What The Launcher Gets You

Getting this version of the launcher gives you access to all future Alpha Launcher updates, and all future Grimea Alpha updates and hotfixes!

The Alpha (and future Beta and Full Release) Launcher is DRM free! Get it here and copy it onto your other machines, or give it out to your friends.

All donations and reward purchases  go straight to developement funding, not "buying us a coffee". Let's get these AI art assets replaced!

A dark fantasy pixel-art RPG prototype focused on room-based exploration, party combat, and system-first iteration.

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About this build

Inspired by table-top roleplaying, Grimea aims to combine the system and narrative depth of old-school text MUDs with the unique visual styles and combat systems found in Gameboy/SNES-era roleplaying games.

Grimea Alpha v1.1.4 is a mechanics-forward demo focused on the current Human-route opening in Fae Village, with combat, recruitment, quest flow, progression, and equipment systems active.

This is still an alpha: content is limited, balancing is ongoing, and systems are being refined for stability and future expansion.

Recent work continues improving combat readability, class clarity, menu flow, follower interactions, and launcher/update reliability.

What is currently playable

• Room-based exploration across the early Fae Village slice, with searchable rooms, interactions, locked spaces, hidden secrets, combat encounters, a shop, and an early quest path.
• Party combat with class skills, consumables, status handling, multi-enemy encounters, and cleaner target-selection flow.
• Per-character EXP progression for the hero and recruited allies.
• Class/race identity with distinct growth curves and resources, presented with clearer role detail.
• Equipment loadouts with weapon/armor/off-hand restrictions by class proficiency.
• Current recruit flow for key NPCs.
• Early quest and reward loop, plus ingredient gathering and consumable crafting support.
• Ongoing quality-of-life updates in UI feedback, dialogue/talk behavior, and patch/update flow.

Current alpha limitations

• Visual polish is still in progress; many art and UI elements are still placeholder.
• Balance is not final (EXP pacing, encounter pressure, skills, and gear tuning are ongoing).
• The overworld travel scene is still in active implementation and does not yet represent final map navigation.
• Some race-route content and side systems are being implemented but not playable yet.
• Save/content compatibility may change between alpha updates.
• You may still encounter bugs, please let us know!

Alpha Roadmap

Planned features/changes on the road to Beta

• All placeholder art replaced with a unified visual style and finalized paper-doll bodies.
• Equipment visually layers onto characters across all race/class combinations.
• Overworld travel system implemented with persistent routing and scene flow.
• Core loops—combat, progression, quests, rewards, loadouts—stabilized for expansion.
• First capital hub introduces side systems, branching routes, and system unlocks.
• Quarter-world content slice delivered with new enemies, items, NPCs, puzzles, and secrets.
• Alpha goal: a polished, replayable Act I foundation ready for ongoing content growth.

Feedback priorities

If you play this build, feedback is most helpful on:

• Combat readability and decision clarity (especially skills, status effects, and turn flow).
• Class identity and equipment restrictions (does each class feel distinct?).
• Quest progression clarity and narrative flow.
• Any crashes, soft‑locks, or broken state transitions.

Want to help build Grimea?

We need help with art/animations, both back-end and front-end developement, and narrative writing! 

If you're interested, reach out to us at: grimeagame@gmail.com

Build: Alpha v1.1.3 (April 2026)