Signal → what to do
- It’s quiet, but the screen is shaking and you can hear something crawling or searching—that’s her.
- If you hear laughter, it’s probably a regular Grumble: they laugh during the chase, but Queen Grumble usually doesn’t.
- In The Sewage Pipes, falling debris blocks the path Queen Grumble will crawl out of. That tells you which way she’s coming from.
- If you hear Ready To Rumble, you’re in The Nest—her territory.
- The first Seek chase just ended—Queen Grumble will show up soon.
How to Get Through The Nest
Here’s the deal: don’t stand still in The Nest and wait for her to pass by. 5 Grumbles patrol The Nest, and Queen Grumble is one of them. She crawls through the tunnels and hunts you. She can quickly circle around the side rooms, even if she hasn’t spotted you yet.
Here’s what I do when I enter The Nest: 1. The Minecart drops me off at the start, so I run straight to the open gate at the other end of the hallway. 2. I wait by the terminal until the gate closes. It keeps Queen Grumble out. 3. I move through the tunnels, listening for rustling instead of laughter. 4. If she crawls out ahead of me, I change my route instead of trying to squeeze past her.
The damage depends on where you are. Her hit in The Nest takes 50 health, but touching her during a chase scene kills you instantly. She can also kill you instantly at the start or end of The Nest if she catches you or traps you behind the first gate. While she’s chasing you through the scene, watch the lights too: Screech can attack at the same time.
Where You’ll Find Her
Queen Grumble only lives in The Mines. You’ll most often find her in The Nest and The Sewage Pipes. Here’s the full list: The Nest, the second chase through The Nest, the second Seek chase, and the final scene in The Mines.
You’ll first meet her almost right after the first Seek chase. The chase starts at the end of The Caverns. After The Nest, Queen Grumble will chase you all the way to the final scene in The Mines.
The entrance to The Nest plays out like a cutscene. Queen Grumble appears ahead of you, while the Minecarts roll off to the right on their own. Later, she breaks through the gate as it closes behind you. During the second chase through The Nest, you can hear her laugh again in the hallways between the gates. The gates are on your side, but not for long, so don’t linger by them any longer than you have to.
The Crucifix: Just a Short Break
You can’t banish her for good. The Crucifix only stuns Queen Grumble for a little while, just like Seek and Figure. Its chains turn red, and she breaks free to roam The Nest again. The Crucifix gets rid of a regular Grumble in The Nest for good, but not Queen Grumble.
I only use the Crucifix on Queen Grumble for the badge, or when she’s just a couple of steps away and I have no other choice. The same Crucifix gets rid of a regular Grumble for good, which makes The Nest much easier.
What Gets You Caught by Queen Grumble
- Waiting for laughter. Queen Grumble hunts silently, so you might not realize she’s chasing you until it’s too late.
- Shining a Flashlight at her. Aiming a Flashlight, Shakelight, or Bulklight at her doesn’t work right now.
- Running into the tunnel she’s coming from. In the chase through the pipes, touching her kills you instantly.
- Thinking the Crucifix will solve the problem. She’ll break free.
- Watching only one threat during the second Seek chase. You’ll have to run from both of them at once.
Lore and Where She Came From
Queen Grumble is a hostile entity and a secondary antagonist in The Mines. She arrived with The Mines Update. Moonlight says the Grumbles patrol The Nest to protect Queen Grumble. The Nest and its Grumbles are like an ant colony built around a queen. One theory is that Giggles hatch from egg-shaped structures that Queen Grumble may create unconfirmed.
The rest is all theory. RediblesQW suggested that the strongest Grumble becomes the colony’s queen, like the alpha in a wolf pack unconfirmed. He thought the mark on her forehead might be a stretch mark from her large size unconfirmed. He never gave a final explanation, so these are just guesses, and it’s up to players to decide what they mean unconfirmed.
The Sewage Pipes: A Chase with Two Enemies
The second Seek chase is the one where two enemies run after you at once. At the start, Queen Grumble appears from the ceiling, and Seek smashes through a wall, blocking her with the debris. At the end of the long hallway in The Sewage Pipes, she crawls out of a hole in the ceiling again, this time behind you. Seek blocks her path with boulders, but she looks for another way around and keeps chasing you.
The plan is simple: run from both of them and follow the light. Falling debris tells you which tunnel she’ll come out of—don’t run that way. Touching her here kills you instantly.
If she does kill you during this chase, you’ll see a special death message about her fight with Seek. In the pipes, I look ahead and up, not behind me: anything behind you is faster than you anyway.
The Mines Finale: Seek vs. Queen Grumble
Her story ends in the final scene in The Mines. At the end of The Woods, there’s a castle where Seek attacks Queen Grumble. Seek impales her right eye, and she dies.
Funny enough, she laughs at key moments: when you enter The Nest and during the finale in The Mines. You can also hear her laugh during the first chase and the second Seek chase. One theory says Queen Grumble might be dead or infected by Seek, like Screech unconfirmed.
Flashlight vs. Queen Grumble: Intended to Work, Doesn’t
Light is the main weapon against regular Grumbles, so you might want to try the same thing on Queen Grumble. The Flashlight, Shakelight, or Bulklight is supposed to blind her, but she can still catch you. The blind effect was meant to slow her down to a regular Grumble’s speed, but that mechanic isn’t working right now. In practice, aiming a light at her has no effect.
Here’s the simple plan for your run. I use Batteries in The Nest on regular Grumbles and to see where I’m going, then I avoid Queen Grumble by taking a different route. If you shine a light in her face and wait for her to stop, you’re wasting seconds you don’t have—she’s faster.
How She’s Different from a Regular Grumble
Queen Grumble is bigger than regular Grumbles. She has a mark on her head, and her coloring is a little different—the regular ones are paler. She has 8 tentacles, just like any Grumble. In The Nest, she crawls on her five front tentacles while dragging the other three behind her.
The biggest difference is her speed: Queen Grumble is faster than the other Grumbles. The second is that she stays silent during the chase. The third is the Crucifix: it gets rid of a regular Grumble for good, but only holds Queen Grumble back.
Queen Grumble used to be removed from The Nest tunnels in the Chaos Mode Update and replaced with a fifth regular Grumble in older versions. She was brought back on April 19, 2026.
The Queen’s Gambit Badge
- Queen’s Gambit — use the Crucifix on Queen Grumble. In The Mines, pick up a Crucifix and wait for her to come close. It’s a rare badge, and its text is "You're just a pawn.".
The trick isn’t the Crucifix—it’s keeping your nerve while you hold it and wait for the silent Queen Grumble to crawl up to you. The easiest place to do this is The Nest, where you know where she’ll appear.
Fun Facts
- In the game files, The Nest’s Grumbles, including Queen Grumble, are called "Grumbo".
- At Door 149, her name in the files is "_QueenGrumble"; in The Nest, it’s "_QueenGrumbleNest"; and in The Woods, it’s "_QueenGrumbleDam".
- When she kills a player, she eats them in two long bites.
- The Ready To Rumble track is 76 BPM and in E-flat minor.
- The Jumbo Queen Grumble plush is described as "she," while the developers refer to Queen Grumble as "it".
- The original idea was to put a pile of Giggles on her back, like a spider’s brood, but it was quickly dropped in older versions.
- Queen Grumble was added on August 30, 2024.
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What’s Still Unconfirmed (7)
This information comes from announcements and rumors, or is outdated. The label will disappear once it’s confirmed.
- 1Giggles hatch from egg-shaped structures that are thought to be made by Queen Grumble.
rumor, unconfirmed · source - 2RediblesQW thought the strongest Grumble could become the colony's queen, like an Alpha Wolf.
rumor, unconfirmed · source - 3RediblesQW interprets Queen Grumble's mark as a stretch mark caused by her large size.
rumor, unconfirmed · source - 4RediblesQW didn't offer a final explanation for Queen Grumble's growth, leaving players to interpret it for themselves.
rumor, unconfirmed · source - 5Queen Grumble may be dead or infected by Seek, similar to Screech.
rumor, unconfirmed · source - 6During the Chaos Mode Update, Queen Grumble was removed from The Nest tunnels and replaced with a fifth regular Grumble.
outdated; this was in older versions · source - 7The idea of placing a pile of Giggles on Queen Grumble's back, like a spider brood, was soon scrapped.
outdated; this was in older versions · source
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