:Game Grumps

Episodes usually consist of two hosts or more playing a video game, featuring their commentary (often humorous), experience with (and opinions of) the chosen game, as well as related and unrelated discussions, along with stories from their lives. These commentaries often feature voice characterizations performed by the hosts, especially in the case of Hanson and Avidan. Many of the displayed games are sent in to the Grumps' PO box in Glendale, California, by fans.{{cite web |url=http://heavy.com/games/2017/08/game-grumps-animated-arin-danny-jontron-good-game-dream-daddy/ |title=Game Grumps: Five Fast Facts You Need to Know |first=Jack |last=Fennimore |publisher=Heavy |date=August 30, 2017 |access-date=November 18, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201040013/http://heavy.com/games/2017/08/game-grumps-animated-arin-danny-jontron-good-game-dream-daddy/ |archive-date=2017-12-01 |url-status=live }}

Secondarily to this is the Ten Minute Power Hour, in which The Grumps often are made to perform tasks, play classic children’s games, or play with an assortment of toys with one congruent theme. These tasks are most often done without prior knowledge of what they will be performing. Occasionally, the main topic of the episode will be food, in which case they often (intentionally or unintentionally) eat an uncomfortable amount of food (in both quantity and variety of often sickening flavors.) These are most often showcased upon the secondary GameGrumps channel, The Grumps.

File:Arin Hanson at Anime Expo 2011 (cropped).png (pictured in 2011) and Jon Jafari created GameGrumps in 2012 and hosted it together until 2013]]

GameGrumps was created by Jon "JonTron" Jafari and Arin "Egoraptor" Hanson on July 10, 2012,{{Cite web |title=GameGrumps |url=https://www.youtube.com/@gamegrumps?si=i7Tka1QdVu5CVoEf |access-date=2025-04-10 |website=YouTube |language=en}} and began with a video of the two playing Kirby Super Star uploaded on July 18, 2012 to video sharing site YouTube.{{cite web|url=http://www.destructoid.com/egoraptor-jontron-twiddle-their-sticks-play-some-games-231626.phtml|title=Egoraptor & JonTron twiddle their sticks, play some games|first=Tony|last=Ponce|date=July 18, 2012|website=Destructoid|access-date=January 16, 2023|archive-date=March 5, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305080942/http://www.destructoid.com/egoraptor-jontron-twiddle-their-sticks-play-some-games-231626.phtml|url-status=live}} According to Jafari and Hanson, the idea for the show came about when the two were arguing over whether or not the character Wolf from the fighting game Super Smash Bros. Brawl was too similar to the character Fox in terms of their fighting styles. After animator Ross O'Donovan told the duo about their tendency to be "grumpy" with each other over video games, Hanson came up with the idea of a podcast revolving around this concept, though the show ultimately became a video series on YouTube rather than a podcast. In September 2012, Barry Kramer was brought onto the show as an editor. Hanson and Jafari worked on the show together until June 25, 2013, when Jafari announced he would be leaving the show due to desires to focus on his own show.{{cite web|url=http://kotaku.com/fans-are-upset-over-youtube-duo-game-grumps-break-up-585225892|title=Fans Are Upset Over YouTube Duo 'GameGrumps' Break-Up|first=Tina|last=Amini|website=Kotaku|date=June 26, 2013|access-date=January 16, 2023|archive-date=December 20, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131220061900/http://kotaku.com/fans-are-upset-over-youtube-duo-game-grumps-break-up-585225892|url-status=live}} Many fans were upset by Jafari's departure from GameGrumps, with many expressing disappointment in the decision's last-minute announcement, as well as the channel's decision to announce the beginning of Steam Train on the same day.{{cite web|url=http://newmediarockstars.com/2013/06/is-jontron-and-egoraptors-breakup-the-end-of-game-grumps-fans-sound-off-on-social-media/|title=Is JonTron and Egoraptor's Breakup The End of 'Game Grumps'? Fans Sound Off on Social Media - New Media Rockstars|first=Ed|last=Carrasco|website=New Media Rockstars|language=en-US|date=June 26, 2013|access-date=January 16, 2023|archive-date=October 7, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161007001333/http://newmediarockstars.com/2013/06/is-jontron-and-egoraptors-breakup-the-end-of-game-grumps-fans-sound-off-on-social-media/|url-status=dead}} After Jafari's departure, Ninja Sex Party vocalist Dan Avidan succeeded him as co-host of the main show. Avidan also joined animator Ross O'Donovan as co-host of the show Steam Train where both play PC games. This expanded the channel's output to three videos a day: two standard GameGrumps episodes and a single Steam Train episode. Steam Train later expanded to include Hanson as a co-host at times, as well as featuring one of the group's editors, Barry Kramer, and Hanson's wife Suzy Berhow.{{Cite web|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/gamegrumps/comments/1kiiil/a_personal_message_from_ross/|title=A Personal Message From Ross|website=reddit|date=16 August 2013 |access-date=2021-12-15|archive-date=2021-12-15|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211215105825/https://www.reddit.com/r/gamegrumps/comments/1kiiil/a_personal_message_from_ross/|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/WebVideo/SteamTrain|title=TVTropes Steam Train|access-date=August 24, 2024|website=TVTropes}}

File:Game Grumps.png (left) and Dan Avidan (right), in 2015]]

In December 2013, Kramer and Berhow began hosting Table Flip, where they dress in Victorian/19th century American period clothing{{cite web|title=18th Century-ish Table Flip Theme? – Suzy and Barry Game Grumps AMA|date=19 November 2013 |url=http://www.polarisgo.com/video/uWcw7LY2Sr7w/search/table+flip/page/0|publisher=Polaris|access-date=28 February 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140305064847/http://www.polarisgo.com/video/uWcw7LY2Sr7w/search/table+flip/page/0|archive-date=2014-03-05|url-status=live}} and play tabletop games, such as card games, board games, and tile-based games with other YouTube personalities. The series was professionally produced by Polaris, with seven cameras and extensive editing in post-production to fit the content to the show's 45 to 60 minute format on Polaris's website rather than the GameGrumps YouTube channel.{{cite web|title=How is Table Flip filmed? – Suzy and Barry Game Grumps AMA|date=19 November 2013 |url=http://www.polarisgo.com/video/20tMIGO6iHO8/search/table%2Bflip/page/0|publisher=Polaris|access-date=28 February 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140305062757/http://www.polarisgo.com/video/20tMIGO6iHO8/search/table%2Bflip/page/0|archive-date=2014-03-05|url-status=live}} The final episode of Table Flip aired on October 14, 2016.{{cite tweet|number=786348118669340672|user=GameGrumps|title=The LAST EVER episode of Table Flip went up today! |date=12 October 2016}}

In November 2014, Kevin Abernathy was hired to assist Kramer with video editing and production. Although Abernathy took on editing for most of the series, Kramer continued to edit Steam Train. Since Abernathy's departure from the show in mid-2016, Kramer, Ryan Magee, and Matt Watson had taken the editing duties.{{cite web |url=https://www.registerguard.com/entertainmentlife/20190215/supermega-comedians-recording-live-at-mcdonald |title=SuperMega comedians recording live at McDonald |last=Denis |first=Matthew |date=February 15, 2019 |website=registerguard |access-date=December 15, 2021 |quote= |archive-date=April 27, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210427200027/https://www.registerguard.com/entertainmentlife/20190215/supermega-comedians-recording-live-at-mcdonald |url-status=live }}

In January 2015, to celebrate reaching two million subscribers, a new show called Grumpcade was launched, featuring any combination of co-hosts playing console games. The show also features guest YouTube personalities, including game critics ProJared, The Completionist, and YouTuber Markiplier. Shortly after, in February 2015, GrumpOut, a channel dedicated to recreational and live-action video projects, was created. In November 2015, Avidan's Ninja Sex Party bandmate Brian Wecht officially joined the team, leaving behind his career as a theoretical physicist.{{cite web|title=Ninja Sex Party Tales of Strawberries and Cream|url=http://www.livingmythmedia.com/blog/2013/07/11/ninja-sex-party-tales-of-strawberries-and-cream/|website=Living Myth Media|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140316055249/http://www.livingmythmedia.com/blog/2013/07/11/ninja-sex-party-tales-of-strawberries-and-cream/|archivedate=March 16, 2014}}

In February 2016, it was announced that Avidan and Hanson would appear at Hollywood Improv for a special performance of GameGrumps Live on March 30 and 31.{{cite web| url = http://hollywood.improv.com/event.cfm?cart&id=440599| title = GameGrumps LIVE| website = hollywood.improv.com| access-date = 2016-02-27| url-status = dead| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160301082843/http://hollywood.improv.com/event.cfm?cart&id=440599| archive-date = 2016-03-01}} Later, in April 2016, it was announced that Avidan and Hanson would appear at Levity Live in Nyack, New York for more performances of GameGrumps Live on April 29 and 30.{{cite tweet|number=717388267872591872|user=GameGrumps|title=We're doing LIVE SHOWS at Levity Live in Nyack, NY on April 29/30! Ticket sales open Friday (4/8) @ 4 PM Eastern! |accessdate= 2016-04-13|date=5 April 2016}}{{cite web| url = http://nyack.levitylive.com/| title = Levity Live| website = Levity Live| access-date = 2016-04-13| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160412022047/http://nyack.levitylive.com/| archive-date = 2016-04-12| url-status = live}}

File:Game Grumps members.png (left), Arin Hanson (center, bottom), Barry Kramer (center, top), and Ross O'Donovan, pictured in 2015, were all members of GameGrumps]]

On January 6, 2017, it was announced that the show's middle slot would no longer upload on a consistent schedule. While Steam Train and Grumpcade were not canceled, the format was changed so that they would be released only upon the creators' discretion on an occasional basis. A few substitute shows were created to fill the empty slot on certain days. These include Doodle Doods, an artistic show hosted by fellow animators and YouTubers O'Donovan and Chris O'Neill (OneyNG), The G Club, a media-centric podcast show, and Dragons in Places, an audio-only podcast detailing a Dungeons & Dragons campaign.{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=52iLIKRalP4|title=What's The Deal With Middle Slot?! – Game Grumps Update|last=GameGrumps|date=6 January 2017|via=YouTube|access-date=2017-10-26|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170211024858/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=52iLIKRalP4|archive-date=2017-02-11|url-status=live}}

In December 2017, Kramer announced that he would be departing from the show to focus on his own pursuits; he was replaced by Ryan Magee and Matt Watson.{{cite web |url=http://heavy.com/games/2017/12/game-grumps-barry-kramer-editor-leaving/ |date=December 21, 2017 |title=Game Grumps Editor Turned Star Barry Is Leaving Channel |first=Jack |last=Fennimore |publisher=Heavy |access-date=December 30, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171231103640/http://heavy.com/games/2017/12/game-grumps-barry-kramer-editor-leaving/ |archive-date=2017-12-31 |url-status=live }}

In May 2019, all episodes guest starring the YouTuber Jared "ProJared" Knabenbauer were first made private then deleted entirely, presumably in an effort by the GameGrumps to distance themselves from Knabenbauer following allegations that he cheated on his then-wife and abused his fame to solicit nude photos from underage fans.{{cite web|url=https://www.theverge.com/2019/5/9/18538265/projared-youtube-underage-photo-allegations-heidi-ofarrel-game-grumps|title=YouTuber ProJared accused of soliciting sexually explicit photos from underage fans|website=The Verge|first=Julia|last=Alexander|date=2019-05-09|access-date=2019-05-09|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190510042137/https://www.theverge.com/2019/5/9/18538265/projared-youtube-underage-photo-allegations-heidi-ofarrel-game-grumps|archive-date=2019-05-10}}

Since 2015, GameGrumps has also been developing an animated series titled Gameoverse, created by O'Donovan.{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/gameoverse|title=GAMEOVERSE (@Gameoverse) – Twitter|website=twitter.com|access-date=2017-07-21|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170607153302/https://twitter.com/Gameoverse|archive-date=2017-06-07|url-status=live}} By June 21, 2017, the development team had expanded to include writer Chad Quandt, concept artist Ashley Swaby, and story artist Krooked_Glasses.{{cite tweet|number=877453358717558786|user=Gameoverse|title=Support the teams development of Gameoverse. Follow: @Krooked_Glasses @starexorcist @QuandtumTheory and @RubberNinja! They're working hard!! |accessdate=2017-07-27|date=2017-06-21}}

Over time, GameGrumps has accumulated a variety of hosts, editors and other personnel since Jafari's departure in 2013, some of which are not mentioned below. All members have appeared in various roles outside of their main position.

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Hosts of the main GameGrumps series.

;Current

• Arin Hanson – Main host (2012–present); Steam Rolled host (2013–2016); 10 Minute Power Hour host (2018–present)
• Dan Avidan – Main host (2013–present); Steam Train host (2013–2014); Steam Rolled host (2013); 10 Minute Power Hour host (2018–present)

;Former

• Jon Jafari – Main host (2012–2013); primary editor (2012)

Official members according to the GameGrumps in various videos. These members have hosted various shows of their own, or have made appearances in Grumpcade, Steam Train and other series.

;Current

• Suzanne (Suzy) Berhow – Steam Rolled host (2013–2016); Table Flip host (2013–2016); various roles (2013–present)
• Brian Wecht – Various roles (2015–present)

;Former

• Ross O'Donovan – Steam Train host (2013–2018); Steam Rolled host (2013–2016); various roles (2013–2020), Mario Maker level producer (2015–2020)
• Barry Kramer – Primary editor (2012–2015); Steam Rolled host (2013–2016); Table Flip host (2013–2016); The G Club host (2017); various roles (2012–2017)
• Allie Jean – PR manager, producer, occasionally appears on GameGrumps episodes (2018–2023)

File:Ryan Magee and Matt Watson (Supermega) on Cold Ones.png pictured in 2019]]

Aside from Jon Jafari and Barry Kramer, GameGrumps has had a few editors who, aside from various appearances, were not necessarily dubbed as official members.

;Current

• Ben Perry – Primary editor (2019–present); various roles (2019–present)

;Former

• Kevin Abernathy – Primary editor (2015–2016); various roles (2015–2016)
• Ryan Magee – Primary editor (2016–2019); various roles (2016–2019)
• Matt Watson – Primary editor (2016–2019); various roles (2016–2019)

In late 2013, the GameGrumps had put various games, which they had received multiple copies of, on eBay for auction, with all the proceeds going to the children's charity Child's Play.{{cite web|url=http://www.destructoid.com/gamegrumps-auctioning-off-games-for-child-s-play-260558.phtml|title=Game Grumps auctioning off games for Child's Play|website=Destructoid|first=Hamza|last=Aziz|date=2013-08-21|access-date=2014-11-01|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141129061132/http://www.destructoid.com/gamegrumps-auctioning-off-games-for-child-s-play-260558.phtml|archive-date=2014-11-29|url-status=live}} After the auctions ended, they had raised a total of over $7,000.{{cite web|url=http://www.screwattack.com/video/Game-Grumps-eBay-auction-raises-7K-for-Childs-Play-12404798 |title=Game Grumps eBay auctions raise $7K for Child's Play |publisher=ScrewAttack |first=Ryan |last=Conway |date=2013-08-30 |access-date=2014-11-01 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141129101307/http://www.screwattack.com/video/Game-Grumps-eBay-auction-raises-7K-for-Childs-Play-12404798 |archive-date=2014-11-29 }}

In June 2015, a 5-episode miniseries was released called Guild Grumps. O'Donovan mentored Hanson, Avidan, Kramer and Berhow in a 5-day race to advance from Level 90 to Level 100 in World of Warcraft.{{cite web|title=Guild Grumps Trailer|website = YouTube| date=4 June 2015 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bXieO5qz4jE|access-date=9 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151104214830/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bXieO5qz4jE|archive-date=2015-11-04|url-status=live}} Each participant had $1,000 to donate to a charity of their choice, if they reached the goal. If they did not, their donation would be split between those who won. In the end, O'Donovan was the sole winner, and, combined with the participants' distributed funds, donated $5,000 to cancer research.{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TZnDZsBUkIA&list=PLRQGRBgN_EnrXvUE3FvmOws1y5SPDCbDX&index=5|title=Guild Grumps EPISODE 5|last=GameGrumps|date=12 June 2015|via=YouTube|access-date=4 May 2016|archive-date=19 February 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190219194629/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TZnDZsBUkIA&list=PLRQGRBgN_EnrXvUE3FvmOws1y5SPDCbDX&index=5|url-status=live}}

As of 2015, GameGrumps has raised over $70,000 by hosting charity livestreams on Twitch.{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/GameGrumps/posts/910050409061947|title=Game Grumps|website=facebook.com|access-date=2016-05-10|archive-date=2019-02-19|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190219194629/https://www.facebook.com/GameGrumps/posts/910050409061947|url-status=live}}

On February 17, 2018, GameGrumps held a 6-hour livestream on Twitch in which they played several games, including Mad Max, Half-Life 2, Fallout, and Overwatch, raising around $77,000 for the Crisis Text Line.{{cite web |url=https://www.bleedingcool.com/2018/02/17/game-grumps-ctl-charity-stream/ |title=Help the GameGrumps with Their Crisis Text Line Charity Line Stream on Twitch |first=Gavin |last=Sheehan |date=February 17, 2018 |publisher=Bleeding Cool |access-date=April 14, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180415064042/https://www.bleedingcool.com/2018/02/17/game-grumps-ctl-charity-stream/ |archive-date=2018-04-15 |url-status=live }} Later in the same year, GameGrumps did another 6-hour livestream to raise money for Camp Kesem, raising over $37,000.{{cite web |title=Game Grrumps on Twitter |url=https://twitter.com/gamegrumps/status/1023378355364683778 |website=Twitter |access-date=6 February 2020 |archive-date=21 March 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210321212131/https://twitter.com/GameGrumps/status/1023378355364683778 |url-status=live }}

On June 4, 2020, in wake of the George Floyd protests and Black Lives Matter movement, GameGrumps announced that they had donated a total of $20,000 to charities that support Black-owned Businesses, Black LGBTQ+ support groups and various bail funds to assist arrested protesters.{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/GameGrumps/status/1268668662845591557|title=Game Grumps, BLM|website=Twitter|access-date=June 4, 2020|archive-date=June 4, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200604223351/https://twitter.com/GameGrumps/status/1268668662845591557|url-status=live}}

In recent years, Game Grumps have expanded to content that is either only tangentially or not at all related to video games. These include live-action comedy shows 10 Minute Power Hour and Good Content, Good Game, a YouTube Premium exclusive show,{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/01/arts/television/whats-on-tv-friday-narcos-and-diana-7-days.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201111203717/https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/01/arts/television/whats-on-tv-friday-narcos-and-diana-7-days.html|title=What's on TV Friday: 'Narcos' and 'Diana, 7 Days'|first=Sara|last=Aridi|work=The New York Times|date=September 1, 2017|archive-date=November 11, 2020|access-date=February 20, 2022}} and two Game Grumps-published books, Ghost Hunters Adventure Club and the Secret of the Grande Chateau and Ghost Hunters Adventure Club and the Express Train to Nowhere, supposedly written by Hanson's estranged uncle Dr. Cecil H. H. Mills; Mills is physically portrayed by Hanson under "old man" makeup. The first book was released on March 10, 2020, and published by Permuted Press.{{Cite book|isbn = 978-1682618929|title = Ghost Hunters Adventure Club and the Secret of the Grande Chateau|last1 = Mills|first1 = Cecil H. H.|date = 10 March 2020| publisher=Permuted Press }}{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/drcecilhhmills?lang=en|title=Dr. Cecil H. H. Mills|website=Twitter|access-date=March 10, 2020|archive-date=December 8, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221208001808/https://twitter.com/drcecilhhmills?lang=en|url-status=live}} The audiobook version of Ghost Hunters Adventure Club and the Secret of the Grande Chateau was released on Audible on August 19, 2020, narrated by Hanson in character as Dr. Cecil H. H. Mills. The second book in the series, Ghost Hunters Adventure Club and the Express Train to Nowhere, was published on June 7, 2022, accompanied by its own theme song.{{cite web|url=https://www.audible.com/pd/Ghost-Hunters-Adventure-Club-and-the-Secret-of-the-Grande-Chateau-Audiobook/B08G351KKK|title=Ghost Hunters Adventure Club and the Secret of the Grande Chateau Audiobook|access-date=August 24, 2024|website=Audible}}

In 2013, before Jafari's departure to work on his own JonTron series, Jafari and Hanson appeared in a promotional video for the Warner Bros. Pictures movie Pacific Rim produced by Polaris. The video also featured other internet personalities Jesse Cox, Brooke "Dodger" Lawson, Mike Lamond and John Bain.{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iw8XQ3vdW_4|title=Pacific Rim – Training Day with Jesse Cox, Dodger, Huskystarcraft, Totalbiscuit, and the GameGrumps|publisher=YouTube|date=2013-07-12|access-date=2014-09-05|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140818014850/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iw8XQ3vdW_4|archive-date=2014-08-18|url-status=live}} In the video they played new recruits under training by "The Lieutenant Commander" played by Robert Kazinsky.

In 2015, the GameGrumps were featured in the official reveal trailer for the Shovel Knight Amiibo figure.{{cite web|url=http://www.destructoid.com/yacht-club-and-nintendo-confirm-the-shovel-knight-amiibo-308193.phtml|title=Yacht Club and Nintendo confirm the Shovel Knight Amiibo|website=Destructoid|first=Joe|last=Parlock|date=2015-08-28|access-date=2017-07-31|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305143508/http://www.destructoid.com/yacht-club-and-nintendo-confirm-the-shovel-knight-amiibo-308193.phtml|archive-date=2016-03-05|url-status=live}}

The show and its hosts have since been referenced in a number of video games such as DLC Quest{{cite web|url=http://www.vgfacts.com/trivia/3081/|title=DLC Quest|publisher=VGFacts|access-date=2014-01-19|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131227022621/http://www.vgfacts.com/trivia/3081/|archive-date=2013-12-27|url-status=live}} and The Angry Video Game Nerd Adventures.{{cite web|url=http://www.vgfacts.com/trivia/4245/|title=Angry Video Game Nerd Adventures|publisher=VGFacts|access-date=2014-01-19|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140110085246/http://www.vgfacts.com/trivia/4245/|archive-date=2014-01-10|url-status=live}} Virtual avatars of Hanson and Avidan are also featured, and voiced by themselves, in House Party.

In the third issue of the 2016 Doctor Who Ninth Doctor comic series, an alien girl is seen wearing a "Hey I'm Grump! I'm Not So Grump!" shirt.{{Cite comic | writer=Cavan Scott|penciller=Richard Starkings and Jimmy Betancourt| inker=Adriana Melo| story= Doctormania Part 3 | title=Doctor Who: The Ninth Doctor| volume=2 | issue=3 | date= June 2016| publisher=Titan Books}}{{cite tweet|number=748772420740222976|user=LimeyOtoko|title=@egoraptor @RubberNinja hey, one of the aliens was wearing a @GameGrumps shirt in a Doctor Who comic this week! |accessdate=31 May 2017|date=30 Jun 2016}}

A specially modified version of the demo for The Stanley Parable was played on the channel's side show Steam Train which addressed two of the show's hosts, Dan Avidan and Ross O'Donovan.{{cite web|url=http://www.hardcoregamer.com/2014/02/14/vertical-slice-demos-provide-a-clear-cut-advantage/73169/|title=Vertical Slice Demos Provide a Clear-Cut Advantage|publisher=Hardcore Gamer|first=Geoff|last=Thew|date=2014-02-14|access-date=2014-03-13|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304001533/http://www.hardcoregamer.com/2014/02/14/vertical-slice-demos-provide-a-clear-cut-advantage/73169/|archive-date=2016-03-04|url-status=live}}

In an interview with Entertainment Weekly, Olympic swimmer Tom Shields said that GameGrumps was one of his favorite shows and that he watched it "almost daily." He mentioned that the show's hosts "helped him normalize a lot of things. It's kind of a new phenomenon in his life."{{cite magazine|url=http://www.ew.com/article/2016/08/11/olympics-tom-shields-must-list|title=Olympic swimmer Tom Shields' Must List: Scrubs, Sublime, and East of Eden|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|first=Adam|last=Lujan|date=2016-08-11|access-date=2016-08-15|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160818135405/http://www.ew.com/article/2016/08/11/olympics-tom-shields-must-list|archive-date=2016-08-18|url-status=live}}

In 2021, GameGrumps was cited as an example of a "comfort creator" in an article from The New York Times.{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/11/29/style/what-is-a-comfort-creator.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211227214036/https://www.nytimes.com/2021/11/29/style/what-is-a-comfort-creator.html|title=What Is a 'Comfort Creator'?|first=Ezra|last=Marcus|work=The New York Times|date=November 29, 2021|archive-date=December 27, 2021|access-date=February 20, 2022}}

Guest Grumps is a spin-off series in which each episode features a special guest star. The following list is in order from their first appearance on the show.

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• Grant Kirkhope{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t70l-9n1rCQ|title=Special Guest Grant Kirkhope – Guest Grumps|publisher=Game Grumps|date=2013-03-25|access-date=2019-07-19|archive-date=2019-06-21|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190621154035/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t70l-9n1rCQ|url-status=live}}
• Markiplier
• Steve-O{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YLREkrpbW9s|title=MadWorld with Special Guest Steve-O – Guest Grumps|publisher=Game Grumps|date=2016-04-18|access-date=2019-07-19|archive-date=2020-02-29|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200229165358/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YLREkrpbW9s|url-status=live}}
• Jacob Anderson{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BASELWRpRks|title=Game of Thrones & Mario Kart With Special Guest Jacob Anderson – Guest Grumps|publisher=Game Grumps|date=2016-04-24|access-date=2019-07-19|archive-date=2019-05-12|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190512204118/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BASELWRpRks|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=90lejF5TzGM|title=Wheel of Fortune with Special Guest Jacob Anderson – Guest Grumps|publisher=Game Grumps|date=2016-04-25|access-date=2019-07-19|archive-date=2020-02-09|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200209210615/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=90lejF5TzGM|url-status=live}}
• Claudio Sanchez{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iTxG9rC65AI|title=Star Wars Battlefront with Special Guest Claudio Sanchez – Guest Grumps|publisher=Game Grumps|date=2016-04-28|access-date=2019-11-19|archive-date=2019-06-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190610230601/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iTxG9rC65AI|url-status=live}}
• Rob and Patricia Schneider{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PzvxyHuRssA|title=Mortal Kombat With Special Guests Rob and Patricia Schneider – Guest Grumps|publisher=Game Grumps|date=2016-05-16|access-date=2019-07-19|archive-date=2020-02-29|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200229002546/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PzvxyHuRssA|url-status=live}}
• Brent Weinbach{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W-m4gfVRc9Q|title=Time Lord with Special Guest Brent Weinbach – Guest Grumps|publisher=Game Grumps|date=2016-12-15|access-date=2019-11-19|archive-date=2020-11-20|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201120110554/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W-m4gfVRc9Q|url-status=live}}
• Finn Wolfhard{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H-m10elC8po|title=Crash Tag Team Racing with Special Guest Finn Wolfhard – Guest Grumps|publisher=Game Grumps|date=2017-01-14|access-date=2019-07-19|archive-date=2017-06-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170610065555/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H-m10elC8po&app=desktop|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fg_QS2yAsfI|title=Wheel of Fortune with Special Guest Finn Wolfhard – Guest Grumps|publisher=Game Grumps|date=2017-01-15|access-date=2019-07-19|archive-date=2020-10-12|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201012215541/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fg_QS2yAsfI|url-status=live}}
• Thomas Middleditch and Kumail Nanjiani{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WXYsk8bY9C4|title=WCW vs NWO: World Tour with Special Guests Thomas Middleditch & Kumail Nanjiani – Guest Grumps|publisher=Game Grumps|date=2017-02-01|access-date=2019-07-19|archive-date=2019-01-16|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190116074203/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WXYsk8bY9C4|url-status=live}}
• Michael Ian Black{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NOxteh5sPRo|title=Birthday Bash with Special Guest Michael Ian Black – Guest Grumps|publisher=Game Grumps|date=2017-02-07|access-date=2019-11-19|archive-date=2019-01-16|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190116074202/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NOxteh5sPRo|url-status=live}}
• Paul F. Tompkins and Tim Baltz{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W6yW42sHPuQ|title=GoldenEye 007 with Special Guests Paul F. Tompkins & Tim Baltz – Guest Grumps|publisher=Game Grumps|date=2017-03-07|access-date=2019-11-19|archive-date=2019-05-12|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190512204240/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W6yW42sHPuQ|url-status=live}}
• Dan Harmon{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JDWJNojvH5o|title=The Cat in the Hat with Special Guest Dan Harmon – Guest Grumps|publisher=Game Grumps|date=2017-08-08|access-date=2019-07-19|archive-date=2018-02-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180225160606/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JDWJNojvH5o|url-status=live}}
• Michael Ornstein{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-FGfTkFEIV8|title=Gauntlet II with Michael Ornstein|publisher=Game Grumps|date=2017-10-10|access-date=2019-11-19|archive-date=2019-05-12|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190512204234/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-FGfTkFEIV8|url-status=live}}
• Rhett & Link{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UNoH7zp7gKM|title=Mario and Sonic at the Rio Olympics With Special Guests Rhett and Link – Guest Grumps|publisher=Game Grumps|date=2018-04-29|access-date=2019-07-19|archive-date=2019-05-12|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190512204228/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UNoH7zp7gKM|url-status=live}}
• "Weird Al" Yankovic{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JEpJhrw7zVE|title=Wheel of Fortune w/ Special Guest WEIRD AL – Guest Grumps|publisher=Game Grumps|date=2019-01-18|access-date=2019-07-19|archive-date=2019-05-12|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190512204227/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JEpJhrw7zVE|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QZ06yMergxo|title=Mom Hid My Game w/ Special Guest WEIRD AL – Guest Grumps|publisher=Game Grumps|date=2019-01-19|access-date=2019-07-19|archive-date=2019-05-12|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190512204225/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QZ06yMergxo|url-status=live}}
• Jamie Lee Curtis and her daughter, Ruby{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q9KZFuXhfxw|title=Playing Super Mario Party w/ JAMIE LEE CURTIS!|publisher=Game Grumps|date=2019-04-07|access-date=2019-07-19|archive-date=2019-05-17|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190517012317/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q9KZFuXhfxw|url-status=live}}
• Brian Regan{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XzZFh8njQfs|title=Mario Kart 8 w/ BRIAN REGAN!|publisher=Game Grumps|date=2019-08-04|access-date=2019-11-19|archive-date=2019-06-30|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190630102853/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XzZFh8njQfs&gl=US&hl=en|url-status=live}}
• Ben Schwartz{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0N_vVUQsY1g|title=Playing Magic Kingdom w/ Ben Schwartz!|publisher=Game Grumps|date=2019-06-07|access-date=2019-06-07|archive-date=2022-05-08|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220508160238/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0N_vVUQsY1g|url-status=live}}
• Michelle Visage and her daughter, Lillie Case{{Citation|last=GameGrumps|title=Playing Viva Pinata with Michelle Visage + Lillie|date=2019-07-24|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RTiKaM6ARLc|access-date=2019-07-24|archive-date=2022-08-21|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220821064334/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RTiKaM6ARLc|url-status=live}}
• Super Guitar Bros{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UZ7TCtWYOMA|title=Star Fox with the SUPER GUITAR BROS – Guest Grumps|publisher=Game Grumps|date=2019-11-13|access-date=2019-11-19|archive-date=2019-12-05|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191205130245/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UZ7TCtWYOMA|url-status=live}}
• TheOdd1sOut
• Insym
• RubberNinja
• Jaiden Animations
• Flamingo{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y3w-6i5k09c&list=PLRQGRBgN_Enq32ulNww6QJxdSp0cygD6m&index=32|title=Flamingo is SUCH a Good Puzzle Boy- Wheel of Fortune With Flamingo|publisher=Game Grumps|date=2021-11-21|access-date=2023-03-15}}
• Wilbur Soot{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Gaykm3uVNU&list=PLRQGRBgN_Enq32ulNww6QJxdSp0cygD6m&index=28|title=Introducing Wilbur Soot to the wonderful world of Mario - Mario Party Superstars (JINGLE GRUMPS)|publisher=Game Grumps|date=2021-12-22|access-date=2023-03-15}}
• Matthew Mercer{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wb2sNTKx6a8&list=PLRQGRBgN_Enq32ulNww6QJxdSp0cygD6m&index=16|title=Dan Relives Matt Mercer's Horse Girl Era - Pryzm: Chapter 1|publisher=Game Grumps|date=2022-06-11|access-date=2023-03-15}}
• Value Select{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lyZGguUJai0&list=PLRQGRBgN_Enq32ulNww6QJxdSp0cygD6m&index=19|title=Value Select got SCAMMED - Monopoly ft. VALUE SELECT|publisher=Game Grumps|date=2022-04-14|access-date=2023-03-15}}
• Skweezy Jibbs
• The Anime Man, CDawgVA, and Gigguk of Trash Taste
• Jacksepticeye{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zfIXyWtlmkA&list=PLRQGRBgN_Enq32ulNww6QJxdSp0cygD6m&index=13|title=Jacksepticeye teaches us how to not suck|publisher=Game Grumps|date=2022-10-25|access-date=2023-03-15}}
• Jirard "The Completionist" Khalil{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GnsUloC-5-o&list=PLRQGRBgN_Enq32ulNww6QJxdSp0cygD6m&index=8|title=Super Metroid COMPLETELY out of order! Ft. The Completionist|publisher=Game Grumps|date=2022-11-08|access-date=2023-03-15}}
• Sneegsnag and Ranboo{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=guPLXrORFeE&list=PLRQGRBgN_Enq32ulNww6QJxdSp0cygD6m&index=6|title=Game Grumps vs. Sneegsnag and Ranboo!!|publisher=Game Grumps|date=2022-11-26|access-date=2023-03-15}}
• CrankGameplays{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WtWrgwfNZt8&list=PLRQGRBgN_Enq32ulNww6QJxdSp0cygD6m&index=3|title=Crankgameplays joins for Family Feud|publisher=Game Grumps|date=2022-12-16|access-date=2023-03-15}}
• Roberta Williams
• Rav{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YxTfuqAmhko|title=Better than Mario Party. JK it sucks. (with Rav!) - Mary Kate & Ashley: License to Drive PART 1|publisher=Game Grumps|date=2023-05-03|access-date=2023-05-03}}

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On June 13, 2017, GameGrumps announced on their official X account that they were developing a video game of their own.{{cite tweet|number=874678232645283840|user=GameGrumps|title=VIDEO GAME. We made a video game. But it's not what you think. |date=13 June 2017}}{{cite tweet|number=875048771582926848|user=GameGrumps|title=We'll be releasing a TEASER for it THIS SUNDAY, June 18! |date=14 June 2017}} A teaser trailer for the game was released on June 18, 2017, titled Dream Daddy: A Dad Dating Simulator.{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W14-40omhWY|title=Dream Daddy – Teaser Trailer (A Game from Game Grumps!)|last=GrumpOut|date=18 June 2017|via=YouTube|access-date=2017-06-19|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170621093858/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W14-40omhWY|archive-date=2017-06-21|url-status=live}} After some delays, Dream Daddy was released on Steam on July 20, 2017 on both Windows and MacOS.{{cite web|url=https://www.destructoid.com/dream-daddy-delayed-some-fans-are-salty-448950.phtml|title=Dream Daddy delayed, some fans are salty|first=Nic|last=Rowen|website=Destructoid|date=July 14, 2017|access-date=September 25, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170715120618/https://www.destructoid.com/dream-daddy-delayed-some-fans-are-salty-448950.phtml|archive-date=July 15, 2017|url-status=live}}{{cite magazine|url=https://www.gameinformer.com/games/dream_daddy/b/pc/archive/2017/07/27/game-informer-review-dream-daddy.aspx|title=Dream Daddy|first=Elise|last=Favis|magazine=Game Informer|date=July 27, 2017|access-date=September 25, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170730003921/http://www.gameinformer.com/games/dream_daddy/b/pc/archive/2017/07/27/game-informer-review-dream-daddy.aspx|archive-date=July 30, 2017|url-status=live}} The game was later ported to the PlayStation 4 and Nintendo Switch.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.pastemagazine.com/games/dream-daddy/dream-daddy-is-releasing-on-the-playstation-4-with|title=Dream Daddy Is Coming to PlayStation 4 with a "Dadrector's Cut"|first=Natalie|last=Flores|magazine=Paste|date=October 17, 2018|access-date=September 25, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201025061827/https://www.pastemagazine.com/games/dream-daddy/dream-daddy-is-releasing-on-the-playstation-4-with/|archive-date=October 25, 2020|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.nintendolife.com/reviews/switch-eshop/dream_daddy_a_dad_dating_simulator|title=Dream Daddy: A Dad Dating Simulator Review|first=Gavin|last=Lane|website=Nintendo Life|date=July 5, 2019|access-date=September 25, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190705201213/https://www.nintendolife.com/reviews/switch-eshop/dream_daddy_a_dad_dating_simulator|archive-date=July 5, 2019|url-status=live}} On the day of its release, Hanson stated that GameGrumps was now a video game development studio.{{cite tweet|number=888262072911355904|user=egoraptor|title=What a day. Thank you all so much for making Dream Daddy a success. I am beside myself... we are a game studio now. |date=21 July 2017}}

In November 2019, the channel posted two videos covering games for the Dendy video game console.{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nB12ILnm5eM|title=Russian BOOTLEG Nintendo Games | Game Grumps|website=YouTube|date=16 November 2019 |access-date=2019-12-17|archive-date=2019-12-03|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191203044831/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nB12ILnm5eM|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CpVaMFQgGoQ|title=MORE Bootleg Russian Games! | Game Grumps|website=YouTube|date=24 November 2019 |access-date=2019-12-17|archive-date=2019-12-03|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191203181131/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CpVaMFQgGoQ|url-status=live}} It was followed by a video on December 3, 2019, where Arin Hanson "discovered" a multiplayer battle royale game for the console.{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BA5ATX7YKLI|title=Lost Piece of Gaming History UNCOVERED | Game Grumps|website=YouTube|date=3 December 2019 |access-date=2019-12-17|archive-date=2020-02-01|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200201192155/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BA5ATX7YKLI|url-status=live}} The following day it was revealed to be an elaborate promotion for Soviet Jump Game, the second video game to be published by GameGrumps, with a trailer released that same day.{{cite web|url=https://www.gamerevolution.com/news/621419-game-grumps-dream-daddy-arg-soviet-jump-game|title=Is Game Grumps teasing its Dream Daddy follow-up with an ARG?|first=Robert N.|last=Adams|website=GameRevolution|date=December 4, 2019|access-date=September 25, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200927090513/https://www.gamerevolution.com/news/621419-game-grumps-dream-daddy-arg-soviet-jump-game|archive-date=September 27, 2020|url-status=live}} The game was released for free on Steam on July 17, 2020.{{cite web|url=https://bleedingcool.com/games/game-grumps-release-soviet-jump-game-free-on-steam/|title=Game Grumps Release Soviet Jump Game Free On Steam|first=Gavin|last=Sheehan|website=Bleeding Cool|date=July 17, 2020|access-date=September 25, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210412120940/https://bleedingcool.com/games/game-grumps-release-soviet-jump-game-free-on-steam/|archive-date=April 12, 2021|url-status=live}}

On June 1, 2023, GameGrumps released their third video game on Steam titled Homebody, a psychological horror game published by Rogue Games.{{cite web|url=https://www.polygon.com/reviews/23755473/homebody-survival-horror-puzzle-game-grumps-review|title=Homebody is a time loop throwback to PlayStation horror games|first=Cass|last=Marshall|website=Polygon|date=June 10, 2023|access-date=September 25, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240806161823/https://www.polygon.com/reviews/23755473/homebody-survival-horror-puzzle-game-grumps-review|archive-date=August 6, 2024|url-status=live}}

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