Games like It's Grim Up North | Chapter 1 & 2
If It's Grim Up North | Chapter 1 & 2 is your kind of game, the closest matches are Lucy Dreaming, The Captain and UnMetal — 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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Players who liked It's Grim Up North | Chapter 1 & 2 also play
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Lucy Dreaming
WHY THIS
Top pick for It's Grim Up North | Chapter 1 & 2 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with It's Grim Up North | Chapter 1 & 2.
Discover a dark family secret and rid a young girl of her nightmares in this splendidly British point & click comedy adventure. Playing as sharp-witted Lucy, explore both dreams and reality to meet all the colourful characters who'll help you solve puzzles, gather clues and find a murderer.
The Captain
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for It's Grim Up North | Chapter 1 & 2 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with It's Grim Up North | Chapter 1 & 2.
In this retro-inspired adventure game you will have to race back home across the galaxy. Collect new friends on your journey. Make new enemies. You won't be able to save everyone. Who will you leave behind? Which civilizations will you save - or destroy - along the way?
UnMetal
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for It's Grim Up North | Chapter 1 & 2 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with It's Grim Up North | Chapter 1 & 2.
UnMetal is a 2D stealth action-adventure that pays homage to the classics with a healthy dose of humor and satire. You play as Jesse Fox, who is definitely NOT an elite commando, under arrest for a crime he didn't commit, and must escape a covert military base using his wits and fists.
Thimbleweed Park™
WHY THIS
Ranked #4 for It's Grim Up North | Chapter 1 & 2 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with It's Grim Up North | Chapter 1 & 2.
In Thimbleweed Park, a dead body is the least of your problems. Switch between five playable characters to uncover the surreal secrets of this strange town in a modern mystery adventure game from the creators of Monkey Island and Maniac Mansion. The deeper you go, the weirder it gets.
McPixel
WHY THIS
Ranked #5 for It's Grim Up North | Chapter 1 & 2 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with It's Grim Up North | Chapter 1 & 2.
McPixel is a save-the-day guy that you guide through 100 short challenges to prevent stuff from blowing up. You have only 20 seconds to save the day! Think quick!
The Darkside Detective
WHY THIS
Ranked #6 for It's Grim Up North | Chapter 1 & 2 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with It's Grim Up North | Chapter 1 & 2.
Grab your trench coat, tune your sixth sense and join the Darkside Division as they investigate the outright bizarre, the downright dangerous and the confusing cases of Twin Lakes. Flesh-hungry tentacles, mafian zombies, and the occasional missing sock are no match for The Darkside Detective.
Lair of the Clockwork God
WHY THIS
Ranked #7 for It's Grim Up North | Chapter 1 & 2 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with It's Grim Up North | Chapter 1 & 2.
A fast-paced Point-and-Click adventure AND an indie platfomer in one! Join adventurer Ben and wannabe indie darling Dan in a race against time to stop all the Apocalypses happening at the same time.
Hero-U: Rogue to Redemption
WHY THIS
Ranked #8 for It's Grim Up North | Chapter 1 & 2 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with It's Grim Up North | Chapter 1 & 2.
Hero-U: Rogue to Redemption is a humorous fantasy role-playing adventure game by Lori and Corey Cole, creators of the acclaimed Quest for Glory series. As the Rogue Shawn O'Conner, players will make friends, explore a haunted castle, and use their Rogue skills for fun and profit.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below It's Grim Up North | Chapter 1 & 2 at current Steam store prices.
Titanfall® 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~44% under It's Grim Up North | Chapter 1 & 2 on Steam right now. Shares Action with It's Grim Up North | Chapter 1 & 2.
Respawn Entertainment gives you the most advanced titan technology in its new, single player campaign & multiplayer experience. Combine & conquer with new titans & pilots, deadlier weapons, & customization and progression systems that help you and your titan flow as one unstoppable killing force.
POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~88% under It's Grim Up North | Chapter 1 & 2 on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with It's Grim Up North | Chapter 1 & 2.
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?
Buckshot Roulette
WHY THIS
Priced ~63% under It's Grim Up North | Chapter 1 & 2 on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with It's Grim Up North | Chapter 1 & 2.
Play Russian roulette with a 12-gauge shotgun. Four enter. One leaves. Roll the dice with your life. Good luck!
GRIS
WHY THIS
Priced ~53% under It's Grim Up North | Chapter 1 & 2 on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with It's Grim Up North | Chapter 1 & 2.
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.
The Test
WHY THIS
Priced ~75% under It's Grim Up North | Chapter 1 & 2 on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with It's Grim Up North | Chapter 1 & 2.
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?
Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk
WHY THIS
Priced ~81% under It's Grim Up North | Chapter 1 & 2 on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with It's Grim Up North | Chapter 1 & 2.
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.
Blood and Bacon
WHY THIS
Priced ~88% under It's Grim Up North | Chapter 1 & 2 on Steam right now. Shares Action and Adventure with It's Grim Up North | Chapter 1 & 2.
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.
Crypt of the NecroDancer
WHY THIS
Priced ~63% under It's Grim Up North | Chapter 1 & 2 on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with It's Grim Up North | Chapter 1 & 2.
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!
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Doki Doki Literature Club!
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with It's Grim Up North | Chapter 1 & 2.
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
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Adventure with It's Grim Up North | Chapter 1 & 2.
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
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with It's Grim Up North | Chapter 1 & 2.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
Bongo Cat
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with It's Grim Up North | Chapter 1 & 2.
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?
ENA: Dream BBQ
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with It's Grim Up North | Chapter 1 & 2.
Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.
The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with It's Grim Up North | Chapter 1 & 2.
Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!
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 It's Grim Up North | Chapter 1 & 2.
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.
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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.
UnMetal
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with It's Grim Up North | Chapter 1 & 2.
UnMetal is a 2D stealth action-adventure that pays homage to the classics with a healthy dose of humor and satire. You play as Jesse Fox, who is definitely NOT an elite commando, under arrest for a crime he didn't commit, and must escape a covert military base using his wits and fists.
Thimbleweed Park™
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with It's Grim Up North | Chapter 1 & 2.
In Thimbleweed Park, a dead body is the least of your problems. Switch between five playable characters to uncover the surreal secrets of this strange town in a modern mystery adventure game from the creators of Monkey Island and Maniac Mansion. The deeper you go, the weirder it gets.
The Darkside Detective
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with It's Grim Up North | Chapter 1 & 2.
Grab your trench coat, tune your sixth sense and join the Darkside Division as they investigate the outright bizarre, the downright dangerous and the confusing cases of Twin Lakes. Flesh-hungry tentacles, mafian zombies, and the occasional missing sock are no match for The Darkside Detective.
Lair of the Clockwork God
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with It's Grim Up North | Chapter 1 & 2.
A fast-paced Point-and-Click adventure AND an indie platfomer in one! Join adventurer Ben and wannabe indie darling Dan in a race against time to stop all the Apocalypses happening at the same time.
Frequently asked about It's Grim Up North | Chapter 1 & 2
- How much does It's Grim Up North | Chapter 1 & 2 cost?
- It's Grim Up North | Chapter 1 & 2 is listed on Steam at 7.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to It's Grim Up North | Chapter 1 & 2?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside It's Grim Up North | Chapter 1 & 2 are Lucy Dreaming, The Captain, UnMetal.
- Who developed It's Grim Up North | Chapter 1 & 2?
- It's Grim Up North | Chapter 1 & 2 was developed by Bad Reaction Games.
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