GRAIN ROT

Indie· First-Person· Survival Horror· Building

Released Aug 2026

A horror co-op extraction builder set in a scorched wasteland where everything burns. Descend with your friends into shifting ruins, rip out furniture, and scavenge for loot before the Corrupted close in. Make it back alive, then rebuild the Outpost to better your chances for the next run.

88% positive · 2,429 reviews

Not yet

Released, but content still planned

High confidence

Content Planned

Not yet

Released, but content still planned

High confidence

Content Planned

Where to buy

Steam Updated 12 Oct 2026 $9.99

Can't confirm — worth a look

We couldn't confirm these stores carry this game.

Green Man Gaming Steam key Search IndieGala Steam key Search

Prices in USD, as listed by each store.

Buying through an affiliate store helps support the site

Evaluation

GRAIN ROT launched on August 7, 2026 as a full 1.0 release. Just five days later, on August 12, 2026, the developers (a two-person team named Miche and Nikko) published a detailed post-launch roadmap laying out exactly what is coming next. Within the next month, they plan to ship new constructs and a new vessel type. In September 2026, they are targeting "The Deep Layers Update," described as a meaningful expansion of the world adding one new biome and several new enemies. In October 2026, "The Halloween Update" is planned, which will open the third floor of the Outpost and introduce a new questline alongside seasonal content. Between these major drops, the team has been releasing regular patches — seven patches shipped in the five days since launch — and has committed to ongoing fixes, balancing, and quality-of-life improvements in parallel. The roadmap is explicitly described as a flexible overview rather than a list of fixed dates, with the developers noting they want to stay responsive to community feedback as they build toward these updates.

Evidence

Developer roadmap confirms multiple named upcoming updates: new constructs and a new vessel within the next month, 'The Deep Layers Update' (new biome, new enemies) in September 2026, and 'The Halloween Update' (third Outpost floor, new questline) in October 2026.

news post · Aug 12, 2026 source content planned

high

GRAIN ROT launched as a full 1.0 release on August 7, 2026.

news post · Aug 7, 2026 source content shipped

high

Media

Details

Developer

Beck & Branch Games

Publisher

Neem Interactive

Achievements

Platform

Windows

Controller

full support

Steam Deck

Playable

Players

Single-player · Multiplayer · Co-op

First-Person Survival Horror Building Action Roguelike Base Building Procedural Generation Crafting PvE Roguelite Comedy Horror Physics Loot 3D Post-apocalyptic

About this game

You are a Living Spark surviving inside fragile wooden vessels that splinter, collapse, and catch fire. When your vessel breaks, the Spark escapes. Death is just a change of scenery.

Ride a cursed elevator into shifting underground ruins with your crew. Smash furniture for resources or feed them into the Grinder for gold. If everyone breaks, your loot is lost.

Trolling can become your friend’s demise. Dropkick enemies or “accidentally” launch your ally’s Spark out of their vessel. Block them in a monster-infested corridor or get stuck in the crossfire. Will your group handle the chaos you created yourselves?

The deeper you go, the worse the Rot becomes. Bodies warp. Voices distort. Emotes become…worse. Or possibly better?

The Deep Layers are filled with Corrupted vessels, reacting to sound, movement, and each other in ways that are impossible to predict. Fight. Build. Run. Panic.

When your vessel breaks, you stay in the run as a Spark. Guide your team through the dark and search for another host with a new set of abilities. Force your way back in before you fade out completely.

Everything you haul back rebuilds your Outpost. Unlock interactive furniture, stat upgrades, rescued survivors, and stranger ways to survive the next descent. The stronger the outpost becomes, the deeper you can afford to go.

Go deeper. Extract more. Leave someone behind. Make it back and build together.