Single-player games like Grim Realms
Below are 12 single-player Steam games similar to Grim Realms, ranked by player overlap. Every pick carries Steam's Single-player category, so multiplayer-only titles or always-online games don't sneak in. imho.run pulls the category data from Steam directly — Single-player here matches what the store labels.
Want the full alternatives list (paid + free + Steam Deck + cheaper picks)? See the parent games like Grim Realms page.
Ranked picks
- 1
Grim Nights
Single-player alternative to Grim Realms — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Grim Realms.
Your village must survive for 13 days! Gather resources, expand, explore the underground for riches, and train soldiers to defend against hordes of the undead.
- 2
RimWorld
Single-player alternative to Grim Realms — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Grim Realms.
A sci-fi colony sim driven by an intelligent AI storyteller. Generates stories by simulating psychology, ecology, gunplay, melee combat, climate, biomes, diplomacy, interpersonal relationships, art, medicine, trade, and more.
- 3
Judgment: Apocalypse Survival Simulation
Single-player alternative to Grim Realms — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Grim Realms.
Build, scavenge, craft, and perform occult rituals to survive in a demon-infested, post-apocalyptic colony simulation. Will you survive Judgment day?
- 4
Dwarf Fortress
Single-player alternative to Grim Realms — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Grim Realms.
Build a fortress and try to help your dwarves survive against a deeply generated world. Keep your dwarves happy, grow their community and beware of digging too deeply. The deepest, most intricate simulation of a world that's ever been created.
- 5
Hammerting
Single-player alternative to Grim Realms — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Grim Realms.
Manage a Dwarven mining colony in the unexplored mountains of Mara. As conflict rages in the Overworld, you will need to craft, explore and fight as you provide the allies of your choice with the finest weapons and gear to assist them in the battle for glory.
- 6
Stranded: Alien Dawn
Single-player alternative to Grim Realms — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Grim Realms.
Brave a new world in Stranded: Alien Dawn, a planet survival sim placing the fate of a small marooned group in your hands. Forge your story through compelling and immersive strategic gameplay as you make vital decisions to protect your survivors.
- 7
Mountaincore
Single-player alternative to Grim Realms — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Grim Realms.
Settle an untamed wilderness with the might of Dwarven engineering and thoughtful planning! Design and build your colony towards fame and fortune in a deeply-simulated fantasy world. Chill out in peaceful mode with a bustling settlement, or fight for survival against monsters and invasions!
- 8
Odd Realm
Single-player alternative to Grim Realms — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Grim Realms.
Forge a new kingdom in a land recovering from the Fracture. Which of the surviving races will you lead to rebuild, explore, and conquer the unknown? The dwindling yet immortal Ancients? The bold and resourceful Humans? The life stealing Ardyn? Or the secretive Gwdir who shape living groves?
- 9
Craft The World
Single-player alternative to Grim Realms — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Grim Realms.
Craft The World is a unique sandbox strategy game, the mix of Dungeon Keeper, Terraria and Dwarf Fortress. Explore a random generated world populated by dangerous creatures, build a dwarf fortress, gather resources, and craft all the items, weapons, and armor you need.
- 10
Break the Empire
Single-player alternative to Grim Realms — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Grim Realms.
Fight your way to the capital and slay the emperor! Choose from a variety of characters with unique spells and skills! Featuring permadeath, interactable terrain, distinct builds, wild combos, and endless replayability.
- 11
Hollow Island
Single-player alternative to Grim Realms — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Grim Realms.
Shape your own destiny: Explore, dig for riches, fish, grow crops, cook food, brew and sell potions, expand your property, fight monsters, build camps and hoard your treasures!
- 12
Mirklurk: Every Step Matters
Single-player alternative to Grim Realms — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
You've been exiled to The Mirk - an unforgiving swampland where every step could be your last. You must constantly make choices: what paths to take, which tree to shelter under, what beasts to engage or avoid, what items to bring into the darkness of dungeons, and what treasures to leave behind.