An action-adventure RPG that’s perfect for those who are looking into conquering tough boss fights has hit the indie scene.Grimeboasts artful environment design and aunique parry mechanicto survive and thrive.
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A Prey, great or not, can kill the player if they’re not too careful. Familiarizing their movesets and finding the right opening for their attacks is crucial in defeating even the most seemingly impossible challenge.
Published on Jun 08, 2025, by Akupara Games and developed by Clover Bite,Grimecan be played on Windows, Macintosh systems, and Google Stadia.
How To Find The Whispering Mothers
Find the Beacon
From theLithic Upper Surrogate, walk straight ahead until thestone liftsare reached. There will be threeRockhead Preysto fight along the way.Dash towards the other side, past the third stone lift. Be careful of falling down, the rock paths are vulnerable.
There’s an ambush waiting, but these Preys can be ignored for now. So continue walking, there’s a path to descend ahead. There’ll beinvulnerable Rockhead Preys gathering and dancing, get down and go left. Go past the Leaper and Rockhead Preys, and keep going down.Upon reaching the bottom, go leftto find the beacon.
Find the Lithic Lower Surrogate
There’s abreakable wall on the left sideof the beacon, which leads towards the stone lift.Ride the closest stone liftandget off upon reaching its end. Across is the path towards the Lithic Lower Surrogate. Socross the remaining two stone lifts to get to the left side. Dash through the obstacles and keep straight ahead until it’s found.
Find the shortcut
Climb of the stone wall left of theLithic Lower Surrogate. Continue walking until the only way to go is down. Keep going down until anelectrical barrieris reached. Quickly cross to the other side. Fight or ignore the Preys and climb up. Continue going right, pass twoRockhead minersand get down once only. Continue walking forward and fight twoLeapersalong the way. Climb all the way up thestone walland jump left, break the wall to get access to the stone lifts — check the Map to find the nearest surrogate.
Find the Whispering Mothers
With theshortcut unlocked, take the right path from theLithic Lower Surrogate. Dash through the obstacles and ride the stone lift going downwards.Upon reaching the bottom, continue straight ahead and climb down to themiddle of the stonewall— don’t go all the way down — and dash to the right. The Whispering Mothers are right after thepainting area.
Whispering Mothers Boss Fight: First Phase
Upon reaching the Whispering Mothers, a Rockhead will rush to them to report about a bad Carven, which is the title of the protagonist. At the start of the boss fight, moving rocks surrounded with lava will emerge from both sides, limiting the boss area.Being alert and quick is crucial in surviving the first phase. There arefour attacksthe Whispering Mothers (sometimes they use the same attack, sometimes not) will use against the player, namely:
Switching Dance
The Whispering Mothers willswitch places. Be careful, this attack can deal damagetwice or more. There are three ways to evade this attack:
•Stay on one sideas they switch. There’ll be a small space for the player to stay idle for a moment.
• Be in the middle of the area andjump right as they switch. Timing is the key.
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Horizontal Rock Attack
This attack involves three rocks traveling from one side to the other. It’squickand has awide range. Itcan be difficult to evadeespecially when the player runs out of force or is focused on attacking one of them. They must keep in mind the number of attacks they can do with their weapon while keeping a reserve for when they need to dash. Or they can simply jump, which doesn’t consume any force.
The Whispering Mother using this attack will goidleduring its duration, which isa great window to attack.
Floating Rocks
There are two kinds of rocks they use for this attack:Regular rockandSpecial rock. Sometimes they use both rocks. When using the Regular rock, they’ll levitate aroundfour or moreof it and then slam it down. The Whispering Mothers can useonly one Special rock each, whichbehaves like a missile.
The best thing about this attack is that theplayer can absorb these rocksanduse them to attack one of the mothers. If not, the special rock can drain a huge chunk of the health bar.
Eruption Attack
An attack the Whispering Motherscan’t use at the same time. The ground below the Whispering Mother will shine and rocks will erupt dealing massive damage if the player gets hit.
It has aslow recovery time. The player cando multiple attackson the Whispering Mother rightafter the rocks erupt. But stay alert in doing so.
Whispering Mothers Boss Fight: Second Phase
Upon draining the health bar of the Whispering Mothers in the First phase, one of them will die. Don’t worry, no one will get resurrected here. The remaining Whispering Mother will bequicker and more relentlessin the second phase. There arefour attacksthey will use against the player, namely:
Sway Attack
The Whispering Mother will scream beforegently swayingtowards the player. It’s similar to the Switching Dance in the First phase, except it has ashorter rangeand dealsa small amount of damage. The player can easily evade this attack with a dash.
Hand Attack
The Whispering Mother willslam their hand down or slap an open spacewithvarying range(they can stretch their arms a bit). It’s recommended for the player touse absorbduring this attack, it deals great damage.
Wave Attack
Anaggressiveform of the Sway attack, which the remaining Whispering Mother can do twice in a row. It’s ared-outlinekind of attack. Itcannot be countered. The player must be quick when evading it. Alwaysreserve some forcebecause this attack canwipe the entire health bar.
Special Rock Attack
The Whispering Mother can now usetwo Special Rocksin contrast to only one in the first phase. Be prepared to evade this attack by doingmultiple dashesorabsorbing the rocks. Sometimes it will be combined with the Wave attack, which makes it all themore deadly.
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