Grim Dawn is set in the world of Cairn which has suffered catastrophic devastation following the conflict between the Aetherials and Chthonians. As a formerly possessed survivor, you embark on a journey to defeat these cosmic horrors. While having multiple different classes (referred to as Masteries), players can also take on secondary classes for even more complex builds.

Crate Entertainment has released two big expansions after the base game’s launch – Ashes of Malmouth and Forgotten Gods, each providing new regions, quests and Masteries along with their own storylines. There’s also the Crucible DLC which adds a wave-based survival mode. Grim Dawn is currently available for PC with the Definitive Edition recently launching for Xbox One and Xbox Series X/S.

6 years ago today, Grim Dawn left early access to become one of the best rated ARPGs of all time.

7 million copies of the game and DLCs later, it's time to blow out some candles again.

Thank you for being here on this long journey with us! pic.twitter.com/IoxBTuddOp

— Grim Dawn (@GrimDawn) February 25, 2022

In a post on Reddit, the developer stated that the game running on “higher than” High settings. Furthermore, thye said that Grim Dawn’s Definitive Edition was advertised as a 1080p 30 fps game in the first place, and that the game’s Xbox Series X version doesn’t have a framerate cap, although they go on to say that they cannot verify this since they themselves don’t have an Xbox Series X to test the game on.

“The game runs on High settings, or higher. We openly said the game targets 1080p at 30fps, so if someone is going to try to scare people off because it does exactly what was advertised, I’m not sure what to say to that,” the dev said, as spotted by Pure Xbox.

They added: “I was informed that the fps is unlocked, and I’ll trust the word of our programmer on that. I can’t verify for myself what that means in practice as I don’t have a Series X so I’m not going to make outlandish claims. That said, we’ve already committed to squeezing out more from the Series S/X consoles when we have a dev kit. I wish we had the pull of a AAA studio to get one of those years ago, but we do not. We are on the waiting list to receive ONE dev kit, which will hopefully happen sooner rather than later.”

The developer said in another message: “If you have any doubts about our work, you can simply scroll through 5 years of Grim Dawn updates to see where we stand on our commitment to our products.

“But please don’t base your purchase decision off of misleading information.”

Grim Dawn’s PC version stands at a rating of 83 on Metacritic, and it’s certainly great that Xbox owners are getting to experience the game at all. However, given the current situation, it would be appreciated if the game gets updated to take full advantage of the hardware.

Billed as a spiritual successor to Diablo 2, Grim Dawn takes place in a post-apocalyptic world which has fallen into ruin due to a conflict between the Aetherials and the Chthonians. It’s the player’s job to fight back against various nightmarish horrors and secure a future for whatever survivors remain. Along with multiple classes to choose from like Soldier, Demolitionist and Arcanist, one can also dual-class and unlock powerful Masteries in the process.

The Definitive Edition includes the base game along with its two expansions – Ashes of Malmouth and Forgotten Gods – and the Crucible, a horde mode-esque challenge of survival. Stay tuned for more details on its release in the coming weeks.

Grim Dawn, Crate Entertainment’s critically acclaimed ARPG, is coming to Xbox!
We are thrilled to grow our community on the Xbox and expand the ARPG offering on console.
Preorders become available November 22nd, with the game release on December 3rd! pic.twitter.com/XNZNydvzpq

— Grim Dawn (@GrimDawn) November 16, 2021