About Grimstone
Grimstone is a top-down tower defense game with a grim, medieval streak. Heroes fall, you gather their souls, and you spend those souls building a fortress out of organs.
It mixes base building with real-time strategy and roguelike runs, and the whole thing is built around a high score. A game lasts a few minutes, so the idea is to go again and do better.
Grimstone started life as a jam game, and it keeps that short, punchy shape. You can play Grimstone online here, straight from a browser tab.
How to Play Grimstone
- Type a name on the start screen and press Start.
- Click inside the game window, then try the mouse and keyboard to get your bearings.
- Collect the souls that fallen heroes leave behind.
- Spend souls to grow your fortress and make it harder to break.
- Keep the fortress standing as long as you can to push your score up.
What to Expect in Grimstone
Every soul you pick up goes back into the walls, so the longer you survive, the bigger and stranger your fortress gets. The cover sets the mood: a hooded skull wrapped in green ghost fire.
Runs are short and built for replaying. You enter a name before you start, and the whole game points toward beating your last score.
Tips for Grimstone
- Grab souls quickly. They're what pays for your fortress.
- Spend souls as they come in rather than sitting on them, so your defenses grow before the pressure does.
- Treat your first run as practice and watch how the heroes come at you.
- Note what ended each run, then change one thing on the next attempt.
- Play Grimstone free a few rounds in a row. Short runs make it easy to test a new idea every time.
Who Made Grimstone
Grimstone was made by Dino0040, Fruitmasterscoop, Pyrocreep, who released it on itch.io. It was built in Unity by a three-person crew for ScoreSpace Jam #26. FunClicker embeds the creator's own version so you can play it here without downloading anything. We did not make the game, and the credit for its design, code, and art belongs to its creator. You can find the original on the Grimstone page on itch.io.
FAQ
Is Grimstone free?
Yes. Grimstone is free to play here in your browser, with no install and no account. Enter a name on the start screen and you're in. Runs last a few minutes, so you can fit several attempts into a short break and try to beat your score each time.
How do you play Grimstone?
Heroes fall and leave their souls behind. You collect those souls and spend them to build up a fortress made of organs, then keep it standing as long as you can. Click inside the game window first, then use the mouse and keyboard to play.
What is the goal in Grimstone?
The goal in Grimstone is to build a fortress that holds and to score as high as you can before it falls. Each run is short, so the real aim is to beat your last score by spending souls more wisely every time you play.
Who made Grimstone?
Grimstone was made by Dino0040, Fruitmasterscoop and Pyrocreep, who released it on itch.io. They built it in Unity for ScoreSpace Jam #26. FunClicker did not make the game. We embed the creators' own version, and the credit link above goes to the original.
Can I play Grimstone on a Chromebook or phone?
Grimstone runs in a browser tab, so it works on a Chromebook like any laptop. It's made for a mouse and keyboard, so a phone is the wrong fit even if the start screen loads. Use a computer for a proper run.
Is Grimstone unblocked at school?
Grimstone needs only a browser tab, with no download and no login. Whether it opens on a school network depends on that network's filters, which we do not control. If it loads on your connection, type a name and press Start.
How long does a game of Grimstone last?
A game of Grimstone lasts a few minutes. It's built around a high score, so runs are short and made for replaying. That makes it easy to play a round, see what went wrong and jump straight back in with a new plan.
Is Grimstone a tower defense game?
Yes. Grimstone is a tower defense game at heart, with real-time strategy and roguelike touches. Instead of buying towers with gold, you build your defenses with souls taken from fallen heroes, and the fortress you raise is made of organs.
