Games like Grimm's Hollow
If Grimm's Hollow is your kind of game, the closest matches are Desert Blossom, OMORI and The Adventure of Magical Girl — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its multiple endings encourage replayability, cozy and emotional. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.
Get personalized picks →Grimm's Hollow is a free-to-play indie RPG released in 2019, set in a colorful afterlife where players guide a young reaper searching for her lost brother. The game features ATB-based combat enhanced with dodge minigames and scythe abilities earned through a reaper training program, leading to multiple branching endings. Players describe it as cozy yet emotional, blending melancholic themes with whimsical visuals to create an experience reviewers highlight as surprisingly graceful in its approach to grief. The short campaign is designed for brief play sessions, supports single-player only, and runs as playable on Steam Deck. With a 99% positive rating from over 7,300 Steam reviews, the game is noted for delivering meaningful narrative impact despite its free price point.
About Grimm's Hollow: A spooky, freeware RPG where you search the afterlife for your brother. Reap ghosts with your scythe, explore haunted caves, and eat ghostly treats on your journey through death.
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Desert Blossom
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Shares a cozy mood with Grimm's Hollow.
Top pick for Grimm's Hollow fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Grimm's Hollow.
In the deserts of the Baihe Continent, a girl named Mars was born, breaking the curse. -- Embarking on a journey, composing an epic adventure about courage, life and love.
OMORI
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Second-strongest match for Grimm's Hollow fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Grimm's Hollow.
Explore a strange world full of colorful friends and foes. When the time comes, the path you’ve chosen will determine your fate... and perhaps the fate of others as well.
The Adventure of Magical Girl
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Shares a whimsical mood with Grimm's Hollow.
Third-strongest match for Grimm's Hollow fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Grimm's Hollow.
Magical Girl + JRPG! The mercenaries Kaim and Asal are unable to get used to the court life, so they give up their lordship and continue to wander around, living by eating grass as mercenaries. But their boring routine is broken again. They would meet the three students from the magic academy.
HEARTBEAT
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Shares a cozy mood with Grimm's Hollow.
Ranked #4 for Grimm's Hollow fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and RPG with Grimm's Hollow.
Make friends, make enemies, go fishing, collect cards, beat up sharks, beat up tigers, obtain the denim blade, train a fuzzy infantile insect for battle, and uncover ancient secrets in this monster-filled adventure.
Orangeblood
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Ranked #5 for Grimm's Hollow fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and RPG with Grimm's Hollow.
"WELCOME TO NEW KOZA" It's the end of the 20th century, on a historic timeline different from that which we know. A manmade island off the coast of Okinawa is humming with a dirty, exotic vibe - and it's awesome!
LiEat
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Shares multiple endings and an emotional mood with Grimm's Hollow.
Ranked #6 for Grimm's Hollow fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and RPG with Grimm's Hollow.
Welcome to a world in which dragons are born from the desires of mankind. Each dragon is bestowed with unique powers in accordance with the specific desires of their human familiar. One mysterious stranger travels the land, accompanied by a young dragon graced with the power of eating lies.
Knight Bewitched 2
WHY THIS
Shares a whimsical mood with Grimm's Hollow.
Ranked #7 for Grimm's Hollow fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Grimm's Hollow.
Knight Bewitched 2 is a jRPG featuring the story of a group of heroes and mercenaries as they work together to restore a lost kingdom and face a new threat in the world of Ambrose.
Last Word
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Shares a whimsical mood with Grimm's Hollow.
Ranked #8 for Grimm's Hollow fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Grimm's Hollow.
In a society where having the last word means having power over others, a small party is disrupted by a gentleman who politely issues orders via one-way intercom.
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Frequently asked about Grimm's Hollow
- Does Grimm's Hollow run on Steam Deck?
- Grimm's Hollow is rated Playable on Steam Deck — it runs, but expect some manual adjustments (control remapping, text size, or graphics settings) for the best experience.
- Is Grimm's Hollow free to play?
- Yes — Grimm's Hollow is a free-to-play title on Steam. You can install and play it without buying anything, though some games include optional in-app purchases.
- What games are most similar to Grimm's Hollow?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Grimm's Hollow are Desert Blossom, OMORI, The Adventure of Magical Girl.
- Who developed Grimm's Hollow?
- Grimm's Hollow was developed by ghosthunter.
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