Goblet Grotto
Goblet Grotto is a freeware, surrealist dungeon crawler by the creator of Space Funeral and the artist behind the webcomic Monster Killers. Players must guide a toad warrior through the titular grotto in…
Goblet Grotto is an indie developed by thecatamites, released 15 October 2012 on Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).
What Goblet Grotto is
Goblet Grotto is an indie game developed by thecatamites and released in 2012. It is available on Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Unity 2017.
The premise, in the publisher's words
The story is told piecemeal through the game's included instructions. On occasions the game will direct the player towards paragraphs of narration within the instructions in a nod to classic PC games such as Wasteland which used such methods to save disk space. The crux of the story involves the protagonist, a toad warrior of some kind, exploring the Goblet Grotto in search of valuable goblets. However, narrative elements presented often directly contradict one another as well as information provided in the manual.
How it plays
It is played from a third person perspective. Its themes are comedy and fantasy. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
What it launched against
Goblet Grotto launched on 15 October 2012, within three weeks of Dishonored, Hotline Miami, XCOM: Enemy Unknown and Assassin's Creed III.
Released around the same time: Dishonored, Hotline Miami, XCOM: Enemy Unknown, Assassin's Creed III.
Official trailer
Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.
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