Sledgehammer / Gear Grinder
Arcade racing with a truck that transforms for road combat
Targem Games · Published by ESDigital Games · Released Mar 12, 2014
- Reviews
- Very Positive
- 82% of 165
- Recent reviews
- Not enough recent
- Players
- 0
- daily peak, Oct 31, 2026
- Steam Deck
- Untested
- Last update on Steam
- Unknown
- no patch notes on Steam
What is Sledgehammer / Gear Grinder?
This action racing game puts you in an armed truck for a mission-based single-player campaign. You race and destroy opponents, spending earnings on weapons, armor, and nitro upgrades. There are also six single-player minigames and cooperative and deathmatch multiplayer for up to eight players.
For you if...
- +you prefer short campaigns with varied mission types
Not for you if...
- −you want realistic motorsport rather than arcade driving
What players say
82% of 165 reviews are positive
Players praise the frequent crashes and explosions. Common complaints include dated visuals, uneven mission difficulty, and weak storytelling and voice acting.
Screenshots and trailer
Sledgehammer / Gear Grinder system requirements
Minimum: DirectX compatible 128 MB, 0.5 GB RAM, 2 GB of disk space.
As published by the developer.
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- OS
- Vista/XP/2000/7/8
- Processor
- Pentium 4/Athlon XP 2.5 MHz
- Graphics
- DirectX compatible 128 MB
- Memory
- 512 MB RAM
- Storage
- 2 GB available space
Recommended
- OS
- Vista/XP/2000/7/8
- Processor
- Core 2 Duo/Athlon 64 2 MHz
- Graphics
- DirectX compatible 256 MB
- Memory
- 1 GB RAM
- Storage
- 2 GB available space
Does Sledgehammer / Gear Grinder have co-op or multiplayer?
Yes: multiplayer (mode not specified). It also has a single-player mode.
Does Sledgehammer / Gear Grinder run on Steam Deck?
Untested Not yet tested by Valve on Steam Deck.
PC version details
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Full controller support
- Platforms
- Windows
- Steam features
- Family Sharing, Trading cards
- Languages
- Full audio: English, Russian. Text only: German, Spanish - Spain, French, Italian.
Does Sledgehammer / Gear Grinder use AI-generated content?
No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.
Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Oct 27, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam
