Gruntz
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| Developers | |
|---|---|
| Monolith Productions | |
| Publishers | |
| North America | Monolith Productions |
| Europe | Microïds |
| Russia | Russobit-M |
| Engines | |
| Windows Animation Package 32 | |
| Release dates | |
| Windows | March 25, 1999[1] |
| Taxonomy | |
| Monetization | One-time game purchase |
| Microtransactions | None |
| Modes | Singleplayer, Multiplayer |
| Pacing | Real-time |
| Perspectives | Top-down view |
| Controls | Point and select |
| Genres | Puzzle, Strategy |
| Art styles | Pixel art |
Gruntz is a singleplayer and multiplayer top-down view puzzle and strategy game.
Availability
| Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Retail | Simple disc check. |
Monetization
| Type | Notes |
|---|---|
| One-time game purchase | The game requires an upfront purchase to access. |
Microtransactions
| Type | Notes |
|---|---|
| No microtransactions | Game does not contain any microtransactions. |
Essential improvements
Patches
- Patch 1.01 fixes several bugs.
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| Windows | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Monolith Productions\Gruntz\1.0\[Note 1] |
Save game data location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| Windows | <path-to-game>\*.sav[Note 2] |
Video
| Graphics feature | State | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Widescreen resolution | Only 640x480, 800x600 and 1024x768 resolutions are available. | ||
| Multi-monitor | |||
| Ultra-widescreen | |||
| 4K Ultra HD | |||
| Field of view (FOV) | |||
| Windowed | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
| Borderless fullscreen windowed | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
| Anisotropic filtering (AF) | |||
| Anti-aliasing (AA) | |||
| High-fidelity upscaling | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
| Vertical sync (Vsync) | |||
| 60 FPS and 120+ FPS | |||
| High dynamic range display (HDR) | |||
| Ray tracing (RT) | |||
| Color blind mode | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
Input
| Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Remapping | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | |
| Mouse sensitivity | ||
| Mouse acceleration | ||
| Mouse input in menus | ||
| Keyboard and mouse prompts | ||
| Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
| Controller | ||
| Controller support |
Audio
| Audio feature | State | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Separate volume controls | Sound effectz, voicez, music | |
| Surround sound | ||
| Subtitles | ||
| Closed captions | ||
| Mute on focus lost | ||
| Royalty free audio |
Localizations
| Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English | ||||
| Czech | Fan - 1 | |||
| Slovak | Fan - 1 | |||
| Polish | Game received a local full-translated version. |
Network
Multiplayer types
| Type | Native | Players | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Local play | ||||
| LAN play | 4 | Versus |
||
| Online play | ||||
| Asynchronous multiplayer | ||||
| Crossplay | ||||
Connection types
| Type | Native | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Matchmaking | ||
| Peer-to-peer | ||
| Dedicated | ||
| Self-hosting | ||
| Direct IP |
Ports
- No port information; you can edit this page to add it.
- Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) support status is unknown.
Other information
API
| Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Windows |
Middleware
| Middleware | Notes | |
|---|---|---|
| Audio | Miles Sound System | |
| Cutscenes | Smacker Video Technology |
System requirements
| Windows[2] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minimum | Recommended | |||
| Operating system (OS) | 95, 98 | |||
| Processor (CPU) | Pentium 166 MHZ | |||
| System memory (RAM) | 32 MB | |||
| Storage drive (HDD/SSD) | ||||
| Video card (GPU) | 2 MB of VRAM | |||
| Other | 4x CD-ROM drive | 12x CD-ROM drive | ||
Notes
- ↑ Applications writing to
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWAREwill be redirected to other locations based on various criterias, see the glossary page for more details. - ↑ When running this game without elevated privileges (Run as administrator option), write operations against a location below
%PROGRAMFILES%,%PROGRAMDATA%, or%WINDIR%might be redirected to%LOCALAPPDATA%\VirtualStoreon Windows Vista and later (more details).
References
- ↑ IGN - Marching Into a Store Near You - last accessed on 2025-02-11
- ↑ MobyGames - Back Cover for Gruntz (Windows) (Smile Edition release) - last accessed on 2025-02-02