Action · July 5, 2016

RWBY: Grimm Eclipse (2016)

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RWBY: GRIMM ECLIPSE is a 4 player, online co-op, hack and slash game based upon Rooster Teeth’s international hit series RWBY. Get ready for intense combat action as you battle Grimm across familiar locations of Remnant including new areas never before seen in the show. Play as Ruby, Weiss, Blake, and Yang in this character-driven adventure that explores new storylines, new Grimm types, and a new villain! The fast paced, hack and slash gameplay takes inspiration from games such as Dynasty Warriors , combined with team play elements from Left 4 Dead , to create over-the-top, co-op combat along with engaging missions and storytelling. FEATURES: 4 Player Online Co-op (Multiplayer) Play as Team RWBY - Ruby, Weiss, Blake, or Yang, each with their own unlockable abilities and upgrades Experience an exclusive storyline with new locations, enemies, and a new villain never before seen in the show Full voiceover from the cast of the show, plus new voice talent Ranked challenges, unlocks, and achievements Horde Mode featuring 5 unique maps focused on intense co-op action, strategy, and defense turrets. Protect security nodes and survive waves of Grimm!

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Community Tag Signals

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

  • Action · 452
  • Hack and Slash · 421
  • Anime · 404
  • Female Protagonist · 400
  • Co-op · 359
  • Multiplayer · 344
  • Adventure · 255
  • Great Soundtrack · 239
  • Online Co-Op · 224
  • Indie · 158
  • Beat 'em up · 150
  • Third Person · 137
  • Fighting · 129
  • Early Access · 116
  • Spectacle fighter · 102

Position in Action

MetricThis titleGenre position
Review volume11.6k Steam reviewsTop 36% in Action
Positive rating81% positiveGenre average: 83% — this title sits in top 67%
Metacritic57/100Genre average 77 — top 97% of Action titles
Engagement hours8 h averageTop 55% for session depth among Action

Features & Capabilities

Multiplayer

  • Multi-player
  • PvP
  • Online PvP
  • Co-op
  • Online Co-op

Community

  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Cloud
  • Remote Play on TV

Accessibility

  • Captions available

Input & Comfort

  • Full controller support

Other

  • Single-player
  • Family Sharing

Localization Coverage

Interface / Subtitles (9)

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

Full audio (2)

  • English
  • Simplified Chinese

Reception Metrics

Steam community

81%Mostly Positive · 11.6k reviews

9.4k positive · 2.2k negative

Metacritic

57/100 critic aggregate

Metacritic user score

6.4/10

Curator recommendations

9.8k

Release & Availability

Release dateJul 5, 2016
DeveloperRooster Teeth Games, FarBridge
PublisherFarBridge
Base price$4.99 -75%
DLC / Add-ons9 released
PlatformsWindows, macOS
Estimated owners1M–10M
External linksOfficial site · Support · [email protected]

Engagement Profile

All-time avg

8h

short (5–15 hours)

Median

4h

Typical completion time

Achievements

37

Steam unlocks available

Editions & Packages

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