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Grimm's Hollow cover art

Grimm's Hollow

ghosthunter · 2019-10-30

Steam

AdventureFree To PlayIndieRPG

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Bird view / Isometric

Releases: Oct 31, 2019 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

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.

Grimm's Hollow is a 2019 Adventure, Free To Play, Indie, RPG game that is free-to-play, with an estimated 500,000 .. 1,000,000 owners and Overwhelmingly Positive (99% of 14580 reviews).

3
playing now
99%
positive of 15k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
steam's rating (official)
500,000–1,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
78/100
IGDB user rating (34 ratings)
2h
to beat · completionist 3h
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
Free
steam price (US)

3 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 11:00 UTC (census sample)

Grimm's Hollow is a 2019 role-playing video game developed by Mahum Najam under the alias Ghosthunter. It was released as freeware on Steam and Itch.io on Halloween for Microsoft Windows.

Health check

Healthy
  • · 3 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 583 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~73/week).
  • · Review velocity up 6% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 3% of 28,739 Adventure games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-29

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
55255220192026Week of 2019-10-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 552 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 409 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 290 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 184 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 225 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 321 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 492 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 460 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 389 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 345 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 323 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 310 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 339 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 318 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 391 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 369 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 397 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 351 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 337 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 391 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 467 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 511 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 279 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 288 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 229 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 185 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 182 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 209 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 133 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 128 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 137 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 150 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 142 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 114 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 96 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 97 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 125 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 132 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 143 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 105 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 103 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 150 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 134 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 170 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 217 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 166 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 145 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 139 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 175 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 217 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 202 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 199 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 173 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 145 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 142 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 145 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 144 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 130 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 103 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 83 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 82 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 79 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 90 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 73 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 71 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 79 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 81 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 77 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 69 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 58 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 50 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 61 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 60 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 69 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 56 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 52 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 56 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 50 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 59 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 168 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 55 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 54 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

2202026-09-15 12:00 — 5 players2026-09-16 20:00 — 3 players2026-09-18 04:00 — 1 players2026-09-19 11:00 — 5 players2026-09-20 19:00 — 6 players2026-09-22 03:00 — 3 players2026-09-23 10:00 — 2 players2026-09-24 18:00 — 3 players2026-09-26 01:00 — 8 players2026-09-27 09:00 — 4 players2026-09-28 16:00 — 5 players2026-09-30 00:00 — 3 players2026-10-01 07:00 — 2 players2026-10-02 15:00 — 3 players2026-10-03 22:00 — 6 players2026-10-05 06:00 — 3 players2026-10-06 14:00 — 2 players2026-10-07 21:00 — 2 players2026-10-09 05:00 — 5 players2026-10-10 12:00 — 5 players2026-10-11 20:00 — 11 players2026-10-13 04:00 — 4 players2026-10-14 11:00 — 3 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
394Nov 2019Aug 2026Nov 2019 — avg 38 · peak 133Feb 2020 — avg 15 · peak 41May 2020 — avg 34 · peak 67Aug 2020 — avg 24 · peak 47Nov 2020 — avg 24 · peak 52Feb 2021 — avg 34 · peak 84May 2021 — avg 28 · peak 69Aug 2021 — avg 39 · peak 117Nov 2021 — avg 18 · peak 59Feb 2022 — avg 19 · peak 52May 2022 — avg 11 · peak 29Aug 2022 — avg 10 · peak 24Nov 2022 — avg 7 · peak 22Feb 2023 — avg 8 · peak 20May 2023 — avg 12 · peak 30Aug 2023 — avg 12 · peak 30Nov 2023 — avg 15 · peak 36Feb 2024 — avg 16 · peak 38May 2024 — avg 11 · peak 25Aug 2024 — avg 9 · peak 24Nov 2024 — avg 7 · peak 18Feb 2025 — avg 5 · peak 16May 2025 — avg 5 · peak 16Aug 2025 — avg 5 · peak 14Nov 2025 — avg 4 · peak 13Feb 2026 — avg 5 · peak 17May 2026 — avg 5 · peak 14Aug 2026 — avg 4 · peak 11
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Attention

2342026-06-01 — 7 pageviews2026-06-05 — 20 pageviews2026-06-09 — 15 pageviews2026-06-13 — 8 pageviews2026-06-17 — 13 pageviews2026-06-21 — 8 pageviews2026-06-25 — 7 pageviews2026-06-29 — 14 pageviews2026-07-03 — 23 pageviews2026-07-07 — 9 pageviews2026-07-11 — 6 pageviews2026-07-15 — 5 pageviews2026-07-19 — 6 pageviews2026-07-23 — 7 pageviews2026-07-27 — 18 pageviews2026-07-31 — 10 pageviews2026-08-04 — 21 pageviews2026-08-08 — 8 pageviews2026-08-12 — 13 pageviews2026-08-16 — 9 pageviews2026-08-20 — 18 pageviews2026-08-24 — 12 pageviews2026-08-28 — 8 pageviews2026-09-01 — 17 pageviews2026-09-05 — 21 pageviews2026-09-09 — 11 pageviews2026-09-13 — 10 pageviews2026-09-17 — 7 pageviews2026-09-21 — 14 pageviews2026-09-25 — 9 pageviews2026-09-29 — 7 pageviews2026-10-03 — 14 pageviews2026-10-07 — 20 pageviews2026-10-10 — 14 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Details

WindowsSingle-playerPartial Controller SupportSteam CloudFamily Sharing1 DLC

7 supported languages: English, Russian, Portuguese - Brazil, Spanish - Latin America, Japanese, Simplified Chinese, Spanish - Spain

Post-launch support: 1 DLC released, first 2021-06-09 (Steam store data)

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

2DRPGCuteIndieRPGMakerAdventureEmotionalStory RichTurn-BasedFree to Play

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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