GridHammer released on Steam on September 26, 2026 at $9.99, developed by Pixel Forge Entertainment.
VERIFIED Source: Steam store page (appid 4633320), checked 2026-09-28
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GridHammer: Head-to-Head Plate Battler With a Shared Pool — $9.99 Out Now
GridHammer is out now at $9.99 - a two-player tactical plate battler where both sides draft from a shared pool of 45 plates and clash on a 6x4 board.
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Players share a 6x4 battlefield and a common forge pool of 45 metal plates from five houses of master smiths; every plate has four sides with values from 2 to 8, and placements can cascade into board-flipping combo chains.
VERIFIED Source: Steam store page (appid 4633320), checked 2026-09-28
FAQ
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Is GridHammer single-player?
No - it is a head-to-head two-player battler; both players draft from the same shared plate pool.
How does capturing work?
Plates must touch an existing plate; touching sides clash and a strictly higher value flips the plate to your side, with ties holding.
What is the SLAM?
A charged hammer move that hits the entire board once all eight steam pips fill - every plate loses a life, including yours.
How much is it?
$9.99 on Steam.
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What the game is
GridHammer is a head-to-head tactical battler released September 26, 2026 at $9.99, set in the world of dwarven forge masters.
Two players share a 6x4 battlefield and a common forge pool of 45 metal plates - five houses contribute nine plates each, and both players draw from the same pool.
You hold six plates and draw a fresh one after every play, so the decision is not what you were dealt but where you put it.
Directional combat
Every plate must be placed touching one already on the board, and touching sides clash: a strictly higher value wins the plate and flips it to your side; a tie holds.
Each of the five houses distributes its power differently - Embercrest dominates from above, Shadowmine crushes from below, Stillforge anchors left, Stoneheart locks down right, and Runeweaver stays balanced.
The result is that a humble plate in the right slot can take a mighty one in the wrong slot.
The Hammer and the Essence
Every capture builds steam in your hammer's tube; eight pips charge the SLAM, which hits the entire board - every plate loses a life, and broken rival plates drain their vial.
Each forge master carries a vial of 30 Forge Essence that only ever drains, and captures drain your rival's vial.
It is a two-player strategy contest in the board-flipping, positional-combat tradition of head-to-head tactical games (BOUNDED: official Steam description, checked 2026-09-28).
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