Reviews

• gamedeal user

  Nov 8, 2021

  Really cute platformer with some sorta eldritch aspects? Reminds me a lot of nier automata in terms of the world design. Gameplay is great, writing is funny and well written, sound is great (except the laser sound its kinda bass-y?) buy it, very worth it
• gamedeal user

  Apr 19, 2019

  So I haven't played for long yet (just an hour there's about), but Grim Earth is so far everything I could have hoped for. The story is charming, the characters cute. The enemies... stupid. And mean. Especially the ones that have eyes! Gameplay is traditional 2D sidescrolling platforming. The likes of which I used to enjoy back in the 16 bit era. The gameworld is split into numerous stages which is great. You only get one health bar with health packs hidden around but usually only a handful per area. Likewise weapons are also scarce; unfortunately pockets and bags have yet to be invented in Grim Earth, so ladders and signs banning carrying exposed firearms both mean losing your weapon. Stupid ladders. Stupid signs. The challenge, for me at least, was spot on for what I was hoping for -- a fun, relaxing game. But others might want it to be beefed up a bit. Dying simply means restarting the current section, losing some points, and XP (which seems to be based on accumulated points). Although I've yet to see XP used for anything. While I died frequently, and to replay sections over, it never felt unfair or annoying thanks to the frequent check points. I've yet to beat the boss near the end of the stage currently available in Early Access, but it's just a matter of time, learning its move set, and managing the limited ammo available for the fight. There are currently no difficulty options, and asides from perhaps offering a higher difficulty, I don't currently feel Grim Earth needs easier enemies. Some accessibility options, on the other hand, would be nice -- such as automatically picking up health and ammo. Thankfully, the Grim Earth appears to have a system in place that could provide players with accessibility features in the form of codes. Although a menu for them would be nice to have eventually. Lastly, it's great to see that Grim Earth retains the graphical presentation I've come to love from early Clockwork Pixels games. Clean, crisp, vibrantly coloured, and with a lovingly hand drawn aesthetic. I'll never get tired of this graphic style. I'm hoping Grim Earth does well on enough Steam that Clockwork Pixels with consider selling their earlier games here too.
• gamedeal user

  Dec 9, 2019

  So far, this is a really fun little platformer. :) Dev really managed to create an alien world.
• gamedeal user

  May 11, 2020

  [h1]Review in progress [i](just like the game itself still in early access)[/i] [/h1] The first time I run this game was a year ago. That was the first section of [b]Grim Earth[/b] where players can fully obtain game experience they used to face. We've had understanding what the picture look like, who the characters are, and basic mechanics. That was completely finished level with hidden areas, puzzles and bosses. Second chapter allows to dive in lore deeply. Astronaut finds out where he came from and where others are. Now we know the main enemy and some-kind-of a mission. Puzzles have the same key but now we're going to overcome zero gravity. The passing through the second section is much faster but 'lack of space' can easily be compensated with more jokes about in-game violence and A.I. feelings. And there are more little things to observe in each area. I'm looking forward to play the full game. But I still can't get a small reward for my sweaty tryings and in-game flawlessness. And there's no understanding what this 'XP' means. I can farm more crystals but what for? I love the visual style but sometimes I can't get enough depth. Farther objects sometimes looks like they are in the same distance as the main character is. Default layout fits NES Controller exactly. But sometimes I've felt confused using the same button for shooting, taking objects and entering the doors playing with XBOX360 gamepad. I still highly recommend this game for all indie platformer games lovers. Just chill and get some fun from each playable area.