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Ok, your list has a serious problem because the very best PC gridder isn't there. That's a tough question! Do you like turn-based or real-time battles? Are you into puzzles, exploration or making the ultimate party? Do you like open world or linear games? Stat-heavy or streamlined? Anime or western art? If you can narrow down your preferences a bit, I'm sure we can hook you up with something good. So many games! Which ones do you recommend I should play? Also check out the gridders on GOG.com for the PC classics. In addition to the associated games list on Steam, there's a list of games for Vita, PSP, DS 3DS and iPhone. The Steam gridder group has all sorts of info. Both styles of combat have their own tactics and can be just as fun, as long as you understand what makes them tick. Real-time battles work kinda like fencing, where you dance around the enemies to swipe them at opportune moments and avoid getting hit. Turn-based combat works like old-school JRPGs and have random encounters (except for Might and Magic games which have visible monsters on the field). For example, Etrian Odyssey is about delving and mapping dungeons and building up your characters, while Legend of Grimrock is about solving puzzles and the tight atmosphere, and Might and Magic is more about adventuring in a sandbox with many dungeons and an overworld.īattles can be either turn-based or real-time. Gridders are decidedly gameish, and something entirely different from all other RPGs.Įven though gridders pretty much look the same, the genre is not without variety. Let's just say that you won't find dungeons in Skyrim that are nearly as well designed as the ones in Grimrock or Might and Magic. The grid also forces into a particular style of thoughtful level design. Grid-based movement is simple and snappy and particularly suited for a handheld's d-pad. I guess you could say that the limitations are a part of the charm. What the heck is the point of playing something as limited as this when you could be playing Skyrim? In fact, the interest in these games seems to be picking up steam rather than slowing down, and we are getting a steady trickle of new PC and handheld releases from both Japanese and Western developers. In recent years gridders have been enjoying a revival, with games like Legend of Grimrock and Etrian Odyssey being small hits.
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Gridders died out by the end of the 90's, when gaming hardware became capable enough to run first-person games with free movement.

This RPG sub-genre started all the way in the 80's with games like Wizardry and Dungeon Master. That's a mouthful, so let's call them gridders.
