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Sometimes, games are enough to start a war with your friends. I feel like Grain Rot is one such title. It\u2019s out now on Windows PC through Steam, and it\u2019s from indie dev Beck & Branch Games and publisher Neem Interactive.<\/p>\n
Built in Unreal, Grain Rot is a co-op extraction horror that supports 1\u20134 players online. You play as Living Spark, an artificial soul living inside a fragile wooden body called Vessel. It can get smashed to pieces, catch fire, or have the worst day imaginable.<\/p>\n
But when it breaks, you don\u2019t die. Your Spark pops out and can go looking for another vessel, so you can keep participating in the run. One way of looking at it is the rebirth theory from the real world. Your body dies, while your soul lives on.<\/p>\n
Well, don\u2019t worry, Grain Rot isn\u2019t about going deep into philosophy. It\u2019s about physics-driven chaos where you can dropkick enemies, mess with objects, and knock somebody\u2019s Spark right out of their vessel with cursed emotes.<\/p>\n
You can block a friend in a corridor full of monsters or accidentally send them flying into danger. And there are more ridiculous options. But know when to stop messing around, because if everyone\u2019s vessel breaks, the loot is gone.<\/p>\n
The main hub in Grain Rot is the Sanctuary Outpost. It\u2019s a crumbling high-rise held together by two brothers, Biggie and Murch. The stuff you bring home (whatever junk you manage to haul back from the depths) actually rebuilds the Outpost.<\/p>\n
The game is available on Steam<\/a> and costs $9.99, but you get a 10% launch-week discount bringing it down to $8.99. Take a look at the game before deciding if you want it.<\/p>\n