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Gridhammer
Pixel Forge Entertainment, LLC. · Published by Pixel Forge Entertainment, LLC.
2 user reviews — 100% positive (2 reviews)
Last updated 28 Sept 2026
Gridhammer is a tactical plate battler where two players draft from one shared pool of 45 plates. Place plates on a grid, capture by matching higher corner values, and chain cascading flips. Every plate you draft is one your opponent loses.
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Indie, Strategy, Early Access, Casual · 2026 · More under £5 games
About this game
Forge your strategy. Shatter your rival.
GridHammer is a head-to-head tactical battler set in a world of dwarven forge masters. Two players share a 5×5 grid and a common pool of 45 metal plates. Every plate has four sides, every side has a value from 2 to 8, and every placement is a decision that can cascade into devastating combo chains — or a catastrophic misread.
No luck. No loot boxes. Pure positioning.
Five houses of master smiths — Stillforge, Runeweaver, Embercrest, Stoneheart, and Shadowmine — each contribute 9 plates to a shared forge pool. Both forge masters draw from the same pool. You start with 6 plates in hand and draw a new one after every play. The strategy isn’t what you get — it’s where you put it.
Directional combat
Every house distributes its power differently across four edges. Embercrest dominates from above. Shadowmine crushes from below. Stillforge anchors from the left. Stoneheart locks down the right. Runeweaver stays balanced with no exploitable weakness. A low-tier plate in the right position captures a high-tier plate in the wrong one.
The Hammer
Every seven turns, the hammer falls. All plates on the board lose one durability. Every plate starts with 3 durability — Hero, Rare, Common — and plates that break shatter and recycle back into the forge pool. Timing your placements around the slam is as important as reading your opponent.
Forge Essence
Each forge master carries a vial of 30 Forge Essence. Every capture drains 1 from your rival’s vial. Shatter a plate and it drains 2 instead. Reduce their vial to zero and the battle is over.
Combo chains
The five houses form a combo ring. Capture a plate whose house your house dominates, and the captured plate re-checks from its new position — cascading into chain captures that can flip the entire board.
Key Features
- Shared Draft Pool — Every pick matters twice: strengthen your hand and deny your opponent
- Combo Chains — Captures cascade across the board, flipping multiple plates in a single turn
- AI Battles — Practice against AI at multiple difficulty levels to sharpen your game
- Forge Essence — Each forge master carries a vial of 30 Forge Essence
- The Hammer — Timing your placements around the slam is as important as reading your opponent
Early Access
Gridhammer is in active development. During Early Access, expect balance updates, new game modes, ranked
competitive play, and cosmetic progression — custom cache skins, plate borders, grid themes, and more. Your
feedback shapes the forge.
System Requirements
Will my PC run this? →Minimum
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS: Windows 10
- Processor: Intel Core i5-6400 / AMD Ryzen 3 1200
- Memory: 4096 MB RAM
- Graphics: Vulkan 1.0 compatible GPU (GTX 750 Ti / RX 560)
- Network: Broadband Internet connection
- Storage: 500 MB available space
Recommended
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS: Windows 10/11
- Processor: Intel Core i5-8400 / AMD Ryzen 5 2600
- Memory: 8192 MB RAM
- Graphics: Vulkan 1.1 compatible GPU (GTX 1060 / RX 580)
- Network: Broadband Internet connection
- Storage: 500 MB available space
Supported Languages
Latest news
Patch NotesOfficial
Updated Notes for July 8th
-Fixed "Find Online" steam overlay issue -Added in credits page -Added in new "Play Friends" link to invite your steam friendsRead full article on Community Announcements (Travisco)AnnouncementsOfficial
GridHammer — Early Access Launch
GridHammer is now in Early Access! Here's everything that's changed since the demo.GAMEPLAY• Shatter system — all plates now have 3 durability (Hero → Rare → Common). The hammer falls every 7 turns, reducing all board plates by one tier. Plates that break shatter and recycle back into the forge pool.• Forge Essence scoring — each player carries 30 Forge Essence. Captures drain 1 from your rival's vial, shatters drain 2. Reduce them to zero to win.• Hand size increased to 6 plates per player• Shared forge pool — both players draw from the same 45-plate pool• Untimed local game mode — no turn timer, play at your own paceAI• Rebuilt AI from scratch as a 3-tier scored-rules engine• Three difficulty levels: Easy, Normal, Hard• Difficulty selection before every local matchBATTLE UI• Aether Teal / Rift Rose ownership palette — your plates wear ring markers, rival plates wear diamonds• Floating hand panels with 2×2 plate grid• Battle log with event ticker — click to expand full history• Forge Essence vials in the scoreboard• Slam countdown pips in the top bar with directional hammer animation• Combo chain pentagon on the side panel• Bigger fonts on the victory panel with full Forge Essence breakdownLEXICON• Three tabs: Foundations of the Forge, The Clash, The Five Houses• Interactive pentagon diagram with house-colored matchup arrows• Rendered plate diagrams showing side values, directional captures, and multi-captures• Strategy tab removed — the game teaches itself through playFTUE & ONBOARDING• Full first-time user experience overhaul• Auto-advance dismiss timers (7s default, 15s for combo ring)• Hammer FTUE single-play animation• EA welcome tour for new playersAUDIO• Full audio rebalance — 5-tier volume system across 58 SFX• 101 sound effects sourced and integratedPOLISH• Hybrid font system (AlumniSansSC for readability + pixel decorative)• All text enforces 16px minimum• Steam overlay pauses the game• Controller disconnect pause + reconnect handling• Settings scroll fol...Read full article on Community Announcements (PixelForge)Community & EventsOfficial
Next Fest is HERE — Thank You, Forgemasters!
Forgemasters, Steam Next Fest is officially underway and GridHammer is in the fire. Whether you're placing your first plate or chasing a six-game streak against the AI — welcome to the forge. What's in the Demo - Full battle system against AI opponents across three difficulty tiers - All five Houses to discover: Stillforge, Runeweaver, Embercrest, Stoneheart, and Shadowmine - A full original soundtrack — with in-game music controls so you can skip, pause, and restart tracks mid-match The Road to Early Access Your matches are already shaping what comes next. The first order of business for EA: fully operational Steam Leaderboards. Track your streaks, high scores, and biggest combos — and see how you stack up against every other player at the forge. This is just the beginning. Early Access will bring the Lexicon, cosmetic progression, and more — but leaderboards come first. Every match you play in the demo helps us stress-test the systems that will carry into the full game.Help Us Out If you're enjoying the demo, the single biggest thing you can do is: - Wishlist GridHammer on Steam - Leave a review on the demo page - Tell a friend who likes card games Every wishlist and review directly shapes our visibility on Steam and helps more players find the forge. See you at the anvil. — The GridHammer TeamRead full article on Community Announcements (PixelForge)Patch NotesOfficial
Demo Update
What's New: - Rebalanced plate stats across all five houses (Cardinal Identity v5) - Improved visual polish and animations - Updated tutorial flow with clearer text and better font readability - Controller support across all menus and tutorial prompts - Steam achievement and leaderboard integration - General bug fixes and stability improvements For Returning Players: Your tutorial progress is saved. You'll see a "Welcome back" screen with the option to replay the tutorial or jump straight into battle. Thank you for playing — your feedback helps shape the road to Early Access. If you enjoy the demo, a wishlist goes a long way!Read full article on Community Announcements (PixelForge)
