Grind Survivors is an action roguelike from Pushka Studios and it features four different playable classes along with three different biomes where you can test your skills. The game bombards you with hordes of enemies and allows you to go wild with your weapons. You can learn more about the game on its Steam page here.
Grind Survivors can get extremely tough and challenging during the early game, which is why you can incorporate the tips and tricks from this article into your gameplay to make things a lot easier.
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Get The Right Level Upgrades
Grind Survivors throws multiple different randomized upgrades after you level up. Choosing the right upgrades early on can really affect your runs in this game and can help you survive for longer.Â
It is recommended to get the upgrades that increase your pickup range first. Increasing your pick-up range allows you to pick up more XP orbs without having to walk over them, and this is really helpful in leveling up early on when you’re getting bombarded with waves of enemies.
Your next priority should be to get the upgrades that increase the ricochet and piercing of your bullets, which come in handy when it comes to destroying enemy waves more quickly.
Last of all come the health upgrades, as well as the Holy Shield, which is really useful defensively, so get that too whenever you can.Â
Find The Right Weapon
Depending upon your playstyle, Grind Survivors has a good variety of weapons to offer. There are submachine guns for long-range playstyles, and then there is the shotgun for close-range action. We recommend using the shotgun in your early hours of the game, as it is a really powerful weapon and takes out a group of enemies with a single shot.
There is another concept that you need to understand, and that is the weapon’s origin. Weapons can come in either Doomforged, Abyss, Infernal, Bloody, or Warborn origin.
You should prioritize the Doomforged weapons because they have balanced stats overall. Weapons of other origins sacrifice one stat to make another stat more powerful.
Level Up Your Weapons
Your entire run in this game depends more on your weapons than anything else. Visiting the forge in the hub is key to clearing your runs with ease. Infuse your weapons to increase their rarity and damage, which will greatly help you out in your early runs.
Sacrifice the weapons that you’ve hoarded in your inventory to level up your main weapon. You can even recycle your hoarded weapons to get Ashes, which is the main currency used for weapon upgrades.
Movement Is Key
Movement also plays a pretty important part in your survival. You need to always be on the move while shooting through waves of enemies.
Staying static in a single area or not traversing the map will surely result in failure. This game demands that you keep exploring, learn how to space yourself in hordes of enemies, and use dash at the right time to turn the tide of battle in your advantage.
Once you learn your spacing around the enemies, your runs will start lasting longer in Grind Survivors.
Get Buffs From Altars
During your runs, multiple altars will spawn around the map, and these altars offer another way of getting buffs instead of just leveling up.
The game even marks their direction on your screen, so you can also run towards them. Make sure to run towards these altars to get the most buffs in your run and increase your chances of survival. Â
Invest In Skills
The skill tree in Grind Survivors is not that extensive and there are only three paths. However, make sure that you’re purchasing skills because they will ultimately make you stronger in successive runs.
It is recommended to invest in the Greed tree first because that increases your chances of leveling up swiftly. Then you can focus on damage and your ability cooldown by purchasing skills in the Wrath and Pride sections.
Rely On Your Main Ability
Each class has a main active ability that makes your character really powerful or just unleashes a strong finisher. Once this ability is used, it will take time to recharge before it can be used again. Spam your main ability whenever it is ready and do not save it for later.
It is also recommended to get the upgrades that reduce the cooldown timer of your active ability. This will help you out a lot since you’ll be able to spam your ultimate attack again and again. When the situation starts going downhill, your ultimate will be ready to save you.
This concludes the Into Indie Games list of tips to make your early game easier in Grind Survivors!
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