Games like GRIS
If GRIS is your kind of game, the closest matches are Neva, Ever Forward and YesterMorrow — 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.
Get personalized picks →GRIS is an Indie Adventure game developed by Nomada Studio and published by Devolver Digital, released in 2018. Players control a young girl navigating a surreal world rendered in hand-drawn art, with her journey tied to emotional themes expressed through a magical dress that grants new traversal abilities. The game emphasizes atmospheric platforming through a single-player experience. Players describe it as visually beautiful and relaxing, with reviewers highlighting the strong soundtrack as a defining element. It holds a Metacritic score of 84 and a 95% positive review score from over 26,000 Steam users. The game is verified to run on Steam Deck and is currently priced at $3.74.
About GRIS: 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.
Players who liked GRIS also play
Steam players who put hours into GRIS 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.
Neva
WHY THIS
Top pick for GRIS fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with GRIS.
Experience the moving tale of a young woman and her lifelong bond with a magnificent wolf as they embark on a thrilling adventure through a rapidly dying world.
Ever Forward
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for GRIS fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with GRIS.
A girl trapped in a strange world somewhere between reality and imagination. Help her find her way in this adventure puzzle game.
YesterMorrow
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for GRIS fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with GRIS.
YesterMorrow is a single-player time travelling 2D platformer, mixing action sequences with puzzle elements. Follow the engaging story of Yui, who travels back into the past to save her family and the remnants of a world now trapped in Never-ending Night.
Spiritfarer®: Farewell Edition
WHY THIS
Ranked #4 for GRIS fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with GRIS.
Spiritfarer® is a cozy management game about dying. As ferrymaster to the deceased, build a boat to explore the world, care for your spirit friends, and release them into the afterlife. The Spiritfarer Farewell Edition includes the heartwarming base game and three major content updates.
Genesis Noir
WHY THIS
Ranked #6 for GRIS fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with GRIS.
A noir adventure spanning time and space. When a love triangle between cosmic beings becomes a bitter confrontation, you'll witness a gunshot fired by a jealous god—otherwise known as The Big Bang. Jump into the expanding universe and search for a way to destroy creation and save your love.
FEZ
WHY THIS
Ranked #7 for GRIS fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with GRIS.
Gomez is a 2D creature living in a 2D world. Or is he? When the existence of a mysterious 3rd dimension is revealed to him, Gomez is sent out on a journey that will take him to the very end of time and space. Use your ability to navigate 3D structures from 4 distinct classic 2D perspectives.
Trine Enchanted Edition
WHY THIS
Ranked #8 for GRIS fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with GRIS.
Three Heroes make their way through dangers untold in a fairytale world of great castles and strange machinery, featuring physics-based puzzles, beautiful sights and online co-op.
Reviewers mention these as similar to GRIS
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Neva
WHY THIS
Reviewers of GRIS cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Adventure with GRIS.
Experience the moving tale of a young woman and her lifelong bond with a magnificent wolf as they embark on a thrilling adventure through a rapidly dying world.
Sword of the Sea
WHY THIS
Reviewers of GRIS cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Adventure with GRIS.
Surf across magnificent waves of sand and glistening waters on an epic quest to restore a lost ocean. From the visionary artist behind ABZÛ, The Pathless, and Journey, Sword of the Sea is an atmospheric surfing adventure with fast movement inspired by classic skateboarding and snowboarding games.
INSIDE
WHY THIS
Reviewers of GRIS cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Adventure with GRIS.
Hunted and alone, a boy finds himself drawn into the center of a dark project. INSIDE is a dark, narrative-driven platformer combining intense action with challenging puzzles. It has been critically acclaimed for its moody art style, ambient soundtrack and unsettling atmosphere.
Sky: Children of the Light
WHY THIS
Reviewers of GRIS cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Adventure with GRIS.
A breathtaking open-world adventure awaits! Explore magical realms, restore lost light, and form wordless bonds with players worldwide. Complete quests and solve puzzles in seasonal events that celebrate kindness, discovery, and heartfelt connection.
ABZU
WHY THIS
Reviewers of GRIS cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Adventure with GRIS.
From the art director of Journey®, ABZÛ is a beautiful underwater adventure that evokes the dream of diving. Immerse yourself in a vibrant hidden world bursting with color and life as you descend into the heart of the ocean. But beware as you swim deeper as dangers lurk in the depths.
Spiritfarer®: Farewell Edition
WHY THIS
Reviewers of GRIS cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Adventure with GRIS.
Spiritfarer® is a cozy management game about dying. As ferrymaster to the deceased, build a boat to explore the world, care for your spirit friends, and release them into the afterlife. The Spiritfarer Farewell Edition includes the heartwarming base game and three major content updates.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below GRIS at current Steam store prices.
POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~74% under GRIS on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with GRIS.
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?
The Test
WHY THIS
Priced ~47% under GRIS on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with GRIS.
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 ~60% under GRIS on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with GRIS.
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 ~74% under GRIS on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with GRIS.
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.
shapez
WHY THIS
Priced ~74% under GRIS on Steam right now. Shares Indie with GRIS.
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!
The Test: Hypothesis Rising
WHY THIS
Priced ~47% under GRIS on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with GRIS.
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?
The NOexistenceN of you AND me
WHY THIS
Priced ~47% under GRIS on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with GRIS.
Use "game" as a medium to showcase the world of "you/girl". Explore the truth of "you/girl/world" through the form of a "visual novel".
Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad
WHY THIS
Priced ~74% under GRIS on Steam right now. Shares Indie with GRIS.
"Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad?" is a fast paced shower-simulation where you shower with your 8-bit dad.It's good, clean fun!
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 GRIS.
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 Adventure with GRIS.
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 Indie with GRIS.
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 GRIS.
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 GRIS.
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 GRIS.
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 Indie and Adventure with GRIS.
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.
Neva
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with GRIS.
Experience the moving tale of a young woman and her lifelong bond with a magnificent wolf as they embark on a thrilling adventure through a rapidly dying world.
Spiritfarer®: Farewell Edition
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with GRIS.
Spiritfarer® is a cozy management game about dying. As ferrymaster to the deceased, build a boat to explore the world, care for your spirit friends, and release them into the afterlife. The Spiritfarer Farewell Edition includes the heartwarming base game and three major content updates.
FEZ
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie with GRIS.
Gomez is a 2D creature living in a 2D world. Or is he? When the existence of a mysterious 3rd dimension is revealed to him, Gomez is sent out on a journey that will take him to the very end of time and space. Use your ability to navigate 3D structures from 4 distinct classic 2D perspectives.
Frequently asked about GRIS
- Is GRIS verified for Steam Deck?
- Yes — GRIS 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 GRIS cost?
- GRIS is listed on Steam at 3.74 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to GRIS?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside GRIS are Neva, Ever Forward, YesterMorrow.
- Who developed GRIS?
- GRIS was developed by Nomada Studio and published by Devolver Digital.
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 GRIS.
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