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Granvir is a single player and multiplayer role playing shooter game with a science fiction theme. It was developed by Bronze Johnson and was released on September 23, 2025. It received very positive reviews from players.

Granvir is an action roguelite featuring mech building. Players battle through a route of their choice reaching extraction and completing side objectives at the cost of valuable resources. Between battles, players can swap out parts for upgrades found on the battlefield and manage their campaign by taking on loans to afford ammunition, aiding the locals for support in battle and more. Equip devast…

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92%Audience ScoreBased on 851 reviews
gameplay59 positive mentions
music8 negative mentions

  • Extensive mech customization with a huge variety of parts and weapons allows for diverse and unique builds, catering to different playstyles from heavy tank mechs to agile melee or ranged setups.
  • Engaging gameplay loop combining tactical resource and time management with action-packed mech combat, offering satisfying progression through multiple distinct campaign modes.
  • Supports up to 10-player cooperative multiplayer with smooth performance and active developer support delivering frequent updates, bug fixes, and new content.
  • Gameplay feels satisfying with weighty movement and impactful combat, blending inspirations from MechWarrior, Armored Core, and Gundam franchises.
  • Game offers great replayability with roguelite mechanics, multiple campaigns, and different pilot classes, making each run fresh and challenging.
  • Early game pacing can feel slow and clunky, with movement sometimes feeling sluggish and controls requiring frequent rebinding when swapping parts, which some players find frustrating.
  • User interface and menus are often described as unintuitive, cluttered, or needing improvement especially for inventory management, part comparisons, and control setup.
  • Enemy variety and mission variety are somewhat limited at present, with some players finding combat repetitive and bosses or elite enemies not distinct enough.
  • Certain difficulty levels, especially extreme, can feel punishing or imbalanced, often due to overwhelming enemy spawns, and the lack of smooth scaling affects player enjoyment.
  • Some issues with multiplayer, such as occasional desynchronization, limited menu access to single players during co-op, and lack of lobby features or save functionality in multiplayer sessions.
  • gameplay

    186 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    32% positive mentions, 65% neutral mentions, 3% negative mentions

    The gameplay offers a satisfying blend of mech customization, strategic resource management, and varied campaign mechanics, delivering a fun and addictive roguelike experience reminiscent of mechwarrior and armored core. While initially slow and clunky for some, progression introduces more engaging mechanics and build diversity that keeps combat dynamic and rewarding. Despite some UI and tutorial shortcomings, consistent updates and co-op modes enhance the solid, weighty mech combat and strategic gameplay loop.

    • “Super addicting gameplay loop, the different campaigns bring a lot of variety, as do the different parts and maps.”
    • “Gameplay loop is great, the buildmaking is amazing and the combat is very satisfying.”
    • “The campaigns having different rule sets is an interesting feature which leads to varied gameplay between them from being overloaded with high tier parts and ammo to just barely scrapping by and taking out loans.”
    • “It's an alright game for the price but it doesn't explain its mechanics very well and is overall really slow and clunky, could get a decent few hours into it maybe if you're into that but it wasn't for me.”
    • “Some legs move faster than others, sprinting may not feel like it's working, motions and UX/UI is very confusing making the gameplay a little draining, and I am sure will be fixed/changed later on.”
    • “Combine that with the slow gameplay loop of just walking around in same-y areas and defeating simple enemies, and you get an experience that just isn't that engaging.”
  • story

    140 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    9% positive mentions, 87% neutral mentions, 4% negative mentions

    The story in the game is minimal and somewhat vague, serving mainly as a backdrop for the core gameplay loop of mech customization and mission completion rather than a deep narrative experience. While campaign missions have light plots with some twists, the emphasis is on strategic resource and time management between missions, with the story taking a backseat to the roguelite mechanics and evolving difficulty. Players appreciate the ongoing development and expect more mission variety and improved story presentation in future updates.

    • “The campaigns are great, with story actually having complications and twists while being really simple.”
    • “Game involves mechs, and a decent storyline with just enough vagueness to keep you attached, making it feel like maybe you're not the first poor sod to get roped into doing all this work.”
    • “What a journey, I bought Granvir roughly two days ago and nine hours of playtime later I've finished the story for the first time.”
    • “The story is really threadbare, but 10-player co-op is something that AC never had.”
    • “The plot is, say it with me, "plucky rebels fight evil corporation."”
    • “Wow, wildly disappointing, the first campaign ends in literally 4 crappy little outings, the final mission throws a random super weapon at you that dies easy enough with another person helping, the whole thing was really lame.”
  • graphics

    46 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    26% positive mentions, 67% neutral mentions, 7% negative mentions

    The graphics of the game are simple, low-poly, and reminiscent of older console or PS1-era visuals, often described as basic but cohesive and charming in their aesthetic. While not flashy or highly detailed, the art style effectively supports the complex mech customization and gameplay, with some players appreciating the nostalgic, minimalist look despite occasional desires for more visual feedback or polish. Overall, the graphics are viewed as a trade-off for a smooth, content-rich experience driven by gameplay rather than high-end visuals.

    • “Don't let the simple graphics fool you, there are a lot of mechanics at play and many, many ways to build/customize your granvir.”
    • “Not to say it isn't a good looking game; all the assets fit together, the theme is cohesive aesthetically.”
    • “Graphics are charming and the aesthetic is great (although the performance of the game can be odd at times).”
    • “Graphics look 8 bit on a 300bit plus system. Refund please and thanks.”
    • “I'm all for lowpoly games but I feel like there's something lacking from the overall aesthetic to make it not just look kinda cheap.”
    • “Love the concept - just needs a little more polish in terms of graphics and effects.”
  • music

    31 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    13% positive mentions, 61% neutral mentions, 26% negative mentions

    The music in the game is generally fitting and well-produced but suffers from limited variety and repetition, leading some players to mute it in favor of their own playlists. Many feel that a more intense, dynamic, and ambient soundtrack could significantly enhance the gameplay experience, especially during key encounters. Overall, while not a major drawback, the music is seen as an area with clear room for improvement.

    • “Bangin' soundtrack, heaps of mech customizability and build options, and very fun gameplay.”
    • “The music is nice, the weapons are fun, the different builds are unique and interesting, and in my opinion, it meets the perfect middle ground between complex and simplistic.”
    • “Production values are good, soundtrack banging and graphics the right kind of basic.”
    • “Everything about this game is absolutely amazing for its scale, but the soundtrack is not that good (being very generous here) and it does get very repetitive.”
    • “The music mostly feels out of place, so I would put on nature ambience when I'm wandering around the woods and I feel it works much better for me. I feel that adding better ambiance would greatly improve the auditory experience, as well as some new music. Also, I kept mistaking the sounds of my mech as enemy mech footsteps; if possible, please make enemy sounds easier to distinguish.”
    • “Audio design and music could use a golden pass; the music is fitting but repetitive. Obviously not a big downside, but the audioscape could use more ambient sounds for a more 'full bodied' experience.”
  • replayability

    22 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    41% positive mentions, 45% neutral mentions, 14% negative mentions

    The game offers substantial replayability, largely due to its roguelike mechanics, customizable difficulties, and multiplayer features, which keep each playthrough fresh and engaging. Regular content updates and a variety of campaigns enhance its long-term appeal, though some players desire more campaigns and map variety for greater replay value. Overall, it is praised for depth and fun, especially for mech game fans, though a few find replayability somewhat limited without additional content.

    • “It being a rogue-like makes it very replayable, and the devs are updating this game constantly, with new content and fixes.”
    • “Custom difficulties and a sandbox campaign, plus excellent multiplayer add a ton of replay value.”
    • “Blends all kinds of awesome concepts together from great mech games like Armored Core, MechWarrior/Battletech, Front Mission, etc., alongside a really compelling roguelite campaign system for unlimited replayability that's just such a perfect fit with the customizable mechs.”
    • “I really want to love Granvir, but it's just a few steps away from becoming a one-and-done game rather than a constantly replayable game like RoR.”
    • “Desperately needs more replay value (other than grinding for new parts).”
    • “It's kind of too much, and with important features like non-lazy difficulty levels, replayability value, and multiplayer quality of life lacking, I wouldn't really recommend the game for such a price to my friends.”
  • optimization

    10 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    40% positive mentions, 30% neutral mentions, 30% negative mentions

    The game's performance is generally smooth with occasional stutters and rare crashes, potentially influenced by hardware setup, but benefits from active developer support and frequent patches. However, optimization is hindered by lacking quality-of-life features, unclear mech part performance indicators, and the need for further polishing and meaningful content to enhance overall balance and playability.

    • “The game has buttery smooth performance.”
    • “Performance is very good, but it can get a little stuttery for me every now and then, probably because I have it installed on an actual magnetic hard drive and not an SSD.”
    • “The developer has been very active in responding to bug reports and criticisms and is regularly releasing patches to fix player issues and address balance and performance feedback.”
    • “Though being a mech-builder, the game lacks a crucial quality-of-life feature in the garage: the ability to compare individual components against installed ones and see their potential effects on overall mech performance.”
    • “Mech and parts performance representation do not provide the needed information.”
    • “The game needs a lot of polishing; optimization currently lacks meaningful playable content or meta progression.”
  • stability

    7 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    57% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 43% negative mentions

    The game is generally stable and runs smoothly on both PC and Steam Deck, with consistent post-launch support improving its performance. While mostly bug-free during extended play sessions, there are notable issues with co-op desync causing glitches, and some minor bugs present at launch. Overall, stability is solid, prioritizing gameplay over flashy visuals.

    • “An absolute treat to play that's been getting consistent support since release, it runs great on both my PC and Deck.”
    • “It's got lots of great mechanics, plenty of unique parts and abilities, runs great and concerns itself with gameplay before flashy graphics.”
    • “Runs great on Steam Deck.”
    • “Desync in co-op is a major issue, causing invisible enemies, inventory and location glitches, and so on...”
    • “But a bit buggy on launch”
  • grinding

    5 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    0% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 100% negative mentions

    The grinding in the game can feel tedious and arcadey, especially when starting out and getting used to new mechanics. While controls are responsive, frequent weapon rebinding mid-mission can interrupt flow, and overall replay value relies heavily on grinding for new parts.

    • “It's a bit arcade-like and grindy; I recommend starting on normal difficulty until you stop being surprised by new mechanics.”
    • “Desperately needs more replay value beyond just grinding for new parts.”
    • “On more than one occasion, equipping a new weapon system left me entirely unable to fire mid-mission, forcing me to pause for a tedious rebind.”
  • humor

    4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    100% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions

    Users find the humor in the game to be strongly tied to its exaggerated, extreme moments and unexpected situations, such as amusing combat scenarios and creative, quirky weapon builds. This blend of chaotic fun and inventive customization provides plenty of laughs, especially in multiplayer dynamics.

    • “The extremes are hilarious though.”
    • “I think it would really piss my friends off, it would be so funny.”
    • “It's also hilarious when said friend runs out of bullets/missiles and is reduced to shin-kicking enemies as you spectate after your glorious death to a mind-boggling swarm of enemies.”
  • monetization

    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    100% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions

    The game features no in-game purchases, offering a fully monetization-free experience.

    • “Not an in-game purchase in sight.”
  • emotional

    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    100% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions

    The game delivers a refreshing emotional experience within the mech genre, though it doesn't reach the pinnacle of overwhelming attachment or redefine the player's loyalty to mech games entirely.

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Play Times

8h Median play time
27h Average play time
3-70h Spent by most gamers
*Based on 3 analyzed playthroughs
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Granvir is a role playing shooter game with science fiction theme. Common tags for Granvir include indie, roguelite, third person, war, action roguelike and others.

Granvir is available on PC, Windows and Linux.

On average players spend around 27 hours playing Granvir.

Granvir was released on September 23, 2025.

Granvir was developed by Bronze Johnson.

Granvir has received very positive reviews from players. Most players liked Granvir for its gameplay but disliked it for its music.

Granvir is a single player game with multiplayer and local co-op support.

Similar games include Granvir: Zero Front, M.A.S.S. Builder, RIG Riot, Roboquest, Steel Phantom and others.