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Grapplania cover art

Grapplania

Single Play · DigiPen Institute of Technology · 2023-06-16

Steam

ActionFree To Play

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Side view

Releases: Jun 16, 2023 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

Join Lynn, a descendant of a long line of whip-wielding warriors, in a 2D adventure through a perilous, abandoned castle filled with treasure.

Grapplania is a 2023 Action and Free To Play game that is free-to-play, with a Mostly Positive review sentiment (76% of 42 reviews).— census verdict as of 2026-09-27

76%
positive of 42 reviews
Mostly Positive
steam's rating (official)
Unknown
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: 0
Free
steam price (US)

Grapplania is a 2D platformer with a focus on momentum. Join Lynn, a descendant of a long line of whip-wielding warriors, on an adventure through an abandoned castle filled with treasure. The journey will be treacherous, but with the help of her family’s chain whip, Lynn is more than capable of circumventing the many obstacles to be faced.(Storyline via IGDB)

Health check

Quiet
  • · 15 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~2/week).
  • · Review velocity down 42% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 56% of 27,667 Action games in the census by review count.

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
111120232026Week of 2023-06-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-09-01: 2 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Details

WindowsmacOSFull controller supportSingle-playerFull controller supportFamily Sharing1 DLC

1 supported languages: English

Post-launch support: 1 DLC released, first 2023-07-22 (Steam store data)

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