Troll and I (2017) — Release Date, Cheats, Price & Requirements

Troll and I

A Mythical Adventure: Befriend the fabled Troll and embark on a journey through the Nordic wilderness as two outcasts struggling to survive. Choose your combat style based on the situation. Become the Troll…

31 21 March 2017

What Troll and I is

Troll and I is an adventure game developed by Spiral House and released in 2017. It was published by Maximum Games. It is available on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC (Microsoft Windows).

The premise, in the publisher's words

Deep in the Nordic wilderness, a teenage boy named Otto is forced to flee his home after a band of brutal hunters rip through his village in search of a mythical creature rumored to inhabit the forest. Now on the run for his life, Otto inadvertently finds and befriends the elusive creature being sought by the hunters. Thus begins the perilous adventure of Troll and Otto. Together, the unlikely friends embark on a journey through treacherous territory plagued with rivals. Natives to the forest, Troll and Otto must use their inherent skills to sneak, strategize, and battle their way back home. The forest is filled with unknowns, and teamwork is pivotal to staying alive.

Description from the publisher · source

How it plays

It is played from a third person perspective. Its themes are action and fantasy. It supports multiplayer. Local play supports 2 players. Available modes: Co-operative, Multiplayer and Single player.

How it was received

Troll and I holds a critic score of 31 out of 100. That places it above 3% of the 7,525 rated adventure games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2017 averaged 71, so it scored 40 points below the year average.

What it launched against

Troll and I launched on 21 March 2017, within three weeks of The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, Horizon Zero Dawn, Mass Effect: Andromeda and Planescape: Torment: Enhanced Edition. All of them reviewed better. It arrived 4 years into the PlayStation 4's life, so it was built for hardware developers already knew well.

Released around the same time: The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, Horizon Zero Dawn, Mass Effect: Andromeda, Planescape: Torment: Enhanced Edition.

Official trailer