Grindstone
Worth it · Strategy · 2022
Steam Deck VerifiedThe verdict
BUY IT.
Worth it at $19.99.
- Length
- 32.2h 45.6h to 100%
- Value
- $0.62/hr
- Reviews
- 93% of 346 positive
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Buy now or wait
Discounted in each of its last 8 seasonal sales. Last cut ended 11 days ago.
- Next sale
- Winter Sale, Dec 17 to Jan 4
Sources: IsThereAnyDeal, Valve.
What drives the score
How to read this
Grades run S to D, read from the buyer's side. ▲ marks a lift, ▼ a drag or a dock, ? an input we do not have, • a fact this genre's score does not use. How the grades work
About the game
Grindstone is a puzzle game where epic adventures are just your 9-to-5. It’s your job to mine grindstones from the Creeps that lurk on the mountain in over 600 levels of intricate puzzles and hazards, all in the hopes of saving up enough grindstones to take your family on a much needed vacation.
Minimum specs
Minimum on the Steam store: 4 GB of memory, Integrated GPU with 2+ GB Shared Graphics Memory, 1.2 GB of storage. Windows only.
The value story
Across all 25 discounts in the 4 years tracked, the median cut is 60 percent, about 10 weeks apart. Today it is at full price, and its last discount ended 11 days ago.
Against its own genre it lands in the top 2 percent on value. It is pricier than 89 percent of its genre, and better reviewed than 95 percent. Among the games that feel like it, Disc Room ($2.24, scores 85) beats it on value, while it beats RATSHAKER™ ($2.99, scores 80).
More about Grindstone
Of the 242 Steam-purchase reviews this site sampled, none come from buyers who refunded the game, sampled from reviews written June 2022 to August 2026.
Valve rates it Steam Deck Verified, so it runs on the handheld without fiddling.
The drop-off
96% start to 4% rarestNo achievement in this game marks the ending, so there is no finish rate. The curve runs from the most-unlocked achievement to the rarest, and its shape is where players stop. Steam global achievements
Players
- Players online
- 8 when we last checked, on Oct 4, 11:54 UTC
Player counts from the Steam Web API.
What players say
WHEN Your family wants to take a vacation and you're short grindstones WHERE Grindstone Mountain, a critter infested killing field WHO ARE YOU Jorj, a muscle man made to smash WHAT DO YOU DO Every movement is a relentless attack through as many of the same color critters in a row as possible. Plod and plan your ruthless route of doom and let it rip. Slice and dice everything in your path, so long as the colors...
2 more reviews, 1 not recommended
Grindstone is a tile-matching puzzle game with the goal to combine long chains of tiles while defeating enemies with the highest possible combination score. To be honest, I expected some kind of viking-themed puzzle game with cute graphics that would entertain me for some in-between time, but Grindstone definitely surpassed my expectations. I think match-3 games or tile puzzles generally have a harder time because...
5/10 While I did enjoy the puzzle itself, I can't help but feel tired of viewing the same kill animation every time I make a move. It's a nice animation but I don't understand why they couldn't add an option to speed up the animations, especially when there are over 250 levels to beat.
Steam reviews, mixed to its ratio and rotated daily. Opinions are theirs.
No data upstream: critic score (Metacritic).
Cite this score
Grindstone scores 81/100 on the BANG Score (worth it) as of Oct 19, 2026. The BANG Score rates what a game is worth for the money. Via Steam BANGERS. https://steambangers.com/game/1818690/grindstoneReviews set the ceiling, and price against real length moves the BANG Score inside it. How it works, and where it is weak → Steam reviews as of Sep 27, price as of Oct 18. A number here look wrong? Tell me and I will check the inputs.