Holy Grain

Holy Grain is a narrative roguelite about an average kid whose only aim is to grow carrots and live peacefully. A senior counselor with an anarchist outlook guides you into a life of adventure and misfortune, where you trade carrots for soldiers and quiet sunsets for bloody battles. Your first target is Albert Smallnose, the tyrant on the throne, but he is only the beginning of a series of increasingly difficult challenges.

The game contains substantial text and addresses sensitive topics, including abuse, drug use and discrimination.

Explore the world

You travel through an extensive world divided into regions with distinct climates, each presenting its own challenges. Planning your route means accounting for your army’s resources and the dangers along the way; what awaits at a house on the horizon is uncertain.

As you progress through a region, you encounter semi-randomly generated events. Many factors affect their outcomes, but your decisions determine whether you move forward wisely.

Lead a faction

Holy Grain features five factions. You must learn to rule them and, when the time comes, defeat each faction’s supreme leader.

• Villagers: Countryside people with pent-up anger and little patience for authority, who are ready to bring out the guillotine.
• Crusaders: Strong, silk-clad conquerors who settle lands in the king’s name.
• Outlaws: War veterans who left the service of kings to seek riches on their own.
• Goblins: Green scavengers who live in barren lands and gather whatever resources they find. They rely on their numbers and follow those who can speak without choking.
• Dark Elves: Mysterious and dangerous beings whose secrets you must uncover.

Fight for the throne

Some events lead to fast-paced battles where you command your army, make quick decisions and use your combat skills to avoid execution by the enemy commander. If you die, the game ends.

Each continent has its own structure, and some are more complicated than others. The ruling faction determines the final boss you face, while the faction you lead also matters. To advance the story and complete the last continent, you must defeat every final boss.