GRIME II

GRIME II

Steam Deck Playable

Clover Bite · Metroidvania · Mar 31, 2026

Likely worth it. Reviews lean strongly positive.

At $27.99. It has been as low as $22.39.

87%
Very Positive
2k player reviews
Medium confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 58 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 37 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Audio: 33 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Bugs: 37 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 2k player reviews · updated 3 days ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
33% of themes are praise59% are divided8% are caveats
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
-The soundtrack and sound design compliment and enhance the gameplay.
58 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
The 2D Metroidvania gameplay remains intact, though the graphics look a bit better this time around.
37 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
-The soundtrack and sound design compliment and enhance the gameplay.
33 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Optimization
Players who bring up Optimization mostly praise it.
The game runs nicely, though I believe it could be optimized better, c'mon, it's a 2.5d game why am I getting fps lower that 144.
7 of 300 sampled reviews raised it

Theme by theme

Every theme is scored by what reviewers actually said about it, not just whether they recommended the game.

LovedMixedComplained about
Players love4 themes
Gameplay58 reviews
Graphics37 reviews
Audio33 reviews
Optimization7 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Combat165 reviews
88%
Story and characters97 reviews
90%
Difficulty56 reviews
91%
Performance17 reviews
82%
Interface14 reviews
86%
Controls11 reviews
82%
Crashes7 reviews
71%
Players complain% still recommend
Bugs37 reviews
92%

Ranked by how many sampled reviews mention each topic. A topic sits in a column by what reviewers said about that topic; the percentage beside it is how many of them recommended the game anyway.

Should you buy it now?

Crit’s read on the price, from Steam price history.

Prices have been lower

Currently $27.99. The lowest we've tracked is $22.39.

4 points recordedtoday · $27.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
87%
Very Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
40
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

We’ll surface hours-played once playtime ingestion ships.