Games like Grimshire
If Grimshire is your kind of game, the closest matches are Fields of Mistria, Fields of Aaru and Starseed — 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.
Get personalized picks →Grimshire is an indie farming simulation with RPG elements from Acute Owl Studio, currently in early access at 14.99 USD. Set in a village menaced by a deadly plague, players manage farmland, forage wild resources, and work to preserve harvests while keeping the root cellar stocked. Reviewers highlight the challenging survival mechanics and resource scarcity as core hooks, with permanent death adding stakes to each attempt. The pixel-art aesthetic blends dark themes with cozy farming simulation, creating an unusual tonal combination. Players navigate a sit-down session of medium length, with the game supporting solo play only. Grimshire runs on Steam Deck and holds a 98% positive rating from over 2170 Steam reviews.
About Grimshire: A deadly plague threatens the village of Grimshire. Manage your farmland, forage the bounty of the wilds, prevent your harvest from rotting away and keep the root cellar full. Can you help bring the community together and survive?
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Fields of Mistria
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Top pick for Grimshire fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Grimshire.
Start your new life! Build the farm of your dreams as you discover a world brimming with possibilities. Magic, romance, and adventure all await you in this nostalgic farming / life sim RPG!
Fields of Aaru
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Second-strongest match for Grimshire fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Grimshire.
A cozy life sim set in the mystical afterlife of Ancient Egypt. Farm along the Nile, befriend the locals, and decorate your eternal home. Venture into the desert and discover oases, pyramids, and tombs. Unlock magical powers by restoring ancient obelisks and making offerings to the gods.
Starseed
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Third-strongest match for Grimshire fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Grimshire.
Starseed is an immersive farming sim that blends tranquility and subtle dark undertones in an atmosphere of isolation. Millions of miles from civilization, you find yourself alone on distant worlds, working without the distraction of combat. It’s a peaceful experience about saving our home world.
Summer in Mara
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Ranked #4 for Grimshire fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Grimshire.
Take care of your own island and sail with your boat in this cozy farming adventure! Relax and unwind exploring a tropical archipelago or harvesting your own crops while helping others. Discover the story of Summer in Mara, with farming, crafting and exploring mechanics.
Cornucopia®
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Ranked #5 for Grimshire fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Grimshire.
Stardew Valley meets Paper Mario in the coziest farming RPG you've never played. Romance 34+ characters, befriend 50+, raise adorable animals, and grow crops using real soil science. No forced bedtime. A handcrafted 2.5D world full of charm, secrets, and the dream life you've been waiting for.
STORY OF SEASONS: Grand Bazaar
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Ranked #6 for Grimshire fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation with Grimshire.
Searching for a peaceful farm life, a fresh mountain breeze, and your own market stall? Look no further than the friendly community of Zephyr Town! Here you’ll grow crops and raise animals, get to know the locals, and sell your wares at the town's bazaar to restore it to its former glory.
Circadian City
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Ranked #7 for Grimshire fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Grimshire.
A life sim game where you play both in the Realworld and the Dreamworld. Your personality is your skill tree.
Firefly Village
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Ranked #8 for Grimshire fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Grimshire.
The Firefly Village awaits! A bite-sized, streamlined farming sim that focuses on moments that matter, without wasting a single second of your time. Build a homestead, raise crops, tend to livestock, make friends, and enjoy a pocket of paradise where farming is a delight and friends plentiful.
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Sun Haven
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Reviewers of Grimshire cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Simulation with Grimshire.
Build your farm and relationships with townsfolk, or forge ahead on a quest of magic, monsters, and dragons. Level up through a skill tree in 8 person multiplayer, or adventure solo!
My Time at Sandrock
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Reviewers of Grimshire cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Simulation with Grimshire.
Travel to the desert community of Sandrock and take on the role of a fledgling Builder. Use your trusty toolset to gather resources, construct machines, and turn your run-down workshop into a well-oiled production facility to save the town from the jaws of economic ruin!
Stardew Valley
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Reviewers of Grimshire cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Simulation with Grimshire.
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?
Against the Storm
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Reviewers of Grimshire cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Simulation with Grimshire.
A dark fantasy city builder where you must rebuild civilization in the face of apocalyptic rains. As the Queen’s Viceroy, lead humans, beavers, lizards, foxes, and harpies to reclaim the wilderness and secure a future for civilization's last survivors.
STORY OF SEASONS: Friends of Mineral Town
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Reviewers of Grimshire cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Simulation and RPG with Grimshire.
Experience the joys of life on the farm in this reimagining of a timeless STORY OF SEASONS classic!
My Time at Portia
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Reviewers of Grimshire cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Simulation with Grimshire.
Start a new life in the enchanting town of Portia! Restore your Pa's neglected workshop to its former glory by fulfilling commissions, growing crops, raising animals, and befriending the quirky inhabitants of this charming post-apocalyptic land!
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Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Grimshire at current Steam store prices.
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Priced ~67% under Grimshire on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with Grimshire.
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Vampire Survivors
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Priced ~67% under Grimshire on Steam right now. Shares Indie and RPG with Grimshire.
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!
R.E.P.O.
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Priced ~53% under Grimshire on Steam right now. Shares Early Access with Grimshire.
An online co-op horror game with up to 6 players. Locate valuable, fully physics-based objects and handle them with care as you retrieve and extract to satisfy your creator's desires.
PEAK
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Priced ~47% under Grimshire on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Grimshire.
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 Grimshire on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Grimshire.
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 Grimshire on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Grimshire.
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 Grimshire on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with Grimshire.
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 Grimshire on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Grimshire.
WEBFISHING a multiplayer chatroom-focused fishing game! Relax and fish (on the web!)
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NGU IDLE
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with Grimshire.
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Grimm's Hollow
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and RPG with Grimshire.
A spooky, freeware RPG where you search the afterlife for your brother. Reap ghosts with your scythe, explore haunted caves, and eat ghostly treats on your journey through death.
Virtual Cottage
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with Grimshire.
Virtual Cottage gives you a comfy place to rest and be productive without any distractions. Open the game, set yourself a goal and enjoy the atmosphere.
Magic Archery
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with Grimshire.
Train a commoner to become the greatest archer in this short incremental game! Increase your stats, gather wealth from quests, buy upgrades, and infuse your arrows with magic.
Eternal Senia
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and RPG with Grimshire.
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and RPG with Grimshire.
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Plays great on Steam Deck
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
Fields of Mistria
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Simulation with Grimshire.
Start your new life! Build the farm of your dreams as you discover a world brimming with possibilities. Magic, romance, and adventure all await you in this nostalgic farming / life sim RPG!
Cornucopia®
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Simulation with Grimshire.
Stardew Valley meets Paper Mario in the coziest farming RPG you've never played. Romance 34+ characters, befriend 50+, raise adorable animals, and grow crops using real soil science. No forced bedtime. A handcrafted 2.5D world full of charm, secrets, and the dream life you've been waiting for.
Firefly Village
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Simulation with Grimshire.
The Firefly Village awaits! A bite-sized, streamlined farming sim that focuses on moments that matter, without wasting a single second of your time. Build a homestead, raise crops, tend to livestock, make friends, and enjoy a pocket of paradise where farming is a delight and friends plentiful.
Frequently asked about Grimshire
- Does Grimshire run on Steam Deck?
- Grimshire is rated Playable on Steam Deck — it runs, but expect some manual adjustments (control remapping, text size, or graphics settings) for the best experience.
- How much does Grimshire cost?
- Grimshire is listed on Steam at 14.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Grimshire?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Grimshire are Fields of Mistria, Fields of Aaru, Starseed.
- Who developed Grimshire?
- Grimshire was developed by Acute Owl Studio.
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