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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..
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  1. Positive: 3 out of 4
  2. Negative: 0 out of 4
  1. Aug 28, 2024
    80
    Pepper Grinder successfully combines traditional platforming with a refreshingly original gameplay mechanic that breathes new life into a very tired genre.
  2. Aug 6, 2024
    78
    Pepper Grinder is short, fun, and nails what it’s going for. It’s fun solo but if you can convince a few curious friends the leaderboard system could give you way more than four hours of a good time.
  3. Dec 18, 2024
    75
    A mix of combat, platforming and puzzle solving, Pepper Grinder is a cute indie game that will last a few hours, more if you want to collect everything. Once you get a feel for the controls, when levels flow, is when Pepper Grinder is at its best as you leap from one dig to the next.
  4. Aug 6, 2024
    70
    Pepper Grinder is a great game, I just deeply hated the experience of playing it on Xbox. On PC, it felt great. I’ve heard very good things about it on Switch. Your experience might vary, you might like the extra grinding frustration of the Xbox experience. Whether you play it or not, though, you should seek out the soundtrack and listen to it, and then look at all of the art, because it is an experience to be savoured.
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  1. Sep 30, 2024
    Packed with a multitude of good ideas, Pepper Grinder has exhaustively explored its main gameplay concept and brought it to its peak. The game’s too discreet exploration and perfectible time-trial mode are shortcomings that hinder it from receiving the recognition it deserves.