GrimFace

An Expanding RPGShaped By Real-Life Decisions.

Complete real-world missions across Body, Mind, Finance, and Spirit. Every action shapes your identity, unlocks cards and realms, and expands the world of GrimFace.

Not medical care or therapy. Use your judgment and remain within your safe limits.

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The Initiation

You Are Chosen By Your Archetype.

You will be chosen by the GrimFace Archetype that you will live by in the app.

01

Faction

You will be placed in a faction.

02

Resistance

You will be assigned a faction that challenges you.

03

The Reckoning

Five personality questions will forge your archetype.

04

Archetype

The character you will live by in the app.

05

Avatar

Choose how you will be seen by other users.

06

Threshold

Cross into GrimFace with your in- app identity sealed.

GrimFace archetype roster
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The Daily Rise

Daily Task Lists That Expand the Realm.

The more you achieve in real life, the more the GrimFace universe expands.

The Daily Rise view — non-negotiables, curated missions, and personal missions ready for the day
  1. 01

    Complete your non-negotiables

    These are the foundational daily actions you will not skip.

  2. 02

    Take on a curated pillar mission

    Each day presents optional missions from the four pillars; Body, Mind, Finance, or Spirit.

  3. 03

    Add your own personal missions

    Input custom missions for extra points and collectibles.

  4. 04

    Use Adjust Course when life shifts

    Don't like the existing curated goals of the day? Shuffle them once per day.

  5. 05

    Maintain the streak

    Earn login streaks and streaks of daily non-negotiables for extra awards and achievements.

  6. 06

    Earn Embers, Aura, cards, and progression

    Every real life achievement is echoed in the GrimFace Realm.

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The Four Pillars

The Foundation of a Life Well Lived.

Suggested daily missions will belong to 4 pillars. Each pillar will have 3 curated goals per day with 3 levels of difficulty. Grunt, Soldier, and Warrior. Complete curated missions and earn rewards and collectibles.

Body

Move. Sleep. Fuel.

PILLAR 1 OF THE RISE

Mind

Focus. Read. Learn.

PILLAR 2 OF THE RISE

Finances

Earn. Save. Build.

PILLAR 3 OF THE RISE

Spirit

Reflect. Practice. Serve.

PILLAR 4 OF THE RISE
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The Record

Your Real-Life Achievements Expand the GrimFace Universe.

Every collectible artifact of lore leaves behind evidence of your success.

Card collection view — realms of earned cards from missions, encounters, and seasons
  • Cards are earned records of real work. Never bought, never traded.
  • Your collection grows through missions, encounters, realms, seasons, and milestones.
  • The best of your record becomes the featured artifacts on your public profile.

Cards you earn are yours. Personal earned artifacts are not tradable.

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The World Responds

GrimFace is Not Your Average Checklist.

Every day presents new opportunity to unlock the secrets of the GrimFace Universe.

Daily Encounters

Enemy and Alley encounters test your will and resolve.

Trials

Personal growth exercises that improve your quality of life.

Realms

Themed collections that unlock as your real-life achievements strengthen.

Seasons

Recurring story arcs with their own cards, missions, and shared context.

A live Trial in a realm — encounters, bosses, and cards move in response to real action
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You Do Not Rise Alone

Share Progress With Fellow Warriors.

Stand with the GrimFace Legion and Hold the Line.

The Legion — a gallery of public members with avatars, ranks, and featured cards
  • Discover public members of the Legion.
  • View other members' journey, avatar, cards, companion, Home Base, and more.
  • Appreciate someone's rise by sending daily Ember gifts.

You control whether your profile is public. Missions displayed on a public profile may be visible to other members.

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Strike Together

Join Fellow Warriors in The Boss Fights.

Beyond the Legion is the Collective. Every member facing a similar challenge. Work together to defeat the boss and collect the trophy.

The Collective — the active boss cycle with community contribution progress
  1. 01

    Members contribute through daily Community Strikes.

  2. 02

    The community either defeats the boss, or the boss lives to fight another day.

  3. 03

    Defeated bosses are awarded to members as a rare collectible and permanently removed. Escaped bosses sit out the next cycle before they can return in the future.

  4. 04

    The next boss is selected by community vote.

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Make It Yours

Spend Your Earnings in The Forge Market.

Purchase rare collectibles that sculpt your status and appearance within the realm.

  • Earn spendable points called embers and use them to sculpt your identity
  • Choose home base cards that represent your origin
  • Choose a companion that will follow you through the darkness
  • Choose rare avatar variants to stand out in the legion
  • Choose sound packs that alter the ambiance of the app

Forge items are in-app cosmetic and collection features. Embers are spendable in-app currency. Aura represents proof and rank. Virtual items have no cash value.

A public GrimFace profile — avatar, rank, featured cards, and Home Base
Founding Membership

Choose your path.

No free trial. No permanent free tier. Founding pricing is protected while your membership remains continuously active.

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Founding — Monthly

$12.99/ month
  • Full Field Briefing and entry to the app
  • Daily Rise, missions, cards, realms, seasons
  • Trials, Encounters, and Community Strikes
  • Founding rate protected while continuously subscribed
Best Value
Commit for the year.

Founding — Annual

$119/ year
  • Everything in Monthly
  • Save ~$36.88 vs monthly (~24%)
  • Founding-Annual recognition
  • Founding rate protected while continuously subscribed

Subscriptions renew until canceled. Taxes may apply. No free trial. Refunds are handled case by case. Founding pricing is protected while your membership remains continuously active. If you cancel and return later, the then-current public price applies.

The work happens in real life.
Enter GrimFace.

Forge your identity. Complete the Daily Rise. Rise with the Legion.

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GrimFace supports discipline, reflection, and personal development. It is not medical care, therapy, diagnosis, or emergency support. Use your judgment and do not push beyond your safe limits.