Grunn

Sometime you just need a simple and short, yet engaging game and I think Grunn managed to fit that role perfectly for me. We're looking mainly at a (mildly) horror game here with heavy focus on exploration and... peculiar investigation, set in a very strange environment. Can't spoiler anything about its gameplay or mechanics but I feel an important heads-up is needed. When the time comes and you'll be thinking "I have to do that again?" Chances are that no, you most probably don't need to do that again. Trust the developer and try to figure out what the game wants from you!

It's times like these where I wish there was a mixed option on steam. The game's fun. It has a good atmosphere and going through all the mysteries and strange locations, figuring everything out, is satisfying without any fluff. There's only one issue. The game makes you restart the entire thing every time you get an ending, and with its time limit, you'll be getting the same ending over and over again, wasting time redoing the same thing for 30 minutes just so you can retry the puzzle you're actually struggling with. Thankfully it's short, (My good ending run took less than 30 min) and the time limit isn't very strict. Otherwise, I wouldn't have recommended the game.

It's Outer Wilds by way of Kentucky Route Zero. It's Twin Peaks by way of Tales From The Loop. Enjoy a lovely picnic!

A great gardening themed mystery horror puzzle game. Such fun to play, with that trademark Sokpop charm/style. I loved finding all the secrets and getting all the achievements. And cutting the grass, of course. The real horror of this game is that your employer makes you cut the grass with hedge trimmers. At least they make an extremely satisfying sound.

Amazing, short, and exciting. Perfect game imo.

I feel like this is such an underappreciated game! It's a spooky-cozy adventure with first person view where you discover a small Dutch town in the countryside, do some gardening, and then of course things go off the rails. There is a lot of figuring out which object to use where, in that respect it reminded me of the old Dizzy games.... if the Dizzy games were somehow also Outer Wilds. I'd rather not say more about it, because I think it would detract from the experience - but if it helps, Grunn doesn't get gory or overly violent; there is an occasional jumpscare. I really liked the graphics: so atmospheric, and you also have a great sense of place. It shows, in a good sense, that the game is inspired by a real location. I finished playing in around 13 hours, which also included some optional stuff, and a lot of just running around exploring. I'm sure it can be finished faster, but I tend to take longer in these types of games. The game ran well on the Deck - I first felt like turning was a bit slow, but then I watched some videos and it turned out that the turning is just a tad slower than the walking in general. I played it both docked to the TV (most of it) and undocked. I'd really recommend Grunn if you like Outer Wilds (it is smaller-scale though!), puzzle adventures in general, enjoy the spooky-cozy aesthetic, or if you're just looking for something different. So really, I'd recommend it to pretty much everyone. It can satisfy both your relaxing exploration need and your must-perfect-this need. _____ Source of the game: Bought with my own money (I think in last year's winter sale)

A game about mystery, demons, time travel, and lawn care. First game that I would classify as both cozy and spooky. Nice that there is a turn down loud noise button.

This is one of games where discovering things feels so good. It opens up really slow and nice at first, a few oddities along the way like "was that gnome always there?" and "wait, is that bathroom a little bigger on the inside??" It feels really good to just keep finding weirder and weirder things, going down the rabbit hole. Eventually, one way or another, you'll get your first ending of the game. And then you start up your second playthrough, and realize there's shortcuts all around you. Your first playthrough will be your longest, but that's not to discount the first or subsequent playthroughs; rather it's just to say that the shift in how you play is notable. The first time you go through it, you're wandering through the town and wondering what the hell is going on. After that? You're focused on solving the puzzle box. It's a really good game, we need more like this in my opinion. Also really fun art direction, very nice!

This game is super fun! As someone who doesn't usually play horror games, or really just games with jumpscares, this was a very good way to kind of ease into it. Also, the process to get the good ending was so fun to figure out as I played! It was also super fun to find all of the different ways that you can get the different key items around the different areas, and it felt so good when I finally figured out my route and completed the achievement to get the good ending in 10 minutes! Absolutely love this game!

It's cozy and cute with a bit of a spook, and I desperately desire more games exactly like this one. The vibes are simply on point and I never found myself bored or frustrated with the game while replaying for every different ending and secret!

Fantastic Game, super fun except for that one mf that kept jumpscaring me

Awesome game. Outer Wilds meets Garden gnomes meets horror. The spooks aren't too intense so anyone could play it. Very fun to discover things on your own. Highly recommend it!

after tending the garden for a day i went out too explore the town and ended up getting murder by drowning by the local goblin child ???(still unsure). great game 8/10

Too much trial and error, you end up wasting hours doing the same thing.

Twin Peaks-esque gardening simulator mystery game about the end of the world

A quaint and enjoyable little romp through gardening. Go in blind, it's VERY worth your while to play this game without reading or watching anything about it. I'd very much recommend you play it, especially if you enjoyed games like Outer Wilds or Blue Prince.

It's a good little exploration game. I quite enjoyed the aesthetics of the game and the overall vibe. It's kind of like a mini outer wilds, so if you enjoyed that game you'd like this one.

im kind of a weenie when it comes to getting scared in games, even games that look like this, so i didn't exactly play grunn blind because i had to know where the scares might situate themselves... that said, i don't think it took too much away from my enjoyment of the game, though it certainly cut down on a lot of trial and error for me that i think a blind player would enjoy very much there's something really cool about games that involve getting to know your surroundings. introducing yourself to new areas and events that were always there, although unseen, feels very magical. as you uncover things you start to really power your way through familiar areas. so i guess you become something of a magician. this bit of magic is kind of in the bones of this game, but the flesh is great, too; i like the gardening and what it can give you, the way the game holds onto information you unearth for you, and the overall style... the general look and feel of this game is something i find extremely agreeable. not very long, but certainly made with enough love and intricacy to earn its very modest price tag.

Grunn is one of the best games ever made. I mean that sincerely.

i grunn this game 10 grunns out of 10

Feels just like a dream I've had. Unreal how cool this game is

Great game and easy 100% only took my 7 hours

An amazing puzzle/horror game.

awesome and charming game!

this game is for who that enjoy puzzles.

Solid game. Spooky.

Could go for a big bowl of snert

It's good.

I don't think i get it

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