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Return to the Trial Grounds In Grim Trials' Updated Demo!

[p]The Grounds are crawling with monsters and sinners alike, begging for battle with a Reaper.

First, a massive thank you to everyone who played our previous demo and shared feedback!🔥 Based on your feedback and bug reports, we've adjusted mechanics and polished the game to deliver a much-improved experience.

[/p][h3]As a result, we're thrilled to announce that the Grim Reaper Demo December Update is now available to play![/h3][p]
Reenter the Grounds. Craft new builds. Cut it all down.

⚔️💀 Prove yourself as Death's latest, greatest Grim Reaper! 💀⚔️

[/p][h2]What's New[/h2]
  • [p] Gear Visualization - Avelin will now wear her cape and masks when you equip them as gear (boots and gloves will also be wearable in the full game). Even the undead need to keep up with fashion![/p][previewyoutube][/previewyoutube][p][/p]
  • [p] New Mechanic: Recrafting - Avelin can now further refine her gear with recrafting using cheaper ingredients. Mastercraft quality now requires perfect execution in the crafting minigame. [/p]
  • [p] New and Balanced Blessings - New blessings have been added to runs, and a weighted probability system has been implemented that increases the odds of repeat blessings appearing, making it easier to upgrade your blessings.[/p][previewyoutube][/previewyoutube][p][/p]
  • [p] You can now manually aim ranged attacks with the right stick instead of a shoulder button, allowing more fluidity in combat [/p]
  • [p] Adjusted room composition and path lengths to breathe some more variety into runs
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  • [p] Various balancing changes and quality of life fixes to improve your gameplay experience!
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[/p][h2]Your Voice Shapes the Game[/h2][p]Your feedback matters. Play the updated demo and let us know what's working, what's not, and what needs to be even more brutal!
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  • [p] Hit the Forums: Got a detailed bug report or an idea you can't shake? Drop it in the Steam Discussions! We read everything.
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  • [p] Talk to Us Directly: Want the fast track to the dev team? Join our Discord! It’s the best place for quick chats, showing off your builds, and getting real-time updates.
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[p]Purification by blade and bow awaits!

Play the Grim Trials demo NOW and WISHLIST:
[dynamiclink][/dynamiclink][/p][hr][/hr][h2]Grim Trials is a Part of Southeast Asia Games Onward 2025![/h2][p]
We're excited to announce that our heavy metal roguelite is in the lineup of amazing games in Southeast Asia Games Onward by SEA Gamethetic!

📅 December 8-31
📍SEA Game Onward Steam Showcase

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Grim Trials Is A Part of Best Indie Games Winter Showcase!

'Tis the season for indies! Come check out our entry in Clemmy Games' Best Indie Games Winter Showcase!



Afterlife, but not after love. Tear through the ever-shifting Underworld in a hellstorm of blades, bolts, and heavy metal to reunite with your special someone!

Wishlist Grim Trials:
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2621930/Grim_Trials/

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Grim Trials Joins The Spook-tacular Halloween Showcase!

It's the season for ghostly horrors and sweet treats!🎃🍬

Neon Doctrine is proud to announce that Grim Trials is a part of the Halloween Showcase by the Horror Game Awards!



For Avelin, death is not the end.

Use it as an edge to hack and blast your way through the Afterlife to go back for her long lost love—as many times as it takes.

[h3]Play the demo NOW and WISHLIST:[/h3]
https://store.steampowered.com/app/3622980/Grim_Trials_Demo

See you in the Underworld!

About the Halloween Showcase:
Founded in 2022, the Horror Game Awards is the world’s first dedicated horror game awards celebrating the best horror games and the developers that make them.

📍Horror Game Awards Youtube
📅30 September 11AM PDT

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Vote For Grim Trials in The SEA Game Awards!💀⚔️

[h3]We're thrilled to announce that Grim Trials is one of the Top 40 Finalists in the SEA Game Awards![/h3]



It's truly an honor to be on this list alongside so many amazing games, and it would mean the world to us to have you support Grim Trials by casting your vote in the Audience Choice Award!

[h3]➡️➡️ Vote Here ⬅️⬅️[/h3]

Thank you so much for all your support! We'll make sure to give Nameles a pet for each time you vote for us. (Not that we aren't giving him all the pets already)

Play the demo NOW and WISHLIST:
https://store.steampowered.com/app/3622980/Grim_Trials_Demo/

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Grim Trials Is A Part of Brutal Indies Unleashed 2025!

Madness. Mayhem. Pure, infinite chaos.

[h3]Indulge yourself in the carnage of Zlimbratski's Brutal Indies Unleashed 2025!🔥💀[/h3]



Grim Trials is a part of the Brutal Indies Unleashed by Zlimbratski!

Play the demo NOW and WISHLIST:
https://store.steampowered.com/app/3622980/Grim_Trials_Demo/

See you in the Underworld!

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