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Secrets of Grindea is an old-school Action RPG with co-op support for up to 4 players. Journey through fantastical lands and battle tons of different enemies and bosses in your quest for truth, friendship and, above all, finding the world’s rarest treasures!
Secrets of Grindea is a adventure, singleplayer and multiplayer game
developed and published by Pixel Ferrets.
Released on February 29th 2024 is available only on Windows.
It has received 8,270 reviews of which 7,388 were positive and 882 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.7 out of 10. 😎
The game is currently priced at 13.99€ on Steam.
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- OS *: XP/Vista/Windows 7/10/11
- Processor: Dual-core processor (Intel Dual Core 2.0 GHz or AMD Athlon X2 5200+ 2.6 GHz)
- Memory: 1 GB RAM
- Graphics: DirectX 9.0c compatible
- DirectX: Version 9.0c
- Storage: 1 GB available space
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Hi pixel ferrets, Grindea really does live up to its name, but my wife and I really had fun collecting the cards in the different zones, and we had some really nice memories of this game. I'm sure if she were still here now, she'd be talking about the spooky zone in the south, as well as the winter section to the west, she enjoyed playing through this with me, and I just wish she and I had the time to finish this game together. However, from myself, thank you for making a really fun game for her and I to grind in, we had a blast together and that's all I can really ask for from a game, so thank you so incredibly much.
i've watched the very small dev team work on this for over 10+ years, so i'm a little biased. i think it's a very cute and honest game. i think the grind of the game is appropriate of the title. i think the game challenges the player in many different ways, and some of them certainly are more frustrating than fun. i also think it's fair criticism to say that the combat isn't as rewarding as it could be, that skill and equipment synergy can be a little obtuse, or at least not as intuitive as it should be. i think, despite all of that, it has a certain charm found in very few other games which makes it worth playing. i definitely recommend playing with a friend or 2, though. and i think it will be a memorable experience for everyone involved.
Would I recommend Secrets of Grindea? Yes, BUT only to certain players. Secrets of Grindea is a strange game to review because it is not bad, but it is also not as good as it could have been. It has many genuinely fun parts, but also some painful design choices that made me question whether I should recommend it at all. In the end, I do recommend it, but with some strong warnings. The combat system is fun at its core. The game has satisfying attacks, active skills, spells, dodging, blocking, summons, buffs, and enough mechanical depth to make fights feel engaging. The passive skill tree is also well made and has some genuinely good ideas. Exploration, puzzles, treasure hunting, dialogue, side content, monsters, level design, music, and the overall charm of the world are also strong points. The game has a cozy old school ARPG feeling, and when it works, it really works. However, the balance is awful. The game gives you many active skills and build options, but a lot of it feels like an illusion of choice. Only a handful of spells and active skills actually stay useful later in the game, and many builds become painful or outright bad. I played a warrior/melee build, and while it was fun early on, it felt like one of the worst ways to play the game later. The game slowly turns into a bullet hell simulator, and pure melee becomes miserable. Boss fights often turned into waiting forever for a tiny opening, getting a few hits in, then dodging for several minutes again. Some fights dragged on for 20 min or more, and by the end I had to rely on specific potions and summons just to get through it. If you enjoy summoner builds, you will probably have a much better time. Summons let you stay back, avoid most of the bullet hell chaos, and rebuff occasionally. Almost every other style, especially melee, feels much worse. Warrior gameplay also becomes exhausting because you constantly have to dodge, attack, heal, buff, rebuff, manage cooldowns, and avoid projectiles all at once. It starts feeling less like an ARPG and more like playing the keyboard like a piano. I think buffs should have lasted longer, cost more, and taken longer to recharge. That would have made the gameplay feel more deliberate instead of turning every fight into constant key management. The game also has way too much grinding. Getting all achievements and cards felt faster than getting some basic monster drops, which makes no sense. Some drop rates are ridiculously overtuned, and you can spend one or two hours farming a useless item just for completion. I understand rare cards being rare, but random monster drops being even more annoying to get just feels stupid. The game could probably be completed with "100% Completionist achievement" much faster and feel much better if the pointless item grind was reduced. The art is also inconsistent. I like the atmosphere, the environments, the monster design, and most of the pixel art. The world is charming and fun to explore. But some character portraits look awkward, ugly, or badly proportioned, and they can pull you out of the experience when they appear on screen. It is not enough to ruin the game, but it is noticeable. Overall, Secrets of Grindea has a great foundation. The vision is genuinely good, and there is a lot of charm here. But the balance, grind, and build design hold it back hard. I would recommend it if you like old school ARPGs, pixel art, exploration, puzzles, completionist content, and especially summoner style gameplay. I would not recommend it if you hate grinding, want every build to feel equally viable, or plan to play pure melee and fully complete the game. It is a fun but flawed ARPG. Not amazing, not terrible. Just very mid, with some really good parts and some really annoying ones. Score: 7/10
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Frequently Asked Questions
Secrets of Grindea is currently priced at 13.99€ on Steam.
No, Secrets of Grindea is currently not on sale. You can purchase it for 13.99€ on Steam.
Yes, Secrets of Grindea received 7,388 positive votes out of a total of 8,270 achieving a rating of 8.67.
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Secrets of Grindea was developed and published by Pixel Ferrets.
Yes, Secrets of Grindea is playable and fully supported on Windows.
No, Secrets of Grindea is not playable on MacOS.
No, Secrets of Grindea is not playable on Linux.
This information about Secrets of Grindea is not available yet.
This information about Secrets of Grindea is not available yet.
No, Secrets of Grindea does not support VR.
Secrets of Grindea offers both single-player and multi-player modes.
Secrets of Grindea includes Co-op mode where you can team up with friends.
Yes, there are 2 DLCs available for Secrets of Grindea. Explore additional content available for Secrets of Grindea on Steam.
No, Secrets of Grindea does not support mods via Steam Workshop.
No, Secrets of Grindea does not support Steam Remote Play.
Yes, Secrets of Grindea is enabled for Steam Family Sharing. This means you can share the game with authorized users from your Steam Library, allowing them to play it on their own accounts. For more details on how the feature works, you can read the original Steam Family Sharing announcement or visit the Steam Family Sharing user guide and FAQ page.
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14
Developer
Pixel Ferrets
Publisher
Pixel Ferrets
Release
29 Feb 2024
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