GRIME

GRIME

Released Aug 2021

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.

85% positive · 6,803 reviews
Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence
Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence

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Evaluation

GRIME launched on August 2, 2021 and received a substantial post-launch content cycle consisting of three major free updates: Colors of Rot (December 15, 2022), Tinge of Terror (June 7, 2023), and Parting Shade (January 25, 2024). On January 25, 2024, the developer explicitly described Parting Shade as their "4th and final Major Update" and called it their "parting gift" to players, directly stating they would be turning attention to GRIME II and the Switch port. This was followed on February 15, 2024 by a patch (1.3.5) that the developer described as "PROBABLY our final final GRIME patch," noting that future news would come from the GRIME II Steam page. The developer announced GRIME II at Gamescom in August 2023, released a public demo on November 22, 2025, and launched GRIME II on March 31, 2026. All of this confirms that development of GRIME as a product wrapped up in early 2024 exactly as the developer communicated. All DLC listed on the store has been released, no unreleased content remains, and no future updates to the original GRIME have been announced.
Evidence
Developer describes patch 1.3.5 as 'PROBABLY our final final GRIME patch' and directs players to the GRIME II Steam page for future news, confirming GRIME development has concluded.
news post · Feb 15, 2024 source development ending
high
Developer explicitly describes Parting Shade as the '4th and final Major Update' and calls it their 'parting gift,' signaling the conclusion of planned content for GRIME.
news post · Jan 25, 2024 source development ending
high

Content

2 of 2 released · no outstanding content

Media

Details

Developer
Publisher
Akupara Games
Achievements
47
Platform
Windows, macOS
Controller
full support
Steam Deck
Verified
Players
Single-player

About this game

Parting Shade - Face the grueling platforming challenges of the Abandoned Opus, a new Area which lies at the top of the Weeping Cavity.

Tinge of Terror - NG+ Mode added, along with Major modifications to existing Bosses, and an entirely New Boss, Music & Weapons.

Colors of Rot - Explore Childbed, a massive new interconnected Area. As well as 3 New Bosses, New Music, New Abilities, New Weapons Traits and more.

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.

An unusual material collapses in on itself, the world shudders and contracts, and suddenly you are squeezed into existence.

What awaits you is a world unknown, alien in its own familiarity, and you must survive what terrors you face. Explore your surreal surroundings, absorb the many enemies you encounter, and use their own traits against them as you let yourself become far more than you once were.

GRIME lets you play to your preference, upgrading only those traits you feel most suited to your unique style. You’ll find there is more than one way to break open an enemy as you move through a variety of evocative environments, meet their inhabitants, and discover the source of their madness.

• Eye-Popping Surrealism - Uncover mysterious secrets in weeping caves and face-covered deserts. Meet otherworldly characters in distinct civilizations across an organic, interconnected world - all rendered in unearthly 3D. Face foes born of the world itself, and swallow them whole.

• Death-Defying Combat - Punish enemies by parrying their attacks, smash them from the ground or even airborne, and absorb them to grow your strength as you wage war on a living world.

• Living Weapons - Seamlessly swap weapons made of living creatures that mutate form during combat, from clawing swords to centipede whips.

• Unique Skill Progression - Hunt down and absorb challenging monsters to improve your skills and bring true customization to your play style.

• Challenge Menacing Bosses -Defeat creatures dozens of times your size. Adapt to their strategies, withstand their assault, and consume them to gain game-changing abilities that affect both combat and traversal.

• New Game Plus - Old foes challenge you in new ways. Surpass your limits and upgrade weapons and traits with infinite progression. Find and fight a formidable secret boss.

• Ever-Evolving Expansions - Return to the depths of GRIME with 3 DLC expansions that mutate the world around you. New abilities, bosses, enemies, and undiscovered truths await you in this writhing, growing, desolate deathscape.

Last evaluated Jun 22, 2026
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