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Realm Grinder

Realm Grinder

Grow your realm, build alliances, and explore one of the deepest idle RPGs ever!

Released Jun 15, 2017 Developer Divine Games Publisher Kongregate Platforms Windows · Mac Free to PlayClickerPixel GraphicsStrategyCity Builder
View on Steam ↗ Free (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.

87.1%positive7,102 reviews
Recommended · 2 found this helpful

“Fun game, It's a bit grindy... ⣿⣿⣿⠟⠛⠛⠻⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡟⢋⣩⣉⢻ ⣿⣿⣿⠀⣿⣶⣕⣈⠹⠿⠿⠿⠿⠟⠛⣛⢋⣰⠣⣿⣿⠀⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⡀⣿⣿⣿⣧⢻⣿⣶⣷⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠿⠶⡝⠀⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣷⠘⣿⣿⣿⢏⣿⣿⣋⣀⣈⣻⣿⣿⣷⣤⣤⣿⡐⢿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣆⢩⣝⣫⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⡟⠿⠿⠦⠀⠸⠿⣻⣿⡄⢻ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡄⢻⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣶⣶⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⠇⣼ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡄⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡟⣰ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠇⣼⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⢀⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠏⢰⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⢸⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⠟⣰⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠀⣿…”

— a player, Steam review · 70 hrs played
Recommended · 2 found this helpful

“Game is good, not gonna lie. It's a good idle game with interesting story elements here and there. Very reminiscent of Cookie Clicker. My only gripe is the last two achievements, it's so far and long compared to the earlier ones, to the point that when my internet is not working…”

— a player, Steam review · 17 hrs played
Not recommended · 6 found this helpful

“Every time I load this game, I just get a pitch black screen that I cant do anything in. I've tried waiting, i've tried closing and reopening the game, I've tried zooming in and out, I've tried closing steam and reopening it, nothing works”

— a player, Steam review · 3 hrs played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-24 00:27 UTC · history via SteamCharts.

309playing at last check
43824-hour peak
6,247all-time peak
0 2.5k 5k 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 4.4k avg · Jul 2017

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.

14achievements
31.5%median completion
5.2%rarest: Dragon Tamer
90.2% of players 85.5% of players 83.9% of players 76.3% of players 47.6% of players 46.4% of players 37.3% of players 31.5% of players 28.9% of players 23.1% of players 21.5% of players 20.4% of players 16.6% of players 5.2% of players 90.2% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
90.2%A Thousand Coins — Gain 1.000 Coins in a single game.
85.5%A Clicking Start — Click 100 times in a single game.
83.9%50 Faction Coins — Find 50 Faction Coins in a single game.
Rarest badges of honor
5.2%Dragon Tamer — Hidden achievement
16.6%Oath of the Mercenaries — Hidden achievement
20.4%Assistant Horde — Have 500 Assistants.

Price tracking

US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-11. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.

Freecurrent · sampled 2026-07-26 08:39 UTC
Freelowest since tracking began2026-07-11

Latest official news

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

Feb 03, 2026
Realm Grinder 4.3.9 [Patch Notes]

Global Reminder: Valentine Event will be starting on Feb 12th 2026, 1.01 PM UTC and will end on Feb 17th 2026, 7.59 PM UTC. Quests for second Unique Buildings now can be done by base+prestige combinat

Nov 18, 2025
Realm Grinder 4.3.7 [Patch Notes]

NEW GIFTS ADDED. Gift of the Myths and Gift of the Faithful. Both are independent from other Gifts. Myths is aimed at new players, increasing production and mana regen; Faithful is a monthly Gift prov

Aug 18, 2025
Realm Grinder 4.3.4 [Patch Notes]

Global Reminder: Summer Festival Event will be starting on Aug 21st 2025, 12.01 PM UTC and will end on Aug 28th 2025, 6.59 PM UTC. DGC4 building req increased. DGC6 most reqs increased. ARC3 exchange

Jul 02, 2025
Realm Grinder 4.3.3 [Patch Notes]

Global Reminder: Goblin Invasion Event will be starting on Jul 7th 2025, 12.01 PM UTC and will end on Jul 11th 2025, 6.59 PM UTC. Improved Template windows for Mercenaries and Researches: now you can

May 13, 2025
Realm Grinder v4.3.2 [Full Patch Notes]

Global Reminder: Blood War Event will be starting on May 16h 2025, 12.01 PM UTC and will end on May 20th 2025, 6.59 PM UTC. R107 power starting value and scaling increased. R120 power effect increased

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Screenshots

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Facts & details

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

GenresFree To Play, RPG, Strategy
Player tagsFree to Play · Clicker · Pixel Graphics · Strategy · City Builder · Singleplayer · Idler · RPG · 2D · Casual · Building · Resource Management (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Steam Trading Cards · In-App Purchases
LanguagesEnglish, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian
Achievements14
Estimated owners1,000,000 – 2,000,000 (SteamSpy)
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: OS *: Windows 7 Processor: Core i5 or Core i7 Memory: 1 GB RAM Graphics: GTX 400 Series or Better