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Games like Grove Grown Guardians

If Grove Grown Guardians is your kind of game, the closest matches are Castle Warriors, Hero's Quest and Legend Creatures(传奇生物) — 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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About Grove Grown Guardians: A fantasy turn based strategy game about growing plants. Position plants strategically for the best results. Sell plants to buy seed packets. Compost plants to gain grove energy to fuel powers. Feed plants to guardians to make them strong enough to fight off the corruption in auto-battling format.

2024StrategyIndieCasual4.99 USDWindows · macOSby Dark Arc Games
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Players who liked Grove Grown Guardians also play

Steam players who put hours into Grove Grown Guardians 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. Castle Warriors

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Grove Grown Guardians fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Grove Grown Guardians.

    Castle Warriors is a rogue like auto battler with a strategy twist. Build your army one card at a time!

    2023StrategyIndieCasual2.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Hero's Quest

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Grove Grown Guardians fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Grove Grown Guardians.

    Simple Roguelite RPG game with incremental progress

    2023StrategyIndieRPG3.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Legend Creatures(传奇生物)

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Grove Grown Guardians fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Grove Grown Guardians.

    Legendary creature is an independent game with rich playing methods such as roguelike + self-propelled chess + strategy. You can collect all kinds of magic creatures with various talents and skills, and can also evolve to a higher level.

    2020StrategyIndieCasual4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Summonsters

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Grove Grown Guardians fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Grove Grown Guardians.

    Summonsters is a roguelike auto-battler game where you buy summons and combine artifacts to survive against oncoming enemies. Utilize summons that fight on your behalf to defeat bosses and elites. To ensure survival, strategically combine artifacts to forge powerful legendary artifacts.

    2024StrategyIndieCasual2.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Dawnfolk

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for Grove Grown Guardians fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Casual with Grove Grown Guardians.

    Dawnfolk is a charmingly dark, casual and puzzly survival building game. Gather resources, rebuild your realm, and protect your people from oppressive shadows. Can you unveil the secrets of the monoliths and bring light back to the world?

    2025StrategyCasual14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Spire of Glory

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for Grove Grown Guardians fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Grove Grown Guardians.

    Surpass the challenges of the Spire. Your legacy begins now. Prove your worth.

    2022ActionStrategyIndie6.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. Time Walker: Dark World

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for Grove Grown Guardians fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Grove Grown Guardians.

    Time Walker Dark World is a roguelike auto-battler with strategic combat. Players will need to adjust their formations, plan their resources, acquire loot, and upgrade skills to defeat formidable enemies and vicious bosses.

    2023StrategyIndie4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. The Dungeon Beneath

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for Grove Grown Guardians fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Grove Grown Guardians.

    The Dungeon Beneath is a tactical rogue-like autobattler. Gather your party and descend into the dungeon, battling your way through room after room of nefarious enemies. Collect powerful artifacts and equipment to create an endless variety of strategies.

    2020StrategyIndie14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

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

  1. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~80% under Grove Grown Guardians on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Grove Grown Guardians.

    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 ↗
  2. The Test

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~60% under Grove Grown Guardians on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Grove Grown Guardians.

    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?

    2020IndieAdventureSimulation1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~70% under Grove Grown Guardians on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Grove Grown Guardians.

    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.

    2020IndieAdventure1.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Blood and Bacon

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~80% under Grove Grown Guardians on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Grove Grown Guardians.

    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.

    2016ActionAdventureCasual0.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Placid Plastic Duck Simulator

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~60% under Grove Grown Guardians on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Grove Grown Guardians.

    The ultimate high-tech rubber duck simulation, Placid Plastic Duck brings you dangerous levels of relaxation. With chill music, dreamy 3D graphics, and many different happy ducks, your only priority is to float around. Zero Ducks given.

    2022SimulationCasual1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Peggle Deluxe

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~80% under Grove Grown Guardians on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Grove Grown Guardians.

    Take your best shot with energizing arcade fun! Aim, shoot, clear the orange pegs, then sit back and cheer as 10 whimsical teachers guide you to Peggle greatness.

    2007Casual0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. shapez

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~80% under Grove Grown Guardians on Steam right now. Shares Strategy and Indie with Grove Grown Guardians.

    shapez is an easy-going, minimalistic factory building game about the automation of shapes through extraction and satisfying production lines. Adapt to increasingly complex shapes and grow your factory across an infinitely expanding map. Your only limitation is your creativity!

    2020StrategyIndieSimulation0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. The Test: Hypothesis Rising

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~60% under Grove Grown Guardians on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Grove Grown Guardians.

    The second chapter in The Test trilogy. Answer a series of in-depth questions to reveal hidden truths about yourself and unlock secrets to discover how your life can change drastically with just a few, slight modifications. ...But are you sure you want the answers you seek?

    2020IndieAdventureSimulation1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Free alternatives

Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.

  1. Bongo Cat

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  2. Our Life: Beginnings & Always

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with Grove Grown Guardians.

    A twenty-dollar bill, four summers, fifteen years, and a one of a kind life. Create an experience that’s all your own in this near-fully customizable visual novel where you grow from childhood to adulthood with the lonely boy next door.

    2020IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeSteam ↗
  3. Awaria

    WHY THIS

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

    Awaria is a short game about working in haunted maintenance tunnels.

    2024ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Travellin Cats in Paris

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with Grove Grown Guardians.

    Find 100 cats hidden in Paris, France in this cute hand-drawn hidden object game by Travellin Cats - the original viral hidden cat game creator!

    2023IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Grimm's Hollow

    WHY THIS

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

    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.

    2019IndieAdventureRPGFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Virtual Cottage

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with Grove Grown Guardians.

    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.

    2020IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. The Expendabros

    WHY THIS

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

    The Expendabros have assembled and set their sights on the forces of ruthless arms dealer Conrad Stonebanks in the forests of Eastern Europe.

    2014ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Iron Snout

    WHY THIS

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

    Iron Snout is a fast, colorful and brutal fighting game in which you will be helping a piglet fight for its life against hordes of wolves.

    2016ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Plays great on Steam Deck

Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.

  1. Hero's Quest

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Strategy and Indie with Grove Grown Guardians.

    Simple Roguelite RPG game with incremental progress

    2023StrategyIndieRPG3.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Dawnfolk

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Strategy and Casual with Grove Grown Guardians.

    Dawnfolk is a charmingly dark, casual and puzzly survival building game. Gather resources, rebuild your realm, and protect your people from oppressive shadows. Can you unveil the secrets of the monoliths and bring light back to the world?

    2025StrategyCasual14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. The Dungeon Beneath

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Strategy and Indie with Grove Grown Guardians.

    The Dungeon Beneath is a tactical rogue-like autobattler. Gather your party and descend into the dungeon, battling your way through room after room of nefarious enemies. Collect powerful artifacts and equipment to create an endless variety of strategies.

    2020StrategyIndie14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Grove Grown Guardians

How much does Grove Grown Guardians cost?
Grove Grown Guardians is listed on Steam at 4.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Grove Grown Guardians?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Grove Grown Guardians are Castle Warriors, Hero's Quest, Legend Creatures(传奇生物).
Who developed Grove Grown Guardians?
Grove Grown Guardians was developed by Dark Arc 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 Grove Grown Guardians.

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