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GRIP: Combat Racing cover art

GRIP: Combat Racing

Caged Element · Wired Productions · 2018-11-06

SteamGOGPlayStation StoreAmazonMicrosoft Store

ActionIndieRacing

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Split screen

Releases: Nov 06, 2018 (Nintendo Switch), Nov 06, 2018 (Xbox One), Nov 06, 2018 (PlayStation 4), Nov 06, 2018 (SteamVR), Nov 06, 2018 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

Harness gravity-defying speed in classic combat racing taken to the EXTREME. Master wall-riding, ceiling-surfing tracks, and unleash devastating weapons across 29 blistering circuits. Race solo, split-screen, or online with up to 10 players. GRIP delivers white-knuckle racing like nothing else.

9
playing now
85%
positive of 5.2k reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
200,000–500,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
68/100
critic score (5 outlets, IGDB)
63/100
IGDB user rating (24 ratings)
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$29.99
steam price (US)

9 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 03:00 UTC (census sample)

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 9 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 192 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~24/week).
  • · Review velocity up 33% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 16% of 10,710 Action games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 129k–309k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 5,150 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$3.99-84%
lowest across shops (ITAD)$24.99
Microsoft Store$39.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $1.00 at Fanatical (2021-05-30) · bundled 21×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $29.99 · on sale 61 of 69 observed days · $2.99 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
18218220182026Week of 2018-01-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 182 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 64 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 47 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 68 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 50 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 97 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 28 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 60 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 59 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 114 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 30 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 9 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

2632026-08-06 23:00 — 9 players2026-08-07 07:00 — 7 players2026-08-07 15:00 — 10 players2026-08-07 23:00 — 11 players2026-08-08 07:00 — 8 players2026-08-08 15:00 — 11 players2026-08-08 23:00 — 14 players2026-08-09 07:00 — 7 players2026-08-09 15:00 — 19 players2026-08-09 23:00 — 7 players2026-08-10 07:00 — 5 players2026-08-10 15:00 — 9 players2026-08-10 23:00 — 4 players2026-08-11 07:00 — 4 players2026-08-11 16:00 — 10 players2026-08-12 23:00 — 10 players2026-08-14 07:00 — 4 players2026-08-15 14:00 — 9 players2026-08-16 22:00 — 9 players2026-08-18 06:00 — 3 players2026-08-19 13:00 — 8 players2026-08-20 21:00 — 15 players2026-08-22 05:00 — 3 players2026-08-23 12:00 — 16 players2026-08-24 19:00 — 20 players2026-08-26 03:00 — 3 players2026-08-27 11:00 — 6 players2026-08-28 19:00 — 19 players2026-08-30 03:00 — 9 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$29.99$1.002016-02-022026-08-302016-02-02 — best price $15.992017-12-18 — best price $11.992018-08-23 — best price $14.372018-12-28 — best price $29.992019-04-09 — best price $29.992019-07-22 — best price $29.992019-11-11 — best price $11.252020-01-04 — best price $29.992020-02-25 — best price $29.992020-04-09 — best price $7.552020-06-25 — best price $5.622020-08-16 — best price $25.382020-10-24 — best price $29.992021-01-14 — best price $6.342021-04-05 — best price $29.992021-06-07 — best price $4.052021-08-01 — best price $29.992021-10-18 — best price $24.992021-12-17 — best price $4.802022-02-11 — best price $29.992022-04-25 — best price $24.992022-07-13 — best price $4.492022-09-25 — best price $29.992022-12-22 — best price $4.202023-03-24 — best price $23.892023-05-26 — best price $23.892023-07-30 — best price $8.502023-12-04 — best price $4.172024-02-22 — best price $24.992024-05-21 — best price $3.742024-08-01 — best price $2.492024-10-23 — best price $23.892025-01-02 — best price $29.992025-04-11 — best price $24.992025-08-04 — best price $3.742025-12-11 — best price $3.592026-04-24 — best price $29.992026-08-30 — best price $3.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

35
achievements tracked
63.7%
earned "You did a thing"
8.8%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerMulti-playerPvPOnline PvPShared/Split Screen PvPShared/Split ScreenSteam AchievementsFull controller supportVR SupportedSteam Trading Cards24 DLC

11 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Hungarian

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)12,5641%35

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

IndieActionArcadeRacingSci-fiDrivingFast-PacedFuturisticMultiplayerSplit Screen

Census log

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

Recent updates

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