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Grim Realms

PC (Microsoft Windows) • 2024

Should you play it?

A dark fantasy colony sim - will your colony end the Dread Storm and redeem mankind, or will they harness the dark powers for themselves? Guide your villagers as they struggle to stay alive in a world overrun by the undead.

What works

  • Deep colony management and customization
  • Engaging survival and defense mechanics
  • Active and responsive developer
  • Immersive fantasy setting
  • Good value for price

Things to keep in mind

  • Bugs and ai pathfinding issues
  • Steep learning curve and poor tutorial
  • Some frustrating micromanagement
  • Limited social/multiplayer features
  • Early access content incompleteness

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Judgment: Apocalypse Survival Simulation

  • Mr. Sun's Hatbox

  • Terminus: Zombie Survivors

  • Guardians of the Sanctree

  • Dustland Delivery

  • Cubicle Quest

Less social

Games that feels like Grim Realms but with less teamwork and cooperation

  • Ark of Charon

  • Super Fantasy Kingdom

  • dotAGE

  • River Town Factory

  • Ratopia

  • Territory: Farming and Warfare

Less leadership-focused

Games that feels like Grim Realms but with less leadership over others

  • The Doors of Trithius

  • Infectonator 3: Apocalypse

  • Creeper World 2: Anniversary Edition

  • Farlanders: Prologue

  • Realms of Magic

  • Halcyon Days at Taoyuan

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Grim Realms: A very typical example of its motivational profile. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Cooperation, Fellowship, Intimacy, Leadership. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Leadership, Survival. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Intimacy.

Last update: 21/08/2026