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GRUNND

You fell asleep on the train... Now a strange town, fully voice-acted characters, and choices that reshape the mystery stand between you and home.

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Developer
SEKTAHOUSE
Publisher
SEKTAHOUSE, Bright Gambit
Release
January 26, 2023
3 years and 188 days ago
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Mixed47 reviews61.7%

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About the Game

You miss your stop. You jump out. The town that greets you is polite, strange, and watching. Talk, choose, and piece together a surreal mystery where every conversation nudges the truth and your way home.

GRUNND is a fully voice-acted, narrative mystery for players who live for conversation, consequence, and curious worlds. It blends point-and-click style investigation with platformer-inspired locations and branching multiple-choice events: your questions, your answers, your pauses, and your assumptions all change what comes next.

Expect:

  • Deep, character-first storytelling. Every NPC has motives, secrets, and unique ways to help… or hinder.

  • Branching dialogue that ripples through the story. Small choices open new clues, close doors, or reveal more lies.

  • Puzzle moments woven into interactions. You won’t solve contrived lock-and-key puzzles; you’ll use what people tell you to think your way forward.

  • Distinct locales to explore quickly with smart fast-travel between areas that reward curiosity.

  • Fully voice-acted scenes that bring tense, weird, and sometimes darkly funny moments to life.

  • Multiple endings shaped by how you listen, who you trust, and what you decide to believe.

If you like slow-burn mysteries, conversation puzzles, and atmospheres that sit equal parts Kafka, Lynch, and Southern Gothic, GRUNND is built for you. Keep your wits. Pay attention. The town remembers.

Unravel the secret. Find your way home.

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