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Games like The Epsilon Outcome

If The Epsilon Outcome is your kind of game, the closest matches are If Fusion Were That Easy, Kelvin and the Infamous Machine and Monolith — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its dry humor shines through, atmospheric and nostalgic. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.

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About The Epsilon Outcome: A dry-humored, sci-fi interactive mystery adventure game about a major science experiment gone wrong

2021StrategyIndieAdventure7.99 USDWindows · macOSby Kenneth A. Perrine
The Epsilon Outcome — Steam game cover
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Dry humor shines throughHand drawn art feels personalManual adds to the experienceAtmosphericNostalgicRetro

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Steam players who put hours into The Epsilon Outcome also tend to own these titles — a signal called collaborative filtering. imho.run cross-references millions of library ownership patterns to surface games whose real audiences overlap, regardless of whether their genre tags match.

  1. If Fusion Were That Easy

    WHY THIS

    Shares a retro mood with The Epsilon Outcome.

    Top pick for The Epsilon Outcome fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Epsilon Outcome.

    "If Fusion Were That Easy" is a humorous 2.5D point-and-click adventure about cold fusion and preventing the apocalypse. Explore a diverse world, master tricky puzzles and stop the inevitable.

    2022IndieAdventureCasual14.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Kelvin and the Infamous Machine

    WHY THIS

    Shares a nostalgic mood with The Epsilon Outcome.

    Second-strongest match for The Epsilon Outcome fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Epsilon Outcome.

    Kelvin and the Infamous Machine is a hilarious point-and-click adventure in which you stumble irresponsibly through history to help legendary geniuses complete their masterworks!

    2016IndieAdventure9.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Monolith

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with The Epsilon Outcome.

    Third-strongest match for The Epsilon Outcome fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Epsilon Outcome.

    A classical science fiction point and click adventure which takes you into a deep story and murky atmosphere, while solving logical puzzles. Accompany Tessa Carter and her talking robot as she finds out about herself and searches for a way to survive.

    2023IndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Heaven's Hope - Special Edition

    WHY THIS

    Shares inventory combination and an atmospheric mood with The Epsilon Outcome.

    Ranked #4 for The Epsilon Outcome fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Epsilon Outcome.

    Heaven’s Hope is a cleverly funny point ‘n click adventure! Angel Talorel has fallen from Heaven and crash landed in the small town of Heaven’s Hope. Embarking on a fun adventure with some new and unlikely companions Talorel tries to get back home – will you help him?

    2016IndieAdventureCasual9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Nelly Cootalot: The Fowl Fleet

    WHY THIS

    Shares a whimsical mood with The Epsilon Outcome.

    Ranked #5 for The Epsilon Outcome fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Epsilon Outcome.

    Pirate heroine Nelly Cootalot takes on the villainous Baron Widebeard in this point and click adventure game. Meet a hilarious cast of characters including Tom Baker (Dr Who) and face perplexing challenges in your search for the Treasure of the Seventh Sea.

    2016IndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Unforeseen Incidents

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with The Epsilon Outcome.

    Ranked #6 for The Epsilon Outcome fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Epsilon Outcome.

    Unforeseen Incidents is a classical style interactive mystery set in a beautifully hand-painted world. Join Harper Pendrell and experience a challenging investigation, smart dialog and a rich cast of characters in this thrilling new adventure game.

    2018IndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. TOHU

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with The Epsilon Outcome.

    Ranked #7 for The Epsilon Outcome fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Epsilon Outcome.

    Experience a brand new adventure game set amongst a world of weird and wonderful fish planets. Explore beautiful environments, solve intricate puzzles and discover the truth about a mysterious little girl and her mechanical alter-ego, Cubus.

    2021IndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Wailing Heights

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with The Epsilon Outcome.

    Ranked #8 for The Epsilon Outcome fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Epsilon Outcome.

    A body-hopping, musical adventure game. Trapped in a horrific hamlet of modern monsters, ex-band manager Francis Finkelstein uses the possession wheel to sing his soul into hipster vampires, vegan werewolves and soulful zombies, using their ghoulish powers to escape from Wailing Heights.

    2016IndieAdventure9.99 USDSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below The Epsilon Outcome at current Steam store prices.

  1. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~88% under The Epsilon Outcome on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Epsilon Outcome.

    Live a week in the life of "The POSTAL Dude"; a hapless everyman just trying to check off some chores. Buying milk, returning an overdue library book, getting Gary Coleman's autograph, what could possibly go wrong?

    2012ActionIndieAdventure0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Buckshot Roulette

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~63% under The Epsilon Outcome on Steam right now. Shares Indie with The Epsilon Outcome.

    Play Russian roulette with a 12-gauge shotgun. Four enter. One leaves. Roll the dice with your life. Good luck!

    2024ActionIndieSimulation2.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. GRIS

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~53% under The Epsilon Outcome on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Epsilon Outcome.

    Gris is a hopeful young girl lost in her own world, dealing with a painful experience in her life. Her journey through sorrow is manifested in her dress, which grants new abilities to better navigate her faded reality.

    2018IndieAdventure3.74 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. The Test

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~75% under The Epsilon Outcome on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Epsilon Outcome.

    You will answer a series of questions that will reveal truths from deep within. These questions may make you uncomfortable, but with great knowledge comes great sacrifice. Can you make it all the way through The Test, and if you do, are you sure you want the answers you seek?

    2020IndieAdventureSimulation1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~81% under The Epsilon Outcome on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Epsilon Outcome.

    A short story about what sort of challenges everyday little things can be. Help the girl buy milk, be the first not to disappoint her.

    2020IndieAdventure1.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Blood and Bacon

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~88% under The Epsilon Outcome on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with The Epsilon Outcome.

    This Co-op Shooter , has Day and Night levels, multiple maps, players will take on 25 enemy types and numerous bosses, like Gargantuan Monsters and Minibosses every 10 days as you explore, shoot and run for your life against the onslaught of porcine monstrosities.

    2016ActionAdventureCasual0.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. Crypt of the NecroDancer

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~63% under The Epsilon Outcome on Steam right now. Shares Indie with The Epsilon Outcome.

    Crypt of the NecroDancer is an award winning hardcore roguelike rhythm game. Move to the music and deliver beatdowns to the beat! Groove to the epic Danny Baranowsky soundtrack, or select songs from your own MP3 collection!

    2015ActionIndieRPG2.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. A Short Hike

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under The Epsilon Outcome on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Epsilon Outcome.

    Hike, climb, and soar through the peaceful mountainside landscapes of Hawk Peak Provincial Park as you make your way to the summit.

    2019IndieAdventure3.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Free alternatives

Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.

  1. Life is Strange - Episode 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with The Epsilon Outcome.

    Episode 1 now FREE! Life is Strange is an award-winning and critically acclaimed episodic adventure game that allows the player to rewind time and affect the past, present and future.

    2015ActionAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Helltaker

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Epsilon Outcome.

    Helltaker is a short game about sharply dressed demon girls.

    2020IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with The Epsilon Outcome.

    Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  4. Bongo Cat

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with The Epsilon Outcome.

    Bongo cat needs your help. Bongo cat needz more hatz!!! Every time you press a key, Bongo cat will punch your taskbar. Type, click, play, work to collect more points. Which hats will you find?

    2025IndieSimulationMassively MultiplayerFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. ENA: Dream BBQ

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Epsilon Outcome.

    Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.

    2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with The Epsilon Outcome.

    Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!

    2023IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Indigo Park: Chapter 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Epsilon Outcome.

    Explore the abandoned childhood wonder of Indigo Park! Guided by Rambley the Raccoon, help restore power to the destroyed amusement park while you run from the reason it shut down.

    2024ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. The Looker

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with The Epsilon Outcome.

    You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.

    2022IndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Plays great on Steam Deck

Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.

  1. Monolith

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with The Epsilon Outcome.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Epsilon Outcome.

    A classical science fiction point and click adventure which takes you into a deep story and murky atmosphere, while solving logical puzzles. Accompany Tessa Carter and her talking robot as she finds out about herself and searches for a way to survive.

    2023IndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Nelly Cootalot: The Fowl Fleet

    WHY THIS

    Shares a whimsical mood with The Epsilon Outcome.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Epsilon Outcome.

    Pirate heroine Nelly Cootalot takes on the villainous Baron Widebeard in this point and click adventure game. Meet a hilarious cast of characters including Tom Baker (Dr Who) and face perplexing challenges in your search for the Treasure of the Seventh Sea.

    2016IndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Unforeseen Incidents

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with The Epsilon Outcome.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Epsilon Outcome.

    Unforeseen Incidents is a classical style interactive mystery set in a beautifully hand-painted world. Join Harper Pendrell and experience a challenging investigation, smart dialog and a rich cast of characters in this thrilling new adventure game.

    2018IndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. TOHU

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with The Epsilon Outcome.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Epsilon Outcome.

    Experience a brand new adventure game set amongst a world of weird and wonderful fish planets. Explore beautiful environments, solve intricate puzzles and discover the truth about a mysterious little girl and her mechanical alter-ego, Cubus.

    2021IndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about The Epsilon Outcome

How much does The Epsilon Outcome cost?
The Epsilon Outcome is listed on Steam at 7.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to The Epsilon Outcome?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside The Epsilon Outcome are If Fusion Were That Easy, Kelvin and the Infamous Machine, Monolith.
Who developed The Epsilon Outcome?
The Epsilon Outcome was developed by Kenneth A. Perrine and published by Academiken.

imho.run ranks Steam game alternatives using a mix of collaborative filtering (ALS / iALS / EASE / LightGCN), content scoring over genres, categories, Steam tags, developers, and publishers, plus AI-extracted vibes mined from review text. The page above is generated in seed mode anchored on The Epsilon Outcome.

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