Glory Jam and Soft Source Publishing announced that a new demo update for the reaper roguelike, Grim Trials, is now available on Steam. This update was officially announced at Indie Fan Fest. You can check out the full stream here.
These exciting new features were shaped by feedback gathered during a Discord community playtest, and the developers extend their heartfelt thanks to their incredible community for helping make this demo a reality.
New Features in the Demo
- Expanded Skill Tree = New Attack Combo Nodes – Fight faster and better with new nodes on the expanded Skill Tree. Six new Attack Combo nodes,
with two levels and stackable damage (Charge, Aftershock, Finisher, Clash, Momentum, Shadowstep)
- Reworked Ranged Attack – Our community thinks shooting a crossbow while moving is badass. So, we added it in!
- Enhanced Gear VFX – Easily tack your power-ups (and feel awesome about it) with new unique gear VFX which now trigger visually on the Trial Grounds
Assorted Balancing and QoL Improvement
- Potions: limited to 12 max per slot, per run. No more drinkmaxxing!
- Crafting: tweaked recipe ingredients for a smoother progression
- Blessings: adjusted appearance rate multiplier
- Bosses: added stun immunity
- Gear: adjusted various gear stats and their effect scaling
*Note: If you’ve played Grim Trials before, please create a new save slot to properly experience all of these updates
About the Game
Grim Trials is a heavy-metal action roguelite that lets you forge and fine-tune your own weapons and gear, shaping your journey through Death on your own terms.
Step into the role of Avelin, a young स्त्री whose life was cut short, only to be conscripted as one of Death’s many Reapers. Charged with hunting corrupted souls and confronting her inner demons, she must battle through a personal underworld of her own creation. To earn her place as a true Reaper—and the chance to reunite with her still-living beloved—Avelin must survive a relentless series of trials.
Main Features
- Vast hex-grid arenas teem with monsters, traps, damned souls, and seven blasphemous bosses. Wield customizable scythes and crossbows, empowered by formidable Blessings granted by Death deities from across the world. The dual-weapon combat system rewards precision and strategy, encouraging players to master both tools to unleash devastating combinations.
- Victory brings resources. Salvage materials from fallen foes and collaborate with mentors skilled in arcane craftsmanship to forge increasingly potent weapons, armor, and consumables.
- No two Reapers walk the same path. Combine your crafted equipment with abilities unlocked through an expansive skill tree at the beginning of each run. Mid-run, select from randomized Blessings to refine your build and create devastating synergies tailored to your playstyle.
- Explore The Academy—a hub dedicated to training and equipping Death’s Reapers. Seek guidance from seasoned mentors, undertake quests to deepen your relationships, and unlock wisdom, lore, and powerful support. Through its inhabitants, uncover the untold stories of the dead.
- Coming of age in the afterlife was never part of the plan. Yet for one who is already dead, death itself holds little fear—and unwavering love commands a power beyond that of any god. Each time Avelin falls, the experience and materials she has earned remain. Live, fight, fall, and rise again—until the promise is fulfilled.