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Grim Realms

2D colony sim about managing settlers through undead raids

Edym Pixels · Released Mar 16, 2024

IndieSimulationStrategy

Reviews
Very Positive
80% of 428
Recent reviews
Not enough recent
Playing now
1
right now
Steam Deck
Playable
Last update
1 year ago
Jul 14, 2025

What is Grim Realms?

A 2D colony sim set in a generated world overrun by the undead. You recruit settlers, manage their needs and work priorities, build a settlement, grow food, craft equipment, and defend against raids. Caravans can explore the world and establish new settlements.

For you if...

  • +you enjoy managing settlers with different skills and needs
  • +you like building and crafting in a sandbox world

Not for you if...

  • you dislike keeping track of settlers' needs and priorities
  • you want a settlement game without raids

What players say

80% of 428 reviews are positive

Players praise the colony gameplay, though some say it takes time to get into.

Screenshots and trailer

Grim Realms

Grim Realms system requirements

As published by the developer.

Minimum

OS
Windows 10
Processor
Intel i3 CPU m370 2.40GHz
Graphics
Ati mobility radeon HD 5000
Memory
2 GB RAM
Storage
600 MB available space

PC version details

DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.

DRM
None declared on Steam
Controller
Keyboard and mouse
Platforms
Windows
Achievements
17
Steam features
Workshop, Family Sharing

Steam Deck: Playable

  • Default controller config not fully functional
  • Sometimes shows mouse, keyboard or non-Deck controller icons
  • Some text entry requires manually opening the on-screen keyboard
  • Some in-game text is small and may be hard to read
  • Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck

Multiplayer and co-op

Languages

Text only: English, Simplified Chinese, Turkish, Russian, Japanese, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Korean.

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Recent updates

1 DLC available.

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