A Kobold Story: Trenchcoat Adventurer

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A Kobold Story: Trenchcoat Adventurer is a single player tactical role playing game with fantasy, comedy, medieval and historical themes. It was developed by Crystal Spider Games and was released on June 4, 2026. It received overwhelmingly positive reviews from players.

Trenchcoat Adventurer is a dungeon-crawling roleplaying game with a whimsical heart and a beautiful, hand-drawn CrayonVision aesthetic. Three Kobolds find themselves drawn to the allure of Adventuring after overhearing how successful adventurers get to eat the best food and have the shiniest shiny things. Cunningly disguised in a trenchcoat, this towered trio find their way though an ever-deepenin…

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96%Audience ScoreBased on 81 reviews

story6 positive mentions

Charming and adorable hand-drawn art style with a storybook aesthetic that creates a delightful atmosphere.
Unique gameplay mechanic of managing three kobolds in a trenchcoat with individual hunger bars and roles, adding interesting strategic resource management.
Well-balanced and accessible dungeon crawling experience with humor, engaging item descriptions, and customizable difficulty settings suitable for newcomers and fans of the genre alike.

Occasional bugs and balancing issues remain due to the game being in early access, including inventory management quirks and missable secret doors causing frustration.
Combat system is relatively simple and can feel repetitive or lacking depth for players seeking a more complex experience.
Some gameplay elements like damage type effectiveness and environmental traps are underutilized or not expanded upon, limiting strategic variety.

story
30 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
20% positive mentions, 70% neutral mentions, 10% negative mentions
The story in "A Kobold Story: Trenchcoat Adventurer" is charming, simple, and lighthearted, featuring three endearing kobolds on a treasure quest framed within a delightful storybook aesthetic. It combines whimsical humor, cute hand-drawn art, and engaging voice acting to create a wholesome, enjoyable narrative experience that complements the gameplay without demanding significant time commitment. Overall, the story is sweet, fun, and well-integrated with the game's tone and style.
- “The story is told through a combination of delightful storybook intermissions and bright and clean art (in crayonvision!), and the gameplay loop is simple and satisfying, evoking classic dungeon crawlers like Dungeon Master or Eye of the Beholder, without requiring a huge time commitment to really bite into.”
- “There's so much I love about this game: the art style is incredibly charming, the writing and voiceover for the story is really good, the in-game text for items is really funny, and our three intrepid kobolds are adorable.”
- “The art style sold me instantly with its charming and colorful storybook aesthetic.”
- “The story is extremely simple, and very endearing.”
- “[*] wasn't clear to me until the story between chapters that hunger wouldn't be refilled at the end.”
- “Maybe some up front story or a warning sign in the tutorial floor that hunger won't refill?”
graphics
27 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
52% positive mentions, 48% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions
The graphics are consistently praised for their charming, hand-drawn, crayon-esque art style that features adorable character designs and a colorful, storybook aesthetic. This visual approach, combined with quirky and humorous details, creates a delightful and endearing atmosphere that enhances the overall experience.
- “The art style sold me instantly with its charming and colorful storybook aesthetic.”
- “It’s the perfect blend of nostalgic dungeon crawling, gorgeous hand-drawn artwork, and just the right amount of fun, light-hearted humor.”
- “First impressions mean a lot, and the thing that grabs you first is the adorable, consistent, crayon-esque art style and incredibly cute character design.”
gameplay
20 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
25% positive mentions, 60% neutral mentions, 15% negative mentions
The gameplay offers a simple yet engaging dungeon-crawling experience centered around a well-integrated hunger mechanic that adds meaningful resource management and strategic tension. While mechanically accessible and not overly deep, it balances charm, creativity, and classic dungeon-crawler appeal, making it enjoyable and satisfying without demanding excessive time investment.
- “The integration of the hunger mechanic adds a genuine layer of depth to every movement in the dungeon without seeming like an arbitrary slog.”
- “The gameplay starts out simple, but it's well-balanced around managing your equipment, inventory, and stats.”
- “The gameplay's relatively simple but sets you up for creative resource management that creates a lot of tension.”
- “Gameplay is simple: you move around, you loot things, you bonk monsters, you loot more things, you manage inventory by eating everything, and you try to win the dungeon run!”
- “It's not even particularly deep, mechanically!”
- “I don't like survival mechanics (personally) and I love blobbers.”
humor
13 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions
The game is consistently praised for its clever, light-hearted humor that complements its charming art style and storytelling. Players enjoy the funny references, amusing item descriptions, and the goofy antics of the characters, making the experience both entertaining and endearing. Overall, the humor is a key highlight that enhances the game's nostalgic dungeon-crawling appeal.
- “This is a brilliant little game, with a stand-out art style and good humor.”
- “I'm a sucker for kobolds and their goofy antics - this game is a delight and wonderful introduction to classic dungeon crawlers; filled with little details, an adorable art style, and hilarious item descriptions.”
- “It’s the perfect blend of nostalgic dungeon crawling, gorgeous hand-drawn artwork, and just the right amount of fun, light-hearted humor.”
music
6 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
50% positive mentions, 50% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions
The music is generally good—simple, catchy, and well-suited to the game's tone and storytelling. While not particularly standout, it complements the gameplay without becoming grating, enhancing the overall experience.
- “What I'm even happier about is how that style is preserved in tone with the gameplay, the music, how the story is told, and even the flavor text of the notes and items you find!”
- “The music is simple but catchy and fun.”
- “I loved the music and the fun little system of keeping the kobolds fed, no matter what you find.”
optimization
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions
The game's optimization is actively improving, with developers responding quickly to bug reports and player feedback. While some bugs and balancing issues persist due to its early access status, ongoing attention to optimization demonstrates a strong commitment to enhancing performance.
- “The big standout of this game is the devs themselves who listen to player feedback and take bug reports seriously, being quick to fix those issues and take consideration to optimizations, which is great!”
- “At the moment, the bigger issues in this game usually come from bugs and some balancing due to the game continually being worked on, which is very normal for early access games.”
- “The developers are quick to fix bugs and optimize the game based on player feedback.”
monetization
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
0% positive mentions, 100% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions
The monetization in this game is noted for pioneering microtransactions, referencing the infamous 2006 introduction of paid horse armor in Oblivion as a significant early example.
replayability
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions
The game offers moderate replayability, driven by randomized item drops and hidden secrets within each level that encourage multiple playthroughs.
- “There's already a bit of replayability currently due to the randomized item drops and the secrets you can find in each level.”
character development
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
0% positive mentions, 100% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions
The character development is highlighted by a charming, consistent art style and irresistibly cute character designs that make a strong positive first impression.
emotional
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions
The game is praised for its instant charm and lighthearted tone, delivering a wholesome and entertaining emotional experience by creatively expanding a classic tabletop RPG joke into a heartfelt story.
- “It is instantly charming, as lighthearted as it is light to play, and a game that takes a classic tabletop RPG joke and expands it into a wholesome and entertaining story.”

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3h Median play time

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3-3h Spent by most gamers

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A Kobold Story: Trenchcoat Adventurer is a tactical role playing game with fantasy, comedy, medieval and historical themes. Common tags for A Kobold Story: Trenchcoat Adventurer include grid-based movement, turn-based, first-person, indie, exploration and others.

A Kobold Story: Trenchcoat Adventurer is available on PC, Mac OS and Windows.

On average players spend around 3 hours playing A Kobold Story: Trenchcoat Adventurer.

A Kobold Story: Trenchcoat Adventurer was released on June 4, 2026.

A Kobold Story: Trenchcoat Adventurer was developed by Crystal Spider Games.

A Kobold Story: Trenchcoat Adventurer has received overwhelmingly positive reviews from players. Most players liked A Kobold Story: Trenchcoat Adventurer for its story but disliked it for its monetization.

A Kobold Story: Trenchcoat Adventurer is a single player game.

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