Choose Primal Carnage
Choose Primal Carnage if you want the Valve Anti-Cheat enabled side of the pairing. On Steam, it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 78.2% positive across 2,525 reviews.
Primal Carnage vs Grimoire: Manastorm
Primal Carnage and Grimoire: Manastorm both land in Action, Indie on Steam, which is why they keep getting compared. The comparison below is built from each game's Steam metadata — release year, genres, categories, Steam Deck status, price, and review score — refreshed daily by imho.run's scraper. Headline differences: Both share Action, Indie on Steam. Primal Carnage (2012) is 5 years older than Grimoire: Manastorm (2017). Primal Carnage scores higher on Steam reviews (78.2% positive) than Grimoire: Manastorm (70.6% positive). No login or purchase needed — scroll for the full table, the verdict FAQ, and links to ranked similar games for both titles.
Which should you pick?
Choose Grimoire: Manastorm
Choose Grimoire: Manastorm if you want a Free To Play experience. On Steam, it's free to play, so the barrier to trying it is zero. Grimoire: Manastorm launched in 2017.
Both Primal Carnage and Grimoire: Manastorm sit in Action and Indie on Steam and both list Multi-player, Online PvP, and PvP, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Use the side-by-side table for the feature view, or follow the "Games like" links below to see ranked alternatives for either title.
Side-by-side comparison
 Primal Carnage |  Grimoire: Manastorm | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2012 | 2017 |
| Genres | Action, Indie | Action, Indie, Free To Play |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Unrated |
| Price | 4.99 USD | Free to play |
| Steam reviews | 78.2% positive (2,525 reviews) | 70.6% positive (588 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player | Multi-player |
| Developers | Lukewarm Media | Omniconnection |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Indie on Steam.
- Primal Carnage (2012) is 5 years older than Grimoire: Manastorm (2017).
- Primal Carnage scores higher on Steam reviews (78.2% positive) than Grimoire: Manastorm (70.6% positive).
- Grimoire: Manastorm is free; Primal Carnage is paid (4.99 USD).
- Primal Carnage is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; Grimoire: Manastorm has no Deck rating yet.
Primal Carnage vs Grimoire: Manastorm — FAQ
- Which is better, Primal Carnage or Grimoire: Manastorm?
- On Steam reviews Primal Carnage scores higher (78.2% positive) than Grimoire: Manastorm (70.6% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, Primal Carnage is the safer pick. Genre fit still matters — check the side-by-side table for the categories each game lands in.
- Should I play Primal Carnage or Grimoire: Manastorm first?
- If you want chronology, Primal Carnage (2012) came out before Grimoire: Manastorm (2017). If neither is a sequel to the other, order doesn't really matter — start with whichever fits your current mood, since both share enough on Steam to make either a reasonable opener.
- Are Primal Carnage and Grimoire: Manastorm similar?
- They overlap on Action, Indie on Steam, so the catalogue groups them together — but "similar" depends on the specific mechanics. Use the genre + category rows above to decide whether the overlap matches what drew you to the one you've already played.
- Is Grimoire: Manastorm free?
- Yes — Grimoire: Manastorm is a free-to-play Steam title. Primal Carnage is paid (4.99 USD).
- Does Primal Carnage run on Steam Deck?
- Yes — Primal Carnage is rated Deck Playable by Valve. Grimoire: Manastorm doesn't have a Deck rating yet, so its Deck behaviour is currently unverified.