Grimshire

A farming survival sim about feeding a village facing plague

Acute Owl Studio · Released Jul 22, 2025 · Early Access

Reviews: Overwhelmingly Positive; 98% of 3,363
Recent reviews: Very Positive; 93% of 76 in 30 days
Players: 74; daily peak, Oct 28, 2026
Steam Deck: Playable
Last update on Steam: 3 months ago; Jul 22, 2026
Minimum PC: HD 3000; 6 GB RAM · 1 GB disk; Full requirements

What is Grimshire?

Grimshire is a single-player farming and survival sim set in an isolated mountain village, where you find shelter after fleeing chaos in your hometown. You restore a farmhouse, grow crops, raise animals, fish, and preserve food against spoilage. You also mine for ore, gather materials for village projects, and donate specimens for survival research.

For you if...

+you enjoy balancing food supplies for herbivores and carnivores

Not for you if...

−you want villagers to survive regardless of your decisions
−you prefer to avoid raising animals for meat

What players say

98% of 3,363 reviews are positive · 93% of 76 in the last 30 days

Players praise the character writing, pixel art, and darker story. Some caution that the time and resource demands make it less suited to relaxed play.

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Grimshire system requirements

Minimum: HD 3000, 6 GB RAM, 1 GB of disk space.

As published by the developer.

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Minimum

OS: Windows 10
Processor: Dual-core processor, 2.0 GHz
Graphics: Intel HD Graphics 3000 or equivalent
Memory: 6 GB RAM
Storage: 1 GB available space
DirectX: Version 11

Does Grimshire have co-op or multiplayer?

No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.

Single-player

Does Grimshire run on Steam Deck?

Playable Playable: it runs on Steam Deck with some adjustments.

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

PC version details

DRM: None declared on Steam
Controller: Keyboard and mouse
Platforms: Windows
Achievements: 19
Steam features: Cloud saves, Family Sharing
Languages: Text only: English, Korean, Portuguese - Brazil, French, Polish.

Does Grimshire use AI-generated content?

No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.

Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Oct 27, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam