The Game Census
Grim Nights cover art

Grim Nights

Edym Pixels · 2018-10-12

SteamGOGEpic Games Store

IndieStrategy

Modes: Single player

Releases: Oct 12, 2018 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

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.

6
playing now
88%
positive of 1.5k reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
100,000–200,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
70/100
IGDB user rating (2 ratings)
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$2.99
steam price (US)

6 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 05:00 UTC (census sample)

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 6 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 36 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~5/week).
  • · Review velocity down 38% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (159 reviews).
  • · Top 20% of 18,216 Indie games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 39k–93k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 1,549 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$1.99-33%

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $0.59 at Steam (2025-05-15)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $2.99 · on sale 35 of 56 observed days · $1.40 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
14714720182026Week of 2018-10-01: 84 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 147 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 65 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 52 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 5 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

1002026-08-11 18:00 — 9 players2026-08-12 10:00 — 6 players2026-08-13 02:00 — 3 players2026-08-13 18:00 — 5 players2026-08-14 09:00 — 7 players2026-08-15 01:00 — 1 players2026-08-15 17:00 — 10 players2026-08-16 09:00 — 7 players2026-08-17 01:00 — 4 players2026-08-17 16:00 — 8 players2026-08-18 07:00 — 10 players2026-08-18 23:00 — 3 players2026-08-19 15:00 — 8 players2026-08-20 07:00 — 2 players2026-08-20 22:00 — 4 players2026-08-21 14:00 — 6 players2026-08-22 06:00 — 4 players2026-08-22 22:00 — 6 players2026-08-23 13:00 — 8 players2026-08-24 05:00 — 4 players2026-08-24 21:00 — 0 players2026-08-25 13:00 — 8 players2026-08-26 05:00 — 3 players2026-08-26 21:00 — 4 players2026-08-27 13:00 — 6 players2026-08-28 05:00 — 6 players2026-08-28 21:00 — 4 players2026-08-29 13:00 — 8 players2026-08-30 05:00 — 6 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$2.99$0.592018-10-122026-08-302018-10-12 — best price $2.992019-10-28 — best price $1.492020-01-02 — best price $2.992020-10-29 — best price $2.002021-01-05 — best price $2.992021-10-28 — best price $1.492022-01-05 — best price $2.992022-08-01 — best price $2.002022-11-29 — best price $2.992023-04-12 — best price $2.002023-06-30 — best price $2.002023-11-02 — best price $2.992024-01-18 — best price $1.492024-02-22 — best price $2.992024-04-11 — best price $2.992024-07-11 — best price $2.992024-08-14 — best price $2.002024-10-08 — best price $2.992024-11-07 — best price $2.002024-12-19 — best price $1.492025-01-24 — best price $2.002025-03-11 — best price $2.002025-04-29 — best price $2.992025-05-26 — best price $2.002025-07-18 — best price $2.992025-09-01 — best price $2.002025-09-25 — best price $2.002025-10-09 — best price $2.002025-11-17 — best price $2.992026-01-05 — best price $2.992026-02-28 — best price $2.002026-03-19 — best price $2.002026-04-13 — best price $1.492026-05-21 — best price $2.992026-06-25 — best price $1.492026-08-12 — best price $2.992026-08-30 — best price $1.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

30
achievements tracked
75.6%
earned "Poor things..."
6.7%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFamily Sharing1 DLC

2 supported languages: English, Simplified Chinese

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)1,2443%30

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Player tags

2DRTSFantasyZombiesBuildingStrategySurvivalTacticalDifficultManagement

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

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Similarity via IGDB.

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