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AdventureIndieBeautifulAtmosphericGreat SoundtrackFemale ProtagonistHand-drawn

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Game description

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.

Basic info

DeveloperNomada Studio
PublisherDevolver Digital
PlatformsWindows · macOS
Steam DeckVerified
Release dateDec 13, 2018
Price

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Minimum specs

OSWindows 7 or later
ProcessorIntel Core2 Duo E6750 (2 * 2660) or equivalent / AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 5000+ (2 * 26…
Memory4 GB
GraphicsGeforce GT 430 (1024 MB) / Radeon HD 5570 (1024 MB)
Storage4 GB
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Review Analysis Score

Based on 456 reviews from the past 1 year

90.2/ 100
Top 20%

Steam rating: Overwhelmingly Positive (96%)

Metacritic: 84 /100

Review analysis summary (Reviewed Oct 22, 2026)

Often described as a living watercolor painting, GRIS scores 90.2, top 20% of games we analyzed.

👍 Strengths

Visuals & Sound ranks 1st of 1249. 246 reviews praise the visuals, describing a stunning hand painted art style and animation that feels like a moving illustration. 113 are moved by its world and atmosphere, a wordless journey through grief and healing, and some describe playing it with family as a deeply emotional experience. Story & World ranks 36th of 1096. 36 single out the soundtrack and sound design, saying the music fits the meditative atmosphere, and some call it one of the best they have heard in a game.

👎 Where it falls short

Gameplay ranks 979th of 1396. 28 reviews find parts of it hard or stressful, pointing to precise timing in some platforming sections, while others call the puzzles light. 23 say guidance is thin, leaving them unsure where to go during backtracking, and a few mention achievements that are hard to work out without a guide. 19 say the controls and movement feel weak, noting that it is sometimes unclear which surfaces can be touched. Content Volume ranks 921st of 1351.

Representative reviews Original reviews ↗

“graphics make you forget what reality is” · 246 reviews
“Emotionally meaningful experience about grief and loss with son” · 113 reviews
“very frustrating if not mechanically skilled, contradicts description” · 28 reviews

How it holds up

−50+5

Controls, difficulty, progression and depth
Mentioned in 34% of reviews · Bottom 30% of the games we've analyzed

Difficulty -0.43 · How hard it is, how the challenge ramps, and whether it feels fair
Negative “very frustrating if not mechanically skilled, contradicts description” · 28 reviews

Progression 3% · Onboarding 12% · Freedom 2% · Strategy 4% · Controls & feel 9%

Plot, characters and the world
Mentioned in 76% of reviews · Top 5% of the games we've analyzed

World +4.47 · Lore, atmosphere, and how immersive the setting is
Positive “Emotionally meaningful experience about grief and loss with son” · 113 reviews

Story 59% · Characters 5%

How much there is to do, variety and replay value
Mentioned in 28% of reviews · Bottom 40% of the games we've analyzed

Volume -0.55 · How much there is to play, including endgame, for the price
Negative “short experience, searching for secrets felt tedious” · 19 reviews

Variety 6% · Replayability 5%

Graphics, art style, music and sound
Mentioned in 92% of reviews · Top 1% of the games we've analyzed

Visuals +4.79 · Graphics, art style, and animation
Positive “graphics make you forget what reality is” · 246 reviews

Audio 69%

Playing with others, the community and servers

Not enough data — only 1% of reviews mention this.

Playing together +1.00 · Fun of playing with friends, teammates, or rivals

Community 0% · Servers & Connection 0%

Pricing, cheaters, balance and matchmaking
Mentioned in 1% of reviews · Top 30% of the games we've analyzed

Pricing +0.01 · Whether the price, DLC and microtransactions are reasonable, and how much paying gives you an edge
Positive “excellent value with up to 90% discounts, never regret purchase” · 1 review
Negative “price dropped significantly after purchase, regret about timing” · 1 review

Anti-cheat 0% · Balance 0% · Matchmaking 0%

Bugs, performance and developer support
Mentioned in 6% of reviews · Bottom 50% of the games we've analyzed

Stability -0.14 · Crashes, freezes, save loss, and game-breaking bugs
Negative “gamebreaking bugs with character not moving or progression blocked” · 16 reviews

Performance 1% · Developer support 1%

Grey means too few reviews mention it to trust. — means almost no reviews mention it.

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