Grind Stormer

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App ID	2590180
App Type	Game
Developer	Bitwave Games, Toaplan
Publisher	Clear River Games
Franchise	Toaplan Arcade Collection
Supported Systems	Windows macOS Linux
Last Changenumber	29794212
Last Record Update	27 June 2025 – 20:15:40 UTC ()
Release Date	8 April 2024 – 09:42:56 UTC ()

❓ 52.11%

13 reviews

In-Game

Grind Stormer, aka V・V, is a vertically scrolling manic shooter with gorgeous pixel art graphics and an upbeat FM soundtrack. Developed by an all-star team at the legendary Japanese studio Toaplan, known for their stellar shoot ‘em ups.

Additional Information

Developer

Bitwave Games

controller_support

full

community_visible_stats

Yes

ReleaseState

released

Publisher

Clear River Games

Store Release Date

8 April 2024 – 09:42:59 UTC ()

osarch

community_hub_visible

Yes

Social Media

https://discord.gg/grnXdFTDXY
https://www.youtube.com/@bitwavegames/

Primary Genre

Action (1)

Store Genres

Action (1)

Steam Release Date

8 April 2024 – 09:42:56 UTC ()

Store Asset Modification Time

15 May 2025 – 09:26:07 UTC () (1747301167)

library_assets

library_capsule	en,ja
library_hero	en,ja
library_logo	en,ja
library_header	en
logo_position ↴
pinned_position	BottomLeft
width_pct	86.6394399066511
height_pct	101.67173012629777

osextended

macos64,macosapplesilicon

name_localized

japanese

V-Five

review_score

review_percentage

Steam Deck Compatibility

Steam Deck:
Some in-game text is small and may be difficult to read
All functionality is accessible when using the default controller configuration
This game shows Steam Deck controller icons
This game's default graphics configuration performs well on Steam Deck
SteamOS:
This game runs successfully on SteamOS
category: Playable
steamos_compatibility: Compatible
test_timestamp: 2 April 2025 – 00:00:00 UTC
tested_build_id: 14133172

configuration:

supported_input	gamepad
requires_manual_keyboard_invoke	0
requires_non_controller_launcher_nav	0
primary_player_is_controller_slot_0	0
non_deck_display_glyphs	0
small_text	1
requires_internet_for_setup	0
requires_internet_for_singleplayer	0
recommended_runtime	native
requires_h264	0
requires_voice_files	0
gamescope_frame_limiter_not_supported	1
hdr_support	0

controllertagwizard

Yes

First seen on SteamDB

4 September 2023 – 11:16:01 UTC (), in changelist #20155007

Supported Languages

1 Languages	Interface	Full Audio	Subtitles
English	Yes

Hardware Categories

Full Controller Support

DualShock Controllers (USB Only)

DualShock Controllers

DualSense Controllers (USB Only)

DualSense Controllers

Steam Input API Supported

Gamepad Preferred

Assets

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clienticon

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clienttga

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icon

1ade765ed54a0b4ce37914371d3a1f9ea7b54a49

small_capsule

english	capsule_231x87.jpg
japanese	capsule_231x87_japanese.jpg

header_image

english	header.jpg
japanese	header_japanese.jpg

library_assets_full

library_capsule ↴
image/english	library_600x900.jpg
image/japanese	library_600x900_japanese.jpg
image2x/english	library_600x900_2x.jpg
image2x/japanese	library_600x900_japanese_2x.jpg
library_hero ↴
image/english	library_hero.jpg
image/japanese	library_hero_japanese.jpg
image2x/english	library_hero_2x.jpg
image2x/japanese	library_hero_japanese_2x.jpg
library_logo ↴
image/english	logo.png
image/japanese	logo_japanese.png
image2x/english	logo_2x.png
image2x/japanese	logo_japanese_2x.png
logo_position/pinned_position	BottomLeft
logo_position/width_pct	86.6394399066511
logo_position/height_pct	101.67173012629777
library_header ↴
image/english	library_header.jpg

Assets

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small_capsule	capsule_231x87.jpg
header	header.jpg
page_background	page_bg_generated_v6b.jpg
hero_capsule	hero_capsule.jpg
library_capsule	library_600x900.jpg
library_capsule_2x	library_600x900_2x.jpg
library_hero	library_hero.jpg
library_hero_2x	library_hero_2x.jpg
community_icon	1ade765ed54a0b4ce37914371d3a1f9ea7b54a49.jpg
page_background_path	app/2590180
raw_page_background	page_bg_raw.jpg
timestamp	15 May 2025 – 09:26:19 UTC

Trailers

257007023 ↴
trailer_name	Gameplay
trailer_category	1
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trailer_480p/video/mp4	257007023/movie480.mp4
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trailer_max/video/mp4	257007023/movie_max.mp4
microtrailer/video/webm	2590180/673293/7eac618dae53d8d1a278ded35e5caa459a9b802b/1750934279/microtrailer.webm
microtrailer/video/mp4	2590180/673293/7eac618dae53d8d1a278ded35e5caa459a9b802b/1750934279/microtrailer.mp4
screenshot_medium	257007023/movie.293x165.jpg
screenshot_full	257007023/movie_full.jpg
trailer_base_id	673293
all_ages	true
is_highlight	true
timestamp	1711108174

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0 players right now
1 24-hour peak
14 all-time peak 8 April 2024

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Store data

Owner estimations

~380 by Gamalytic
~390 by VG Insights
~3.9 k by PlayTracker

Monthly players breakdown

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User reviews history

❓ Mixed
52.11% SteamDB Rating
7 53.8% positive reviews
6 46.2% negative reviews

How many players are playing Grind Stormer right now on Steam?

Steam player counter indicates there are currently 0 players live playing Grind Stormer on Steam.

Grind Stormer had an all-time peak of 14 concurrent players on 8 April 2024.

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Grind Stormer

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