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GRIME

Clover Bite · Akupara Games · 2021-08-02

SteamGOGEpic Games Store

ActionIndieRPG

Modes: Single player

Releases: Aug 02, 2021 (Google Stadia), Aug 02, 2021 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Dec 15, 2022 (PlayStation 4), Dec 15, 2022 (PlayStation 5), Dec 15, 2022 (Xbox One), Dec 15, 2022 (Xbox Series X|S)

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.

GRIME is an Action, Indie, and RPG game released in 2021, priced at $24.99, with an estimated 200,000 .. 500,000 owners and a Very Positive review sentiment (85% of 6705 reviews).

30
playing now
85%
positive of 6.7k reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
200,000–500,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
95/100
critic score (1 outlets, IGDB)
80/100
IGDB user rating (27 ratings)
17h
to beat · rushed 14h · completionist 44h
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$24.99
steam price (US)

30 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 02:00 UTC (census sample)

Grime is a 2021 Metroidvania video game developed by Israeli independent developer Clover Bite and published by Akupara Games. The game was released on August 2, 2021 for Windows and Google Stadia, followed by versions for PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One and Xbox Series X/S in December 2022, and a Nintendo Switch version in January 2024. It received generally positive reviews from critics.

Health check

Healthy
  • · 30 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 446 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~56/week).
  • · Review velocity up 34% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (1,556 reviews).
  • · Top 14% of 10,862 Action games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 134k–302k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 6,705 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$9.99-60%
lowest across shops (ITAD)$9.99-60%

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $2.49 at WinGameStore (2021-09-10) · bundled 12×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $24.99 · on sale 127 of 169 observed days · $7.50 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
1.3k1.3k20212026Week of 2021-08-01: 1,265 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 291 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 180 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 32 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 98 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 175 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 88 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 73 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 54 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 80 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 95 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 83 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 48 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 55 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 47 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 50 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 58 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 48 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 48 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 115 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 29 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

58142026-08-07 00:00 — 24 players2026-08-07 10:00 — 37 players2026-08-07 18:00 — 40 players2026-08-08 02:00 — 31 players2026-08-08 10:00 — 36 players2026-08-08 18:00 — 47 players2026-08-09 02:00 — 35 players2026-08-09 10:00 — 39 players2026-08-09 18:00 — 49 players2026-08-10 02:00 — 25 players2026-08-10 10:00 — 37 players2026-08-10 19:00 — 30 players2026-08-11 03:00 — 24 players2026-08-11 11:00 — 38 players2026-08-12 07:00 — 30 players2026-08-13 14:00 — 39 players2026-08-14 22:00 — 34 players2026-08-16 06:00 — 20 players2026-08-17 13:00 — 44 players2026-08-18 21:00 — 27 players2026-08-20 04:00 — 14 players2026-08-21 12:00 — 32 players2026-08-22 19:00 — 37 players2026-08-24 03:00 — 15 players2026-08-25 11:00 — 26 players2026-08-26 19:00 — 37 players2026-08-28 03:00 — 28 players2026-08-29 10:00 — 42 players2026-08-30 02:00 — 30 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$24.99$6.642021-07-262026-08-302021-07-26 — best price $24.992021-09-24 — best price $17.992021-11-05 — best price $18.032021-12-13 — best price $19.992022-02-05 — best price $21.602022-04-13 — best price $24.992022-06-07 — best price $21.222022-07-29 — best price $22.462022-09-27 — best price $19.882022-11-23 — best price $17.492023-01-10 — best price $20.432023-03-03 — best price $13.392023-04-21 — best price $24.992023-06-11 — best price $16.242023-07-26 — best price $24.992023-10-09 — best price $16.242023-12-02 — best price $24.992024-01-26 — best price $11.892024-03-05 — best price $14.992024-04-11 — best price $14.992024-05-15 — best price $14.992024-06-27 — best price $9.282024-08-12 — best price $24.992024-10-03 — best price $13.002024-12-04 — best price $24.992025-01-24 — best price $13.742025-03-21 — best price $18.362025-04-30 — best price $9.282025-06-10 — best price $12.492025-07-18 — best price $24.992025-08-29 — best price $10.412025-10-21 — best price $12.102025-11-27 — best price $12.102026-01-08 — best price $17.542026-02-24 — best price $11.242026-04-08 — best price $7.902026-05-20 — best price $6.642026-06-24 — best price $18.502026-08-08 — best price $24.992026-08-30 — best price $9.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

79302026-05-31 — 59 pageviews2026-06-03 — 59 pageviews2026-06-06 — 45 pageviews2026-06-09 — 45 pageviews2026-06-12 — 50 pageviews2026-06-15 — 50 pageviews2026-06-18 — 33 pageviews2026-06-21 — 46 pageviews2026-06-24 — 37 pageviews2026-06-27 — 45 pageviews2026-06-30 — 41 pageviews2026-07-03 — 43 pageviews2026-07-06 — 51 pageviews2026-07-09 — 45 pageviews2026-07-12 — 54 pageviews2026-07-15 — 43 pageviews2026-07-18 — 43 pageviews2026-07-21 — 48 pageviews2026-07-24 — 49 pageviews2026-07-27 — 42 pageviews2026-07-30 — 52 pageviews2026-08-02 — 51 pageviews2026-08-05 — 41 pageviews2026-08-08 — 42 pageviews2026-08-11 — 34 pageviews2026-08-14 — 41 pageviews2026-08-17 — 35 pageviews2026-08-20 — 49 pageviews2026-08-23 — 48 pageviews2026-08-26 — 64 pageviews2026-08-28 — 42 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

47
achievements tracked
89.7%
earned "Imprint"
16.6%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Trading CardsCamera ComfortCustom Volume ControlsDualShock Controller SupportDualShock Controller SupportDualSense Controller SupportDualSense Controller Support2 DLC

11 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Simplified Chinese, Korean, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Hebrew

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)7,5975%47
PS5 (PlayStation)4,6395%47
PS4 (PlayStation)1,8706%47
Xbox Series, Xbox One (Xbox)4244%47
Switch (Nintendo)290%0

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

2.5DActionSurrealAdventureDifficultAction RPGPlatformerSouls-likeAtmosphericExploration

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

Recent updates

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Similarity via IGDB.

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