Grim Dawn

Grim Dawn review

This is a bit hard to review as the game really is ok, I just don't happen to like it that much. Graphics are fine but I don't like aesthetic of the game. The gameplay isn't easy or too hard, it's somewhere in the comfortable between. This is a good game if you liked Titan Quest, it feels similar but is still different. I haven't completed it yet so I don't know whether I like the story at all, but so far it isn't that great. There are some choices and consequences in there but they aren't very captivating in my opinion. It's not a bad game, but as I said it's aesthetic isn't good for me.

Absolutely Fantastic Action RPG, like all the best parts of Diablo 2 on tons of steroids with the awesome knobs turned up to max and torn off so hard it collapses time and space itself. Everyone should play this game!!!!

It has a pretty good initial learning curve because of all the different mechanics in the game. Tips would be to focus on accumulating skills and items with bonuses that use the primary types of damage that your character deals. Don't ever use a Demolitionist + Necromancer build. The two classes don't have any shared damage types and there are few item sets that bolster both at the same time.

this game is ace, not too dis-similar from others in the same genre but for me , better put together, slicker and more addictive. The celestial skills can define your build and make your character really tough, but as the scaling works really well, its always a challenge especially on the harder difficulties. Top quality game

Highly addictive, quick to load, great gameplay, lots of builds to test and choose from. The setting is also nice and the music is amazing. Well worth the full price.

Kick started this game and not disappointed 1 bit. Great graphics and an expanding skill tree.

As an MMO fan of the past, having played WoW at release, then DCUO later pretty heavily. I somewhat come and go with MMO's / RPG's. I had a moment with Diablo 4 but also sort of felt it was pretty shallow.
Coming over to Grim Dawn, I understand it's later in how long the game has been out, but it's an exciting game and the class specialization is pretty exciting.

Perhaps the best iso ARPG released in the past decade, maybe ever, and it's fully offline compatible!

Diablo-like gameplay with a cool, new aesthetic. I enjoyed playing it casually with my siblings.

Grim Dawn. Wow, what a descriptive name. The story in this game is very grim. There are notes throughout the game that you can read that are for lore type purposes and some of the stories are pretty horrific, if they were true. I really like this game. It's a Diablo type game or a Titanquest type game. The depth of the game is pretty much unmatched in any other game of this genre. There are upwards of about 12 classes and the character can select two classes to become a hybrid and all of the hybrids have names of the hybrid class.

This game is older and the graphics are somewhat dated, but it is just a great game. If you liked Diablo 2 or Titanquest, I think you'll love this game.

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Gilmer

This game is great, i love diablo style games, but i will give it 3 stars because of its control design, you can't move using keyboard only one button, you have to move with mouse, its hard to doge attacks while moving with mouse and press doge key on keyboard, bosses became impossible with this issue.

This is a fun ARPG game. I have been playing Diablo 3 and 4 and I tried this game. It has a good ARPG feel to it and is enjoyable.

Got this game on a whim and it is actually sick as F**K. As someone who does not play many top down ARPGs like Grim Dawn, Diablo, POE, I will say Grim Dawn is a very nice entry level ARPG that still is an enjoyable experience.

I do think the biggest issue with these games will always be the unbelievable amount of stats a new player is expected to become competent in. That is always part of the fun with these games so expect to do some learning min/maxing builds and finding how to build a certain dmg type. That being said you don't really need to have a perfect build to excel on your first play through and that is by design.

Some of the best parts of this game are the class customizability, the amazing graphics, and the monster design/frequency. Strangely This game is really chill because the backgrounds are so interesting to look at and killing hordes of monsters is very satisfying. Highly recommend for the money.

"The world has turned into a nightmare and there are things far worse than walking corpses out there." - Captain Bourbon
Pros:
+ grim world atmosphere of a Lovecraftian-inspired Victorian-like era
+ dual class system with tons of build variety
+ amazing exploration with many optional bosses, secret passages, and side zones
+ customizable loot filter ingame
+ good soundtrack
+ elite difficulty (2nd) can be skipped on a first character; alt characters can start on 3rd difficulty
+ pause game at any time
+ no P2W, no shop, no season passes, no lootboxes
+ mod support
Cons:
- graphics feel a bit dated
- FPS drops in very intense moments
- legendary set farming is a grind

Hands down the Best Isometric I have played in a long time. I love the way you build your classes from 2 and have devotions to fine tune. Numbers go up so does my dopamine! This is what Diablo could have been! It does have its flaws, for me that the inability to have a map that is transparent. That one small issue is honestly my only gripe. The game is solid, the story is dark, and The sound and visuals are on par with any AAA titles. This under the radar masterpiece deserves its time to shine! I cant wait to see what the developer is cooking up next for this!

If you LOVE or Want to TRY ARPG then this game is best add in your Library
Game is not "THAT Easy" to Understand,
Give it a Few Hours.
Follow a Guide,Plenty of them Available on its Official Website.
Trust the Developers
And you will fall into World Like Never Before.

Its a great game for low end pc users . The graphics arent special but they make up for having less requirements for your pc and the game is really fun.

One of the best ARPG's out there. Nothing matches the atmosphere of Grim Dawn. Its a must play in my opinion.

An ARPG that benefits greatly from it's dark tone and setting. Builds are diverse and supported by enough mechanic elements to be interesting without being convoluted.

Must play for any fan of the ARPG genre. Great single player experience. Great itemisation. Great build potential.
An amazing successor to Titan Quest, and definitely competitive to Diablo 2 and PoE.
Fans of the genre should be thankful this game was created.

Grim Dawn – Solid Foundation, But Wears Thin Over Time

Grim Dawn is my favorite isometric RPG, the atmosphere is GRIM and bleak. The music also compliments the nature of the game, as well as the art style. Gameplay and combat is really addictive especially if you have interactive and visually pleasing skills. very fun to loot and pick up everything and destroy destroyables

One of my favorites. I've actually logged more like 5k hrs but previously I had the game on GOG...

I know I'm very late to this game, but it is a really good "Diablo" style game - isometric, with lots of loot and other similar mechanics. It goes a lot deeper than that too, but for a casual player like me, it's just really soothing and has lot of areas to explore at a decent pace. There's a ton of expnasions too, that I haven't touched yet so we'll see when we get there :)

As a Diablo lover who's too old for Torchlight, too stupid for PoE 2 and too burnt by whatever Diablo 4 is, Grim Dawn was a fun time.

Great RPG, although very grindy and repetitive.

Grim Dawn is a great game and a satisfying RPG that plays very straightforward and easy. Like other RPG's, you control a character, defeat monsters and bosses, level up, spend skill points and complete quests. It is as classic as it will ever be. Grim Dawn has some unique features, however.

In Grim Dawn, you play as a character that has been possessed by the Aetherials and cured by the survivors of Devils Crossing. You start your adventure and fight against the forces of the dead, demons and other vile beasts. Like any classic RPG, your goal is to save the world and be the ultimate hero of the realms.

Some unique elements in Grim Dawn include the crafting system. You find components and blueprints throughout the game and can create relics and gear at the blacksmith.

You also make choices in the game by responding differently to NPCs and quest givers. This can result in different outcomes.

There is also a unique skill system in which you can multiclass and combine certain skills and damage type. My favorite is a Shaman Soldier Tank combo which obliterates everything with force and Thunder.

In your adventures, you come across totems that needs to be cleansed. When you did so, you receive a devotion point, which you can use for massive bonuses in one of the thirty-five skill trees under the stars.

The graphics are nice, grim and dark, just the way it should be. The animations and ragdoll are great and shooting or hitting an enemy with a club looks satisfying.

The sound is also great. The effects of weapons, and enemies sound solid, and the background music is atmospheric and relaxing.

The interface and controls are the same as games like Diablo and Sacred and easy to understand. The inventory management is also self-explanatory.

There are some problems with the game in my opinion:

The stats on the items are ridiculous. There are a million trillion different stats that all do something. Some stats sound exactly the same but apparently do something different. When you pick up an item with 20 different stats on it, it is very hard to see if you should keep that item or not. Certain core stats like Strength or Spirit speak for themselves, but 12 different stats that can all combined do something unique, it just messes with my head.

You can Earn Favor towards different factions (races and clans) to get better items, rewards and merchants. However, the progression of these favors is so incredibly slow, it feels like the ultimate grind of a thousand years.

Another slight problem for me is that the (mini) boss fights are very repetitive and mindless. You just whack them endlessly until they die. There is not some strategy, some attack window or game plan (with the exception of one boss). Just hack and pray. It gets repetitive really fast.

This is one of those games that you need to keep playing for years and years to fully complete. Not necessarily because of the endless content, but rather because of the inhumane grind for levels, renown status and special items with low drop rates.

In the end, the overall experience was great and the collecting of resources, iron, the levelling up, unlocking the totems and skill points kept me going and wondering what would happen next. The game can be a little mindless at times, but sometimes, a simple hack and slash game is all I need to relax. I would surely recommend this game.

The world design is interesting and there are a ton of possible builds, but they all end up taking forever to get into and you end up spamming the same 2-3 abilities. God awful combat. I really tried but the game just doesn't get any better.

Hear me out—this is the best ARPG on the market, in my opinion. It hooked me right away with its gloomy environment and dark, twisted story. I even bought the DLCs for it! The game keeps me playing with every class combination. You should definitely try Grim Dawn—it's worth it!

Unfortunately it’s a no. It is a good game to begin with but has the same pointless grind as other games in in genre.

Decent loot is non existent, 99% of loot is trash.

It has no endgame other than repetitive pointless fights.

Excellent game that offers potential to make a vast amount of unique and viable builds.

This game is almost a decade old, still gets updates and has less paid DLC BS than games still in Early Access.

Worth

Absolutely incredible and time consuming.... love it

One of the best ARPGs out there, lots of updates over the years. One of the things that makes this game so great is the mod's that can be made for it. There are a bunch of amazing mods out there for this game which transform the game into completely different experiences. I can't recommend this game enough.

Grim Dawn - A Masterpiece of ARPG Brilliance!

Grim Dawn is an absolute gem in the ARPG genre—fast-paced, deep, and incredibly rewarding. The combat feels visceral and satisfying, with tons of build diversity thanks to the dual-class system and epic loot. The dark, gritty atmosphere is immersive, and the world design is packed with secrets and lore.

Compared to Path of Exile 2, Grim Dawn is just so much more engaging. POE2 feels sluggish and overly complicated, with slow combat that drains the fun out of grinding. Grim Dawn, on the other hand, keeps the action intense and progression meaningful without unnecessary bloat.

And here’s the funny thing—you don’t even realize how good Grim Dawn is until you try POE2. After slogging through POE2’s clunky pacing and tedious mechanics, you suddenly appreciate Grim Dawn’s smooth combat, rewarding loot system, and player-friendly design. It’s like going back to a perfectly cooked steak after eating plain oatmeal.

If you want an ARPG that respects your time and delivers constant excitement, Grim Dawn is the way to go!

it's a good game that's a nice mix of Diablo and Path of Exile in terms of it's difficulty. if you think D4 or D3 are too easy and PoE 1&2 are too hard then this is the perfect middle ground. Stuff feels complex with out being overwhelming and challenging with out being frustrating.

Having played Path of Exile 1 i think the story, lore, and characters in this game are far better than in Path of Exile. Characters actually feel like real people who have motives that don't exclusively revolve around you. The world feels like it exists even when your character isn't there. Don't get me wrong your character is still the main character(tm). But you get the feeling that if weren't there the rest of cast would still find a way to push through.

GD is a game I keep coming back to after about 600 hours spent in PoE2 and who-knows-how-many hours spent in PoE1, D3, Dungeon Siege, Chronicon, etc. A lot of the stuff that came about well after D2. Live service model games need to continually make decisions based on what will sell microtransactions - sometimes that means having players do chores to keep them in-game, sometimes it means limited inventory and stash space to sell "quality of life" microtransactions, sometimes it means more aggressive advertising. There's none of that here and it's very refreshing. I get the sense that nearly every decision made by the team is purely devoted to making the player experience the best it can possibly be while retaining all of the classic appeal of a good loot and class-based ARPG. The team doesn't compromise because they don't have to. Power fantasies are in full effect, gearing is fun, endgame is great, and if I ever get tired of any of this you can bet I'll start modding the crap out of this game.

One of the best games I've ever played, and I keep coming back to it time after time.

Awesome ARPG! I bought it for around $20 in 2016! this game is one of the best ARPGs around. Better even than Last Epoch and that is saying alot!

engaging with in-game mechanic of enemies being able to heal one another makes me want to engage with the out-of-game mechanic of pulling my hair out

really fun game probably the best top-down action RPG i've played ever

Give this game a chance, forget about the graphics, yes it is old, looks old, but has a lot of support still, if you like making your own build like in path of exile this could be a very comfortable game for you, this game is all about exploration and gameplay no bs straight forward ARPG, no need for micro transactions, no buying stash tabs, no p2w, the only "bad" part about the game could be its price and DLC content, the game is 24,99 which is really expensive, and 60 bucks with all the DLC content except the supporter packs which are just cosmetics, i would recommend to wait for a sale where you can buy it all for about 25 bucks the whole game with all the DLC and for 3 dollars just the base game, i recommend getting the DLC because it adds a bunch of content but more importantly classes, if you are reading this while the games is still full price just wait and wishlist it, if its on sale... just buy the damn game its awesome

What an amazing little RPG. I had no idea how hooked i was gonna be. I had little expectations and honestly thought it would just sit in my steam library but i was wrong. The amount of ways to build your character is truly limitless. For the price i highly recommend you give it a shot. Sometime your quest log might seem a little outrageous but your free to go about it as you please and you will randomly find something or kill an elite and notice that you just completed one randomly. All in all I'm having a great time and am glad i gave it a chance.

It's like Diablo 2.5 or 2.9, kinda around 3. Was way more engaging than Diablo 4. The environments feel worth exploring, the classes and multi-classing are fun. Only grpe is everything is a little middle of the road. I do like Diablo 3's wittch doctor, and none of the classes here are quite as distinct. overall 7.5/10. Fun and scratches the Diablo 3 itch, but overall, could use some more unique flavor. Bland but satisfying. A tortilla chip bag of a game, with plenty of dip.

For someone who has played the game for 1000+ hours is a 10/10.
Although the game is outdated when it comes to graphics it still looks good.
Game play, controls and mechanics of the game is really good.
The developer is continuously doing major updates for the game.
This is more addicting to play versus D2R but it wont win againts POE.
The skill tree is not as complicated as POE but almost the same as D2R.
There are a lot of classes to choose from melee, range, summon, magic, DOT, etc..
Each has its own choice of sub build for attack or magic type damage.
Just being a tank with a retaliation build works here, basically standing and let the monsters die when they attack.
The story of the game is also good, especially the DLC of the game is so good its worth it.

This is the the best single player ARPG out there. If what you are looking for in an ARPG is build variety, replayability, and tons of meaningful loot, this game is for you. Don't bother with the bigger names out there. Crate has actively supported this game for 9 years (it looks great) and still has a major expansion on the horizon. This is not an MMO which means no microtransactions, no wonky action house economy, no shifting meta. You can still play multiplayer with up to three of your friends, though (similar to the old Torchlight II). The best part of the game is all the builds work. You won't have to look up some 500 skill point allocation guide to religiously follow (did I mention respec is dirt cheap :). TLDR: Best implementation of an ARPG I have ever seen.

I'm over 50 hours in and technically still haven't reached end-game on my first character, there's so much content here it's genuinely impressive; this ARPG released in 2016 that looks like the Overlord series graphically is beating out Diablo in like every way possible. The graphics look bad but in reality they're heavily stylized and as soon as you play the game and see it in motion, it looks perfectly good, the class building is top tier and both easy to grasp as well as having immense complexity, there's so much damn loot and somehow most of it has genuine reasons for me to consider using it, the world the game is set in is interesting and very enjoyable for anyone who likes grim dark stories/worlds.

If you're looking for your introduction game to the ARPG genre I think Grim Dawn is a great starting point, it being almost entirely single-player and not relying on seasonal content means the game is always going to be easy to get into and completely lacks any sense of FOMO you could have in regards to "League" or Seasonal content; you can try the game, get busy, come back months later and be no further behind than when you left. Even if you're just looking for something to play to scratch that ARPG itch while you wait for your main games new League or Seasonal update, Grim Dawn is still a fantastic way to scratch it.

Grim Dawn delivers an exceptional experience with its rich world-building and deep lore that pulls you in from the start. The class system is impressively complex, offering tons of creative build possibilities, while the crafting and itemization add another rewarding layer to game play. Overall, it's a standout title in the ARPG genre—a solid 9 out of 10 and an absolute must-play!

I don't usually play these type of games but this is really good
I wish you could kill direni after he gives you the key though

a very good game with an interesting lore, the scenery is amazing and they added many QoL mechanics that feel really great

Love it and infinite gameplay and update by the dev

Its a great game, but a recent update has broken the controls on the Steam Deck. If that's how you play your games like me, I can't recommend this game right now.