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Gripper cover art

Gripper

Heart Core · 2023-03-29

SteamGOGEpic Games Store

ActionAdventureIndieRPG

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Third person, Bird view / Isometric

Releases: Mar 29, 2023 (Nintendo Switch), Mar 29, 2023 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

Gripper is a story-driven action game with boss fights on wheels. Tear your enemies apart with a grappling hook. Rip out their metal hearts to gain abilities. Rescue your family and uncover the secrets of the collapsing world.

83%
positive of 72 reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
0–20,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
64/100
critic score (1 outlets, IGDB)
$19.99
steam price (US)

Enter the burnout seat of None, a cyber biker who is stuck inside a collapsing world. None’s story is one of mystery and loss. Traverse the dystopian cyber landscapes in search of answers to your past. Explore dead lands with the help of your mechanized cat buddy. Defeat relentless bosses by gripping and ripping out their hearts. Help None make vital choices. Every answer you uncover is another loved one you put at risk, so go forth and save your family.(Storyline via IGDB)

Health check

Quiet
  • · 10 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~1/week).
  • · Review velocity down 77% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (28 reviews).
  • · Top 58% of 17,258 Action games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 1.4k–3.2k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 72 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $1.99 at Steam (2026-06-08)via IsThereAnyDeal

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
262620232026Week of 2023-03-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam CloudFamily Sharing

13 supported languages: English, Russian, French, German, Portuguese - Brazil, Spanish - Latin America, Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese, Korean, Japanese, Italian, Arabic…

Player tags

RPGIndieActionCombatTop-DownCyberpunkDifficultEmotionalAction RPGSoundtrack

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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