Grim Dawn

Grim Dawn is an action role-playing game developed and published by Crate Entertainment, released in full on February 25, 2016 after an extended early access period beginning in 2013. Set in a thematically dark fictional world loosely inspired by the Victorian era, the game casts players as survivors in a world overrun by two factions of otherworldly invaders — the Aetherials, who possess human hosts, and the Chthonians, who harvest human souls. Players explore grim, war-ravaged landscapes, complete quests with meaningful choices, and build characters through a deep dual-class mastery system spanning thirteen distinct classes in the base game and its expansions.

Built on a heavily modified version of the Titan Quest engine, Grim Dawn features real-time isometric combat with an extensive loot system, crafting, and faction reputation mechanics. The game supports up to 4-player online co-op and LAN co-op using Steam peer-to-peer networking — there are no dedicated multiplayer servers. Monster difficulty scales dynamically with party size, and players can engage in optional PvP within a session. Three major expansions have been released: Ashes of Malmouth (2017), The Forgotten Gods (2019), and Crucible arena mode (2016), with a fourth expansion Fangs of Asterkarn in development (targeting late 2025 or early 2026).

Grim Dawn has sold over 7 million units including DLC as of February 2022, making it one of the most successful indie ARPGs in the Diablo-style genre alongside Path of Exile. The game is available DRM-free on GOG in addition to Steam, with cross-play between both versions supported since version 1.1.0.0. Crate Entertainment has maintained active development and modding support throughout the game's life, deliberately allowing third-party tools, character editors, and mods.