Legend of Grimrock (2012): runs on Windows 11, Mac, Linux, Steam Deck?

Windows 11yes
Steam DeckUnsupported
Macyes
Linuxnative

Gamicality score 87 / 100

Playability today ★★★★★ 4.5

Runs today4.5 / 5
Design today4.5 / 5
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Steam user reviews Very Positive

6,401 reviews94% positive
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Released: 2012
Developer: Almost Human Games
Genre: Adventure, Indie, RPG
Where to get it: Steam, GOG (DRM-free)
Time to beat: About 16.5 hours for the main story HowLongToBeat
Runs on: Windows, macOS, Linux
Last checked: October 31, 2026

Does Legend of Grimrock run on Windows 11, Apple Silicon Macs, Linux and Steam Deck?

Windows 11	✓Sold for Windows today, no problem on record. Source
Mac (Apple Silicon)	✓Runs on Apple Silicon. Source
Linux	✓Native Linux version. Source
Steam Deck	✕Unsupported, as rated by Valve. Source

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Synopsis

A first-person, grid-based dungeon crawler from Almost Human, modeled on classics like Eye of the Beholder and Dungeon Master. Players guide a party of four prisoners down through the levels of a mountain prison, fighting monsters in real time, finding secrets and solving trap and switch puzzles.

What people say

Critics in 2012 welcomed it as a faithful, atmospheric revival of old-school dungeon crawlers, praising its level design, puzzles and enemy placement, with only a few traps called more unfair than clever. Players today still recommend it for its atmosphere and secrets and its blend of puzzles and combat. Common complaints are clunky combat that pulls attention to the interface, no controller support and a weak final boss and ending.

Playability today

Playability runs from 1 to 5. It is the average of two parts. Each part starts at 1 and climbs to 5 as more of its checks pass. Read the method.

Runs today: 4.5 / 5

✓Sold or given away today by an official source
✓Runs on Windows 11 without fan patches
✓Single-player works without an internet connectionGOG sells a DRM-free version that plays offline (GOG).
✓All of its content still works (servers, DLC, unlocks)PCGamingWiki records no shut-down servers or lost content (PCGamingWiki).
✓Supports modern resolutions and widescreenNative widescreen and modern resolutions (PCGamingWiki).
✓Full controller support or remappable controlsRemappable keys (PCGamingWiki).
✗Not Steam Deck Verified or Playable
✓No intrusive DRM or required third-party launcher account
✓No pay-to-win or pushy microtransactions
✓No known game-breaking bugs in the current versionPCGamingWiki lists no unresolved issues (PCGamingWiki).

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Design today: 4.5 / 5

✗Controls feel awkward on a modern controller or mouse and keyboardThe Steam version lists no controller support, attacks are clicks on weapon icons and every spell means re-entering runes on a grid, which reviewers found tedious in real-time fights, and stray clicks or keys can set off traps. Source: store.steampowered.com, rpgcodex.net.
✓Menus, text and interface are clear on today's screensParty portraits, inventory and an automap sit in clear panels that reviewers found easy to use, so the interface reads well on today's screens; evidence on high-resolution scaling is thin. Source: destructoid.com, rpgcodex.net.
✓Saving is fair: free saves or frequent checkpoints, little lost progressYou can save anywhere and quick-load at a key press, so a party wipe only sends you back to your last save; blue crystals heal and revive the party but are not needed for saving. Source: rpgcodex.net, destructoid.com.
✓It teaches itself: no guide needed to make progressPuzzles come with nearby clues and reviewers call them tricky but fair, though spell runes are explained only by the manual or scrolls found in the dungeon, and a few trap rooms are nearly impossible to survive the first time. Source: destructoid.com, scientificgamer.com.
✓Pacing holds up: little grind, filler or forced backtrackingThe 13 levels change setting at well-timed points and the roughly eleven-hour run never runs out of ideas, with puzzles breaking up fights; reviewers only note that combat grows repetitive. Source: scientificgamer.com, destructoid.com.
✓Camera and movement never fight the playerMovement steps from tile to tile and turns in quarter steps, which reviewers say feels strict for about an hour and then natural, and the fixed view never drifts; the grid can feel slow in a few urgent moments. Source: destructoid.com, scientificgamer.com.

Judged against games made today, from complaints that recur in recent Steam reviews and discussions, forums, PCGamingWiki and community wikis. Each reason links to where it comes from.