Grime II
Become the stealer of forms in GRIME II, a surreal action-adventure metroidvania. launch tendrils made of hands to absorb foes and summon molds in their shape, as you explore a bizarre lived-in-world obsessed…
Grime II is an indie developed by Clover Bite, released 31 March 2026 on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S and PC (Microsoft Windows).
What Grime II is
Grime II is an indie game developed by Clover Bite and released in 2026. It was published by Kwalee. It is available on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Unity.
The premise, in the publisher's words
Grime is a 2021 Metroidvania video game developed by Israeli independent developer Clover Bite and published by Akupara Games. The game was released on August 2, 2021 for Windows and Google Stadia, followed by versions for PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One and Xbox Series X/S in December 2022, and a Nintendo Switch version in January 2024. It received generally positive reviews from critics.
How it plays
It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are action and fantasy. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. There are 40 achievements to unlock.
How it was received
Grime II holds a critic score of 80 out of 100. That places it above 65% of the 5,098 rated indie games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2026 averaged 78, so it scored 2 points above the year average.
What you need to run it
The minimum specification calls for Intel Core i5-6600K / AMD Ryzen 3 1200, 8 GB RAM and Nvidia GeForce GT 1030 / AMD Radeon RX 550. An 8GB memory requirement is modest by current standards; most machines sold in the last five years clear it. Install size is roughly 20GB. Both tiers are compared side by side on the requirements page, and you can check your own parts against them without installing anything.
What it launched against
Grime II launched on 31 March 2026, within three weeks of Crimson Desert Enhanced, Pragmata, Replaced and Mouse: P.I. For Hire. All of them reviewed better. It arrived 6 years into the PlayStation 5's life, so it was built for hardware developers already knew well.
Released around the same time: Crimson Desert Enhanced, Pragmata, Replaced, Mouse: P.I. For Hire.
Cheats and codes
We have not confirmed any working cheat codes for Grime II yet. Rather than reprint a list we have not tested, this section stays empty until one is verified.
Official trailer
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