PlayStation 2

GrimGrimoire

This game has both the slick, cutesy, story-heavy style that Nippon Ichi has come to be known for as well as moderately deep real-time strategy gameplay. In GrimGrimoire, the player character is a young magician who has just arrived at her new spellcasting academy only to be the only one to escape its destruction. She travels back in time to relive the past few days and find a way to prevent it. In the lengthy RTS levels, she leads an army of magical beings, each having one of four types which are arranged in a rock-paper-scissors-style system of strengths and weaknesses.

Genre: Strategy
Year: 2007
Developer: Vanilla Ware
Publisher: NIS America, Inc.
Players: 1

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Achievements

75 achievements · 540 total points

Gammel's Practice Complete stage 1-2: Gammel's Practice, in loop one
1 pts
Gammel's Practice - Great Magician Complete stage 1-2: Gammel's Practice, in loop one, on hard difficulty
1 pts
Gammel's Practice 3 Complete stage 3-2: Gammel's Practice 3, in loop one
1 pts
Gammel's Practice 3 - Great Magician Complete stage 3-2: Gammel's Practice 3, in loop one, on hard difficulty
3 pts
Defending the Escape Complete stage 5-2: Defending the Escape, in loop one
3 pts
Defending the Escape - Great Magician Complete stage 5-2: Defending the Escape, in loop one, on hard difficulty
5 pts
The Best Defense... Complete stage 5-2: Defending the Escape, in loop one, before the timer reaches 20 minutes (normal difficulty or higher)
10 pts
Advocat's Test Complete stage 1-2: Advocat's Test, in the second loop
3 pts
Advocat's Test - Great Magician Complete stage 1-2: Advocat's Test, in the second loop, on hard difficulty
5 pts
Lab Clean-Up Complete stage 3-2: Lab Clean-up, in the second loop
3 pts
Lab Clean-Up - Great Magician Complete stage 3-2: Lab Clean-up, in the second loop, on hard difficulty
5 pts
Chaotic Assault Complete stage 5-2: Chaotic Assault, in the second loop
3 pts
Chaotic Assault - Great Magician Complete stage 5-2: Chaotic Assault, in the second loop, on hard difficulty
5 pts
Chimera Testing Complete stage 1-2: Chimera Testing, in the third loop
3 pts
Chimera Testing - Great Magician Complete stage 1-2: Chimera Testing, in the third loop, on hard difficulty
5 pts
Stopping the Fight Complete stage 3-2: Stopping the Fight, in the third loop
3 pts
Stopping the Fight - Great Magician Complete stage 3-2: Stopping the Fight, in the third loop, on hard difficulty
5 pts
Grimlet's Awakening Complete stage 5-2: Grimlet's Awakening, in the third loop
5 pts
Grimlet's Awakening - Great Magician Complete stage 5-2: Grimlet's Awakening, in the third loop, on hard difficulty
10 pts
Take the Fight to Them! Complete stage 5-2: Grimlet's Awakening, in loop three, before the timer reaches 20 minutes (normal difficulty or higher)
10 pts
A Devil's Interrogation Complete stage 1-2: A Devil's Interrogation, in the fourth loop
5 pts
A Devil's Interrogation - Great Magician Complete stage 1-2: A Devil's Interrogation, in the fourth loop, on hard difficulty
10 pts
Saving Amoretta Complete stage 3-2: Saving Amoretta, in the fourth loop
5 pts
Saving Amoretta - Great Magician Complete stage 3-2: Saving Amoretta, in the fourth loop, on hard difficulty
10 pts
What a Rush Complete stage 4-2: Summoning Grimlet, in loop four, before the timer reaches 30 minutes (normal difficulty or higher)
10 pts
Defense Complete stage 5-2: Defense, in the fourth loop
5 pts
Defense - Great Magician Complete stage 5-2: Defense, in the fourth loop, on hard difficulty
10 pts
Chimeras and the Witch Complete stage 1-2: Chimeras and the Witch, in the fifth loop
5 pts
Chimeras and the Witch - Great Magician Complete stage 1-2: Chimeras and the Witch, in the fifth loop, on hard difficulty
10 pts
A Familiar's True Nature Complete stage 3-2: A Familiar's True Nature, in the fifth loop
5 pts
A Familiar's True Nature - Great Magician Complete stage 3-2: A Familiar's True Nature, in the fifth loop, on hard difficulty
10 pts
Rule Breaker Complete stage 4-2: Summoning Grimlet, Again, in loop five, before the timer reaches 30 minutes (normal difficulty or higher)
10 pts
Calvaros' Defense Complete stage 5-2: Calvaros' Defense, in the fifth loop
5 pts
Calvaros' Defense - Great Magician Complete stage 5-2: Calvaros' Defense, in the fifth loop, on hard difficulty
10 pts
To the Edge of Time Complete all story and bonus missions on normal difficulty
50 pts
Loop Hero Complete all story missions on hard difficulty
50 pts
Initiate Complete a bonus mission
1 pts
Conjurer Complete 5 bonus missions
3 pts
Arcanist Complete 10 bonus missions
5 pts
Sorceress Complete 15 bonus missions
10 pts
Magus Complete 20 bonus missions
10 pts
Deity Complete 25 bonus missions
25 pts
Grim Grimoire Complete Trial Stage 1: Grim Grimoire, on hard difficulty
3 pts
Strong Hoof Beats Complete Trial Stage 2: Strong Hoof Beats, on hard difficulty
5 pts
Psychic-er Complete Trial Stage 3: Psychic-er, on hard difficulty
5 pts
Singing Boatman Complete Trial Stage 4: Singing Boatman, on hard difficulty
5 pts
Waltz of Spirits and Ghosts Complete Trial Stage 5: Waltz of Spirits and Ghosts, on hard difficulty
5 pts
Grimoire Tips Complete Trial Stage 6: Grimoire Tips, on hard difficulty
5 pts
Shy Dragon Complete Trial Stage 7: Shy Dragon, on hard difficulty
5 pts
Twin Goddesses Complete Trial Stage 8: Twin Goddesses, on hard difficulty
5 pts
Spiral Stairway Complete Trial Stage 9: Spiral Stairway, on hard difficulty
5 pts
Elf Problem Complete Trial Stage 10: Elf Problem, on hard difficulty
5 pts
Invisible Complete Trial Stage 11: Invisible, on hard difficulty
5 pts
Black Cat's Treasure Complete Trial Stage 12: Black Cat's Treasure, on hard difficulty
5 pts
Queen and the Red Hood Complete Trial Stage 13: Queen and the Red Hood, on hard difficulty
5 pts
Shoot Me Out Complete Trial Stage 14: Shoot Me Out, on hard difficulty
5 pts
Alchemist's Nightmare Complete Trial Stage 15: Alchemist's Nightmare, on hard difficulty
5 pts
Ballista Complete Trial Stage 16: Ballista, on hard difficulty
5 pts
Good at Managing Complete Trial Stage 17: Good at Managing, on hard difficulty
5 pts
Badger Complete Trial Stage 18: Badger, on hard difficulty
5 pts
Beauty, Beast and Footsteps Complete Trial Stage 19: Beauty, Beast and Footsteps, on hard difficulty
5 pts
Holy Road Complete Trial Stage 20: Holy Road, on hard difficulty
10 pts
Stealing Amoretta Complete Trial Stage 21: Stealing Amoretta, on hard difficulty
10 pts
Devil's Temptation Complete Trial Stage 22: Devil's Temptation, on hard difficulty
10 pts
Surely Complete Trial Stage 23: Surely, on hard difficulty
10 pts
Bird in a Cage Complete Trial Stage 24: Bird in a Cage, on hard difficulty
10 pts
Abyss Complete Trial Stage 25: Abyss, on hard difficulty
10 pts
Ancient Being Complete any story stage from loop two onward, without losing any units (normal difficulty or higher)
10 pts
Is There Nothing I Can't Do? Complete any story stage from loop two onward, without upgrading your runes beyond level 2 (normal difficulty or higher)
10 pts
Master of Controlled Destruction Complete any story stage from loop two onward, without exceeding a population of 25 (normal difficulty or higher)
5 pts
Enchanted Elegance In any single stage, have all possible Glamour runes active and levelled up to their maximum
1 pts
Transmutation Virtuoso In any single stage, have all possible Alchemy runes active and levelled up to their maximum
1 pts
Arcane Archmage In any single stage, have all possible Sorcery runes active and levelled up to their maximum
1 pts
Sovereign of Shadows In any single stage, have all possible Necromancy runes active and levelled up to their maximum
1 pts
Rune Mastery Complete any stage with all 12 unique runes active and levelled up to their maximum
5 pts

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GrimGrimoire frequently asked questions

How do I play GrimGrimoire online with a friend?

GrimGrimoire (PlayStation 2) can be played online with friends using Etera's P2P netplay. Create a room in the launcher and invite your friend, who joins through the invite. Step by step:

Download the Etera launcher for Windows or Linux and create your account.
Ask your friend to do the same and add them to your friends list.
Pick the game in the library and create a netplay room.
Invite your friend: they accept the invite and join the room.
The launcher keeps dependencies on the same version for both players, avoiding desync.

How do I play GrimGrimoire on PC?

Download the Etera launcher (Windows or Linux), find GrimGrimoire in the PlayStation 2 library and click to download. The launcher handles the emulator and setup for you.

Does GrimGrimoire netplay lag?

Etera uses a direct P2P connection between players, which usually means low latency. Results depend on each player's internet quality.

Does GrimGrimoire have achievements?

Yes, GrimGrimoire has 75 achievements worth 540 points. Achievements are counted and saved to your history and the leaderboard for subscribers and during the trial period.

Can I play GrimGrimoire for free?

Yes. Every account gets a 5-day trial with premium features. After that, the free plan allows 3 new games per day and 1 netplay session per day. Premium raises those limits.

Play GrimGrimoire on Etera

Download the launcher for Windows or Linux, find this game in the library and play solo or with friends.