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Games like The Black Grimoire: Cursebreaker

If The Black Grimoire: Cursebreaker is your kind of game, the closest matches are Map Of Materials, Gedonia and Harrow — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its avoid monthly subscription fees, atmospheric and challenging. 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.

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About The Black Grimoire: Cursebreaker: A story driven solo RPG inspired by oldschool games like RuneScape and Ultima Online! Explore a sprawling medieval fantasy world full of npcs with dialogue, level skills, fight varied monsters and uncover the story of Rothar Aercrest – the cursed lord to the remote woodlands of Imberthale.

2024IndieAdventureRPG14.99 USDDeck PlayableWindowsby Olipa Games
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Steam players who put hours into The Black Grimoire: Cursebreaker also tend to own these titles — a signal called collaborative filtering. imho.run cross-references millions of library ownership patterns to surface games whose real audiences overlap, regardless of whether their genre tags match.

  1. Map Of Materials

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with The Black Grimoire: Cursebreaker.

    Top pick for The Black Grimoire: Cursebreaker fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Black Grimoire: Cursebreaker.

    An exploration adventure on a mysterious island. Explore, gather, craft, and improve your gear. No quest markers, no hand-holding. You find your own way.

    2022IndieAdventureRPG3.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Gedonia

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for The Black Grimoire: Cursebreaker fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares RPG with The Black Grimoire: Cursebreaker.

    Gedonia is a classic open world rpg, featuring a complete freedom of building your character, exploring a huge world and completing quests.

    2022RPG14.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Harrow

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for The Black Grimoire: Cursebreaker fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Black Grimoire: Cursebreaker.

    Harrow is a dark horror RPG where you awaken as a living scarecrow and explore cursed farmlands where everything is alive. Scavenge, survive, fight twisted creatures, and uncover what turned the harvest against you.

    IndieAdventureRPGSteam ↗
  4. Forsaken Realms: Vahrin's Call

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for The Black Grimoire: Cursebreaker fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Black Grimoire: Cursebreaker.

    Adventure awaits in this narrative driven fantasy action-RPG. The war-torn city of Vahrin stands before you on the brink of collapse and in desperate need of aid. As a mercenary in search of your next…opportunity, will you answer Vahrin’s Call?

    2026ActionIndieAdventureSteam ↗
  5. Grand Battle

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for The Black Grimoire: Cursebreaker fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares RPG with The Black Grimoire: Cursebreaker.

    In this intense fully featured Action RPG, players fight with multiple heroes to save the world. And sometimes they chill and do some crafting!

    2019ActionRPGFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  6. Hawthorn

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for The Black Grimoire: Cursebreaker fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Black Grimoire: Cursebreaker.

    Former developers from Bethesda, BioWare, and Naughty Dog bring you the sandbox RPG realm of anthropomorphic animals and fairy creatures. This early Proof-of-Concept Demo is an intentional look back at where Hawthorn's development journey began and an invitation to shape the future of Hawthorn!

    ActionIndieAdventureSteam ↗
  7. Chronicles Of Errodean

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for The Black Grimoire: Cursebreaker fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Black Grimoire: Cursebreaker.

    In the dark realm of Errodean, Morgath's malevolent rule casts a shadow over all. Confront the sorcerer and restore peace. Hone your skills, and prepare for the ultimate battle. Will you rise as Errodean's hero?"

    2024ActionIndieAdventure10.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with The Black Grimoire: Cursebreaker.

    Ranked #8 for The Black Grimoire: Cursebreaker fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure and RPG with The Black Grimoire: Cursebreaker.

    Set in a huge open world, Dragon’s Dogma: Dark Arisen presents a rewarding action combat experience.

    2016ActionAdventureRPG29.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Reviewers mention these as similar to The Black Grimoire: Cursebreaker

Surfaced from review text: when other players write 'if you liked X, try Y', we catch the name and resolve it back to a Steam game.

  1. Old School RuneScape

    WHY THIS

    Shares a challenging mood with The Black Grimoire: Cursebreaker.

    Reviewers of The Black Grimoire: Cursebreaker cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Adventure and RPG with The Black Grimoire: Cursebreaker.

    The best retro fantasy MMORPG on the planet. Old School is RuneScape but… older! This is the open world you know and love, but as it was in 2007. Saying that, it’s even better than that – Old School is shaped by you, its players, with regular new content, fixes and expansions voted for by the fans!

    2021AdventureMassively MultiplayerRPGFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Kenshi

    WHY THIS

    Shares a challenging mood with The Black Grimoire: Cursebreaker.

    Reviewers of The Black Grimoire: Cursebreaker cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie with The Black Grimoire: Cursebreaker.

    A free-roaming squad based RPG. Focusing on open-ended sandbox gameplay features rather than a linear story. Be a trader, a thief, a rebel, a warlord, an adventurer, a farmer, a slave, or just food for the cannibals. Train your men up from puny victims to master warriors.

    2018ActionStrategyIndie29.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with The Black Grimoire: Cursebreaker.

    Reviewers of The Black Grimoire: Cursebreaker cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares RPG with The Black Grimoire: Cursebreaker.

    You are Geralt of Rivia, mercenary monster slayer. Before you stands a war-torn, monster-infested continent you can explore at will. Your current contract? Tracking down Ciri — the Child of Prophecy, a living weapon that can alter the shape of the world.

    2015RPG39.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. RuneScape ®

    WHY THIS

    Shares an immersive mood with The Black Grimoire: Cursebreaker.

    Reviewers of The Black Grimoire: Cursebreaker cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares RPG with The Black Grimoire: Cursebreaker.

    RuneScape is a high fantasy open world MMORPG. Explore an ever changing and evolving living world where new challenges, skills, and quests await. Featuring unprecedented player freedom, you choose how to play, adventure, and grow.

    2020Massively MultiplayerRPGFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. World of Witchcraft

    WHY THIS

    Reviewers of The Black Grimoire: Cursebreaker cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Black Grimoire: Cursebreaker.

    Immerse yourself in a world where ambition, magic, and lust intertwine.

    2025ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below The Black Grimoire: Cursebreaker at current Steam store prices.

  1. Garry's Mod

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under The Black Grimoire: Cursebreaker on Steam right now. Shares Indie with The Black Grimoire: Cursebreaker.

    Garry's Mod is a physics sandbox. There aren't any predefined aims or goals. We give you the tools and leave you to play.

    2006IndieSimulationCasual4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Vampire Survivors

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under The Black Grimoire: Cursebreaker on Steam right now. Shares Indie and RPG with The Black Grimoire: Cursebreaker.

    Mow down thousands of night creatures and survive until dawn! Vampire Survivors is a gothic horror casual game with rogue-lite elements, where your choices can allow you to quickly snowball against the hundreds of monsters that get thrown at you. Be the bullet hell!

    2022ActionIndieRPG4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. PEAK

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~47% under The Black Grimoire: Cursebreaker on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Black Grimoire: Cursebreaker.

    PEAK is a co-op climbing game where the slightest mistake can spell your doom. Either solo or as a group of lost nature scouts, your only hope of rescue from a mysterious island is to scale the mountain at its center. Do you have what it takes to reach the PEAK?

    2025ActionIndieAdventure7.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Slay the Spire

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~58% under The Black Grimoire: Cursebreaker on Steam right now. Shares Indie with The Black Grimoire: Cursebreaker.

    We fused card games and roguelikes together to make the best single player deckbuilder we could. Craft a unique deck, encounter bizarre creatures, discover relics of immense power, and Slay the Spire!

    2019StrategyIndie6.24 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Inscryption

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~47% under The Black Grimoire: Cursebreaker on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Black Grimoire: Cursebreaker.

    Inscryption is an inky black card-based odyssey that blends the deckbuilding roguelike, escape-room style puzzles, and psychological horror into a blood-laced smoothie. Darker still are the secrets inscrybed upon the cards...

    2021StrategyIndieAdventure7.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Cookie Clicker

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under The Black Grimoire: Cursebreaker on Steam right now. Shares Indie with The Black Grimoire: Cursebreaker.

    An idle game about making cookies! Originally released in 2013 on the web, and actively developed since then. This is the official version for Steam.

    2021StrategyIndieSimulation4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. WEBFISHING

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under The Black Grimoire: Cursebreaker on Steam right now. Shares Indie with The Black Grimoire: Cursebreaker.

    WEBFISHING a multiplayer chatroom-focused fishing game! Relax and fish (on the web!)

    2024IndieMassively MultiplayerCasual4.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. Noita

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~47% under The Black Grimoire: Cursebreaker on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Black Grimoire: Cursebreaker.

    Noita is a magical action roguelite set in a world where every pixel is physically simulated. Fight, explore, melt, burn, freeze and evaporate your way through the procedurally generated world using spells you've created yourself.

    2020ActionIndieAdventure7.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Free alternatives

Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.

  1. Life is Strange - Episode 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with The Black Grimoire: Cursebreaker.

    Episode 1 now FREE! Life is Strange is an award-winning and critically acclaimed episodic adventure game that allows the player to rewind time and affect the past, present and future.

    2015ActionAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with The Black Grimoire: Cursebreaker.

    Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  3. ENA: Dream BBQ

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Black Grimoire: Cursebreaker.

    Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.

    2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Indigo Park: Chapter 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Black Grimoire: Cursebreaker.

    Explore the abandoned childhood wonder of Indigo Park! Guided by Rambley the Raccoon, help restore power to the destroyed amusement park while you run from the reason it shut down.

    2024ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. The Looker

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with The Black Grimoire: Cursebreaker.

    You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.

    2022IndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Sheepy: A Short Adventure

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Black Grimoire: Cursebreaker.

    A Short Handcrafted Pixel Art Platformer that follows Sheepy, an abandoned plushy brought to life. Sheepy: A Short Adventure is the first short game from MrSuicideSheep.

    2024IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Our Life: Beginnings & Always

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with The Black Grimoire: Cursebreaker.

    A twenty-dollar bill, four summers, fifteen years, and a one of a kind life. Create an experience that’s all your own in this near-fully customizable visual novel where you grow from childhood to adulthood with the lonely boy next door.

    2020IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeSteam ↗
  8. NGU IDLE

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Black Grimoire: Cursebreaker.

    NGU Idle is a Free To Play Idle game that's full of weird humor, tons of upgrades and hundreds of hours of content! Try out NGU Idle today and experience the joy of Numbers Going Up!

    2019IndieAdventureSimulationFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Frequently asked about The Black Grimoire: Cursebreaker

Does The Black Grimoire: Cursebreaker run on Steam Deck?
The Black Grimoire: Cursebreaker is rated Playable on Steam Deck — it runs, but expect some manual adjustments (control remapping, text size, or graphics settings) for the best experience.
How much does The Black Grimoire: Cursebreaker cost?
The Black Grimoire: Cursebreaker is listed on Steam at 14.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to The Black Grimoire: Cursebreaker?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside The Black Grimoire: Cursebreaker are Map Of Materials, Gedonia, Harrow.
Who developed The Black Grimoire: Cursebreaker?
The Black Grimoire: Cursebreaker was developed by Olipa Games.

imho.run ranks Steam game alternatives using a mix of collaborative filtering (ALS / iALS / EASE / LightGCN), content scoring over genres, categories, Steam tags, developers, and publishers, plus AI-extracted vibes mined from review text. The page above is generated in seed mode anchored on The Black Grimoire: Cursebreaker.

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