Action · August 2, 2021

GRIME (2021)

trophy47 achievementsextension2 DLClocal_offer-55% current discountgroup100k–1M ownersrecommend4.2k recommendations
Parting Shade - Face the grueling platforming challenges of the Abandoned Opus, a new Area which lies at the top of the Weeping Cavity. Tinge of Terror - NG+ Mode added, along with Major modifications to existing Bosses, and an entirely New Boss, Music & Weapons. Colors of Rot - Explore Childbed, a massive new interconnected Area. As well as 3 New Bosses, New Music, New Abilities, New Weapons Traits and more. Feedback Patch - New systems added: Armor stats & Respec. Additional Nervepasses & Weapons. Removed Missables, re-balancing and more. Destroy... Absorb... Grow... GRIME is a fast and unforgiving Action-Adventure RPG in which you crush your foes with living weapons that mutate form and function, and then consume their remains with a black hole to strengthen your vessel as you break apart a world of anatomical horror and intrigue. An unusual material collapses in on itself, the world shudders and contracts, and suddenly you are squeezed into existence. What awaits you is a world unknown, alien in its own familiarity, and you must survive what terrors you face. Explore your surreal surroundings, absorb the many enemies you encounter, and use their own traits against them as you let yourself become far more than you once were. GRIME lets you play to your preference, upgrading only those traits you feel most suited to your unique style. You’ll find there is more than one way to break open an enemy as you move through a variety of evocative environments, meet their inhabitants, and discover the source of their madness. • Eye-Popping Surrealism - Uncover mysterious secrets in weeping caves and face-covered deserts. Meet otherworldly characters in distinct civilizations across an organic, interconnected world - all rendered in unearthly 3D. Face foes born of the world itself, and swallow them whole. • Death-Defying Combat - Punish enemies by parrying their attacks, smash them from the ground or even airborne, and absorb them to grow your strength as you wage war on a living world. • Living Weapons - Seamlessly swap weapons made of living creatures that mutate form during combat, from clawing swords to centipede whips. • Unique Skill Progression - Hunt down and absorb challenging monsters to improve your skills and bring true customization to your play style. • Challenge Menacing Bosses - Defeat creatures dozens of times your size. Adapt to their strategies, withstand their assault, and consume them to gain game-changing abilities that affect both combat and traversal. • Colors of Rot - Discover new abilities, new weapons, and new enemies that are champing at the bit just to get a piece of you. Explore Childbed and discover the horrifying mysteries that lie within. • New Game Plus - Old foes challenge you in new ways. Surpass your limits and upgrade weapons and traits with infinite progression. Find and fight a formidable secret boss. • Ever-Evolving Expansions - Return to the depths of GRIME with 3 DLC expansions that mutate the world around you. New abilities, bosses, enemies, and undiscovered truths await you in this writhing, growing, desolate deathscape.

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198 Action titles launched in 2021 — top 6 by review volume.

Community Tag Signals

Tag weights reflect how many Steam users voted each descriptor — larger pills = stronger consensus.

  • Metroidvania · 340
  • Souls-like · 330
  • Platformer · 313
  • Dark Fantasy · 302
  • Difficult · 298
  • Action-Adventure · 277
  • Exploration · 273
  • 2.5D · 258
  • Action RPG · 255
  • Surreal · 251
  • Action · 249
  • Atmospheric · 244
  • Side Scroller · 240
  • Adventure · 239
  • Singleplayer · 235

Peer Action titles

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Position in Action

MetricThis titleGenre position
Review volume5.8k Steam reviewsTop 55% in Action
Positive rating85% positiveGenre average: 83% — this title sits in top 55%
Metacritic81/100Genre average 77 — top 36% of Action titles
Engagement hours8 h averageTop 54% for session depth among Action

Reception Metrics

Steam community

85%Very Positive · 5.8k reviews

4.9k positive · 868 negative

Metacritic

81/100 critic aggregate

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Metacritic user score

7.9/10

Curator recommendations

4.2k

Localization Coverage

Interface / Subtitles (11)

  • English
  • French
  • Italian
  • German
  • Spanish - Spain
  • Japanese
  • Simplified Chinese
  • Korean
  • Portuguese - Brazil
  • Russian
  • Hebrew

Features & Capabilities

Community

  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Trading Cards
  • Steam Cloud

Accessibility

  • Subtitle Options

Input & Comfort

  • Full controller support
  • Camera Comfort
  • Custom Volume Controls

Other

  • Single-player
  • Family Sharing

Press Quotes

“Filthy, dirty, brutal, fun.” 5/5 – “A highly accomplished Souls-like action-RPG that delivers a hefty challenge without being punitive” 9/10 – “GRIME is one of the most dark and interesting Action-Adventure RPGs of 2021. Very highly recommended.” MythyMoo

Engagement Profile

All-time avg

8h

short (5–15 hours)

Median

3h

Typical completion time

2-week avg

15h

Current engagement

Achievements

47

Steam unlocks available

Release & Availability

Release dateAug 2, 2021
DeveloperClover Bite
PublisherAkupara Games
Base price$11.24 -55%
DLC / Add-ons2 released
PlatformsWindows, macOS
Estimated owners100k–1M
External linksOfficial site · Metacritic page · Support · [email protected]

Editions & Packages

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