Gris is an adventure developed by Nomada Studio, released 13 December 2018 on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 4. It currently starts at $2.99 at Fanatical. The main story takes about 4 hrs to finish.
What Gris is
Gris is an adventure game developed by Nomada Studio and released in 2018. It was published by Devolver Digital. It is available on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Android, iOS, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Unity.
The premise, in the publisher's words
Gris is a hopeful young girl lost in her own world, dealing with a painful experience in her life. Her journey through sorrow is manifested in her dress, which grants new abilities to better navigate her faded reality. As the story unfolds, Gris will grow emotionally and see her world in a different way, revealing new paths to explore using her new abilities.
How it plays
It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are action, drama and fantasy. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. There are 17 achievements to unlock.
How it was received
Gris holds a critic score of 81 out of 100. That places it above 73% of the 7,525 rated adventure games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2018 averaged 69, so it scored 12 points above the year average. Player ratings track closely with critics at 81, across 579 votes.
How long it takes, and what that costs
The main story runs about 4 hrs. Completing everything takes closer to 5.3 hrs, roughly 1.3 times the length of the critical path. At its current cheapest price of $2.99, that works out to about $0.75 per hour of the main story, or $0.56 per hour if you finish everything.
What you need to run it
The minimum specification calls for Intel Core2 Duo E6750 (2 * 2660) or equivalent / AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 5000+ (2 * 2600) or equivalent, 4 GB RAM and Geforce GT 430 (1024 MB) / Radeon HD 5570 (1024 MB). At 4GB of RAM, it will run on essentially any working PC — that is below what a budget laptop ships with today. Install size is roughly 4GB.
What it costs, and where
The cheapest verified price right now is $2.99 at Fanatical, 80% below its usual price.
What it launched against
Gris launched on 13 December 2018, within three weeks of Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, Dusk, Ashen and Mutant Year Zero: Road to Eden. All of them reviewed better. It was a PlayStation 5 launch-window title.
Released around the same time: Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, Dusk, Ashen, Mutant Year Zero: Road to Eden.
Cheats and codes
We have not confirmed any working cheat codes for Gris yet. Rather than reprint a list we have not tested, this section stays empty until one is verified.
Official trailer
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