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GRAIN ROT
A horror co-op extraction builder set in a scorched wasteland where everything burns. Descend with your friends into shifting ruins, rip out furniture, and scavenge for loot before the Corrupted close in. Make it back alive, then rebuild the Outpost to better your chances for the next run.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-27 · quoted reviews as of 2026-09-25.
“Welcome to the Outpost of the Scorch! GRAIN ROT is a co-op horror extraction builder from Beck & Branch where you play as a little wooden puppet with one simple goal: survive the scorching desert and its merciless sun. And trust me, you really don't want to spend too much time…”
— a player, Steam review · 11 hrs played“THIS! This is what 'friend slop' games needed! Proper progression and somewhat of a plot! Characters explaining you the world and what to do, new characters appearing over time, when you progress, new floors, cool mechanics (the idea is old, sure - go down to the basement,…”
— a player, Steam review · 10 hrs played“One of the best Extraction Looters I've ever played. Polished gameplay, design is phenomenal, creative direction is refreshing, performance is great assuming you aren't handling other heavy programs at the same time, so streaming *might* cause issues. Highly recommended, am…”
— a player, Steam review · 17 hrs playedPrice tracking
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Latest official news
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GRAIN ROT 1.1 is LIVE! Expedition mode, over 250K Scrappies, & 15% Off!
Thank You, Scrappies: Over 250K Strong! 🔨 When GRAIN ROT launched August 7, we hoped a few wandering Sparks would find their way to the Outpost. Instead, more than 250,000 of you picked up a free mall
Patch 1.1
A new harcore gamemode called Expedition implemented. The Rainbow Ward, a new biome implemented. Color pattern cosmetics are implemented and can be unlocked in Expedition. Fixed a bug where constructs
Patch 1.09
The compass item can now be recalibrated to point towards the Deep Layer grinder. Fixed incorrect scrap value for the Vibe Modulator. Improved performance of the Vibe Modulator Visual Effect. Health a
Patch 1.08
Added a new small Vessel named Boing. Added 7 new buildable constructs. (3 common, 1 rare, 1 epic, 2 legendary) Small Vessels can now carry and hold up to one item. Grief protection is now implemented
What’s Next for GRAIN ROT
Dear community, First of all, thank you! Since launching GRAIN ROT, we’ve been moved by your response to the game. Thank you for playing, sharing feedback, reporting bugs, making videos, streaming the
Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-09-25.
| Genres | Action, Indie, Simulation |
| Player tags | Online Co-Op · First-Person · Survival Horror · Building · Action Roguelike · Base Building · Procedural Generation · Crafting · PvE · Roguelite · Comedy · Physics (Steam store community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Multi-player · Co-op · Online Co-op · Full controller support · Custom Volume Controls · #category_playable_at_your_own_pace · Playable without Timed Input |
| Languages | English * , German, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Ukrainian, French, Spanish - Latin America, Traditional Chinese * |
| Controller | Full support |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS: Windows 10 64Bit Processor: Inter Core i5-4590 / AMD Ryzen 5 2600 Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA GTX 970 / AMD Radeon R9 390 DirectX: Version 11 Network: Broadband Internet connection Storage: 10 GB available space