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GRIP: Combat Racing

Fast-paced combat racing across walls and ceilings with weapons

Caged Element · Published by Wired Productions · Released Nov 6, 2018

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Reviews
Very Positive
85% of 5,161
Recent reviews
Mostly Positive
72% of 11 in 30 days
Playing now
9
right now
Steam Deck
Playable
Last update
Unknown
no patch notes found

Metacritic: 80/100 (critic reviews)

What is GRIP: Combat Racing?

This futuristic combat racer takes place on tracks across alien planets. You drive wheeled or hovering vehicles on floors, walls, and ceilings while using weapons and power-ups against other racers. Race through a single-player campaign to beat rivals, compete online or in split-screen matches, or tackle arena battles and timed obstacle courses.

For you if...

  • +you want fast races with weapons and upside-down driving
  • +you like arcade racing with online or split-screen competition
  • +you enjoy learning winding tracks and pulling off stunts

Not for you if...

  • you want realistic driving instead of arcade combat
  • you prefer racing without inverted tracks or weapon attacks

What players say

85% of 5,161 reviews are positive · 72% of 11 in the last 30 days

Players praise the sense of speed, track variety, visuals, and soundtrack. Common complaints include confusing track layouts, unforgiving collisions and handling, and AI catch-up that players say makes races feel unfair. Some players report a sharp difficulty increase later in the campaign.

Screenshots and trailer

GRIP: Combat Racing

GRIP: Combat Racing system requirements

As published by the developer.

Minimum

OS
Windows 7 64bit
Processor
Intel Core i3-3220 or AMD FX-6300
Graphics
Geforce 560 or Radeon 6850
Memory
4 GB RAM
Storage
8 GB available space
DirectX
Version 11
Notes
Microsoft Xbox Controller for Windows® (or equivalent) is recommended.

Recommended

OS
Windows 7 64bit or Newer
Processor
Intel Core i5-3570K or AMD FX-8320
Graphics
Nvidia 970 or Radeon 380
Memory
8 GB RAM
Storage
8 GB available space
DirectX
Version 11
Notes
Microsoft Xbox Controller for Windows® (or equivalent) is recommended.

PC version details

DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.

DRM
None declared on Steam
Controller
Full controller support
Platforms
Windows
Achievements
35
Steam features
Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards, VR

Steam Deck: Playable

  • Default controller config not fully functional
  • Some text entry requires manually opening the on-screen keyboard
  • Shows Steam Deck controller icons
  • In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
  • Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck

Multiplayer and co-op

Languages

Text only: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Hungarian.

Tags

24 DLC available.

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