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Grime

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Grime
Grime cover
Developers
Clover Bite
Publishers
Akupara Games
Engines
Unity 2021[Note 1]
Release dates
Windows August 2, 2021
Reception
Metacritic 81
OpenCritic 84
Taxonomy
Monetization One-time game purchase
Microtransactions None
Modes Singleplayer
Pacing Real-time
Perspectives Side view, Scrolling
Controls Direct control
Genres ARPG, Metroidvania, Platform
Art styles Stylized
Themes Dark, Fantasy
Series Grime
Grime on HowLongToBeat
Grime on IGDB
Grime on MobyGames
Grime on Wikipedia
Grime
Grime 2021
Grime II TBA

Grime is a singleplayer side view and scrolling ARPG, metroidvania and platform game in the Grime series.

General information

Official Discord server
GOG.com Community Discussions
GOG.com Support Page
Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Epic Games Store
DRM-free after installation through Epic Games Launcher (notes may include more details)
Game can be launched directly from the executable. If online, a request to link the game to a player's Epic Games account will appear via the computer's default browser but can be safely closed without issues[2].
Windows
GamersGate
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Windows
Gamesplanet logo.svg
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Windows
GOG.com
DRM-free
Windows
Green Man Gaming
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Windows
Humble Store
Requires online activation
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GOG.com key
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Windows
itch.io
DRM-free
Windows
Steam
DRM-free after installation through Steam client (notes may include more details)
DRM-free when launched directly from an executable.
Windows
A demo is available from Steam.

Monetization

Type Notes
One-time game purchase The game requires an upfront purchase to access.

Microtransactions

Type Notes
No microtransactions Game does not contain any microtransactions.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows %USERPROFILE%\AppData\LocalLow\Clover Bite\GRIME\AGGameSettings.ini
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Clover Bite\GRIME\
Steam Play (Linux) <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/1123050/pfx/[Note 2]

Save game data location

System Location
Windows %USERPROFILE%\AppData\LocalLow\Clover Bite\GRIME\Save Files\
Steam Play (Linux) <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/1123050/pfx/[Note 2]

Save game cloud syncing

Video

Video settings.
Video settings.
Game settings.
Game settings.

Graphics feature State Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor
Hor+ scaling and spanned HUD. Some settings buttons are out of view in the main menu but accessible during gameplay.[3]
Ultra-widescreen
Hor+ scaling.[3]
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Anti-aliasing (AA)
FXAA/SMAA/TAA toggle.
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS and 120+ FPS
Uncapped framerate as well as 30, 60, 120, 144, 165, and 240 FPS caps.
High dynamic range display (HDR)
See the glossary page for potential alternatives.
The game engine may allow for manual configuration of the game via its variables. See the Unity page for more details.

Input

Keybindings.
Keybindings.

Keyboard and mouse State Notes
Remapping
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support
Full controller support
Controller remapping
Specific directions of the left stick cannot be mapped; only the x and y axes can be mapped. This prevents mapping movement to the D-pad. Specific directions for the right stick can be mapped.
Controller sensitivity
Controller Y-axis inversion
Controller types
XInput-compatible controllers
Xbox button prompts
Impulse Trigger vibration
PlayStation controllers
[4]
PlayStation button prompts
[4]
Light bar support
Static light blue color.[4]
Adaptive trigger support
DualSense haptic feedback support
Connection modes Wired
[4]
Generic/other controllers
Additional information
Controller hotplugging
[4]
Haptic feedback
Digital movement supported
Simultaneous controller+KB/M
Game utilizes prompts for the input device first used, preferring controllers (i.e., DS4 prompts if a DS4 controller is available at game startup), even if the controller is removed.[4]

Audio

Audio settings.
Audio settings.

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
Global, SFX, Music, Ambiance
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
Simplified Chinese
French
German
Hebrew
Italian
Japanese
Korean
Brazilian Portuguese
Russian
Spanish

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
Direct3D 11
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows

Middleware

Middleware Notes
Input Rewired

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 10
Processor (CPU) Intel Core i5-3470
System memory (RAM) 4 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 10 GB
Video card (GPU) Nvidia GeForce GTX 960
DirectX 10 compatible
A 64-bit operating system is required.


Notes

  1. Unity engine build: 2021.3.30f1[1]
  2. 2.0 2.1 File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data (use Wine regedit to access Windows registry paths). Games with Steam Cloud support may store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/1123050/ in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (1123050) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.

References

  1. Verified by User:Baronsmoki on 2024-01-29
  2. Verified by User:Dribbleondo on 2023-07-06
    Game played for 10 minutes, and suffered no issues. Request to link game can be ignored.
  3. 3.0 3.1 Verified by User:Rose on 2021-08-03
    Screenshots of a cutscene and gameplay taken at 1920x1080, 2560x1080, 3440x1440, 3840x1080, 5760x1080 and 7680x1080, then vertically compared. Additionally checked with a 16:9 video.
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 Verified by User:Expack3 on 2021-10-21
    Checked by using an official DS4 controller connected to my laptop via USB.