Grim Dawn
Fully offline, combine any 2 of 9 classes, dark story, huge content. Highest player score of the top picks.
- TierTop pick 85+
- CameraIsometric
- Released2016
- ModelBuy once
- Genreaction rpg
- CollectionsLoot Pool, CrackWatcher AAA
91Score
PricePaid ยท $24.99One-time purchase. Price fetched 11 Oct 2026.
CrackWatcherCrackedDRM-free / GOGCracked on release day. Scene group: GOG / CODEX. No Denuvo found. Checked on CrackWatcher 11 Oct 2026.
Pay-to-winNo P2W complaintsFrom player reviews.
Verdict
Beloved, fair-priced ARPG whose latest DLC balance changes upset veteran players.
What players say
Players like
- No microtransactions, stable, runs on Linux
- Dual-class plus Devotion tree gives huge build freedom
- Great dark atmosphere and Diablo 2 feel
- Cheap and very replayable
Players dislike
- Fangs of Asterkarn update: one-shots, bloated boss health, Nemesis system
- Hard to get a build going; complex
- Co-op poor; difficulty tiers reset world; costly respec
- Some graphics-settings bugs and slow performance degradation
The evidence
Fetched
- Steam, all time
- 94%Very Positive41,310 reviewsSource: Steam store page, fetched 11 Oct 2026
- Steam, last 30 days
- 84%Very Positive681 reviewsSource: Steam store page, fetched 11 Oct 2026
- Metacritic critics
- 83from Steam page
- OpenCritic
- 82approx.
- CrackWatcher
- CrackedCracked on release day.Checked on CrackWatcher 11 Oct 2026. CrackWatcher page
Metacritic 83 (29 reviews); OpenCritic top critic avg 82 (23 reviews).
Critic sources: opencritic.com, legacy.prod.metacritic.com.
