Grimm's Hollow similar games & best alternatives

Grimm's Hollow

PC (Microsoft Windows) • 2019

Should you play it?

A spooky, freeware RPG where you search the afterlife for your brother. Reap ghosts with your scythe, explore haunted caves, and eat ghostly treats on your journey through death.

What works

  • Emotional and meaningful story
  • Beautiful art and music
  • Engaging combat and skill system
  • Multiple endings and replayability
  • Free to play

Things to keep in mind

  • Short game length
  • Some combat mechanics can be confusing or unbalanced
  • Lack of auto-save feature
  • Minor bugs and glitches
  • Limited character customization

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Tales of the Black Forest

  • Meg's Monster

  • 雨鸦 - You are my sanctuary

  • Space Pilgrim Episode IV: Sol

  • Paper Lily - Chapter 1

  • Undertale

Less intimate

Games that feels like Grimm's Hollow but with less focus on close relationships

  • Momodora: Reverie Under The Moonlight

  • Dungeons of Aether

  • Eve of Souls: Static Pod

  • Dungeon Antiqua 2

  • The Count Lucanor

  • Underhero

More leadership-focused

Games that feels like Grimm's Hollow but with more leadership over others

  • HorrorVale

  • Jimmy and the Pulsating Mass

  • Dark Deity 2

  • Galaxy of Pen & Paper +1

  • Sakura Gozen

  • Bad Bitch Blasters

More expressive

Games that feels like Grimm's Hollow but with more self-expression and customization

  • Catgirl

  • Virgo Versus The Zodiac

  • Noel the Mortal Fate Complete Edition

  • Magical Girl Celesphonia

  • Nightmare Knight ~Sacred Maiden & Fallen Magic~

  • OMORI

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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).

Grimm's Hollow: Broadly representative of its motivational profile, with a few distinct shifts. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Survival, Violence, Competition, Thrill. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Survival, Intimacy. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Expression.

Last update: 03/08/2026