowhere and completely dunked on everything I had been playing. If you are even remotely interested in turn based party rpgs this is about as good as it gets on mobile Roxton Well-Known Member Patreon Bronze Jan 30, 2015 170 90 28 #19 Roxton, Feb 3, 2024 Caves of Lore Discord https://discord.gg/4F8KYxbS34 Hymnlocke Member Feb 28, 2018 18 8 3 #20 Hymnlocke, Feb 3, 2024 Not sure how to edit a previous post but wanted to add you should get this if you’re a fan of the old gba “Golden Sun” games. There’s so many environmental interactions and scenes that tickle that memory squarezero likes this. 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I haven’t played yet as happens a lot with games I buy but I couldn’t resist buying it to support the dev for what he’s achieved and because it looks and sounds so good.
Looked at the gameplay videos a few times. This looks fantastic! Love the magic spells and the sprite work. As soon as I get home from work, I am definitely buying this to support the lone developer. This looks exactly like the type of game I have been hoping the find on the iPad for years. The game is getting really good reviews on Steam. Please consider supporting this developer. We really need more games like this on the iPhone/iPad.
Well crafted old school party based RPG; obvious a lot of love went in to this. Translates fairly well to mobile, finding the click-to-move a better option than the directional stick which isn’t floating so a bit awkward. Seems like the character development is pretty deep with a ton of skills, spells and abilities to customize the party. Looking forward to sinking some time into this one, a rare gem that’s definitely worth the price of admission for any fan of classic RPGs.
Also liking it so far but think it probably could have used additional tutorials due to how much customization is possible. Also, the click to move seems to be enabled even if you have the directional stick on the screen. Is there a way to remove the stick if you want click to move and disable click to move if you want to use the stick? Having both working a once is clunky and control settings only seem to apply to controllers and keyboards.
Yes, you can remove the stick, but you can’t (currently) stop click to move. Frankly, I prefer click to move — it gives the game a classic CRPG feel. To remove both sticks, click on the stick-looking icon on the top left side of the screen. BTW, I was also a little lost at first, but things started coming together fairly quickly. I just left the initial cave and recruited a whole party. Even with Death Stranding and One-Punch Man, this could very well be my GOW.
The review I seen I’m sure said there isn’t a lot of tutorial or hand holding with how to play and guiding you on your quests because it’s suppose to feel more like an old school rpg.
At the some time, there are some much appreciated quality of life features. And what tutorial there is is helpful. No question, this is a deep game, and not all systems are obvious from the start.
This. Is. Brilliant. Congrats. Love to see something home-crafted with love and care in this day and age of corporate gaming. Back to the early days! I hope this does really well for you.
Congrats on rewarded to TA GotW!! I'm not native English speaker so wanna ask. How is its language dependent? Edit: I appreciate if MFi controllers work on it.
There’s a *lot* of dialogue. It has the virtue of being indexed and replayable. But is the dialogue important? I don’t know yet. There might be subtle clues I haven’t yet needed.
Sweet jeebus, this came out of nowhere and completely dunked on everything I had been playing. If you are even remotely interested in turn based party rpgs this is about as good as it gets on mobile
Not sure how to edit a previous post but wanted to add you should get this if you’re a fan of the old gba “Golden Sun” games. There’s so many environmental interactions and scenes that tickle that memory
