Grey Goo

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App ID	290790
App Type	Game
Developer	Petroglyph, Six Foot
Publisher	Six Foot, Grey Box
Supported Systems	Windows
Technologies	GlyphX Engine
Last Changenumber	30502400
Last Record Update	9 August 2025 – 04:07:14 UTC ()
Release Date	23 January 2015 – 15:00:00 UTC ()

😌 66.38%

4k reviews

In-Game

Fight for control of a frontier world. Gather resources, build your base, and command your forces in battle. Survive long enough to unleash your ultimate weapon - THE EPIC.

Additional Information

Developer

Petroglyph

gamedir

empty string

metacritic_name

Grey Goo

metacritic_score

metacritic_fullurl

https://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/grey-goo?ftag=MCD-06-10aaa1f

vacmacmodulecache

SteamDB Unknown App 160 [UNPUBLISHED]

vacmodulecache

SteamDB Unknown App 202 [UNPUBLISHED]

vacmodulefilename

sourceinit.dat

community_visible_stats

Yes

workshop_visible

Yes

DLCAvailableOnStore

Yes

ReleaseState

released

Publisher

Six Foot

eulas

0 ↴
id	290790_eula_0
name	Grey Goo EULA
url	http://store.steampowered.com//eula/290790_eula_0

systemprofile

Yes

Store Release Date

23 January 2015 – 15:00:00 UTC ()

community_hub_visible

Yes

Primary Genre

Strategy (2)

Store Genres

Strategy (2)

Steam Release Date

23 January 2015 – 15:00:00 UTC ()

Store Asset Modification Time

31 October 2022 – 16:56:54 UTC () (1667235414)

library_assets

library_capsule	en
library_hero	en
library_logo	en
logo_position ↴
pinned_position	CenterCenter
width_pct	100
height_pct	100

review_score

review_percentage

Detected Technologies (?)

GlyphX Engine, Bink_Video SDK, Intel_oneTBB SDK, Miles_Sound_System SDK, NVIDIA_CUDA SDK, NVIDIA_Texture_Tools SDK

Steam Deck Compatibility

Steam Deck:
This game sometimes shows mouse, keyboard, or non-Steam-Deck controller icons
Entering some text requires manually invoking the on-screen keyboard
Some in-game text is small and may be difficult to read
All functionality is accessible when using the default controller configuration
This game's default graphics configuration performs well on Steam Deck
SteamOS:
This game runs successfully on SteamOS
Note: Entering some text requires manually invoking the on-screen keyboard
category: Playable
steamos_compatibility: Compatible
test_timestamp: 18 May 2022 – 00:00:00 UTC
tested_build_id: 1035678

configuration:

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

First seen on SteamDB

25 March 2014 – 21:38:52 UTC (), in changelist #444520

Supported Languages

9 Languages	Interface	Full Audio	Subtitles	Achievements
English	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
French	Yes		Yes	Yes
Italian	Yes		Yes	Yes
German	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Spanish - Spain	Yes		Yes	Yes
Portuguese - Brazil	Yes		Yes	Yes
Russian	Yes		Yes	Yes
Polish	Yes		Yes	Yes
Korean				Yes

Assets

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small_capsule

english

capsule_231x87.jpg

header_image

english

header.jpg

library_assets_full

library_capsule ↴
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library_hero ↴
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library_logo ↴
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image2x/english	logo_2x.png
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logo_position/width_pct	100
logo_position/height_pct	100

Assets

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page_background_path	app/290790
raw_page_background	page_bg_raw.jpg
timestamp	31 October 2022 – 16:58:42 UTC

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30815 ↴
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51422 ↴
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Steam charts

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2 players right now
8 24-hour peak
3,999 all-time peak 17 October 2015

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0 viewers right now
0 24-hour peak
729 all-time peak

Owner estimations

~310.5 k by Gamalytic
~459.3 k by VG Insights
~1.32 M by PlayTracker

Monthly players breakdown

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User reviews history

😌 Mixed
66.38% SteamDB Rating
2,906 67.8% positive reviews
1,379 32.2% negative reviews

Markers

Date	Label	30-day Peak
23 January 2015	Steam Release	-
15 October 2015	Free Weekend	-
8 March 2016	⇄ Humble Bundle: Humble Jumbo Bundle 6	-
13 June 2016	⇄ Humble Bundle: E3 2016 Digital Ticket	-
2 November 2016	⇄ Fanatical: Indie Legends 5 Bundle	-
31 October 2017	⇄ Humble Bundle: Humble Jumbo Bundle 10	-
14 November 2017	⇄ Humble Bundle: Humble Care Package Bundle	-
17 October 2018	⇄ Fanatical: Origins Bundle	-
21 December 2018	⇄ Fanatical: Staff Picks 2018 (Build your own bundle)	-
28 March 2019	⇄ Fanatical: Alliance Bundle	-

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Grey Goo

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