

Grimrush
Merge Heroes · November 30, 2017 · Action, Indie, Score Attack, Boss Rush, Shoot 'Em Up
Grimrush is free to play — no purchase needed. We track it so you know if that ever changes.
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Grimrush price
Grimrush is free to play — there is no purchase price, on Steam or anywhere else we track. We keep watching it, so if it ever stops being free the price history on this page will show when that happened and what it changed to.
About Grimrush
Key features:
- Three playable characters.
- A whole load of abilities for each character.
- Seven intense and wildly different boss battles.
- In depth scoring system and leaderboards.
- Graphics and sounds.
Choose your character, primary ability and enter the gauntlet. The order of the bosses is randomized each time. After defeating a boss you can choose an additional active or passive ability out of four random ones provided that can be rerolled twice for a bit of control over the randomness.
Accumulate and sustain combos to increase your attack damage, perform perfect dodges to recover mana and avoid damage to not die! These things also increase your score. As the abilities given on each run are randomized, you must adapt your playstyle accordingly.
Grimrush — game info
- Platforms
- Windows
- Steam Deck
- Playable
- Player modes
- Single-player
- PC Game Pass
- Not included
What Steam players say
Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.
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this game is very simple just a good looking rushing boss fight game reminds me of the few games i used to play that kinda looked like this and i love this game for it it seems dark and creepy you all should at least try it but it is very challenging once you get to the 2nd faze1 found this helpful
Grimrush is a small top down action game that keeps things focused on one thing, fighting through a boss rush and trying to get the best score I can. Instead of giving me a long campaign with loads of normal enemies and filler levels, it throws seven different boss fights at me and expects me to learn how each one works. I can pick between three characters, choose a starting ability and then build up my character as I move through the run. I like that the game gets straight to the point because there is very little wasted time between the fights. The boss battles are easily the strongest part for me. Each of the seven bosses has its own attacks and patterns, so I cannot just use exactly the same approach every time. The order is also randomised, which means I have to adapt depending on which boss comes next rather than memorising one fixed campaign. After defeating a boss I get a choice of four random active or passive abilities, with the option to reroll twice. I like this system because it gives each run a slightly different build and makes me think about what would actually help me rather than simply following one upgrade path. The combat also has some nice risk and reward bui…
Grimrush is a focused top-down action game that strips away most of the distractions normally associated with larger adventures and concentrates almost entirely on challenging boss encounters. Developed by Merge Heroes and published by Pohjoinen Pelinkehitys ry, the game is designed around repeated attempts, mechanical improvement, and score chasing. Instead of leading players through a conventional campaign filled with ordinary enemies and extensive exploration, it presents a compact gauntlet built around seven distinct bosses. This straightforward structure makes its intentions clear from the beginning: learn the combat system, understand each opponent, improve execution, and eventually pursue increasingly impressive runs. Players can choose between three playable characters and select a primary ability before beginning a run. While three characters may initially seem restrictive, the broader ability system provides considerably more room for experimentation. Bosses also appear in a randomized order, preventing the entire challenge from becoming a predictable sequence that can simply be memorized from beginning to end. Familiarity with individual bosses remains important, but pl…
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