Current Steam rating

At the time of this wiki entry GRAIN ROT held a Very Positive rating on Steam: 183 user reviews with 87% positive. Beck & Branch Games is a two-person studio, and Neem Interactive is the publisher.

Pre-launch reception

• 200,000+ wishlists before launch.
• 350,000+ demo downloads during Steam Next Fest.
• Demo ranked in the Top 15 most-played demos during the festival.
• Content creator SMii7Y drove a #1 trending YouTube gameplay video pre-launch.

What players are praising

• The Living Spark / Vessel mechanic — death is rarely final, which changes how players approach danger.
• Anti-grief physics — dropkicks, furniture launches and corridor-blocking with broken bodies add genuine chaos.
• Outpost as a talent tree — meaningful long-term progression.
• The 1.0 additions: Elite Encounters, second Outpost floor, Enchantment Machine, new biomes, player leveling.

What players are flagging

• The Rot mechanic can make late runs feel disorienting in ways that hurt accessibility (待确认 against accessibility patch notes).
• Save corruption reports during the demo period (a manual backup strategy is recommended; see the Outpost page).

Aggregator scores

There is no published OpenCritic score at launch. We do not fabricate critic aggregates. Aggregator scores will be added here once they are published.

Where to read more

Official Steam page: https://store.steampowered.com/app/4450620/