GRAIN ROT Wiki
Grain Rot Wiki: Verified Facts and Source Guide
This Grain Rot wiki explains which facts are official, how to handle conflicting fan pages, and where to verify release, platform, price, demo, and gameplay.
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This GRAIN ROT wiki is an unofficial player resource that separates current official facts from community observations. Use the live Steam listing and dated official announcements first, then patch notes and developer information. Fan wikis and videos are secondary sources and can preserve outdated price, demo, platform, or player-count claims.
What Is Official
The current Steam page is the primary record for release date, platform, store features, price snapshot, languages, and system requirements. Official announcements and patch notes are primary for dated changes. The developer website is official but may lag behind a live storefront.
For example, older developer text saying coming soon or Q3 is superseded by the Steam record showing an August 7, 2026 release. An official source can become stale without becoming fake. Compare dates and prefer the source closest to the current product state.
What Community Wikis Can Do
At least three fan-wiki resources appeared in the collected research. They can organize mechanics, observations, and links, but they are not the developer's authority. This site is also a fan resource and states that status directly.
Community pages are useful starting points for terminology and questions. Their claims should lead back to a current source or be labeled as community evidence. Unsupported specifics remain to be confirmed rather than being repeated across multiple wikis until they look true.
Common Conflicts
Old fan pages reported higher prices than the live US Steam listing, speculative console support, and firm player counts without a matching official statement. Demo pages also remain visible after the announced end. These conflicts show why a URL alone is not enough.
Check the date, product App ID, platform, and whether the page distinguishes full release from demo. A claim repeated by several sites may still originate from one unsupported source. Multi-source integration should compare independence and authority, not merely count repetitions.
Current Verified Release Facts
GRAIN ROT released on August 7, 2026, for Windows PC through Steam. The full game uses App ID 4450620 and confirms single-player and online co-op, gamepad support, in-game chat, and Family Sharing. No official console version appears in the collected material.
Steam's captured requirements include Windows 10 64-bit, DirectX 11, 8 GB RAM, 10 GB storage, and broadband. The listing includes English full audio and multiple interface and subtitle languages. Exact current language availability should be read from the live table.
Current Verified Gameplay Facts
Players are Living Sparks that possess fragile wooden vessels. They descend by cursed elevator into shifting ruins, salvage furniture and resources, and return to rebuild a persistent Outpost. Furniture can be carried home, dismantled, or fed to the Grinder for gold.
When a vessel breaks, the Spark can seek another host before fading. If all crew vessels are destroyed, the run's loot is lost. Exact universal controls, revive timing, and a complete host list remain to be confirmed.
Time-Sensitive Price and Demo Facts
On August 10, 2026, the US Steam listing showed a $9.99 base price and a 10% launch discount to $8.99 through August 21. That amount is regional and time-bound. It should not be copied without its date and context.
The demo used App ID 4731790, released June 12, and was announced to end July 12 at 11:59 p.m. EST. Its page visibility does not prove access remains active. Progress carryover is not confirmed in the collected sources.
How This Wiki Labels Uncertainty
Confirmed means the statement is directly supported by current official material or a clearly dated official record. Community reported means the observation comes from player material and is not presented as a developer guarantee. To be confirmed means the collected evidence cannot support a precise answer.
This approach deliberately leaves some questions open. It prevents invented controls, character names, redemption codes, limits, and platform dates from entering the site. A blank certainty is better than a confident falsehood.
Last Verification
The facts on this page were consolidated from the supplied research and checked through August 10, 2026. Later patches, prices, and announcements may change time-sensitive details. Each article links its sources so readers can perform a current check.
When sources disagree, use this order: current Steam record, dated official announcement or patch note, developer site, official social account, then community wiki or video. Preserve uncertainty whenever that process does not produce a clear result. That is the editorial standard for this wiki.