I didn't play Diablo III or IV but I did play the original Diablo II. Thus weighing in these, while Grim Dawn may never achieve the fame and infamy of the other, it is a solid and very much enjoyable and challenging game in its own right. At this point with three expansions, I am resigned not to ever be able to ever complete this due to the commitment it involves but would encourage those curious to at least dwell into this magnificent game surely built with love by the developers in homage to the genre. The only frustrating thing is while the dual class and build options for your character is free styled and is only limited by yourself, choosing the wrong and bad build towards the late game can come and bite you by putting a wall into your game and makes it frustrating despite the hours you put in. Still, this is truly a game to remember and should be experienced at least in your lifetime.

Prefer this over Poe.

This is the best ARPG I've played hands down. GOAT frfr.

Probably one of the best ARPG's I have ever played. I seriously cannot recommend this game enough...

The best solo ARPG.

---{ Graphics }---
☐ You forget what reality is
☑ Beautiful
☐ Good
☐ Decent
☐ Bad
☐ Don\‘t look too long at it
☐ MS-DOS

---{ Gameplay }---
☑ Very good
☐ Good
☐ It's just gameplay
☐ Mehh
☐ Watch paint dry instead
☐ Just don't

---{ Audio }---
☐ Eargasm
☐ Very good
☑ Good
☐ Not too bad
☐ Bad
☐ I'm now deaf

---{ Audience }---
☐ Kids
☐ Teens
☑ Adults
☐ Grandma

---{ PC Requirements }---
☐ Check if you can run paint
☐ Potato
☑ Decent
☐ Fast
☐ Rich boi
☐ Ask NASA if they have a spare computer

---{ Game Size }---
☐ Floppy Disk
☑ Old Fashioned
☐ Workable
☐ Big
☐ Will eat 10% of your 1TB hard drive
☐ You will want an entire hard drive to hold it
☐ You will need to invest in a black hole to hold all the data

---{ Difficulty }---
☐ Just press 'W'
☐ Easy
☑ Easy to learn / Hard to master
☐ Significant brain usage
☐ Difficult
☐ Dark Souls

---{ Grind }---
☐ Nothing to grind
☐ Only if u care about leaderboards/ranks
☐ Isn't necessary to progress
☐ Average grind level
☐ Too much grind
☑ You'll need a second life for grinding

---{ Story }---
☐ No Story
☐ Some lore
☐ Average
☐ Good
☑ Lovely
☐ It'll replace your life

---{ Game Time }---
☐ Long enough for a cup of coffee
☐ Short
☐ Average
☑ Long
☐ To infinity and beyond

---{ Price }---
☐ It's free!
☑ Worth the price
☐ If it's on sale
☐ If u have some spare money left
☐ Not recommended
☐ You could also just burn your money

---{ Bugs }---
☑ Never heard of
☐ Minor bugs
☐ Can get annoying
☐ ARK: Survival Evolved
☐ The game itself is a big terrarium for bugs

---{ ? / 10 }---
☐ 1
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☐ 10

Great Game! However, I'd liked it even more if they've added class respec.

Too many little tech issues that other games do not seem to have. like why do i have to check a box in the options for my xbox controller to work? No other game has that... so stupid. And resolution issues, if you change it in game and close out the game and try to boot it again, it wont start properly because the resolution doesn't match what your monitor is set too... like what? I haven't had another game do that. Again, so stupid.

Disclaimer first: I am not a fan of ARPGs, so not a part of the game's target audience. That being said, Sacred Gold, a classic title in the genre, was my first PC game that played an essential role in the development of my tastes. Baby duck syndrome? Maybe. Anyway, since my mid-teen years I've been looking for a game that would offer me similar experience, and by that I mean roaming in a huge open world first and foremost. The reviews of Grim Dawn sounded very promising. That promise never fulfilled for me, though.

In Grim Dawn, I was looking for rewarding exploration, not loothunting or experimenting with builds. Even when I selected class, occultist summoner, I was driven by roleplaying considerations (admittedly, a bad idea for a slasher). But even as I made such a careless decision on a substantial matter, I never had any troubles during the entire playthrough on Veteran difficulty. Did I accidentally select an OP class? Maybe. But fighting never-ending waves of enemies felt more like a distraction than a challenge. Exploration didn't feel that enjoyable either, and the exaggeratedly grim aesthetics, albeit expected, wasn't really appealing.

Again, I am not a fan of the genre, so I don't feel completely comfortable giving a thumbs down to a game that doesn't feature something it never promised to have. Just sharing my perspective. If you are a fan of slashers, you'll probably like this title. Don't ask me why I logged over 30 hours on a game that didn't feel up my alley—I have a paradoxical habit of giving second (third, fourth, Nth...) chances to games that have a good reputation but don't click with me immediately.

not fun