Details
- Developer
- Dean Jackson
- Publisher
- Dean Jackson
- Released
- Aug 22, 2025
- Price
- $0.99
- Platform
- PC
About this game
Survive the Grid is a relentless, fast-paced arcade game set on a deadly 5x5 grid.
You move one tile at a time, reacting to an ever-growing onslaught of traps that will test your reflexes and decision-making.
Easy to pick up, hard to master, each run will likely be less than 5 minutes. Perfect for short, intense sessions on PC and Steam Deck.
Core Traps:
- Bombs fall from the sky and destroy tiles
- Lasers sweep across rows and columns with deadly precision
- Energy Strikes Clusters of danger
- Spikes punish hesitation if you stand still too long
Tools to Survive:
- Pick up power-ups to bring tiles back
- Grab Clones to add more chances of surviving
- Grab Shields to negate 1 hit
- Warp around the map with teleporter sides
Climb the Leaderboard:
- Compare your best run with the world

Unlocks
- Unlock new Hats
- Unlock new Game Modes:
- Classic – Standard escalating chaos
- Lasers– Large onslaught of lasers
- Reinforced – No tiles break
- Destructible – All tiles can break
- 2-Player Shared Grid – Survive together
- Hardcore Mode – Only for the most skilled of players
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