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Grim Nights

Grim Nights

Your village must survive for 13 days! Gather resources, expand, explore the underground for riches, and train soldiers to defend against hordes of the undead.

Released Oct 12, 2018 Developer Edym Pixels Platforms Windows StrategyTower DefenseSurvivalBase-Building2D
View on Steam ↗ $2.99 (US · as of 2026-07-26)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.

88.5%positive1,486 reviews
Recommended · 1 found this helpful

“its a grind to actually make it to 13, but even if you don't make it, its still fun, and the graphics are pretty. i like it”

— a player, Steam review · 142 hrs played
Recommended · 1 found this helpful

“Grim Nights, developed and published by Edym Pixels, is a small-scale strategy game that manages to feel far more intense than its simple presentation suggests. At a glance, it looks like a straightforward pixel-art colony builder, but once it begins, it quickly reveals itself…”

— a player, Steam review · 13 hrs played
Not recommended · 5 found this helpful

“Unplayable for me. The amount of micromanagement that should be terminated is ridiculous . For example, villagers can't even climb ladders alone when sending them underground; they must be sent to the leader and then to the target.”

— a player, Steam review · 1 hrs played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-24 00:45 UTC · history via SteamCharts.

2playing at last check
924-hour peak
613all-time peak
0 100 200 2019 2021 2023 2025 111 avg · Nov 2018

Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-07-25.

30achievements
6.7%median completion
1.3%rarest: The last of the elven days...
75.6% of players 71.6% of players 62.1% of players 54.6% of players 53.9% of players 39.6% of players 34.0% of players 32.7% of players 29.4% of players 25.2% of players 20.1% of players 19.7% of players 14.7% of players 9.2% of players 7.1% of players 6.7% of players 5.9% of players 5.4% of players 5.3% of players 4.9% of players 3.9% of players 3.8% of players 3.7% of players 3.6% of players 3.1% of players 2.8% of players 2.7% of players 2.4% of players 1.7% of players 1.3% of players 75.6% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
75.6%Poor things... — Kill 10 bunnies.
71.6%Getting somewhere — Reach Village Level II.
62.1%So far so good... — Reach day 5.
Rarest badges of honor
1.3%The last of the elven days... — Have an elven village for 22 days. (Elven Curse DLC)
1.7%Plenty, plenty cosy days! — Have an elven village for 15 days. (Elven Curse DLC)
2.4%Demon massgrave — Kill 2000 demons. (Elven Curse DLC)

Price tracking

US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-25. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.

$2.99current · sampled 2026-07-26 08:39 UTC
$2.99lowest since tracking began2026-07-25
US2.99 USD
EU2.99 EUR
UK2.49 GBP
Australia4.50 AUD
Canada3.89 CAD
Japan350 JPY
Brazil10.49 BRL
China15.00 CNY

Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.

Brazil≈$2.1 Japan China Canada US Australia UK EU≈$3.4

Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-07-24). Relative comparison only.

Latest official news

Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.

Apr 25, 2025
For those hardcore fans: Mogha memorabilia!

This is a weird one, but lets just get straight to the point! You can now get your own Mogha plushie! She/It, is the closest thing to a mascot Edym Pixels (me) has, and I thought it would be fun to gi

Jan 13, 2025
Achievements working again!

As far as I know, only the English version was affected, but achievements should be working as usual again. My bad! Best wishes and lots of love! <3 //Mattias

Jan 05, 2025
One crash less! (English version fix)

Last patch had a crash, only base game and English verison afffected. This patch should fix that! Best wishes and lots of love! <3 //Mattias PS: It has the same version number as before.

Jan 02, 2025
Patch 1.3.3.6 - A few fixes!

This patch does the following: - Save slot 3 now works as intended, and is not just a clone of save slot 2. (Amazing code right there!) - Fixed an issue in which loading a game resulted in the game fr

Oct 31, 2024
My latest game: 'Break the Empire'

Greetings everyone! I am trying to promote my latest game, which has a free demo : -> Break the Empire <- I figured that people here, whom hopefully enjoyed Grim Nights, might be interested in this. I

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Screenshots

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Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.

GenresIndie, Strategy
Player tagsStrategy · Tower Defense · Survival · Base-Building · 2D · Side Scroller · RTS · Zombies · Management · Building · Singleplayer · Difficult (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Family Sharing
LanguagesEnglish, Simplified Chinese
Achievements30
Estimated owners100,000 – 200,000 (SteamSpy)
Official sitehttps://edympixels.com/
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: OS: Windows 10 Processor: Intel i3 CPU m370 2.40GHz Memory: 2 GB RAM Graphics: Ati mobility radeon HD 5000 Storage: 140 MB available space Additional Notes: This game is not very demanding at all, but the frame rate might drop on older PCs with low RAM.