Grimm's Hatchery

Raise magical pets, earn gold & explore!

4.71 / 5 from 7 player ratings

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7.5GoodDFG score

DFG Exclusive Review Summary

A very good game, far above average & recommended.

Pros

Fun game that will have you racing to hatch your eggs.
Actively earn money in this simulation game.
20 magical pets and 4 hatcheries make for a long game.

Cons

If you forget to buy food, expect to loose almost all of your pets in one round.
Egg hatching is completely random so expect to loose a lot of eggs.
Repetitive clicking when collecting eggs, feeding your pets, and fighting monsters gets tiresome.

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About this game

Unique and fun!

In Grimm's Hatchery, your goal is to raise magical pets and fight monsters in an enchanting kingdom. As you raise the pets, you can sell their eggs or hatch them into new pets for profit.

As you make money, you can buy items to fight monsters that threaten your farm. You can also buy new pets that are more valuable. You can even buy more expensive farms on your way to right the wrongs done to your family name.

Grimm's Hatchery is packed with 20 types of magical pets, four hatcheries, and several villages to explore. In addition to adorable creatures, you can hatch pets, create new breeds of pets, fight monsters, and complete quests for the villagers.

Grimm's Hatchery Review

Review by Dylan

You may feel apprehensive downloading this game solely based on the title. Honestly, how fun could a game with hatchery in the title really be? Well, Grimm's Hatchery, an egg hatching, pet selling, monster fending game is well worth the time it will take you to download and play. Don't let the name fool you, this game packs a lot of fun and will keep you occupied for hour upon hours.

You Need to Set Your Brother Straight

As the story is told, you and your brother don't see eye to eye. He has taken over the royal empire after your grandfather passed away. You are determined to overthrow him and make amends for his wrong doing, but you cannot do so without money. Thus, you follow your passion and open a hatchery, selling both eggs and pets. It is your goal to climb the pet trading ranks and raise the 300,000 pieces of gold you will need to overthrow your evil brother.

Raise Pets for Cash, Sounds Simple...

The gameplay of this game is pretty simple. Raising pets and selling eggs are the main objectives and executing them is relatively easy. You first purchase animals and raise them. Through caring for them (feeding them and fending off monsters) they produce eggs which you can then collect.

Once the eggs are collected you have two options. You can either sell the eggs for a quick profit which can be used to buy food and various upgrades, or you can attempt to hatch the eggs by placing them in a warm cauldron. Hatching the eggs is a great way to increase your pet population, however, the risk of ruining your eggs is high. On average, a significant amount of eggs will be ruined in your attempt to hatch them. This is an extremely frustrating element of the game because hatching eggs becomes very important and you will fail due to random chance. Hatching eggs gives you more pets, thus more animals to produce eggs.

Click, Click, Click

As you start you initially have a great command of the buttons and layout of the game. Grimm's Hatchery has simple controls and it is easy to master because of this. However, your appreciation for the simple key commands might change after your play for several minutes, especially as your number of pets increases. This game requires a lot of left-clicking with the mouse. The mouse and the left click button control every command of this game. This can be convenient, but after clicking several hundred times in one day of hatching your left-clicking hand will quickly tire. Each day you are required to collect eggs (click on laid eggs), fend off monsters (click on them a bunch), and feed your pets (clicking on them give them food). This makes the controls easy to figure out, however, you are likely to get sick of the repetition.

Conclusion - Good At What It Tries to Do

Overall, Grimm's Hatchery is a pleasantly surprising game that has you collecting and hatching eggs, while simultaneously raising and caring for pets. Your successes not only has you climbing the social ladder but also earns you more money raising magical pets. Mastering the commands of the game is simple and progressing takes time, but is pretty easy. Despite the frustration you may encounter with hatching eggs, Grimm's Hatchery will keep you intrigued. The game has addictive qualities and the goal of raising money to overthrow your worse half is bound to keep you playing.

Don't be fooled by the name. Grimm's Hatchery is a fun and lighthearted game for all ages and deserves to be played.

Player Reviews

adictive and cute
after reading the description i thought it would be a particularly boring game boy was i wrong. The game was very fun and it hard to stop playing it. Grimm's hatchery is a strategy game and truly it is challenging to beat making it more interesting. In a way it reminded me of a challenging board game you have to plan what you wanted to do how many pets you wanted to buy, how many eggs you wanted to sell or hatch, how much feed you wanted to buy, Etc. small children will enjoy it to if they can use the mouse they can "help out" My young brother whom can't read yet enjoys being aloud to pick up the eggs and fighting the monsters (just clicking them no like blood or anything like that) and it is something we can both enjoy you can also improve counting skills with them in a very simple way i would tell mine how many pets we had and asked how many bags of grain would we need if we wanted two added to that he counted to the number and added two. Seems silly? It is a little but it is a fun way for him to learn to count and add numbers. Of course it wasn't just fun for him i enjoyed the game very much even though I am much older. it was definitely worth the very short download wait which was on,y like two minutes.i highly recommend this game to any one who enjoys strategy games
by alyssa willome on Apr 12, 2012
Grimm's Hatchery
Grimm's hatchery is the best game like this that ive played its also fun and addictive. The game has good graphics and is also a compliment to its creators
by Reubzz on Aug 1, 2010
Great Game!
From the trial version, I had no dislikes what so ever about it. It was entertaining and kept my attention very well. There's a story plot, which is always nice. And there's a goal. A lot of games have indefinite goals (like Fish Frenzy where all you do is get bigger), but in this game, you know what you're after and you have some end to it. Which, I always like...so as to PREVENT otaku-ness (constant eyes-to-computer-ness. ;)) And even if you're not like me, you can always restart and play again to try to beat your previous score/time. As far as games go, this one is definitely worth your time. I, personally enjoyed the trial and wished I could continue playing it...which says something, because I usually burn out on games within the hour. The price was quite fair, seeing that Big Fish games run around $15 or more. Overall, it kept my attention and was very simple, yet interesting. Contrasting qualities that don't often happen. I HIGHLY recommend this to anyone. Child, adult, teen, anyone of any age because it'll captivate you either way.
by Jennifer on Mar 14, 2010
Beautiful
This is a game for lovers of fantasy/management games. Great detail and a lot of activities to do. I loved it and is still worth playing even if you finish the game. I also like the music and sounds are so catchy. So I think this game deserves 6/5 stars.
by Nathaniel Weikert on Mar 5, 2010
Grimm's Hatchery
It is a game which we use to raise magical pets and fight monsters in an enchanting kingdom. As you raise the pets,you can sell their eggs or hatch them into new pets for profit.You can also make money and you can buy items to fight your farm or to buy expensive farm. Anyway,it is a nice game.
by Evelyn Elvira on Sep 6, 2008
grimm's hatcher
i liked this game very much, heaps of fun to play.I think this game would be good for both adults and children. It was well worth the download time. Just wish I had more time on the trial. this is the first game that I have played.I have not had alot of practice at playing games,but really liked this. thanks
by shell on Aug 13, 2008
great stuff
i really like this game. i love to play games that are like a puzzle or a story, it keeps you busy and very intersted....
by ck on Jun 21, 2008