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	28971347
Last Record Update	14 May 2025 – 01:27:41 UTC ()
Release Date	23 January 2015 – 15:00:00 UTC ()

😌 66.35%

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SteamDB Unknown App 160 [UNPUBLISHED]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SteamDB Unknown App 202 [UNPUBLISHED]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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clienticon

3058705412c15f1964f3511265120476a3ec186e

clienttga

6012ea81d68607ad0dfc5610e61f17101373c1fd

icon

0dae4c0ae7131bcd838425706d87607e2ad6e199

logo

6ddde99e8bf9c4973bc9b936098372b5d083feff

logo_small

6ddde99e8bf9c4973bc9b936098372b5d083feff_thumb

small_capsule

english

capsule_231x87.jpg

header_image

english

header.jpg

library_assets_full

library_capsule ↴
image/english	library_600x900.jpg
image2x/english	library_600x900_2x.jpg
library_hero ↴
image/english	library_hero.jpg
library_logo ↴
image/english	logo.png
image2x/english	logo_2x.png
logo_position/pinned_position	CenterCenter
logo_position/width_pct	100
logo_position/height_pct	100

Assets

main_capsule	capsule_616x353.jpg
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
community_icon	0dae4c0ae7131bcd838425706d87607e2ad6e199.jpg
page_background_path	app/290790
raw_page_background	page_bg_raw.jpg
timestamp	31 October 2022 – 16:58:42 UTC

Trailers

2036661 ↴
trailer_name	Launch Trailer - Belly of the Beast
trailer_category	0
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trailer_480p/video/mp4	2036661/movie480.mp4
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trailer_max/video/mp4	2036661/movie_max.mp4
microtrailer/video/webm	2036661/microtrailer.webm
microtrailer/video/mp4	2036661/microtrailer.mp4
screenshot_medium	2036661/movie.293x165.jpg
screenshot_full	2036661/movie_full.jpg
trailer_base_id	30085
all_ages	true
is_highlight	true
timestamp	1447367743
2036985 ↴
trailer_name	Gameplay Overview - Beta Faction
trailer_category	0
trailer_480p/video/webm	2036985/movie480.webm
trailer_480p/video/mp4	2036985/movie480.mp4
trailer_max/video/webm	2036985/movie_max.webm
trailer_max/video/mp4	2036985/movie_max.mp4
microtrailer/video/webm	2036985/microtrailer.webm
microtrailer/video/mp4	2036985/microtrailer.mp4
screenshot_medium	2036985/movie.293x165.jpg
screenshot_full	2036985/movie_full.jpg
trailer_base_id	30814
all_ages	true
timestamp	1447368555
2036986 ↴
trailer_name	Gameplay Overview- Human Faction
trailer_category	0
trailer_480p/video/webm	2036986/movie480.webm
trailer_480p/video/mp4	2036986/movie480.mp4
trailer_max/video/webm	2036986/movie_max.webm
trailer_max/video/mp4	2036986/movie_max.mp4
microtrailer/video/webm	2036986/microtrailer.webm
microtrailer/video/mp4	2036986/microtrailer.mp4
screenshot_medium	2036986/movie.293x165.jpg
screenshot_full	2036986/movie_full.jpg
trailer_base_id	30815
all_ages	true
timestamp	1447368555
2037208 ↴
trailer_name	Gameplay Overview - Goo Faction
trailer_category	0
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trailer_480p/video/mp4	2037208/movie480.mp4
trailer_max/video/webm	2037208/movie_max.webm
trailer_max/video/mp4	2037208/movie_max.mp4
microtrailer/video/webm	2037208/microtrailer.webm
microtrailer/video/mp4	2037208/microtrailer.mp4
screenshot_medium	2037208/movie.293x165.jpg
screenshot_full	2037208/movie_full.jpg
trailer_base_id	31342
all_ages	true
timestamp	1568742257
2036221 ↴
trailer_name	Teaser Trailer - Re-arrival
trailer_category	0
trailer_480p/video/webm	2036221/movie480.webm
trailer_480p/video/mp4	2036221/movie480.mp4
trailer_max/video/webm	2036221/movie_max.webm
trailer_max/video/mp4	2036221/movie_max.mp4
microtrailer/video/webm	2036221/microtrailer.webm
microtrailer/video/mp4	2036221/microtrailer.mp4
screenshot_medium	2036221/movie.293x165.jpg
screenshot_full	2036221/movie_full.jpg
trailer_base_id	28867
all_ages	true
timestamp	1447366241
256660372 ↴
trailer_name	Grey Goo Descent of the Shroud Reveal Trailer
trailer_category	0
trailer_480p/video/webm	256660372/movie480.webm
trailer_480p/video/mp4	256660372/movie480.mp4
trailer_max/video/webm	256660372/movie_max.webm
trailer_max/video/mp4	256660372/movie_max.mp4
microtrailer/video/webm	256660372/microtrailer.webm
microtrailer/video/mp4	256660372/microtrailer.mp4
screenshot_medium	256660372/movie.293x165.jpg
screenshot_full	256660372/movie_full.jpg
trailer_base_id	51422
all_ages	true
timestamp	1454616326

Steam charts

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9 players right now
13 24-hour peak
3,999 all-time peak 17 October 2015

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Store data

46,458 followers
2,898 positive reviews
1,377 negative reviews
67.79% positive reviews

Twitch stats

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

Owner estimations

~310.2 k by Gamalytic
~326.0 k by SteamSpy
~458.6 k by VG Insights
~1.32 M by PlayTracker

Monthly players breakdown

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Steam hub followers history

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User reviews history

😌 Mixed
66.35% SteamDB Rating
2,898 67.8% positive reviews
1,377 32.2% negative reviews

Markers

Date	Label	30-day Peak
23 January 2015 – 15:00	Steam Release	-
15 October 2015 – 17:00	Free Weekend	-
8 March 2016 – 19:00	⇄ Humble Bundle: Humble Jumbo Bundle 6	-
13 June 2016 – 15:30	⇄ Humble Bundle: E3 2016 Digital Ticket	-
2 November 2016 – 15:01	⇄ Fanatical: Indie Legends 5 Bundle	-
31 October 2017 – 18:00	⇄ Humble Bundle: Humble Jumbo Bundle 10	-
14 November 2017 – 19:00	⇄ Humble Bundle: Humble Care Package Bundle	-
17 October 2018 – 15:00	⇄ Fanatical: Origins Bundle	-
21 December 2018 – 20:00	⇄ Fanatical: Staff Picks 2018 (Build your own bundle)	-
28 March 2019 – 16:00	⇄ Fanatical: Alliance Bundle	-

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How many players are playing Grey Goo right now on Steam?

Steam player counter indicates there are currently 9 players live playing Grey Goo on Steam.

Grey Goo had an all-time peak of 3999 concurrent players on 17 October 2015.

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Grey Goo

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Monthly players breakdown

Steam hub followers history

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