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Games like Grunn

If Grunn is your kind of game, the closest matches are Eyes Wide Open, Crimson Solstice and The Silent Fare — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its atmospheric, contemplative and cozy. 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 Grunn: A gardener gets hired for maintenance work over the weekend. A simple task, but strangely some tools are missing… The owner of the garden isn't around, and their house is off-limits. Perhaps new tools can be found in the mysterious town, or maybe some of the reserved townsfolk have seen them?

2024IndieAdventureSimulation12.99 USDDeck VerifiedMetacritic 84Windows · macOSby Sokpop Collective, Tom van den Boogaart
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Players who liked Grunn also play

Steam players who put hours into Grunn also tend to own these titles — a signal called collaborative filtering. imho.run cross-references millions of library ownership patterns to surface games whose real audiences overlap, regardless of whether their genre tags match.

  1. Eyes Wide Open

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Grunn fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Grunn.

    Work for a dystopian Inspection Bureau, Determine whether the subjects are humans or not, Uncover secrets, see if you can trust your AI assistant, Endure psychological horrors and reach your work quota - or else.

    2026IndieAdventureSimulationSteam ↗
  2. Crimson Solstice

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Grunn fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Grunn.

    A cozy horror adventure. Uncover the mysteries of the Crimson Solstice and decide Moonvale’s fate. Build relationships and manage resources as time is of the essence. Spend your days wisely and help the townsfolk of Moonvale survive.

    2026IndieAdventureSimulationSteam ↗
  3. The Silent Fare

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Grunn fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Grunn.

    A psychological horror anomaly game where you observe your apartment, report strange changes, and uncover a disturbing story hidden in the environment.

    2026IndieAdventureSimulationSteam ↗
  4. Zombie Apocalypse Survival Simulator

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Grunn fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Grunn.

    From the creators that brought you The Test Trilogy & many other experiences, comes Zombie Apocalypse Survival Simulator. Will you survive in the new world? Or will you become just another victim to looters, bandits, or worst of all... The Voracious Dead. There's only one way to find out...

    2022IndieAdventureSimulation1.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. UNLOCKERS

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for Grunn fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Grunn.

    Noah wakes up to find himself in an unknown hotel-like bedroom. Team up with Sally, a girl with supernatural powers, to solve the mystery of the room and escape from this strange facility!

    2025ActionIndieAdventure7.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. 8 floor, only me ?

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for Grunn fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Grunn.

    A horror game where you must identify anomalies in the environment. You’re trying to leave the building, but the 1st floor never comes.

    IndieAdventureSimulationSteam ↗
  7. The Legend of Loch Ness

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for Grunn fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Grunn.

    Investigate the world's most famous mystery in an open-world adventure set on Loch Ness. Explore by boat, investigate sightings, gather and analyse evidence, dive beneath the surface, and uncover long-buried secrets across the legendary loch and Highlands, where not every discovery is what it seems.

    IndieAdventureSimulationSteam ↗
  8. Secrets of the Silent School

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for Grunn fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Grunn.

    Secrets of the Silent School is a first-person horror game where players control a drone to investigate an abandoned Japanese school. Collect data to uncover the truth hidden within its haunted halls, while using your camera to capture and destroy vengeful ghosts.

    2024ActionAdventure4.99 USDSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Grunn at current Steam store prices.

  1. Garry's Mod

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~62% under Grunn on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with Grunn.

    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.

    2006IndieSimulationCasual4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Vampire Survivors

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~62% under Grunn on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Grunn.

    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!

    2022ActionIndieRPG4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Slay the Spire

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~52% under Grunn on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Grunn.

    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!

    2019StrategyIndie6.24 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Cookie Clicker

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~62% under Grunn on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with Grunn.

    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.

    2021StrategyIndieSimulation4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. WEBFISHING

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~62% under Grunn on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Grunn.

    WEBFISHING a multiplayer chatroom-focused fishing game! Relax and fish (on the web!)

    2024IndieMassively MultiplayerCasual4.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~92% under Grunn on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Grunn.

    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 ↗
  7. Buckshot Roulette

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~77% under Grunn on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with Grunn.

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

    2024ActionIndieSimulation2.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. OneShot

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~54% under Grunn on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Grunn.

    OneShot is a surreal top down Puzzle/Adventure game with unique gameplay capabilities. You are to guide a child through a mysterious world on a mission to restore its long-dead sun. The world knows you exist.

    2016IndieAdventureCasual5.99 USDSteam ↗

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 with Grunn.

    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. Shares Adventure with Grunn.

    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. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  4. Bongo Cat

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with Grunn.

    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 ↗
  5. ENA: Dream BBQ

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Grunn.

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

    2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. 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 Simulation with Grunn.

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

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

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Grunn.

    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 ↗
  8. STRAFTAT

    WHY THIS

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

    STRAFTAT is a 1v1/2v2 ONLINE first person SHOOTER with quick rounds in over 350 MAPS ; Including all WEAPONS, proximity chat and 4 players FFA.

    2024ActionFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

More from Sokpop Collective

Other recommendable Steam games by Sokpop Collective, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.

  1. Stacklands

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Sokpop Collective, the studio behind Grunn. Shares Indie and Simulation with Grunn.

    Stacklands is a village builder where you stack cards to collect food, build structures, and fight creatures. 🃏 For example, dragging a Villager card on top of a Berry Bush card will spawn Berry cards which the villagers can eat to survive. 🃏 Play your cards right and expand your village!

    2022IndieSimulationCasual7.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Simmiland

    WHY THIS

    Shares achievement hunting and a contemplative mood with Grunn.

    Another title from Sokpop Collective, the studio behind Grunn. Shares Indie and Simulation with Grunn.

    Simmiland is a god-like card game. In this game you indirectly influence a small civilization by manipulating their surroundings by playing cards 🃏🃏🃏 Playing cards on different biomes and objects will result in different findings. The way you play the game will define how mankind will develop!

    2018IndieSimulation4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. pyramida

    WHY THIS

    Shares achievement hunting and a contemplative mood with Grunn.

    Another title from Sokpop Collective, the studio behind Grunn. Shares Indie with Grunn.

    A village builder / survival game. Expand your village by day and fight monsters at night. Learn how to survive, and try to prevent your imminent demise . . .

    2020StrategyIndie2.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. clickyland

    WHY THIS

    Shares indie and a contemplative mood with Grunn.

    Another title from Sokpop Collective, the studio behind Grunn.

    clickyland is a tower defense village builder where clicks are your main resource. Use clicks to harvest resources, fight enemies and manage your village, but use them wisely as you only get 20 clicks every day! Can you reach day 100?

    2024Strategy4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. fishy

    WHY THIS

    Shares achievement hunting and a cozy mood with Grunn.

    Another title from Sokpop Collective, the studio behind Grunn. Shares Indie with Grunn.

    A game about a hungry fish 🐟 Eat to grow bigger, but watch out for fishes bigger than you! Grow big, strong and explore! Can you escape the pond?

    2020ActionIndieCasual2.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. White Lavender

    WHY THIS

    Shares exploration and a cozy mood with Grunn.

    Another title from Sokpop Collective, the studio behind Grunn. Shares Indie and Adventure with Grunn.

    A challenging adventure game with RPG-elements. Be a bug, fight other critters with swords and magic, collect powerful items such as pencils and teaspoons, meet cool characters, and up your fashion game on a journey to brew a special tea!

    2022IndieAdventureRPG4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Luckitown

    WHY THIS

    Shares a contemplative mood with Grunn.

    Another title from Sokpop Collective, the studio behind Grunn. Shares Indie and Simulation with Grunn.

    Luckitown is a turn-based tower defense where you roll dice to build new structures and cast spells to defend your town.

    2022StrategyIndieSimulation4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Ollie & Bollie: Outdoor Estate

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Sokpop Collective, the studio behind Grunn. Shares Indie with Grunn.

    A cute sandbox game about restoring an estate. Work with your (real or AI) friend Bollie to cut trees, catch sheep, build a shed and more in this outdoor autumn sandbox game.

    2020IndieCasual2.99 USDSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Grunn

Is Grunn verified for Steam Deck?
Yes — Grunn is Steam Deck Verified, meaning Valve has confirmed it runs well on the Deck with full controller, text legibility, and default configuration support.
How much does Grunn cost?
Grunn is listed on Steam at 12.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Grunn?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Grunn are Eyes Wide Open, Crimson Solstice, The Silent Fare.
Who developed Grunn?
Grunn was developed by Sokpop Collective, Tom van den Boogaart and published by Sokpop Collective.

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 Grunn.

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