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  • Summary: Pepper Grinder is an action-packed pirate adventure starring the titular Pepper, a seafaring soul with a passion for prospecting, and Grinder, her super-powered drilling device.

    Shipwrecked and robbed of her treasure, Pepper must spin up her trusty sidearm to reclaim what the mischievous
    Pepper Grinder is an action-packed pirate adventure starring the titular Pepper, a seafaring soul with a passion for prospecting, and Grinder, her super-powered drilling device.

    Shipwrecked and robbed of her treasure, Pepper must spin up her trusty sidearm to reclaim what the mischievous Narlings stole. Armed with Grinder, Pepper burrows through terrain & water, controls machines, and pulverises all enemies blocking the way towards recovering her missing fortune - with interest!

    Pepper's progress will not be that simple, however, as mysterious beings begin to emerge from the shadows...

    Gritty Gameplay
    Cruise through a colorfully animated world with precise movements, fluid drilling, and thrilling leaps.

    Thrilling Drilling
    Chew through the world with Grinder and find new drill bits to ramp up the chaos and solve clever puzzles.
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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 21 out of 26
  2. Negative: 0 out of 26
  1. Mar 29, 2024
    90
    Pepper Grinder is a great little title. I truly enjoyed my time churning my way through the sand and sea as this drill duo. And I usually prefer salt!
  2. Mar 28, 2024
    90
    I’ve played a lot of amazing games from Devolver’s library, but Pepper Grinder stands above most of the pack. It’s a quirky, creative, and utterly enjoyable platformer with lots of character, if not much in the way of plot. The mechanics work well and the creativity speaks for itself, despite some minor snags keeping it from a perfect score. All platformer fans owe it to themselves to check this one out.
  3. Apr 3, 2024
    83
    Pepper Grinder impresses with incredibly smooth gameplay, cleverly designed levels and fresh mechanics at every corner. Only the boss fights spoil the soup a little.
  4. Mar 28, 2024
    80
    Pepper Grinder is an innovative indie experience, packed with tense battles, fluid platforming, and eye-catching visual design. While its short runtime left me wanting more, I'm happy with what it is: a bright action platformer that's anything but a grind.
  5. 80
    If you’re into unique and creative takes on platforming, Pepper Grinder is well worth jumping (or rather, drilling) into. I’m not the biggest fan of the boss fights (especially the one that currently glitches out), but overall, this is a good grind from start to finish. I’d love to see more takes on drill-based platforming along these lines, though the tight package developer Ahr Ech has put together is a concentrated blast of fun.
  6. Apr 22, 2024
    75
    Pepper Grinder is a fun concept, that will, unfortunately, even after a mere 3-4 hour playthrough, still outlast it’s welcome by an hour or so.
  7. Mar 28, 2024
    60
    It's a bit of a shame that Pepper Grinder doesn't stick the landing because there are elements of brilliance here, and the drilling platforming, the boss battles, the art direction and the world that Ahr Ech has created is all fantastic, it just needs that little bit extra to take it from being good to being something great.

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