Victims of Grummz

Documenting Em-8ER (@Em_8ER / @emberthegame), a @Grummz production. Accepting submissions, corrections, legal threats, media inquiries via DM.

[Victims of Grummz @Victummz]

This account is named "Victims of Grummz" because it was originally created to highlight stories from real Em-8ER backers that were going unheard.

[Victims of Grummz @Victummz]

"Karnage the hydration enforcer" expresses disappointment in the past 2 years of Em-8ER progress.

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"Many other bonuses" may be referring to TTRPG and novel updates, neither of which have been seen in at least 2 years.

[Victims of Grummz @Victummz]

An Em-8ER moderator and Indiegogo backer cancels his subscription after two more months pass without any backer rewards being delivered.

[Victims of Grummz @Victummz]

Despite not delivering any skins for the past few months, the Em-8ER web site still advertises that a subscription includes monthly skins.

[Victims of Grummz @Victummz]

This user has been a member of the Em-8ER Discord server since the 2017 "Milestone 3" Indiegogo campaign.

[Victims of Grummz @Victummz]

Em-8ER began development in Unreal 4, and was ported to Unreal 5 in 2021. It remains to be seen whether the game will remain on Unreal 5 or be ported to Unreal 6 or an original, Grok-coded engine. https://t.co/oUOCBovXJh

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October 2022: Grummz predicts that Em-8ER may make use of "advanced features" if enough people upgrade to 3000 series GPUs.

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Source: https://t.co/ykDUVSfDkx

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Two years have passed since Grummz claimed to have been "doxxed" when a user in a Discord server shared the information for Crixa, LLC, the legal entity responsible for Em-8ER. In the time since, less than ten builds have been released, and the Kickstarter has not been launched.

[Victims of Grummz @Victummz]

Grummz spends three hours writing an article instead of working on Em-8ER, despite knowing that "nobody will ever see" the article.

[Victims of Grummz @Victummz]

14 months have passed since the last post to the Em-8ER account.

[Em-8ER @Em_8er]

The backend for the backer site is now fully restored on our new server infrastructure.

All existing backers and subscribers can now log in to manage their account.

Much thanks to the great web team and the community members who spent all day testing with us.

We are not accepting new signups at this time, and you must have an active backer account to log in.

[Victims of Grummz @Victummz]

Mark "Grummz" Kern blows off a journalist with the excuse that his "record is public." Since then, he has taken down the public Em-8ER forums and made the Discord server private.

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Worth bringing this up again: Despite being deleted with my original account, I still have the questions I originally sent to Grummz for a prospective article hoping to get his side of the story.

He rejected them outright in a way that comes off VERY Jason Schreier-esque.

[Victims of Grummz @Victummz]

April 2, 2025: @SmashJT admits that backers have a right to be upset at @Grummz, and that he owes it to them to produce Em-8ER "in a timely manner." He has not mentioned the project since, despite Grummz's failure to do so.

[Victims of Grummz @Victummz]

The two things Grummz has shared, purportedly related to Em-8ER, in 2026: https://t.co/5JoavEMMaj

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The results of three months of "head down mode" on Em-8ER development:

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One month has passed since Grummz assured backers he was "still working on stuff." He has not posted in the Em-8ER Discord server since, and Neliroo has been banned.

[Victims of Grummz @Victummz]

@Em_8er Despite claiming that he could not "censor X or moderate it," by the time he stopped posting on the Em-8ER account, he would limit replies due to the consistent ratios.

[Victims of Grummz @Victummz]

December 10, 2024: Grummz insists backers are free to voice their concerns on Discord, and that the community would be moving to X for even more visibility. More than a year has passed since the last post on the @Em_8ER account, and the Discord has been made private.

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Source: https://t.co/84phbs1SXd

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5 months have passed since the last email to the Em-8ER mailing list. The sale mentioned is still active today.

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Two hours after posting this, the user was removed from the server. While no public statement has been made, analysis tools reveal activity in the private moderation channel.

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Another user has been banned from the Em-8ER Discord server for criticizing Grummz.