Grim Realms

Item: Grim Realms
Rating: 67
Author: VaporLens

Last updated: 2025-06-13

Summary

Unique colony sim experience with emergent stories.
Pleasant and polished pixel art style.
Dark atmosphere, challenging gameplay consequences.
Poor tutorial and game explanations.
Game plagued by bugs and crashes.
Lacks content and overall depth.

Categories

Colony Simulation Base Building Resource Management Character Management Strategic Combat Exploration Crafting Survival

Reviews (sample size): 137
Helpful reviews: 89%
Unhelpful reviews: 9%
Protest reviews: 2%

67%
Helpful reviews with positive sentiment
33%
Helpful reviews with negative sentiment

Positive points: 217
Negative points: 294
Gameplay points: 79
Perf. points: 18
Rec. points: 111
Misc points: 16

Point	Description	Importance
Unique colony sim experience Description The game blends elements from colony sims like RimWorld and Terraria, offering a unique experience with base building, resource management, and combat. Reviewers appreciate the depth and customization options for their settlements and settlers. The game is considered a solid colony sim with unique mechanics. Importance 91%	The game blends elements from colony sims like RimWorld and Terraria, offering a unique experience with base building, resource management, and combat. Reviewers appreciate the depth and customization options for their settlements and settlers. The game is considered a solid colony sim with unique mechanics.	91%
Pleasant and polished pixel art Description The game features a pleasant pixel art style and nice graphics. The art style evokes a sense of nostalgia for some players. The game is also considered fairly well polished. Importance 64%	The game features a pleasant pixel art style and nice graphics. The art style evokes a sense of nostalgia for some players. The game is also considered fairly well polished.	64%
Active and responsive developer Description The developer is highly active, responsive, and dedicated to improving the game. They quickly address bugs, provide frequent updates, and communicate effectively with the community. This level of support enhances the overall player experience. Importance 21%	The developer is highly active, responsive, and dedicated to improving the game. They quickly address bugs, provide frequent updates, and communicate effectively with the community. This level of support enhances the overall player experience.	21%
Dark atmosphere, challenging consequences Description The game features a darker atmosphere with frightening enemies and consequences for player actions. Elements like managing corpses and dealing with natural deaths add depth and realism. The zombie/undead invasions provide a unique and engaging challenge. Importance 20%	The game features a darker atmosphere with frightening enemies and consequences for player actions. Elements like managing corpses and dealing with natural deaths add depth and realism. The zombie/undead invasions provide a unique and engaging challenge.	20%
Emergent stories, fun discovery Description Players enjoy discovering new things and figuring out the game's mechanics. The game also offers emergent stories and unique experiences each night due to random elements. This encourages players to keep playing and experimenting. Importance 10%	Players enjoy discovering new things and figuring out the game's mechanics. The game also offers emergent stories and unique experiences each night due to random elements. This encourages players to keep playing and experimenting.	10%
Enjoyable music and sound Description The game's music and sound design are well-made and enjoyable. The BGM transitions dynamically, enhancing the atmosphere. Some players have received positive attention from others due to the music. Importance 7%	The game's music and sound design are well-made and enjoyable. The BGM transitions dynamically, enhancing the atmosphere. Some players have received positive attention from others due to the music.	7%
Interesting trading, food storage Description The game features interesting trading mechanics with natives, which can create moral dilemmas. Crops do not rot if unharvested, allowing for long-term food storage. These mechanics add depth to the gameplay. Importance 7%	The game features interesting trading mechanics with natives, which can create moral dilemmas. Crops do not rot if unharvested, allowing for long-term food storage. These mechanics add depth to the gameplay.	7%