Druid: Daemons of the Mind is an action role-playing video game developed by British studio Synthetic Dimensions and published by Sir-Tech for MS-DOS. It was later ported to Microsoft Windows, PlayStation and Sega Saturn by Koei in Japan.
| Druid: Daemons of the Mind | |
|---|---|
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| Developer(s) | Synthetic Dimensions |
| Publisher(s) | Sir-Tech |
| Designer(s) | Kevin Bulmer Matt Stott |
| Programmer(s) | John Wildsmith |
| Writer(s) | Brenda Brathwaite |
| Composer(s) | Ben Daglish |
| Platform(s) | MS-DOS, Windows, PlayStation, Saturn |
| Release | December 7, 1995 (MS-DOS) |
| Genre(s) | Action role-playing |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
Gameplay
Druid: Daemons of the Mind is an action role-playing game with graphic adventure elements.[2]
Reception
| Publication | Score |
|---|---|
| Computer Games Strategy Plus |    [5] |
| Computer Gaming World | [3] |
| Next Generation | [2] |
| PC Gamer (US) | 81%[4] |
| Arcane | 5/10[6] |
| PC Entertainment | [7] |
Next Generation reviewed the PC version of the game, rating it four stars out of five, and stated that "hard-core fans of either RPGs or graphic adventures won't find much satisfaction. The puzzles can be rather simple, and though the story is well crafted and deep, role-playing fanatics will be annoyed at the lack of statistics and manipulation of your character. Still, if you're just getting into either genre, this one does a great job of taking some of the aspects of both."[2]
Andy Butcher reviewed Druid: Daemons of the Mind for Arcane magazine, rating it a 5 out of 10 overall.[6] Butcher comments that "the various elements don't really seem to fit together very well, and the game has a somewhat disjointed feel to it. Combine this with an awkward combat system that requires split-second timing, and you end up with something of a poor man's Ultima VIII (a game which Druid resembles in many ways)."[6]