If you're having trouble waiting for Metroid Dread, you might want to check out Grime. Now available on PC, the ARPG Metroidvania from Clover Bite takes inspiration from the iconic series, giving you a sprawling world to explore with secrets, upgrades, and deadly enemies around every corner.
Launched on August 2, Grime is already garnering favorable reviews from the community. Clover Bite – composed of self-described "Hollow Knight fanboys" – said Grime offers a brutal combat style, unique risk/reward system, and towering bosses that'll offer even the most skilled players a challenge.
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Beyond gorgeous graphics, here's a bit of what you can expect to see when you load up Grime:
- Eye-Popping Surrealism – Uncover mysterious secrets in weeping caves and face-covered deserts. Meet otherworldly characters in distinct civilizations across an organic, interconnected world – all rendered in unearthly 3D. Face foes born of the world itself, and swallow them whole.
- Death-Defying Combat – Punish enemies by parrying their attacks, smash them from the ground or even airborne, and absorb them to grow your strength as you wage war on a living world.
- Living Weapons – Seamlessly swap weapons made of living creatures that mutate form during combat, from clawing swords to centipede whips.
- Unique Skill Progression – Hunt down and absorb challenging monsters to improve your skills and bring true customization to your playstyle.
- Challenge Astonishing Bosses – Defeat creatures dozens of times your size. Adapt to their strategies, withstand their assault, and consume them to gain game-changing abilities that affect both combat and traversal.
If you're interested in picking up Grime, you can save 10% across all storefronts as a limited-time launch promotion. Otherwise, you'll find it listed for $24.99. Stadia Pro members can also enjoy it for free as part of their subscription.
Grime should be enough to keep you busy Metroid Dread launches in October – and it'll help sharpen your skills so you're not captured by the E.M.M.I. lurking in the dark.
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