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Grief

Grief is a 2D side-scrolling platform game, in which the player is cast as a small boy who lost his long-time smoking father to lung cancer. He goes through the five stages of grief: denial, anger, bargaining…

30 October 2013

Grief is a platform developed by Tarhead Studio, released 30 October 2013 on PC (Microsoft Windows).

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What Grief is

Grief is a platform game developed by Tarhead Studio and released in 2013. It is available on PC (Microsoft Windows) only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Grief is a 2D side-scrolling platform game, in which the player is cast as a small boy who lost his long-time smoking father to lung cancer. He goes through the five stages of grief: denial, anger, bargaining, depression and acceptance, each being represented as a playable level. Not only the graphics and music change depending on the stage, but also the gameplay mechanics.
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How it plays

It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are action.

What it launched against

Grief launched on 30 October 2013, within three weeks of Assassin's Creed IV Black Flag, Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag, Deus Ex: Human Revolution - Director's Cut and The Stanley Parable.

Released around the same time: Assassin's Creed IV Black Flag, Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag, Deus Ex: Human Revolution - Director's Cut, The Stanley Parable.

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When did Grief come out?
Grief was released on 30 October 2013 for PC (Microsoft Windows).

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