GRIME II similar games & best alternatives

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GRIME II

Xbox Series X|S, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5 • 2026

Should you play it?

Become the stealer of forms in GRIME II, a surreal action-adventure metroidvania. Launch tendrils made of hands to absorb foes and summon molds in their shape, as you explore a bizarre lived-in-world obsessed with art.

What works

  • Stunning art direction and atmospheric music
  • Challenging and fluid combat system with build variety
  • Large, rewarding exploration with interconnected map
  • Engaging boss fights and platforming
  • Active developer support and frequent patches

Things to keep in mind

  • Some bugs and jank in platforming and hitboxes
  • Frustrating runbacks and checkpoint spacing
  • Occasional performance issues and ui quirks
  • Late-game platforming can be tedious and difficult
  • Map can be confusing and misleading at times

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • GRIME

  • Hollow Knight: Silksong

  • Aeterna Noctis

  • Solateria

  • There Is No Light: Enhanced Edition

  • Age of Barbarian Extended Cut

More relaxing

Games that feels like GRIME II but with a more relaxing feel

  • Death's Gambit: Afterlife

  • The Last Case of Benedict Fox Definitive Edition

  • VOIN

  • Afterimage

  • Kingdoms of Amalur: Re-Reckoning

  • Mandragora: Whispers of the Witch Tree

Less exploratory

Games that feels like GRIME II but with less exploration of areas and secrets

  • Dragon Is Dead

  • Darkblade Ascent

  • Greedventory

  • Have a Nice Death

  • The Vagrant

  • Dark Light

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Similarity map

Each dot is a game placed from its motivation profile relative to this page’s game. Direction shows which motivation differs most; distance along that axis shows how large the gap is.

  • Purple star: this page’s game at the centre — everything is relative to it.
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  • Distance on an axis: how large that difference is (ring scales show +/− points).
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  • Scroll or double-click the chart to zoom.

How to read the map This is a polar difference map: direction = which motivation differs, and distance = how much (same units as the sidebar deltas).

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

Last update: 03/08/2026