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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 ↗ $1.29 (US · as of 2026-09-25)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-02 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-14.

79.4%positive311 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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Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-09-19.

46achievements
11.9%median completion
0.6%rarest: Enough to buy popcorn in the cinema
88.9% of players 76.0% of players 63.0% of players 60.3% of players 56.6% of players 49.6% of players 45.7% of players 40.4% of players 40.0% of players 38.4% of players 32.4% of players 29.8% of players 28.1% of players 25.4% of players 25.3% of players 22.2% of players 19.8% of players 18.4% of players 17.8% of players 17.5% of players 15.6% of players 14.3% of players 13.9% of players 11.9% of players 11.6% of players 11.3% of players 9.9% of players 9.3% of players 7.4% of players 7.3% of players 6.3% of players 5.6% of players 5.2% of players 4.6% of players 4.5% of players 3.0% of players 3.0% of players 2.3% of players 2.1% of players 2.0% of players 2.0% of players 1.4% of players 0.9% of players 0.9% of players 0.8% of players 0.6% of players 88.9% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
88.9%The one who got away — Completed LAB in story mode.
76.0%New ride — Completed SHOTGUN in story mode.
63.0%Mildly upset — Dealt 100'000 damage.
Rarest badges of honor
0.6%Enough to buy popcorn in the cinema — Looted 5'000'000$.
0.8%Enough to buy a house — Looted 1'000'000$.
0.9%On a mission — Killed 50'000 zombies.

Price tracking

US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-08-12. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.

$1.29−90% right nowcurrent · sampled 2026-09-25 21:36 UTC
$12.99base price
$1.29lowest since tracking began2026-08-12
US1.29 USD−90%
EU1.27 EUR−90%
UK1.09 GBP−90%
Australia1.89 AUD−90%
Canada1.69 CAD−90%
Japan150 JPY−90%
Brazil4.19 BRL−90%
China4.40 CNY−90%

Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.

China≈$0.7 Brazil Japan Canada US Australia UK EU≈$1.4

Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-09-25). Relative comparison only.

$0 $10 $20 08-12 08-21 08-30 09-08 09-16 09-25

Latest official news

Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.

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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Screenshots

Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.

Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-14.

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
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