Observed arrival · 2026-10-15
Gruge — The Invasion: a Baltimore survival-game revival
A browser-playable developer build revives a side-scrolling survival game with two survivors, armed infected, and solo or local co-op.
- For
- Players seeking local co-op survival games
- Worth noticing
- The current combat route links Battery Avenue, the Convention Center approach, and the B&O Roundhouse; other routes remain in development.
Field notes
Solo play lets one player switch between Gruge and Vicki; local co-op assigns one survivor to each player, with keyboard and gamepad listed as controls. The current combat route names Battery Avenue, the Convention Center approach and HQ, and the B&O Roundhouse first relic; safe visits include Lexington Market, Mondawmin Mall, and Druid Hill Park. The journal also documents ongoing map, art, recording, and save-system work, while other combat routes remain in development.
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Editorial observations of this landing page, not a rating.
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