Grim Dawn

February 25, 2016RPGESRB M

Available on

PC Xbox One

Genres

RPG Action Adventure Indie

Overview

About Grim Dawn

Enter an apocalyptic fantasy world where humanity is on the brink of extinction, iron is valued above gold and trust is hard earned. This ARPG features complex character development, hundreds of unique items, crafting and quests with choice & consequence.

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At a glance

Released: February 25, 2016
Platforms: PC, Xbox One
Genres: RPG, Action, Adventure, Indie
Play modes: Single Player, Multiplayer, Co-op, Online Multiplayer, LAN Multiplayer
Age rating: ESRB M
Multiplayer: By platform

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Playing together

Multiplayer by platform

How Grim Dawn supports playing with other people, broken down per platform.

Multiplayer capabilities for Grim Dawn by platform. Capabilities with no published information are marked "not documented".
Platform	Local	Online	LAN	Split-screen	Co-op campaign	Drop-in/out
PC	No	Yes, up to 4 players	Yes	No	Yes	No

Supported (a number is the player cap)
Not supported
Not documented for this platform

Content

Age ratings

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ESRBM

Blood and Gore
Language
Sexual Themes
Violence

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Best RPG LAN Party Games for PC 2026

Grim Dawn doesn't get the attention of the bigger action RPGs here, but it might be the most LAN-native of them all. No login servers. No online requirement to babysit. I ran this on one of the non-gaming laptops from my regular LAN group and it held up fine, which is more than I can say for some newer entries. The dual-class system lets two players combine a Soldier and an Occultist into something neither class does alone, and that experimentation keeps a table engaged over multiple nights. It lacks the cinematic weight of Baldur's Gate 3, but the loot-chasing depth here comes with zero live-service dependency, and for a recurring group that reliability matters more than spectacle.

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