Games like Grim Fandango Remastered
If Grim Fandango Remastered is your kind of game, the closest matches are Day of the Tentacle Remastered, Full Throttle Remastered and Broken Age — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its jazz soundtrack enhances immersion, noir inspired atmosphere shines and atmospheric. 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 →Grim Fandango Remastered is a 2015 point-and-click adventure developed by Double Fine Productions and Shiny Shoe, set in a beautifully designed Land of the Dead rendered in a distinctive noir style. Players guide Manny Calavera through a dialogue-driven narrative with puzzle-solving at its core, navigating a year-based progression as he journeys toward his ultimate destination. The remaster improves the original's presentation and controls for modern systems, and it is playable on Steam Deck. Reviewers and players highlight the unforgettable and charismatic cast of characters, the jazz soundtrack that enhances immersion, and puzzles that demand creative solutions. The game earned an 84 on Metacritic and holds an 89% positive rating from over 3,700 Steam reviews.
About Grim Fandango Remastered: One of the most acclaimed adventure games of all time is now back, better than ever. Grim Fandango Remastered has the all the beautiful art and engaging story fans remember, but has also been remastered to look, sound, and control even better than the award-winning original release.
Players who liked Grim Fandango Remastered also play
Steam players who put hours into Grim Fandango Remastered 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.
Day of the Tentacle Remastered
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Top pick for Grim Fandango Remastered fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Grim Fandango Remastered.
Originally released by LucasArts in 1993 as a sequel to Ron Gilbert’s ground breaking Maniac Mansion, Day of the Tentacle is back in a remastered edition that features all new hand-drawn, high resolution artwork, with remastered audio, music and sound effects.
Full Throttle Remastered
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Shares puzzle solving and an atmospheric mood with Grim Fandango Remastered.
Second-strongest match for Grim Fandango Remastered fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Grim Fandango Remastered.
Originally released by LucasArts in 1995, Full Throttle is a classic graphic adventure game from industry legend Tim Schafer, telling the story of Ben Throttle; butt-kicking leader of biker gang the Polecats, who gets caught up in a tale of Motorcycles, Mayhem and Murder.
Broken Age
WHY THIS
Shares point and click adventure, puzzle solving and an atmospheric mood with Grim Fandango Remastered.
Third-strongest match for Grim Fandango Remastered fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Grim Fandango Remastered.
A family friendly, hand-animated, puzzle-filled adventure game with an all-star cast, including Elijah Wood, Jack Black and Masasa Moyo. Funded by a record breaking crowdfunding campaign and designed by industry legend Tim Schafer, Broken Age is a timeless coming-of-age story.
The Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition
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Shares point and click adventure and puzzle solving with Grim Fandango Remastered.
Ranked #4 for Grim Fandango Remastered fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Grim Fandango Remastered.
Back by popular demand, The Secret of Monkey Island™: Special Edition faithfully re-imagines the internationally-acclaimed classic game (originally released in 1990) for original and new audiences alike.
Monkey Island™ 2 Special Edition: LeChuck’s Revenge™
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Shares point and click adventure and an atmospheric mood with Grim Fandango Remastered.
Ranked #5 for Grim Fandango Remastered fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Grim Fandango Remastered.
Wannabe pirate Guybrush Threepwood, and the now zombie pirate LeChuck, return in what has long been considered one of the greatest LucasArts adventure games of all time.
King's Quest
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Shares puzzle solving with Grim Fandango Remastered.
Ranked #6 for Grim Fandango Remastered fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Grim Fandango Remastered.
King’s Quest is a collection of five different chapter releases, each focusing on an untold tale in Graham’s past. Discover a wondrous world full of whimsical characters, charming puzzles and perilous dangers in this fun and enchanting coming of age story.
Maniac Mansion
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Ranked #7 for Grim Fandango Remastered fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Grim Fandango Remastered.
Quick, Dr. Fred's Kidnapped Sandy and he's about to start the experiment...
The Night of the Rabbit
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Shares an atmospheric mood with Grim Fandango Remastered.
Ranked #8 for Grim Fandango Remastered fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Grim Fandango Remastered.
Lose yourself in a tale of magic and wonder, where anything is possible and where nothing is quite as it seems: join young Jerry and follow a peculiar white rabbit to the wondrous realm of Mousewood, a land where critters can speak and where mystery abounds.
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Simon the Sorcerer 3D
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Shares tank controls with Grim Fandango Remastered.
Reviewers of Grim Fandango Remastered cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Adventure with Grim Fandango Remastered.
Simon is back and this time in 3 dimensions! Once again explore with Simon a vast fantastical world and help him find a way back home by uncovering the secrets of 'The Nexus'. Do this before your arch nemesis, Sordid, can use its power for more evil means.
Full Throttle Remastered
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Shares puzzle solving and an atmospheric mood with Grim Fandango Remastered.
Reviewers of Grim Fandango Remastered cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Adventure with Grim Fandango Remastered.
Originally released by LucasArts in 1995, Full Throttle is a classic graphic adventure game from industry legend Tim Schafer, telling the story of Ben Throttle; butt-kicking leader of biker gang the Polecats, who gets caught up in a tale of Motorcycles, Mayhem and Murder.
Thimbleweed Park™
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Shares an atmospheric mood with Grim Fandango Remastered.
Reviewers of Grim Fandango Remastered cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Adventure with Grim Fandango Remastered.
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.
Psychonauts
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Reviewers of Grim Fandango Remastered cross-mention this title as a similar play.
A Psychic Odyssey Through the Minds of Misfits, Monsters, and Madmen. This classic action/adventure platformer from acclaimed developers Double Fine Productions follows the story of a young psychic named Razputin.
Sam & Max Hit the Road
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Shares puzzle solving with Grim Fandango Remastered.
Reviewers of Grim Fandango Remastered cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Adventure with Grim Fandango Remastered.
Grab your nightstick, squeal like a siren, and Hit the Road with Sam & Max, Freelance Police, as they attempt to crack their toughest case.
Broken Sword: Director's Cut (2009)
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Shares point and click adventure, puzzle solving and an atmospheric mood with Grim Fandango Remastered.
Reviewers of Grim Fandango Remastered cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Adventure with Grim Fandango Remastered.
One of the all-time classic adventures, multi award winning "Broken Sword: Director's Cut" pitches sassy journalist Nico Collard, and intrepid American George Stobbart into a mysterious journey of intrigue and jeopardy.
Darkestville Castle
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Reviewers of Grim Fandango Remastered cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Adventure with Grim Fandango Remastered.
Darkestville Castle — a darkly comedic point-and-click adventure where you play as a sarcastic demon. Solve clever puzzles, manipulate idiots, and bring chaos back to Darkestville, because being evil is just more fun.
The Excavation of Hob's Barrow
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Shares point and click adventure, puzzle solving and an atmospheric mood with Grim Fandango Remastered.
Reviewers of Grim Fandango Remastered cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Adventure with Grim Fandango Remastered.
The Excavation of Hob's Barrow is a folk horror narrative-driven adventure. Explore the isolated moors of rural Victorian England as you uncover the mysteries of Hob's Barrow. The answers lie in the soil...
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Grim Fandango Remastered at current Steam store prices.
PEAK
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Priced ~47% under Grim Fandango Remastered on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Grim Fandango Remastered.
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?
Inscryption
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Priced ~47% under Grim Fandango Remastered on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Grim Fandango Remastered.
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...
Noita
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Priced ~47% under Grim Fandango Remastered on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Grim Fandango Remastered.
Noita is a magical action roguelite set in a world where every pixel is physically simulated. Fight, explore, melt, burn, freeze and evaporate your way through the procedurally generated world using spells you've created yourself.
POSTAL 2
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Priced ~93% under Grim Fandango Remastered on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Grim Fandango Remastered.
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?
OneShot
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Priced ~60% under Grim Fandango Remastered on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Grim Fandango Remastered.
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.
Human Fall Flat
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Priced ~60% under Grim Fandango Remastered on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Grim Fandango Remastered.
Human Fall Flat is a hilarious, light-hearted platformer set in floating dreamscapes that can be played solo or with up to 8 players online. Free new levels keep its vibrant community rewarded.
GRIS
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Priced ~75% under Grim Fandango Remastered on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Grim Fandango Remastered.
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
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Priced ~87% under Grim Fandango Remastered on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Grim Fandango Remastered.
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?
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Doki Doki Literature Club!
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
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
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with Grim Fandango Remastered.
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
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
ENA: Dream BBQ
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with Grim Fandango Remastered.
Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.
The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!
Indigo Park: Chapter 1
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with Grim Fandango Remastered.
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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Other recommendable Steam games by Double Fine Productions, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
Psychonauts
WHY THIS
Another title from Double Fine Productions, the studio behind Grim Fandango Remastered.
A Psychic Odyssey Through the Minds of Misfits, Monsters, and Madmen. This classic action/adventure platformer from acclaimed developers Double Fine Productions follows the story of a young psychic named Razputin.
Psychonauts 2
WHY THIS
Shares a melancholic mood with Grim Fandango Remastered.
Another title from Double Fine Productions, the studio behind Grim Fandango Remastered. Shares Adventure with Grim Fandango Remastered.
Combining quirky missions and mysterious conspiracies, Psychonauts 2 is a platform-adventure game with cinematic style and tons of customizable psychic powers.
Brutal Legend
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Shares an atmospheric mood with Grim Fandango Remastered.
Another title from Double Fine Productions, the studio behind Grim Fandango Remastered. Shares Adventure with Grim Fandango Remastered.
Brütal Legend is an action-adventure that marries visceral action combat with open-world freedom. Set in a universe somewhere between Lord of the Rings and Spinal Tap, it’s a fresh take on the action/driving genre, which in this case is full of imitation cover bands, demons intent on enslaving humanity and Heavy metal tunes.
Broken Age
WHY THIS
Shares point and click adventure, puzzle solving and an atmospheric mood with Grim Fandango Remastered.
Another title from Double Fine Productions, the studio behind Grim Fandango Remastered. Shares Adventure with Grim Fandango Remastered.
A family friendly, hand-animated, puzzle-filled adventure game with an all-star cast, including Elijah Wood, Jack Black and Masasa Moyo. Funded by a record breaking crowdfunding campaign and designed by industry legend Tim Schafer, Broken Age is a timeless coming-of-age story.
Day of the Tentacle Remastered
WHY THIS
Another title from Double Fine Productions, the studio behind Grim Fandango Remastered. Shares Adventure with Grim Fandango Remastered.
Originally released by LucasArts in 1993 as a sequel to Ron Gilbert’s ground breaking Maniac Mansion, Day of the Tentacle is back in a remastered edition that features all new hand-drawn, high resolution artwork, with remastered audio, music and sound effects.
Spacebase DF-9
WHY THIS
Another title from Double Fine Productions, the studio behind Grim Fandango Remastered.
In Spacebase DF-9, you'll build a home among the stars for a motley population of humans and aliens as they go about their daily lives. Mine asteroids, discover derelicts, and deal with the tribulations of galactic resettlement in Earth's distant future.
Costume Quest
WHY THIS
Another title from Double Fine Productions, the studio behind Grim Fandango Remastered. Shares Adventure with Grim Fandango Remastered.
A Halloween adventure from Tim Schafer's Double Fine Productions.
Full Throttle Remastered
WHY THIS
Shares puzzle solving and an atmospheric mood with Grim Fandango Remastered.
Another title from Double Fine Productions, the studio behind Grim Fandango Remastered. Shares Adventure with Grim Fandango Remastered.
Originally released by LucasArts in 1995, Full Throttle is a classic graphic adventure game from industry legend Tim Schafer, telling the story of Ben Throttle; butt-kicking leader of biker gang the Polecats, who gets caught up in a tale of Motorcycles, Mayhem and Murder.
Frequently asked about Grim Fandango Remastered
- Does Grim Fandango Remastered run on Steam Deck?
- Grim Fandango Remastered 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 Grim Fandango Remastered cost?
- Grim Fandango Remastered is listed on Steam at 14.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Grim Fandango Remastered?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Grim Fandango Remastered are Day of the Tentacle Remastered, Full Throttle Remastered, Broken Age.
- Who developed Grim Fandango Remastered?
- Grim Fandango Remastered was developed by Double Fine Productions, Shiny Shoe and published by Double Fine Productions.
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