Games like Legend of Grimrock
If Legend of Grimrock is your kind of game, the closest matches are Legend of Grimrock 2, Dungeon Of Dragon Knight and Vaporum: Lockdown — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its party carries limited inventory, prisoners are chained together and atmospheric. 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 →Legend of Grimrock is a first-person dungeon crawler released in 2012 by Almost Human Games. Players guide a party of four prisoners chained together through the treacherous interior of Mount Grimrock, navigating on a grid system that governs both movement and combat. The game combines party-based combat with environmental puzzle-solving and resource management, requiring careful tactical positioning and inventory decisions. Reviewers note its retro aesthetic and mysterious atmosphere, while players highlight how puzzles are diabolical and rewarding and how secrets are hidden in plain sight throughout the sprawling dungeon. The game carries a hard difficulty rating and offers a long experience for solo players seeking a challenging old-school adventure. It currently holds 92% positive reviews from over 3,200 Steam users and is not supported on Steam Deck.
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Legend of Grimrock 2
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Shares puzzle solving and an atmospheric mood with Legend of Grimrock.
Top pick for Legend of Grimrock fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Legend of Grimrock.
Legend of Grimrock 2 is a dungeon crawling role playing game with a modern execution but an oldschool heart. A group of four prisoners have shipwrecked on the secluded Isle of Nex. The island is filled with ancient crumbled ruins, mysterious shrines and a vast underground network of dungeons.
Dungeon Of Dragon Knight
WHY THIS
Shares grid based movement, puzzle solving and an atmospheric mood with Legend of Grimrock.
Second-strongest match for Legend of Grimrock fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Legend of Grimrock.
Dungeon of Dragon Knight is a retro dungeon crawler RPG in modern visual design. Pointed by a mysterious witch, your party will descend into a dungeon with traps and monsters in search of the evil Dragon Knight and his treasure weapon. Or, are you fooled by the witch?
Vaporum: Lockdown
WHY THIS
Shares grid based movement and an atmospheric mood with Legend of Grimrock.
Third-strongest match for Legend of Grimrock fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Legend of Grimrock.
Vaporum: Lockdown, a prequel to Vaporum, is a grid-based dungeon crawler RPG in an original steampunk setting, inspired by old-school classics of the genre. Follow the story of Ellie Teller, a scientist struggling to survive disastrous events that happened in the tower of Arx Vaporum.
The Keep
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Legend of Grimrock.
Ranked #4 for Legend of Grimrock fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and RPG with Legend of Grimrock.
Explore the subterranean depths in this first-person dungeon crawler with real-time combat, a unique rune magic system, exploration, and puzzle solving. This game will awaken memories of what made old-school dungeons so much fun to play while you fight, hunt for hidden treasures, and avoid deadly traps.
Heroes of the Monkey Tavern
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Shares grid based movement with Legend of Grimrock.
Ranked #5 for Legend of Grimrock fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Legend of Grimrock.
Heroes of the Monkey Tavern is a first-person dungeon-crawling game designed as an introduction to the genre : simplified rules, balanced puzzles and challenges. An independent project developed solo.
Might & Magic X - Legacy
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Shares a retro mood with Legend of Grimrock.
Ranked #6 for Legend of Grimrock fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares RPG with Legend of Grimrock.
After a decade, a Might & Magic® RPG is back with both the unique core formula and a new set of improved and fine-tuned features. The best RPG of its class!In the wake of the spectacular events in Might & Magic® Heroes® VI, you will play in a party of four adventurers entangled in intrigue and political machinations unfolding in...
Wizardry 6: Bane of the Cosmic Forge
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Legend of Grimrock.
Ranked #7 for Legend of Grimrock fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure and RPG with Legend of Grimrock.
FULL-COLOR ANIMATED graphics DIGITIZED sound (NO add-on cards required)HARD DISK supported11 Races, 14 Professions (with rankings!)Weaponry, Physical and Academia SkillsSix Spellbooks, 462 CombinationsNon-Player CharactersAn arsenal of over 400 researched itemsVaried Fighting ModesPrimary and Secondary AttackContinuous JourneyUnlimited...
Swords and Sorcery - Underworld - Definitive Edition
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Shares puzzle solving and an atmospheric mood with Legend of Grimrock.
Ranked #8 for Legend of Grimrock fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Legend of Grimrock.
Swords and Sorcery - Underworld is a party-based, first person view role-playing game with turn-based combat and a square grid 3D environment. The art was made by a professional comics illustrator.
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Wizardry 8
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Shares an atmospheric mood with Legend of Grimrock.
Reviewers of Legend of Grimrock cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Adventure and RPG with Legend of Grimrock.
A New Wizardry for a New GenerationThe universe is in the throes of violent upheaval and change. Vast and mysterious forces are preparing for the final confrontation. A small group of heroes from distant lands must plunge into the heart of the maelstrom, to uncover long-forgotten secrets, and bring about a new era.
Novice Dungeon Master
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Shares inventory management and a challenging mood with Legend of Grimrock.
Reviewers of Legend of Grimrock cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and RPG with Legend of Grimrock.
[Novice Dungeon Master] is a dungeon management simulation set in a fantasy world of dungeons and adventures. Turn your beginner dungeon into the ultimate dungeon of your dreams. Greet adventurers who come to visit your dungeon, grow herbs, summon monsters, and more!
Vaporum
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Shares grid based movement, puzzle solving and an atmospheric mood with Legend of Grimrock.
Reviewers of Legend of Grimrock cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Adventure with Legend of Grimrock.
Vaporum is a grid-based dungeon crawler RPG in an original steampunk setting, inspired by old-school classics of the genre. Stranded in the middle of an ocean, in front of a gigantic tower, the hero has to find out what the place is, what happened there, and most importantly, who he is.
Operencia: The Stolen Sun
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Shares puzzle solving and an atmospheric mood with Legend of Grimrock.
Reviewers of Legend of Grimrock cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Adventure with Legend of Grimrock.
Operencia: The Stolen Sun embraces everything you love about classic first-person dungeon-crawlers, enhancing the old-school turn-based RPG experience with modern sensibilities. Guide a team of memorable characters through a world inspired by Central European mythology.
Strike Back
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Reviewers of Legend of Grimrock cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and RPG with Legend of Grimrock.
With a completely new and simple hide and shoot gameplay, it will help players have a good Action experience without having to get tired from moving too much. Players will go through 16 campaigns in 16 different locations to confront enemies, bosses and zombies.
StarCrawlers
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Shares grid based movement and an atmospheric mood with Legend of Grimrock.
Reviewers of Legend of Grimrock cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Adventure with Legend of Grimrock.
StarCrawlers is a modern take on a classic cRPG dungeon crawler set in a gritty spacepunk universe. Build a crew of renegade adventurers on the fringes of space, taking jobs from megacorps to hunt bounties, sabotage rivals and conduct corporate espionage.
The Fall of the Dungeon Guardians - Enhanced Edition
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Shares grid based movement and an atmospheric mood with Legend of Grimrock.
Reviewers of Legend of Grimrock cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and RPG with Legend of Grimrock.
In this tactical combat & dungeon crawler mash-up, explore a massive dungeon, full of danger, mystery and secrets. Fight your way through hordes of enemies and powerful creatures, with your tank, healer & damage dealers party.
Vaporum: Lockdown
WHY THIS
Shares grid based movement and an atmospheric mood with Legend of Grimrock.
Reviewers of Legend of Grimrock cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Adventure with Legend of Grimrock.
Vaporum: Lockdown, a prequel to Vaporum, is a grid-based dungeon crawler RPG in an original steampunk setting, inspired by old-school classics of the genre. Follow the story of Ellie Teller, a scientist struggling to survive disastrous events that happened in the tower of Arx Vaporum.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Legend of Grimrock at current Steam store prices.
Garry's Mod
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Priced ~67% under Legend of Grimrock on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Legend of Grimrock.
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.
Vampire Survivors
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Priced ~67% under Legend of Grimrock on Steam right now. Shares Indie and RPG with Legend of Grimrock.
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!
PEAK
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Priced ~47% under Legend of Grimrock on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Legend of Grimrock.
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?
Slay the Spire
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Priced ~58% under Legend of Grimrock on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Legend of Grimrock.
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!
Inscryption
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Priced ~47% under Legend of Grimrock on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Legend of Grimrock.
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...
Cookie Clicker
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Priced ~67% under Legend of Grimrock on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Legend of Grimrock.
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.
WEBFISHING
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Priced ~67% under Legend of Grimrock on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Legend of Grimrock.
WEBFISHING a multiplayer chatroom-focused fishing game! Relax and fish (on the web!)
Noita
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Priced ~47% under Legend of Grimrock on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Legend of Grimrock.
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.
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Doki Doki Literature Club!
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Legend of Grimrock.
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.
Life is Strange - Episode 1
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with Legend of Grimrock.
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.
Ultimate Custom Night
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Legend of Grimrock.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
ENA: Dream BBQ
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Legend of Grimrock.
Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.
Indigo Park: Chapter 1
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Legend of Grimrock.
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.
The Looker
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Legend of Grimrock.
You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.
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Frequently asked about Legend of Grimrock
- Does Legend of Grimrock work on Steam Deck?
- Legend of Grimrock is currently rated Unsupported on Steam Deck. It may not launch or may have significant issues that block normal play.
- How much does Legend of Grimrock cost?
- Legend of Grimrock is listed on Steam at 14.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Legend of Grimrock?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Legend of Grimrock are Legend of Grimrock 2, Dungeon Of Dragon Knight, Vaporum: Lockdown.
- Who developed Legend of Grimrock?
- Legend of Grimrock was developed by Almost Human 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 Legend of Grimrock.
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