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GRIME

Clover Bite · Akupara Games · 2021-08-02

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ActionIndieRPG

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Side view

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 6.8k reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
200,000–500,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
95/100
critic score (1 outlets, IGDB)
80/100
IGDB user rating (27 ratings)
7
Nexus mods (2.1k downloads)
17h
to beat · rushed 14h · completionist 44h
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Verified
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$24.99
steam price (US)

30 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 12:00 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.

Trailer

GRIME trailer thumbnail

Grime - Official Cinematic Trailer

≈1,000,000 YouTube results for this game's trailer search

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 6% of 27,649 Action games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 136k–305k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 6,777 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Gamesplanet$8.45-66%
GOG$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 152 of 197 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

95142026-09-14 21:00 — 56 players2026-09-16 06:00 — 42 players2026-09-17 13:00 — 80 players2026-09-18 21:00 — 55 players2026-09-20 04:00 — 47 players2026-09-21 12:00 — 59 players2026-09-22 19:00 — 45 players2026-09-24 03:00 — 32 players2026-09-25 10:00 — 42 players2026-09-26 18:00 — 63 players2026-09-28 01:00 — 30 players2026-09-29 09:00 — 32 players2026-09-30 16:00 — 43 players2026-10-02 00:00 — 26 players2026-10-03 07:00 — 28 players2026-10-04 16:00 — 64 players2026-10-05 23:00 — 23 players2026-10-07 07:00 — 30 players2026-10-08 14:00 — 51 players2026-10-09 22:00 — 23 players2026-10-11 05:00 — 28 players2026-10-12 13:00 — 32 players2026-10-13 20:00 — 20 players2026-10-14 12:00 — 30 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
62219Aug 2021Aug 2026Aug 2021 — avg 622 · peak 1,983Oct 2021 — avg 67 · peak 146Dec 2021 — avg 60 · peak 149Feb 2022 — avg 32 · peak 83Apr 2022 — avg 25 · peak 54Jun 2022 — avg 24 · peak 65Aug 2022 — avg 19 · peak 40Oct 2022 — avg 23 · peak 79Dec 2022 — avg 81 · peak 267Feb 2023 — avg 74 · peak 216Apr 2023 — avg 39 · peak 94Jun 2023 — avg 112 · peak 272Aug 2023 — avg 57 · peak 128Oct 2023 — avg 56 · peak 122Dec 2023 — avg 44 · peak 91Feb 2024 — avg 70 · peak 162Apr 2024 — avg 65 · peak 236Jun 2024 — avg 34 · peak 68Aug 2024 — avg 36 · peak 66Oct 2024 — avg 58 · peak 145Dec 2024 — avg 45 · peak 98Feb 2025 — avg 35 · peak 64Apr 2025 — avg 71 · peak 317Jun 2025 — avg 36 · peak 71Aug 2025 — avg 42 · peak 90Oct 2025 — avg 26 · peak 55Dec 2025 — avg 34 · peak 75Feb 2026 — avg 34 · peak 70Apr 2026 — avg 140 · peak 370Jun 2026 — avg 51 · peak 113Aug 2026 — avg 34 · peak 70
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$29.54$5.832021-07-262026-10-142021-07-26 — best price $24.992021-10-06 — best price $24.992021-11-29 — best price $24.992022-01-28 — best price $16.712022-04-13 — best price $24.992022-06-24 — best price $13.682022-08-29 — best price $24.992022-11-14 — best price $14.992023-01-10 — best price $20.432023-03-19 — best price $24.992023-05-18 — best price $16.742023-07-18 — best price $16.242023-10-09 — best price $16.242023-12-10 — best price $24.992024-02-20 — best price $14.992024-04-04 — best price $21.762024-05-15 — best price $14.992024-07-08 — best price $17.542024-08-30 — best price $17.542024-11-21 — best price $9.282025-01-24 — best price $13.742025-04-03 — best price $13.742025-05-21 — best price $13.742025-07-11 — best price $12.492025-08-29 — best price $10.412025-11-03 — best price $11.242025-12-10 — best price $8.902026-02-18 — best price $11.252026-04-08 — best price $7.902026-05-26 — best price $18.452026-07-17 — best price $24.992026-09-04 — best price $7.092026-09-29 — best price $9.992026-10-14 — best price $9.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

59232026-05-31 — 59 pageviews2026-06-04 — 50 pageviews2026-06-08 — 51 pageviews2026-06-12 — 50 pageviews2026-06-16 — 43 pageviews2026-06-20 — 32 pageviews2026-06-24 — 37 pageviews2026-06-28 — 55 pageviews2026-07-02 — 57 pageviews2026-07-06 — 51 pageviews2026-07-10 — 39 pageviews2026-07-14 — 45 pageviews2026-07-18 — 43 pageviews2026-07-22 — 41 pageviews2026-07-26 — 53 pageviews2026-07-30 — 52 pageviews2026-08-03 — 45 pageviews2026-08-07 — 33 pageviews2026-08-11 — 34 pageviews2026-08-15 — 42 pageviews2026-08-19 — 33 pageviews2026-08-23 — 48 pageviews2026-08-27 — 45 pageviews2026-08-31 — 28 pageviews2026-09-04 — 29 pageviews2026-09-08 — 39 pageviews2026-09-12 — 28 pageviews2026-09-16 — 38 pageviews2026-09-20 — 30 pageviews2026-09-24 — 23 pageviews2026-09-28 — 34 pageviews2026-10-02 — 23 pageviews2026-10-06 — 36 pageviews2026-10-09 — 35 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

Post-launch support: 2 DLC released, first 2021-08-03, latest 2021-10-14 (Steam store data)

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.

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Similarity via IGDB.

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