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Games like Alisa's Grimoire

If Alisa's Grimoire is your kind of game, the closest matches are Treasure Hunter Claire, Fallen ~Makina and the City of Ruins~ and Seed of Evil — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its extensive cg art collection, atmospheric and comedic. 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 Alisa's Grimoire: Alisa comes across a Grimoire that seals the soul of a powerful sorcerer by chance. Through its power, Alisa becomes a sorcerer and learns that the academy is actually a laboratory for magical experiments. To save her loved ones, Alisa takes on a battle against sorcerers.

2025IndieAdventureRPG13.59 USDDeck PlayableWindowsby Circle Kurasuke Warehouse
Alisa's Grimoire — Steam game cover
Players highlight
Alisa as a likeable protagonist who resists and fightsArt style is uniquely gorgeousExtensive cg art collectionAtmosphericComedicContemplative

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Steam players who put hours into Alisa's Grimoire 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. Treasure Hunter Claire

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Alisa's Grimoire fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Alisa's Grimoire.

    Treasure Hunter Claire is the story of the titular protagonist, Claire, and her adventure through the fabled land of Alstroemeria. What treasures and riches await her as she navigates the world?

    2018IndieAdventureRPG19.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Fallen ~Makina and the City of Ruins~

    WHY THIS

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

    Fallen takes you on an adventure with Makina into the Ruins of Gardona. What fate awaits Makina and her friends on their travels as they descend further into the ruins? Find out in this JRPG classic!

    2018IndieAdventureRPG14.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Seed of Evil

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Alisa's Grimoire.

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

    Seed of Evil is an epic adventure to uncover the secrets of the Water City, Somonden. Follow Anna as she explores the upper and lower parts of the city to uncover the truth of the defilement plaguing its inhabitants. You won't soon forget this amazing story filled with mystery, drama, and intrigue.

    2018IndieAdventureRPG12.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Brave Alchemist Colette

    WHY THIS

    Shares a comedic mood with Alisa's Grimoire.

    Ranked #4 for Alisa's Grimoire fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and RPG with Alisa's Grimoire.

    Colette has been living a happy life as an apprentice alchemist, but when a mysterious stranger pays her master Priscilla a visit, Priscilla sets out on a journey. With her master gone, it's up to Colette to inherit the workshop and help those in need while also embarking on adventures of her own!

    2020IndieRPG24.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Explorers of the Abyss

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Alisa's Grimoire.

    Ranked #5 for Alisa's Grimoire fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and RPG with Alisa's Grimoire.

    After Princess Ovelia's father falls ill, it's now up to her to explore the labyrinth known as "the Abyss" and seek a way to restore order to the kingdom.

    2021IndieRPG19.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. The Scarlet Demonslayer

    WHY THIS

    Shares a dark mood with Alisa's Grimoire.

    Ranked #6 for Alisa's Grimoire fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Alisa's Grimoire.

    Agnis, the Scarlet Demonslayer, is the strongest of the demon eradication warriors battling against the calamities that plague the world. But after losing her powers, the nation is defenseless against the otherworldly attacks! To recover her lost magic, she must depend on her assistants to help her!

    2022IndieAdventureRPG14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Magical Girl Konoha

    WHY THIS

    Shares turn based combat, character progression, adult content and an atmospheric mood with Alisa's Grimoire.

    Ranked #7 for Alisa's Grimoire fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Alisa's Grimoire.

    To aid the King, Priestess Konoha plunges into "Grimoire"! The world inside "Grimoire" is formed by another world called Grimoire Land in which Konoha becomes a magical girl, and has come to save the world!

    2025IndieAdventureRPG15.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Into the Nightmare

    WHY THIS

    Shares a dark mood with Alisa's Grimoire.

    Ranked #8 for Alisa's Grimoire fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and RPG with Alisa's Grimoire.

    When the city of Mangetsu is under attack, it's up to Yatsuha and her new allies to drive back the nightmares and save the city!

    2022IndieRPG14.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Alisa's Grimoire at current Steam store prices.

  1. Garry's Mod

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~63% under Alisa's Grimoire on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Alisa's Grimoire.

    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 ~63% under Alisa's Grimoire on Steam right now. Shares Indie and RPG with Alisa's Grimoire.

    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. PEAK

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~41% under Alisa's Grimoire on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Alisa's Grimoire.

    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?

    2025ActionIndieAdventure7.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Slay the Spire

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~54% under Alisa's Grimoire on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Alisa's Grimoire.

    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 ↗
  5. Inscryption

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~41% under Alisa's Grimoire on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Alisa's Grimoire.

    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...

    2021StrategyIndieAdventure7.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Cookie Clicker

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~63% under Alisa's Grimoire on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Alisa's Grimoire.

    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 ↗
  7. WEBFISHING

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~63% under Alisa's Grimoire on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Alisa's Grimoire.

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

    2024IndieMassively MultiplayerCasual4.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. Noita

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~41% under Alisa's Grimoire on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Alisa's Grimoire.

    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.

    2020ActionIndieAdventure7.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

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 Alisa's Grimoire.

    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 Alisa's Grimoire.

    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. Helltaker

    WHY THIS

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

    Helltaker is a short game about sharply dressed demon girls.

    2020IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Bongo Cat

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Alisa's Grimoire.

    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 Alisa's Grimoire.

    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 with Alisa's Grimoire.

    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 Alisa's Grimoire.

    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. The Looker

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Alisa's Grimoire.

    You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.

    2022IndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Alisa's Grimoire

Does Alisa's Grimoire run on Steam Deck?
Alisa's Grimoire 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 Alisa's Grimoire cost?
Alisa's Grimoire is listed on Steam at 13.59 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Alisa's Grimoire?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Alisa's Grimoire are Treasure Hunter Claire, Fallen ~Makina and the City of Ruins~, Seed of Evil.
Who developed Alisa's Grimoire?
Alisa's Grimoire was developed by Circle Kurasuke Warehouse and published by OTAKU Plan, NEWS.

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 Alisa's Grimoire.

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