Rank 01Why this
Shares procedural generation with Grim Nights.
- $7.49 (Price checked Oct 31)
- Deck Playable
- 2024
Games like Grim Nights
- 20 games
- Updated May 4, 2026
Players who liked Grim Nights also play
The closest matches to Grim Nights: Grim Realms, They Are Billions, Kingdom Two Crowns, Age of Darkness: Final Stand, and Until We Die. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
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Rank 02Why this
Also Base-Building and RTS, like Grim Nights.
- $29.99 (Price checked Nov 6)
- Deck Playable
- 2019
Rank 03Why this
Shares tower defense and procedural generation with Grim Nights.
- $19.99 (Price checked Nov 6)
- Deck Verified
- 2018
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Age of Darkness: Final Stand
Why this: Shares tower defense with Grim Nights.
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Until We Die
Why this: Also Base-Building and Tower Defense, like Grim Nights.
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The full ranked list: top 24 games like Grim Nights
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Shares tower defense and procedural generation with Grim Nights.
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- Released: 2018
- Developer: Edym Pixels
- Price: $2.99checked Oct 31
- Steam Deck: Deck Playable
- 88% of 737 reviews
- Genres: Strategy, Indie
- Platforms: Windows
Players highlight
- Pixel art with cohesive aesthetic
- Punishing difficulty forces strategic planning
- Satisfying progression after repeated failures
- Challenging
- Dark
- Grim
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Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Grim Nights at current Steam store prices.
Risen Kingdom
Why this: Shares tower defense with Grim Nights.
YORG.io
Why this: Shares tower defense and procedural generation with Grim Nights.
Hexguardian
Why this: Also RTS and Tower Defense, like Grim Nights.
Deadly 30
Why this: Also Tower Defense and Zombies, like Grim Nights.
Free alternatives
Free games the recommender matches to Grim Nights, limited to titles with at least 500 Steam reviews and 80% positive.
Zombie Defense
Why this: Also RTS and Tower Defense, like Grim Nights.
Yet Another Zombie Defense
Why this: Shares tower defense with Grim Nights.
Idle Hero TD - Tower Defense
Why this: Also Tower Defense and Tactical, like Grim Nights.
Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition
Why this: Also Base-Building and RTS, like Grim Nights.
More from Edym Pixels
Other recommendable Steam games by Edym Pixels, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
Break the Empire
Why this: Same intense mood as Grim Nights.
Mirklurk: Every Step Matters
Why this: Same challenging mood as Grim Nights.
About Grim Nights
The closest matches to Grim Nights: Grim Realms, They Are Billions, Kingdom Two Crowns, Age of Darkness: Final Stand, and Until We Die. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
If Grim Nights is your kind of game, the closest matches are Grim Realms, They Are Billions and Kingdom Two Crowns — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as challenging, dark and grim, and single out its eugenics like optimization and procedural generation. 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.
About Grim Nights: Your village must survive for 13 days! Gather resources, expand, explore the underground for riches, and train soldiers to defend against hordes of the undead.
Is Grim Nights worth buying?
Players recommend it
A summary of what players say, not a promise you'll like it. Every signal is listed below.
- 88% of 737 Steam reviews are positive.
- We don't track this game's daily reviews yet, so this is the all-time picture.
- Price: $2.99 (checked Nov 7).
- People who recommend it had played a median of 14 h when they wrote their review.
- Steam Deck Playable: works, with some rough edges.
What fans praise · Themes mined from positive reviews
- Pixel art with cohesive aesthetic
- Punishing difficulty forces strategic planning
- Satisfying progression after repeated failures
- Unique blend of base building and tower defense
Top critical reviews
The most up-voted negative English reviews in our sample, quoted as written.
“I love base-building and tower-defense games, but not this one. The interface is lame, with a cumbersome camera and not enough information/feedback. Very few icons to click on, hardly any keyboard commands, no custom jump points, and not…”
“When i load up my saved games my buildings are gone including my mine so my workers are trapped underground. This needs to be patched”
People who play it also play: Grim Realms, They Are Billions, Kingdom Two Crowns
Frequently asked about Grim Nights
Can I run it?
Does Grim Nights run on Steam Deck?
Grim Nights 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 Nights cost?
Grim Nights is listed on Steam at 2.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Grim Nights?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Grim Nights are Grim Realms, They Are Billions, Kingdom Two Crowns.
Who developed Grim Nights?
Grim Nights was developed by Edym Pixels.