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Pepper Grinder
Pepper Grinder is an action-packed 2D adventure blending traditional platforming with an alternate drilling mode that allows you to dive in and out of the earth like a dolphin swims through water.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.
“you should play this game, I beat the final boss and while I think my problem with him was a skill issue because I wasn't a huge fan of the combat in the game, the platforming was really really fun and I will definitely be coming back at a later point to 100% the game(actually…”
— a player, Steam review · 12 hrs played“The bossfights stink tbh. Not saying its a bad game but it makes the game feel like a chewing gum that you chewed on for to long and now your stuck with the saliva taste until you beat the annoying bossfights and get another gum. Besides that its a good game that is especially…”
— a player, Steam review · 3 hrs played“basic platformer with a little twist. one of the few decent games where the trailer sums up everything this is not remotely challenging and, if it weren't clear, there's not a lot to it. it just kind of looks and feels nice. video game equivalent of a walk thru a local park I…”
— a player, Steam review · 1 hrs playedAchievement stats
Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-07-25.
Price tracking
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Latest official news
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Pepper Grinder Update #1 is Live
Hey everyone! Pepper Grinder launched just under a month ago, and thousands of you have played it. The reception has been mindblowing, and I am forever grateful for your support and the invaluable fee
Pepper Grinder is AVAILABLE NOW!
Hey everyone! Super excited to announce that Pepper Grinder is NOW AVAILABLE to all you die-hard drilling experts! Get lost in a Diesel punk fantasy with energetic music in a 2D action platformer that
Limited Skull Coin Collectible Merch DROPPING SOON!
Hey everyone, In anticipation for tomorrow's launch of Pepper Grinder, I wanted to tease a piece of merch dropping tomorrow on the Devolver Merch Shop alongside the game's release at 9am PST. Enjoy th
NEW Gameplay Footage!
Hey all, We shared some exclusive voice over level gameplay of Pepper Grinder with our friends over at GameSpot this morning that showcases a few different terrain players can expect when the game lau
What The Facts?
Prepare yo’self in anticipation and get to know the what’s what in Pepper Grinder before it launches next week on March 28! How many levels? Time to beat? Accessibility options? All in the video, dear
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.
| Genres | Action, Indie |
| Player tags | 2D Platformer · Difficult · Platformer · Arcade · Action-Adventure · Female Protagonist · 2D · Cute · Funny · Controller · Action · Pixel Graphics (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Steam Cloud · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Italian, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Spanish - Latin America, Turkish |
| Controller | Full support |
| Achievements | 23 |
| Estimated owners | 20,000 – 50,000 (SteamSpy) |
| Official site | https://www.peppergrindergame.com/ |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows 10 x64 Bit Processor: Intel Core i5-4570T / AMD A10-5800K APU Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: GeForce GTX 650 (1024 Mb) Radeon HD 7750 (1024 Mb), Iris Pro Graphics 580 DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 300 MB available space Additional Notes: Low Quality setting, 720p, producing 60 FPS