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GROSS

GROSS

GROSS is a unique twist on the classic tower defense genre. After building your defenses, you will jump into the action to take on enemies head-on. Make sure to collect as much cash as possible to upgrade your defenses and stay ahead of the game. Can you outlast the waves of enemies?

Released Jan 11, 2023 Developer hangry owl games Publisher hangry owl games, Hawthorn Games Platforms Windows Tower DefenseFPSScore AttackGoreStrategy
View on Steam ↗ $12.99 (US · as of 2026-05-14)

What players say

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82.0%positive245 reviews
Recommended · 2 found this helpful

“I love everything about this game. I'll be playing through again, don't let my current hours played make you think I'm done. I loved Orcs Must die, this has been a delightful tower defense with similar FPS action and fun maps. The tower choices were good and I felt like I could…”

— a player, Steam review · 26 hrs played
Recommended · 1 found this helpful

“I really like this one. Closest thing I can compare it to is Orcs Must Die 3.”

— a player, Steam review · 4 hrs played
Not recommended · 0 found this helpful

“Game is alright. Got it for under $2. Doesn't feel like its worth the full price though. Overall mechanics are pretty good and it can be pretty fun for a time, but it gets really annoying with the drones and how little money you start with at each level.”

— a player, Steam review · 10 hrs played
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Latest official news

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Oct 05, 2025
Fix for Unity vulnerability

This patch fixes Unity's vulnerability CVE-2025-59489, which was published a few days ago. Both the demo and the full game have been patched. No new guns or maps in this patch, but at least the code i

Feb 07, 2024
GROSS -- Lunar New Year Festival

Hello everyone! GROSS is now participating in the Lunar New Year Festival 2024. Hope you can enjoy our game!

Jan 12, 2024
1 year anniversary

Hello everyone! It's been one year since GROSS was released, after being in development for over 18 months. I'd like to take this opportunity to thank everyone who gave this game a try, told their fri

Apr 20, 2023
Patch Notes 20.04.2023

Bug fixes ATMs that were glooped didn't pick up existing cash once the gloop was gone. Small bug/performance fixes. If you encounter a bug, please report it straight away ingame by pressing F1 and des

Apr 10, 2023
Patch Notes 10.04.2023

Hello there, It has been a while since the last update. It's another relatively small patch, but I hope it will make the game a wee bit better nonetheless. Features & other changes Highscores now disp

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Facts & details

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GenresAction, Strategy
Player tagsTower Defense · FPS · Score Attack · Gore · Strategy · Action · Singleplayer · PvE · Shooter · Dark Humor · Base-Building · Zombies (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Captions available · Steam Cloud · Steam Leaderboards · Family Sharing
LanguagesEnglish, German, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Italian, Spanish - Spain
ControllerFull support
Achievements46
Estimated owners0 – 20,000 (SteamSpy)
Official sitehttps://hangryowl.games/gross
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: OS: Windows 10 Processor: Quadcore CPU Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: Nvidia GeForce GTX 1070/1660 DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 8 GB available space