I’m usually a little suspicious of anything that winkingly describes itself as “very normal”. It’s got Mental Baz energy to me. You’ve met mental Baz, right? He’s mental, he is! Has half a lemonade shandy with lunch sometimes, and wears one of those t-shirts that look like a tuxedo. Absolute mentalist! Anyway, after reviewing Grunn last week it’s thankfully far more interesting and creative than poor old Baz, who’s honestly just a bit shy and actually really nice when you get past the facade. Grunn just released today, and my high level tempter is that it’s a little bit like Outer Wilds, just with all the touching wonder replaced by spooky whimsy. Here’s a trailer:
Grunn
Grunn review: I was lied to, this very good gardening game is not normal at all
Grunn review A delightfully strange mystery box of toytown oddities and disturbing encounters, Grunn will murder you repeatedly and still leave you proud of an immaculately trimmed hedgerow. Sokpop Collective, Tom van den Boogaart Publisher: Sokpop Collective Release: October 4th 2024 On: Windows, macOS From: Steam/Itch.io Price: TBC Reviewed on: Intel Core i5-12600K, 32GB … Read more
Sokpop’s possibly haunted gardening game Grunn will launch next month
Grunn is a self-described “extremely normal gardening game”, in which you tend to a garden, explore different realities, and try not to die. We’ve been excited to get our hands on its shears for a while, thanks in part to an excellent demo, and in part due to it being from Sokpop Collective member and Bernband developer Tom van den Boogaart.
Now it has a release date: October 4th.