The
independent
game
Gris
is
available
for
just
under
three
quid
on
Steam.
There’s
plenty
of
space
to
play
this
cute
little
game.
OK,
so
this
one
might
not
make
your
week
any
better,
in
the
sense
that
we’re
not
going
to
give
you
the
time
of
your
life,
but
we
can
at
least
recommend
a
critically
acclaimed
video
game
at
a
low
price.
It’s
now
off
Game
Pass,
it’ll
be
back
in
eventually,
but
in
the
meantime
it’s
on
sale
from
time
to
time.
Now
Gris
is
in
the
spotlight
today.
trailer.
(Video:
PlayStation
Youtube
channel)
Feel
free
to
go
straight
to
the
deal
on
the
Steam
store.
You
can
get
the
game
for
£2.55
instead
of
£12.79,
a
discount
of
80%.
That’s
not
bad,
but
you
still
need
to
know
what
to
expect.
But
don’t
worry,
that’s
where
we
come
in!
A
great
little
game
I’ll
be
honest,
Gris
is
a
good
piece
of
work,
but
it’s
a
tad
overrated.
To
take
a
rather
quick
comparison,
it
reminds
me
of
the
returns
of
Thomas
Was
Alone,
many
years
before…
Gris
is
a
thoughtful
independent
game,
released
just
under
six
years
ago.
That’s
just
a
few
months
after
the
release
of
Celeste,
which
was
a
kind
of
benchmark
in
independent
video
games,
but
with
a
great
mastery
of
gameplay.
Gris
takes
a
different
approach,
that
of
a
more
narrative
game,
focusing
above
all
on
movement,
narrative
(not
as
such,
but
on
the
script,
the
story,
the
feeling…)
and
its
sensitive,
personal
themes.
We’re
dealing
here
with
metaphor,
but
I
can
give
you
the
broad
outline.
Gris
is
lost
in
a
world
of
her
own
making,
and
the
spaces
she
travels
through
are
reflections
of
various
emotions,
all
of
them
eminently
negative,
leading
us
towards
mourning.
But
mourning
for
what,
or
for
whom?
You’ll
see
for
yourself,
of
course.
‘GRIS
doesn’t
bother
with
long,
bloated
texts:
this
dreamlike
experience
is
punctuated
only
by
simple
command
reminders
displayed
in
the
form
of
universal
icons.
So
you
can
let
yourself
be
lulled
by
the
game’s
chimerical
atmosphere,
whatever
your
native
language.’
Admittedly,
this
is
the
title’s
strength
and
weakness,
too.
It
lacks
a
little
subtlety,
and
has
a
bit
of
trouble
connecting
the
wagons,
thematically.
So
you
can
go
on
to
play
other
experiences
in
the
same
genre,
which
are
all
personal,
introspective
works.
And
you
can
play
it
with
the
Steam
Deck,
which
lends
itself
well
to
that!
Please
note
that
this
deal
expires
on
Thursday,
22
August.
This
is
a
translation
of
a
post
by
Benjamin
Benoit
for
our
French
publication,
Dealabs
Magazine.
And
for
all
your
video
game
deals,
across
a
wide
range
of
consoles,
both
physical
and
dematerialised,
don’t
hesitate
to
follow
hotukdeals,
where
you’ll
find
great
deals
in
real
time.