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Games like There Swings a Skull: Grim Tidings

If There Swings a Skull: Grim Tidings is your kind of game, the closest matches are Mycorrhiza, This Is Not Your House and The Horrorscope: Fatal Awakening — picked from the ranked list below. 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 There Swings a Skull: Grim Tidings: Enter the doomed town of Pareildas. Watch as the flames turn bone and stone to ash. Like joined wicks, we'll all burn together.

2022IndieCasual6.98 USDWindowsby Conor Walsh, Quinn K.
There Swings a Skull: Grim Tidings — Steam game cover

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  1. Mycorrhiza

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for There Swings a Skull: Grim Tidings fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with There Swings a Skull: Grim Tidings.

    A love letter to horror manga in the form of a visual novel. Welcome to a world of distorted minds.

    2022IndieAdventureCasual11.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. This Is Not Your House

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for There Swings a Skull: Grim Tidings fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with There Swings a Skull: Grim Tidings.

    Crush someone's skull, Suffer from Hypothermia, Transcend your Mortal Frame, Find all 10 Endings. GET YOUR HOUSE BACK.

    2024IndieAdventure0.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. The Horrorscope: Fatal Awakening

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for There Swings a Skull: Grim Tidings fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Casual with There Swings a Skull: Grim Tidings.

    You will answer a series of questions that will reveal your potential fate. These questions may make you uncomfortable, but with great knowledge comes great sacrifice. Can you make it all the way through The Horrorscope, and if you do, are you sure you want the answers you seek?

    2020SimulationRPGCasual1.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Mediterranea Inferno

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for There Swings a Skull: Grim Tidings fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries.

    Explore the inner demons of three childhood friends on a summer retreat. Unearth secrets, fears and obsessions as you help them reconnect and rediscover themselves. A mature and treacherous visual novel from the creator of Milky Way Prince – The Vampire Star.

    2023Adventure14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. A YEAR OF SPRINGS

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for There Swings a Skull: Grim Tidings fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with There Swings a Skull: Grim Tidings.

    Experience the stories of Haru, Erika, and Manami, a trio of friends navigating their feelings of love, connection, and just wanting to belong.

    2021IndieSimulationCasual4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Sigh of the Abyss

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for There Swings a Skull: Grim Tidings fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with There Swings a Skull: Grim Tidings.

    Embrace the monster within in this dark fantasy visual novel with inclusive romances. Befriend charming allies, defy bitter rivals, fall in love. Your choices will save or condemn mortals, shaping the fate of a city as beautiful as it is cruel.

    2024IndieAdventureRPG13.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. STAY

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for There Swings a Skull: Grim Tidings fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with There Swings a Skull: Grim Tidings.

    Award-winning, innovative puzzle-adventure. By communicating through your PC, you must help a kidnapped man escape captivity - in real-time. While you sleep, he is alone. When you return to your PC he has hope. Your encouragement and advice will be the difference between his salvation or despair.

    2018IndieAdventure11.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Enelia: Dawn of Madness

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for There Swings a Skull: Grim Tidings fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with There Swings a Skull: Grim Tidings.

    Immerse yourself in the enigmatic world of Nauris, where enchanting landscapes hide terrifying secrets: the strange behavior of elders, sinister rituals of priests, and the disappearance of citizens. Madness lurks everywhere – will you master it or become its victim? The choice is yours.

    2024IndieAdventureRPG7.99 USDSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below There Swings a Skull: Grim Tidings at current Steam store prices.

  1. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~86% under There Swings a Skull: Grim Tidings on Steam right now. Shares Indie with There Swings a Skull: Grim Tidings.

    Live a week in the life of "The POSTAL Dude"; a hapless everyman just trying to check off some chores. Buying milk, returning an overdue library book, getting Gary Coleman's autograph, what could possibly go wrong?

    2012ActionIndieAdventure0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Buckshot Roulette

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~57% under There Swings a Skull: Grim Tidings on Steam right now. Shares Indie with There Swings a Skull: Grim Tidings.

    Play Russian roulette with a 12-gauge shotgun. Four enter. One leaves. Roll the dice with your life. Good luck!

    2024ActionIndieSimulation2.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. GRIS

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~46% under There Swings a Skull: Grim Tidings on Steam right now. Shares Indie with There Swings a Skull: Grim Tidings.

    Gris is a hopeful young girl lost in her own world, dealing with a painful experience in her life. Her journey through sorrow is manifested in her dress, which grants new abilities to better navigate her faded reality.

    2018IndieAdventure3.74 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. The Test

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~71% under There Swings a Skull: Grim Tidings on Steam right now. Shares Indie with There Swings a Skull: Grim Tidings.

    You will answer a series of questions that will reveal truths from deep within. These questions may make you uncomfortable, but with great knowledge comes great sacrifice. Can you make it all the way through The Test, and if you do, are you sure you want the answers you seek?

    2020IndieAdventureSimulation1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~79% under There Swings a Skull: Grim Tidings on Steam right now. Shares Indie with There Swings a Skull: Grim Tidings.

    A short story about what sort of challenges everyday little things can be. Help the girl buy milk, be the first not to disappoint her.

    2020IndieAdventure1.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Blood and Bacon

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~86% under There Swings a Skull: Grim Tidings on Steam right now. Shares Casual with There Swings a Skull: Grim Tidings.

    This Co-op Shooter , has Day and Night levels, multiple maps, players will take on 25 enemy types and numerous bosses, like Gargantuan Monsters and Minibosses every 10 days as you explore, shoot and run for your life against the onslaught of porcine monstrosities.

    2016ActionAdventureCasual0.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. Crypt of the NecroDancer

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~57% under There Swings a Skull: Grim Tidings on Steam right now. Shares Indie with There Swings a Skull: Grim Tidings.

    Crypt of the NecroDancer is an award winning hardcore roguelike rhythm game. Move to the music and deliver beatdowns to the beat! Groove to the epic Danny Baranowsky soundtrack, or select songs from your own MP3 collection!

    2015ActionIndieRPG2.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. A Short Hike

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~43% under There Swings a Skull: Grim Tidings on Steam right now. Shares Indie with There Swings a Skull: Grim Tidings.

    Hike, climb, and soar through the peaceful mountainside landscapes of Hawk Peak Provincial Park as you make your way to the summit.

    2019IndieAdventure3.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Free alternatives

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

  1. Doki Doki Literature Club!

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with There Swings a Skull: Grim Tidings.

    The Literature Club is full of cute girls! Will you write the way into their heart? This game is not suitable for children or those who are easily disturbed.

    2017IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Life is Strange - Episode 1

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  3. Helltaker

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with There Swings a Skull: Grim Tidings.

    Helltaker is a short game about sharply dressed demon girls.

    2020IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with There Swings a Skull: Grim Tidings.

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

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  5. Bongo Cat

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with There Swings a Skull: Grim Tidings.

    Bongo cat needs your help. Bongo cat needz more hatz!!! Every time you press a key, Bongo cat will punch your taskbar. Type, click, play, work to collect more points. Which hats will you find?

    2025IndieSimulationMassively MultiplayerFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. ENA: Dream BBQ

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with There Swings a Skull: Grim Tidings.

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

    2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with There Swings a Skull: Grim Tidings.

    Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!

    2023IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Indigo Park: Chapter 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with There Swings a Skull: Grim Tidings.

    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 ↗

Plays great on Steam Deck

Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.

  1. Mediterranea Inferno

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box.

    Explore the inner demons of three childhood friends on a summer retreat. Unearth secrets, fears and obsessions as you help them reconnect and rediscover themselves. A mature and treacherous visual novel from the creator of Milky Way Prince – The Vampire Star.

    2023Adventure14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. A YEAR OF SPRINGS

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Casual with There Swings a Skull: Grim Tidings.

    Experience the stories of Haru, Erika, and Manami, a trio of friends navigating their feelings of love, connection, and just wanting to belong.

    2021IndieSimulationCasual4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. STAY

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie with There Swings a Skull: Grim Tidings.

    Award-winning, innovative puzzle-adventure. By communicating through your PC, you must help a kidnapped man escape captivity - in real-time. While you sleep, he is alone. When you return to your PC he has hope. Your encouragement and advice will be the difference between his salvation or despair.

    2018IndieAdventure11.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about There Swings a Skull: Grim Tidings

How much does There Swings a Skull: Grim Tidings cost?
There Swings a Skull: Grim Tidings is listed on Steam at 6.98 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to There Swings a Skull: Grim Tidings?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside There Swings a Skull: Grim Tidings are Mycorrhiza, This Is Not Your House, The Horrorscope: Fatal Awakening.
Who developed There Swings a Skull: Grim Tidings?
There Swings a Skull: Grim Tidings was developed by Conor Walsh, Quinn K. and published by Poison The Inkwell.

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 There Swings a Skull: Grim Tidings.

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