Granny is a survival horror game developed by Dennis Vukanovic (aka DVloper) and first released late November 2017. It is the first entry in the Granny video game series, with Granny: Chapter Two and Granny 3 following it. As of the later updates, the game heavily involves puzzle aspects, exploration, stealth, and strategy.
Game Information[]
Description[]
Welcome to Granny.
Granny keeps you locked in her house.
Now you have to try to get out of her house but be careful and quiet. She hears everything.
If you drop something on the floor, she hears it and comes running.
You can hide in wardrobes or under beds.
You have 5 days.
Good luck!
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Data[]
| Type of Data | Data |
|---|---|
| Age restriction | 12+ |
| Version | 1.8.8 |
| Last Update Date | December 1st, 2025 |
| Required OS Version | Android 5.1 and later versions |
| Developer | DVloper |
| Release Date | November 24th, 2017 |
| Number of Downloads | Nearly 500M (approximately 480M) |
| Number of Reviews | Over 3.45 million |
Game Description[]
Welcome to Granny.
Granny keeps you locked in her house and she will not let you go.
You wake up in a dark room, you have a headache and it feels like someone have hit you in the head.
The only thing that lights up the room is your flashlight lying on a table.
The main door is covered with different locks and now you have to search the house and find keys and other objects to unlock the door and escape this house.
But you have to be careful because Granny hears everything and if you drop something on the floor or walking on a creaking floor she will start running to the place she heard that sound.
You also need to watch out for her bear traps and other things lurking in the dark, like her pets, for example.
You can hide in wardrobes and coffins but be careful that she does not see you where you are hiding.
There is another way to escape.
At the bottom of this house there is a garage. In the garage there is an old car. If you manage to start it and open the garage door you can escape that way.
You can protect yourself from Granny using one of the two different types of weapons you can find in the house. But it only stops her for a while. But it's worth it.
There are five different levels of difficulty.
Extreme, Hard, Normal, Easy and Practice.
If you play in Practice mode, you are in the house without Granny and have the opportunity to try different things without major difficulties. But the house is not completely free from dangers.
Granny gives you five days in the house but you can earn a extra day if you do something for her.
If you have failed to escape after the last day... well, probably you can figure out what happens then.
Good luck!
Mature Content Description[]
The game Granny contains dark and scary sounds. The game also contains mild violence and blood splash.
Minimum System Requirements[]
- OS: Windows 7,8,10,11 64bit
- Processor: Intel Core TM i5 750
- Memory: 4 GB RAM
- Graphics: Sapphire Radeon HD 5770 1GB
- DirectX: Version 11
- Storage: 1400 MB available space
- Additional Notes: With these requirements, it is recommended that the game is played on Low quality settings.
Extra Data[]
| Type of Data | Data | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Genre | Adventure, Indie | ||
| Age Restriction | 17+ | ||
| Required OS Version | Windows 7, 8, 10, 11 | Released | November 20th, 2018 |
| Last Updated | December 1st, 2025 | ||
| Developer | DVloper | ||
| Publisher | DVloper | ||
| Units Sold | Over 5,000 |
Game Concept[]
The game begins with a short backstory: the protagonist walks in a forest late at night and comes near a huge house, where they soon notice something that looks like a rotting old woman wielding a baseball bat which knocks them out. They then later wake up on a bed in a room of the house.
The player has to look through the house, find items, use them and solve puzzles to get further while not getting attacked by various enemies such as Granny, Spider Mom, the Spider, the Crow and other hazards. The player has five days, or five attempts, to win the game; getting knocked out sends them to the next day, sending them to their initial spawn location, and after losing on the fifth day (or sixth after bonus day), the player is sent to a cutscene where the player gets killed (not on Practice mode). The player wins when they make it out the house through any of the three ways to do so, each locked by certain obstacles that the player must find ways to get by to win.
Granny is the main antagonist who chases the player when she sees them, can hear any item falling, sets beartraps to trap them, and knocks them out when close enough. The player can hide using various hiding spots such as under beds, tables, cupboards, and wardrobes to avoid her chasing them, however, if they hide while being chased, Granny will shove them out their hiding spot and knock them out. The player can fight Granny, some means of doing such knock her out for a short time depending on the difficulty setting, and some put her at other disadvantages.
The player can shape the experience to their liking through settings at the options menu after pressing '"PLAY" on the main menu, such as the difficulty, having music on or off, dark fog that shortens how far they can see, and a special mode that changes the way the house looks, soundtrack and adds more enemies.
History[]
The game first released 24 November 2017 for Android and December 11 the same year for iOS.
Since March 2018, the game has grown in popularity within the gaming community, with many YouTubers such as DanTDM, DashieGames, Denis, Kindly Keyin, John Wolfe, LightningBlueDragon, Laurenzside, True Entertainer, FGTeeV, Thinknoodles, VividPlays, Dizowskyy, GamersTurk and TheFrustratedGamer making videos about it.
The game was later made available on the Steam platform with a paid PC port, published on 20 November 2018. The game was available for purchase at a price of $4.99 USD/3.99 € until its removal in May 2022, the reason for which is unclear. The game was re-released on Steam on 23 June 2023.
The latest version is 1.8.8 released December 1st, 2025 for Android only. On iOS, the latest version is 1.8.2 released December 2nd, 2025. On PC, the latest version is 1.3.4 released December 1st, 2025.
Trivia[]
- Going by this post on X[1], DVloper had been thinking about a PC port since before April 2018. The Steam release was only put together October that year, and launched next month on November 20, nearing the game's 1st anniversary.
- The font used for the game logo is Mesquite Std.[2]
- This is also the logo font for Granny: Chapter Two and Granny 3.
- The font used for interface elements, including tooltips and player quotes, is Monotype Corsiva.[3]
- The PC trailer features different music on Steam and YouTube.
- Granny is the most downloaded DVloper game, having over 500 million downloads. (approx 480M)
- A total of 31 versions have been released: 27 are for Android and 24 are for iOS.
- See here for more information.
- The room in the game's icon is the basement.
- Granny topped the list of most requested iOS games in May 2018 and has been among the top requests at other times too.
- William Lewinski of Indie Game Critic awarded the game 10/10, describing its controls as "very well implemented" and its sound effects as "stellar". He added that the game is effective at scaring players.
- Neely Johnson of Common Sense Media gave the game two out of five stars, saying that it 'feels like a prototype for a better app' and that, visually, it is 'bland', though he did note that it looks scary.
- Unlike on Android, where it runs smoothly at 60 fps, Granny on iOS is locked to 30 fps.
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Thumbnails[]
These thumbnails are used on the game's page on Google Play and App Store since Version 1.7.9.3.
These thumbnails were used on the game's page on Google Play and App Store since Version 1.0. They have been replaced since Version 1.7.9.3.
References[]
| Games | ||
|---|---|---|
| Granny Series |
Granny • Granny: Chapter Two • Granny 3 | |
| Slendrina Series |
Slendrina • Slender Man: Rise Again • Slendrina: The Cellar • House of Slendrina • Slendrina: Asylum • Slendrina 2D • The Child Of Slendrina • Slendrina: The School • Slendrina: The Cellar 2 • Slendrina: The Forest • Slendrina X | |
| Other Games | ||
| Lost Games |
Barguy • Scorefeud • My daily expenses • Animal fun and paint • Ball Game | |
| Cancelled Games | ||