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Games like Grimlord

If Grimlord is your kind of game, the closest matches are Tales of Sintra: The Dark Vortex, Legendary Tales and Monster Collector — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its challenging, dark and immersive. 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 Grimlord: Grimlord is a Dark Fantasy Action Souls-like RPG - on VR. Awakened in a monastery deep in the Lonely Mountains, you walk in an epic quest as the adventurer standing before the darkness and striving for the light against the tyrannical Grim Lord.

2024ActionIndieAdventureSimulationRPG29.99 USDWindowsby Metalcat Interactive Co.,Ltd
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Challenging boss fights with learnable patternsDeep weapon customization and build varietyLocational damage and weak point targetingChallengingDarkImmersive

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Steam players who put hours into Grimlord 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. Tales of Sintra: The Dark Vortex

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Grimlord fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Grimlord.

    Tales of Sintra is a VR action-adventure with sword, shield, and bow combat. Explore ancient ruins, solve puzzles, and face the Dark Vortex in this upgraded PCVR version with enhanced visuals.

    2024ActionIndieAdventure14.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Legendary Tales

    WHY THIS

    Shares an immersive mood with Grimlord.

    Second-strongest match for Grimlord fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Grimlord.

    Legendary tales is a VR Action roleplaying game with up to 4 player co-op. Collect items, enhance your abilities and fight your way through an ever changing dungeon to make your own Legendary Tales.

    2024ActionIndieAdventure39.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Monster Collector

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Grimlord fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Grimlord.

    Monster Collector is a physics based VR melee combat game. You can fight all kinds of unique monsters in the sandbox. Dragons, Demons, Mythological Creatures. Each creature can bring you different experience. You can tear them apart, slice them to half.

    2021ActionIndieAdventure24.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Sword King

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Grimlord fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Grimlord.

    Fight progressively harder enemies in an unprecedented VR experience which will put your reflexes and your skill as a swordsman to the test.

    2023ActionEarly Access24.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. The Morrigan

    WHY THIS

    Shares arena mode and an immersive mood with Grimlord.

    Ranked #5 for Grimlord fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Grimlord.

    Step into this world of beautiful stylised graphics and explore striking, handcrafted environments - torch in one hand, big axe in the other. Built exclusively for VR.

    2020ActionIndieAdventure3.49 USDSteam ↗
  6. Battle Talent

    WHY THIS

    Shares weapon customization and a challenging mood with Grimlord.

    Ranked #6 for Grimlord fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Grimlord.

    Battle Talent is a challenging physics-based rogue-lite sword-fighting game, and now includes multiplayer mode, team up with friends to defeat enemies! You can create your own fighting style in a mega seamless procedural dungeon. With over 80 enemy variants, 100 weapons, and 60 perks.

    2023ActionAdventureSimulation19.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. Hellsplit: Arena

    WHY THIS

    Shares a challenging mood with Grimlord.

    Ranked #7 for Grimlord fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and RPG with Grimlord.

    VR horror-slasher with physically correct combat system and dynamic battles across arenas in the dark fantasy world.

    2019ActionRPG24.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. Soul Scathe

    WHY THIS

    Shares a dark mood with Grimlord.

    Ranked #8 for Grimlord fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Grimlord.

    Soul Scathe is a procedurally generated VR Dungeon Crawler RPG. Utilize many spells, weapons, and even the environment to fight against deadly foes as you explore the secrets of the Mistchamber Dungeons to reclaim lost fragments of your soul.

    2022ActionIndieRPG19.99 USDSteam ↗

Reviewers mention these as similar to Grimlord

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. The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim

    WHY THIS

    Shares an immersive mood with Grimlord.

    Reviewers of Grimlord cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares RPG with Grimlord.

    EPIC FANTASY REBORN The next chapter in the highly anticipated Elder Scrolls saga arrives from the makers of the 2006 and 2008 Games of the Year, Bethesda Game Studios. Skyrim reimagines and revolutionizes the open-world fantasy epic, bringing to life a complete virtual world open for you to explore any way you choose.

    2011RPG19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Salt and Sanctuary

    WHY THIS

    Shares boss pattern learning and a dark mood with Grimlord.

    Reviewers of Grimlord cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with Grimlord.

    Explore a haunting, punishing island in this stylized 2D action RPG. Salt and Sanctuary combines fast and brutal 2D combat with richly developed RPG mechanics in a cursed realm of forgotten cities, blood-soaked dungeons, and desecrated monuments.

    2016ActionIndieRPG17.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Blade and Sorcery

    WHY THIS

    Shares an immersive mood with Grimlord.

    Reviewers of Grimlord cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with Grimlord.

    Blade & Sorcery is a built-for-VR medieval fantasy with full physics driven melee, ranged and magic combat. Become a powerful warrior, ranger or sorcerer and devastate your enemies.

    2024ActionIndieAdventure29.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Until You Fall

    WHY THIS

    Shares an immersive mood with Grimlord.

    Reviewers of Grimlord cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with Grimlord.

    Fantasy and synthwave collide in this physically active VR sword fighting game. Grow stronger as you battle through an awesome neon environment and strike down magic-infused monstrosities in this hack-and-slash roguelite. Fight. Fall. Rise Again.

    2020ActionIndieAdventure24.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Mortal Shell

    WHY THIS

    Shares a dark mood with Grimlord.

    Reviewers of Grimlord cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and RPG with Grimlord.

    Their Flesh is Your Armor. Mortal Shell is a deep action-RPG that tests your sanity and resilience in a shattered world. Survival demands superior awareness, precision, and instincts. Possess lost warriors, track down hidden sanctums of the devout, and face formidable foes.

    2021ActionRPG29.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Legendary Tales

    WHY THIS

    Shares an immersive mood with Grimlord.

    Reviewers of Grimlord cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with Grimlord.

    Legendary tales is a VR Action roleplaying game with up to 4 player co-op. Collect items, enhance your abilities and fight your way through an ever changing dungeon to make your own Legendary Tales.

    2024ActionIndieAdventure39.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. Sifu

    WHY THIS

    Shares arena mode and a tense mood with Grimlord.

    Reviewers of Grimlord cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with Grimlord.

    Sifu is a realistic third-person brawler with tight Kung Fu combat mechanics and cinematic martial arts action embarking you on a path for revenge.

    2023ActionIndie39.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Demon's Soulbound

    WHY THIS

    Reviewers of Grimlord cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Adventure with Grimlord.

    Demon's Soulbound is a gay bara adult 3rd person point'n click adventure about domination, bdsm, sex between men and monsters, and serving a demon master.

    2025Adventure4.99 USDSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Grimlord at current Steam store prices.

  1. Terraria

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Grimlord on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Grimlord.

    Dig, fight, explore, build! Nothing is impossible in this action-packed adventure game. Four Pack also available!

    2011ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Garry's Mod

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~83% under Grimlord on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with Grimlord.

    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 ↗
  3. Stardew Valley

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Grimlord on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with Grimlord.

    You've inherited your grandfather's old farm plot in Stardew Valley. Armed with hand-me-down tools and a few coins, you set out to begin your new life. Can you learn to live off the land and turn these overgrown fields into a thriving home?

    2016IndieSimulationRPG14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Lethal Company

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Grimlord on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Grimlord.

    A co-op horror about scavenging at abandoned moons to sell scrap to the Company.

    2023ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Left 4 Dead 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Grimlord on Steam right now. Shares Action with Grimlord.

    Set in the zombie apocalypse, Left 4 Dead 2 is a co-operative action horror FPS takes you and your friends through the cities, swamps and cemeteries of the Deep South, from Savannah to New Orleans across five expansive campaigns.

    2009Action9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Hollow Knight

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Grimlord on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Grimlord.

    Forge your own path in Hollow Knight! An epic action adventure through a vast ruined kingdom of insects and heroes. Explore twisting caverns, battle tainted creatures and befriend bizarre bugs, all in a classic, hand-drawn 2D style.

    2017ActionIndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. People Playground

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Grimlord on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Grimlord.

    Shoot, stab, burn, poison, tear, vaporise, or crush ragdolls in a large open space.

    2019ActionIndieSimulation9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Portal 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Grimlord on Steam right now. Shares Action and Adventure with Grimlord.

    The "Perpetual Testing Initiative" has been expanded to allow you to design co-op puzzles for you and your friends!

    2011ActionAdventure9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Free alternatives

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

  1. ENA: Dream BBQ

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Grimlord.

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

    2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Indigo Park: Chapter 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Grimlord.

    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 ↗
  3. UNBEATABLE [white label]

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Grimlord.

    A young girl learns a song. An exclusive side-story set in the world of D-CELL GAMES' upcoming rhythm-adventure.

    2021ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Star Fetchers

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Grimlord.

    The introduction to a wild ride with gangsters and deep state conspiracy theories

    2020ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Dagon: by H. P. Lovecraft

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Grimlord.

    Face unspeakable horrors. Succumb to madness. Welcome to a free daemonic narrative experience inspired by H. P. Lovecraft.

    2021IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Paper Lily - Chapter 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Grimlord.

    Paper Lily is an RPG horror game in which you can solve puzzles in different ways. Explore a hidden world, meet strange characters, and guide Lacie as she attempts to find answers about her unusual condition.

    2024IndieAdventureRPGFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. The Lab

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.

    Welcome to The Lab, a compilation of Valve’s room-scale VR experiments set in a pocket universe within Aperture Science. Fix a robot, defend a castle, adopt a mechanical dog, and more. Still not sold? It’s free!

    2016Free To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  8. Project Kat - Paper Lily Prologue

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Grimlord.

    Project Kat is a short, unconventional RPG horror game in which there is always another way. Solve puzzles, make friends (or not), and guide Kat as she attempts to uncover the mystery behind a strange golden letter.

    2021IndieAdventureRPGFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Grimlord

Does Grimlord work on Steam Deck?
Grimlord is currently rated Unsupported on Steam Deck. It may not launch or may have significant issues that block normal play.
How much does Grimlord cost?
Grimlord is listed on Steam at 29.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Grimlord?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Grimlord are Tales of Sintra: The Dark Vortex, Legendary Tales, Monster Collector.
Who developed Grimlord?
Grimlord was developed by Metalcat Interactive Co.,Ltd.

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 Grimlord.

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