GRAIN ROT key art — three goggled vessels with glowing chest cores in a dark industrial hallway

The GRAIN ROT Wiki — Price, Platforms, Multiplayer, Elevator Symbols, Enemies & Survival Guides

Everything you need before your first descent — and everything you need to survive the ones after. Current price and deals, platform availability, player counts, and a growing library of guides for the Deep Layers.

An unofficial fan-made resource — not affiliated with Beck & Branch Games or Neem Interactive.

Price$8.99-10% until Aug 22
PlatformPC (Steam)no console version
Players1–4solo or online co-op
ReleasedAug 7, 2026Very Positive · 88%

Co-op extraction horror — ride the cursed elevator, loot the Deep Layers, rebuild your Outpost

GRAIN ROT on Steam

What is GRAIN ROT?

The basics, before the details

Genre
Co-op extraction horror builder
Developer
Beck & Branch Games
Neem Interactive
Players
1–4
solo or online co-op
Price
$8.99
-10% launch deal
Released
August 7, 2026
PC (Steam) only
Steam rating
Very Positive
88%

What Is GRAIN ROT?

A co-op extraction horror builder from indie duo Beck & Branch Games, released August 7, 2026 on Steam.

01Living Spark
inside a flammable wooden vessel
02Cursed elevator
into shifting underground ruins
03Smash & loot
furniture for resources — make it back alive
04Rebuild the Outpost
body breaks? possess a new one — crew wipes? loot is gone

When your body breaks, your Spark pops out and possesses a new one — but if the whole crew wipes, every piece of loot is gone.

How the Game Plays

Six systems define every run. Each gets a full guide on this wiki:

Living Sparks & Vessels
Death just means finding a new body. Fire ants, goats, monkeys: every vessel plays differently.
Vessels guide
The Cursed Elevator
Symbol modifiers re-roll the rules before every descent. Learn to read them before you ride.
Elevator Symbols guide
The Corrupted
Maddened vessels that hunt by sound, movement, and each other.
Enemies guide
The Rot
Corruption climbs the deeper you go, warping bodies and minds.
Rot Sickness guide
Loot & the Grinder
Smash furniture for resources or feed it to the Grinder for gold. Every loud noise has a price.
Beginner guide
The Outpost
Everything you haul back rebuilds your base: rooms, upgrades, rescued survivors.
Outpost guide

How Much Does GRAIN ROT Cost?

$8.99$9.99-10% until Aug 22, 2026

Launch bundles shave off a few more dollars, and the free demo has been delisted — so the launch discount is the cheapest way in right now.

Launch bundles: -4–5% more
Free demo: Delisted
Cheapest region: ~$3.75

On the price page

Bundles that stack another 4–5% off
The delisted demo, Twitch Drops, and the refund safety net
Regional pricing, and when the next sale is likely

Full price breakdown, bundles, regional pricing & free options

What Platforms Is GRAIN ROT On?

PC (Steam) only — officially. But handhelds, Macs, phones, and even TVs each have a working route, and console players have ranked alternatives worth a look. Here's the full picture:

Windows PC
Native
$8.99 until Aug 22
Steam Deck · Linux
via Proton
runs great, per reports
macOS · phones
No native build
3 workarounds inside
Cloud gaming
Libraries are out
one route works
PS5 · Xbox · Switch 2
No port
ranked alternatives

Console players: we've rounded up the closest co-op horror games you can play.

Full platform breakdown & console alternatives

How Many People Can Play?

1–4 players — fully playable solo, or online co-op with up to three friends.

What happens when your whole crew wipes, how lobby rules work, and the solo experience — the multiplayer guide covers the lot.

Multiplayer & player limits, explained

Is GRAIN ROT Worth Getting Into?

Live numbers · August 9, 2026 — two days after launch

4,206
players online now: peak 5,814 concurrent (Aug 8); 88%
Very Positive on Steam: across 389 reviews; 26,339
peak Twitch viewers: over launch weekend; 350,000+
demo downloads pre-launch: Top 15 at Steam Next Fest · ~200k wishlists

For a two-person studio's launch week, that's a healthy lobby pool — and it's growing.

Guides & Wiki

Live now, with new guides added through launch week.

Coming soon

In the works

How Many Players
Lobby limits, demo vs. full game, solo play, wipe rules
Beginner Guide
Your first run: controls, the loop, the five ways you'll die
Elevator Symbols Explained
Every modifier symbol, what it does, when to bail
Enemies — The Corrupted
All enemy types, how they detect you, how to fight or flee
How to Survive
Noise budgets, team roles, Rot management, extraction rules
Outpost & Room Upgrades
Which rooms to build first and why

Frequently Asked Questions

Is GRAIN ROT free?

No — it's $8.99 on sale ($9.99 regular). The free demo has been delisted, but there are still cheaper ways in.

Full price breakdown

Is GRAIN ROT on PS5 or Xbox?

Officially PC only — but console players aren't out of options: the platforms page ranks the closest co-op horror you can play on each system today.

Console alternatives

Can I play GRAIN ROT solo?

Yes — the full game supports 1–4 players.

Multiplayer guide

Is GRAIN ROT like R.E.P.O. or Lethal Company?

Same co-op horror family, with its own twist: body-swapping Sparks, base rebuilding, and friendly sabotage.

Beginner guide

Can I play with friends on different platforms?

There's only one platform — PC — so there's nothing to cross.

Multiplayer guide