Pepper Grinder

Pepper Grinder is an action-packed 2D adventure blending traditional platforming with an alternate drilling mode that allows you to dive in and out of the earth like a dolphin swims through water.

Pepper Grinder is a 2d platformer, difficult and platformer game developed by Ahr Ech and MP2 Games and published by Devolver Digital.
Released on March 28th 2024 is available on Windows, MacOS and Linux in 14 languages: English, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Italian, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Spanish - Latin America and Turkish.

It has received 890 reviews of which 772 were positive and 118 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.2 out of 10. 😎

The game is currently priced at 14.79€ on Steam.

The Steam community has classified Pepper Grinder into these genres:

2D Platformer Difficult Platformer Arcade Action-Adventure Female Protagonist 2D Cute Funny Controller Action Pixel Graphics Colorful Retro Combat Singleplayer Indie Remake

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Requirements

These are the minimum specifications needed to play the game. For the best experience, we recommend that you verify them.

Windows

Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
OS: Windows 10 x64 Bit
Processor: Intel Core i5-4570T / AMD A10-5800K APU
Memory: 8 GB RAM
Graphics: GeForce GTX 650 (1024 Mb) Radeon HD 7750 (1024 Mb), Iris Pro Graphics 580
DirectX: Version 11
Storage: 300 MB available space
Additional Notes: Low Quality setting, 720p, producing 60 FPS

MacOS

OS: macOS Catalina
Processor: 2.5 GHz dual-core Intel Core i5 / Apple M1
Memory: 8 GB RAM
Graphics: Intel HD Graphics 5000 / Apple M1
Storage: 300 MB available space
Additional Notes: 720p, producing 60 FPS

Linux

OS: Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
Processor: Intel Core i5-4570T / AMD A10-5800K APU
Memory: 8 GB RAM
Graphics: GeForce GTX 650 (1024 Mb) Radeon HD 7750 (1024 Mb), Iris Pro Graphics 580. OpenGL 2.1 or later.
Storage: 300 MB available space
Additional Notes: 720p, producing 60 FPS

Reviews

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Aug. 2024

Pepper Grinder is a short and charming 2D platformer based on a digging mechanic similar to the one in Ori and the Will of the Wisps . The game is quite short, I beat it in three hours of playtime. The structure is very classic Mario, you have a cute overworld that's drawn in a pirate map style, each world is a different map screen and has about five platforming levels and one boss level. Across the four worlds they play with the main drilling mechanic in a few interesting ways, but I did leave the experience thinking that they could've pushed a little further with it and had another few worlds. That being said, what's here is fun. The levels are stylish and exciting, although the bosses weren't my favorite. Similar to classic Mario games, each level has special coins you can collect, giving incentive to replay them. These coins are hidden quite well; there were only three or four levels where I manged to find every coin on my first run through. They also have a time attack/speedrun challenge for every level for those who enjoy time trials. The bosses are hit-or-miss, I enjoyed the first two, but the last two felt a little finicky with hitbox interactions; that being said, I certainly could've approached the fights with more patience. Overall, I had a good time with Pepper Grinder , the drilling mechanic is great fun, and the game doesn't wear out the novelty of the mechanic during its short runtime. It brought back memories of classic 2D platformers in its structure, but was distinctly contemporary in its gameplay and variety. While it was enjoyable, it didn't do anything over-the-top that compelled me to go for the 100% or sink more time into it after rolling credits. It's a good game that I'd recommend to platforming fans who are looking for a fun experience that they can knock out in a day or two. Recommended If you found my review helpful, please consider following my [url=https://store.steampowered.com/curator/44234346/]Steam Curator page , where you can see more thoughts and recommendations

April 2024

Is it the best platformer ever? No Is it the best Indie game ever? No Is it the best Indie game of the year so far? No Is it a very good Indie platformer? Yes Is it worth the release price? For me, even though I've not completed it, yes I have enjoyed it enough to feel like I've got my money's worth already. Do I think everyone will enjoy it enough to pay full price? Probably not, some will though Do I recommend this game? Ultimately, yes.

April 2024

This game is screaming for a level editor. Please think about it! I had fun, and you captured the same awesome as DK / Mario to find the secrets. The boss fights were well telegraphed and fun to figure out digging patterns to win. Well varied mechanics and level gimmicks. But because of how many there are, makes you wish for more levels to have them used on. The game is absolutely too short, especially for the development time and price. (Been watching your updates on twitter forever) Overall, super polished fast paced gameplay. Right up my ally. Would recommend. Would super recommend on sale. And if they add level editor ( or mods ) super duper recommend. Also, please fix the audio cutting out on bosses! Only bug I've had in the whole game!

March 2024

it's like celeste but instead of depression it's about a pepper grinder edit: But seriously, this game is pretty dang good, yes it's short, but look at my playtime. If you like speedrunning you will get some decent time out of this game going for gold medals. It's kind of hard to explain why I like it so much? It's just really fun to drill. I think this is the kind of game you'll know if it's your jam from the trailer. Yes it's as fun as it looks. No, there isn't much mechanically other than what's shown and some level gimmicks. It's simple, but effective. (Personally I loved the bosses and thought they were fair, but other people seem mixed on them)

March 2024

If you, like me, absolutely loved the Burrowing ability in Ori 2 and thought, "They should make a whole game about just this mechanic." Here you are. Short n' sweet. Fluid & intuitive movement. Clever level & boss design. Fun to explore around but also to challenge yourself with the Time Trials. For $15, well worth. Devolver don't miss.

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