In many ways, Grim Dawn reminds me of Guild Wars 2 …. It doesn’t get a lot of attention, but when it comes up in conversation, it’s always praised for being a really great game. Why? Well the major selling point for me is that it’s bloatware free:

No anti-cheat
No third party EULA
No third party account
No launcher
No live service
No Battle Pass (gacha system)
No overpriced DLC/cosmetics
No third party loot filters
No PhD needed to understand the game before even playing it

That’s It…Genius!

Grim Dawn is nearly 10 years old, and by now it is so streamlined that as a virgin player experiencing it for the first time, felt flawless. The fun comes in learning more about the game’s nuances from external sources. Any questions I had I could instantly find from a build guide, forum post, or tutorial video.

This game is also not very processor / graphically intensive. Playing on my 10+ year-old HP Workstation (on it’s second life now) I was able to complete my first run on Veteran mode all through the main campaign, including both expansions. While I did have one crash where the game froze on me, it mostly functions perfectly.

Gameplay is intuitively simple, using point and click with the mouse and fast keybindings for abilities and potions. While the enormous walls of text that pop-up from every loot drop might seem intimidating at first, the simple UI design and color-coding make things quick and easy to understand. Building your character is highly flexible, allowing you to experiment with different skills, including the variety of choices you can combine from its dual-class system. Map exploration is easy to navigate and OMG! You can actually rotate/zoom the camera! (I love that)

There is certainly a nostalgic factor with Grim Dawn, but it’s more that just a descendant of Diablo 1 & 2 and Titan Quest. It’s simply a really well made game that doesn’t do anything crazy or controversial. Crate Entertainment knew what they wanted to make; they knew what players wanted. And with the upcoming third expansion - – slated for 2025, now is the perfect time to play this amazing game and see for yourself what all the praise is about.

In many ways, [b]Grim Dawn[/b] reminds me of [url=https://store.steampowered.com/app/1284210/Guild_Wars_2/]Guild Wars 2[/url] …. It doesn’t get a lot of attention, but when it comes up in conversation, it’s always praised for being a really great game. Why? Well the major selling point for me is that it’s bloatware free: No anti-cheat No third party EULA No third party account No launcher No live service No Battle Pass ([i]gacha system[/i]) No overpriced DLC/cosmetics No third party loot filters No PhD needed to understand the game before even playing it [h3]Buy → Install → Play![/h3] That’s It…Genius! Grim Dawn is nearly 10 years old, and by now it is so streamlined that as a virgin player experiencing it for the first time, felt flawless. The fun comes in learning more about the game’s nuances from external sources. Any questions I had I could instantly find from a build guide, forum post, or tutorial video. This game is also not very processor / graphically intensive. Playing on my 10+ year-old HP Workstation ([i]on it’s second life now[/i]) I was able to complete my first run on Veteran mode all through the main campaign, including both expansions. While I did have one crash where the game froze on me, it mostly functions perfectly. Gameplay is intuitively simple, using point and click with the mouse and fast keybindings for abilities and potions. While the enormous walls of text that pop-up from every loot drop might seem intimidating at first, the simple UI design and color-coding make things quick and easy to understand. Building your character is highly flexible, allowing you to experiment with different skills, including the variety of choices you can combine from its dual-class system. Map exploration is easy to navigate and OMG! You can actually rotate/zoom the camera! ([i]I love that[/i]) There is certainly a nostalgic factor with Grim Dawn, but it’s more that just a descendant of [b]Diablo 1 & 2[/b] and [b]Titan Quest[/b]. It’s simply a really well made game that doesn’t do anything crazy or controversial. Crate Entertainment knew what they wanted to make; they knew what players wanted. And with the upcoming third expansion - [h3]Fangs of Asterkarn[/h3] – slated for 2025, now is the perfect time to play this amazing game and see for yourself what all the praise is about.