Pepper Grinder

Release Date: March 28, 2024
Platforms: Nintendo Switch | PC

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Description

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.

Conquer & Collect
Pick up jewels and other riches during your adventure and cash them in at shops to power up Pepper, open up new paths on the world map, and snag collectible stickers for your stickerbook.

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Pepper Grinder | Launch Trailer

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What the Facts: Pepper Grinder

Review ★ Roundup

95 – God is a Geek

March 28, 2024

Pepper Grinder is one of the most entertaining 2D platformers I've played in ages, with fantastic motion and seriously creative and varied stages.

90 – Nintendo Life

March 28, 2024

Pepper Grinder is a wonderfully inventive and fun platformer that no fan of the genre will want to miss out on. It may have a runtime that feels a little too short, but this is ultimately a deeply enjoyable, challenging, and highly replayable game with lots of personality.

80 – Gamespot

March 28, 2024

Pepper Grinder is here for a good time, not for a long time. Every piece, from the core drilling mechanic itself to the various ways it manifests with cannons and mechs and more, feels meticulously engineered to teach you a new concept, wring the fun out of it, and then move on to the next.

80 – CGM

March 28, 2024

Despite the occasional glitch and the fact that it is likely going to leave players craving for more stages to shred through, Pepper Grinder is a great “drillformer” that is definitely worth picking up and seeing to the end.

80 – PC Gamer

March 28, 2024

Five hours of fun, frantic platforming that’s unwieldy and all the better for it.

80 – Nintendo World Report

March 28, 2024

If you’re into unique and creative takes on platforming, Pepper Grinder is well worth jumping (or rather, drilling) into.

80 – The Gamer

March 28, 2024

Pepper Grinder is one of the most entertaining 2D platformers in recent memory and one that pushes its unique selling point to the limit. Pepper Grinder is drill-y good.

80 – Eurogamer

April 5, 2024

Pepper Grinder as the game with the drill - the game that channeled the pure spirit of Drill Dozer. But when I think a bit more, I'll remember it as a game of jewels, a game made from glittering bits and pieces.

80 – Pure Nintendo

April 3, 2024

Pepper Grinder is a platformer that wears its inspiration on its sleeve, with collectibles, checkpoints, and more in tow. It adds a unique spin to the formula with the addition of a drill mechanic, creating a fun-yet-tough experience that’s satisfying to conquer.