Games like ESC
If ESC is your kind of game, the closest matches are Terranova, Beek: Familiar Spirit - Remastered and The Simplest Game in the World — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its characters feel deeply real, soundtrack enhances every moment and atmospheric. 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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Players who liked ESC also play
Steam players who put hours into ESC 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.
Terranova
WHY THIS
Shares a contemplative mood with ESC.
Top pick for ESC fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with ESC.
A nostalgic interactive fiction game set in the early 2000's. Chat with your friends, update your LimeJournal, and discover yourself through a rich world of storytelling, love and friendship.
Beek: Familiar Spirit - Remastered
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for ESC fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with ESC.
A call for help within a mysterious messaging app. Someone lost and wandering through a forest in a faraway place. And their destiny in your hands.
The Simplest Game in the World
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for ESC fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with ESC.
You can beat this game with any key on your keyboard. ANY key, I mean it.
Elite Hacker: Retro Hacking Evolution: Grand Theft Transsexual Uplink Matrix Terminator SEO Words
WHY THIS
Ranked #4 for ESC fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with ESC.
Do you ever lay awake at night thinking about Zero Cool wearing the dress?
Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with ESC.
Ranked #5 for ESC fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with ESC.
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.
See You Later
WHY THIS
Ranked #6 for ESC fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with ESC.
There are so many things I want to do with the rest of my life. Like dreaming with you, laze around with you, look at the moon, eat rice with you, go on the biggest wedding trip to Antarctica, and most importantly - say goodbye to you.
Harmony: The Fall of Reverie
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with ESC.
Ranked #7 for ESC fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with ESC.
The fate of humanity is at stake. Use your gift of clairvoyance to see into the future and stop an apocalypse that threatens the balance between your world and the deities'.
If Found...
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with ESC.
Ranked #8 for ESC fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with ESC.
If Found... is a game about going home, coming out and erasing everything.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below ESC at current Steam store prices.
POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~80% under ESC on Steam right now. Shares Indie with ESC.
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?
The Test
WHY THIS
Priced ~60% under ESC on Steam right now. Shares Indie with ESC.
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?
Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with ESC.
Priced ~70% under ESC on Steam right now. Shares Indie with ESC.
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.
shapez
WHY THIS
Priced ~80% under ESC on Steam right now. Shares Indie with ESC.
shapez is an easy-going, minimalistic factory building game about the automation of shapes through extraction and satisfying production lines. Adapt to increasingly complex shapes and grow your factory across an infinitely expanding map. Your only limitation is your creativity!
The Test: Hypothesis Rising
WHY THIS
Priced ~60% under ESC on Steam right now. Shares Indie with ESC.
The second chapter in The Test trilogy. Answer a series of in-depth questions to reveal hidden truths about yourself and unlock secrets to discover how your life can change drastically with just a few, slight modifications. ...But are you sure you want the answers you seek?
The NOexistenceN of you AND me
WHY THIS
Priced ~60% under ESC on Steam right now. Shares Indie with ESC.
Use "game" as a medium to showcase the world of "you/girl". Explore the truth of "you/girl/world" through the form of a "visual novel".
Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad
WHY THIS
Priced ~80% under ESC on Steam right now. Shares Indie with ESC.
"Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad?" is a fast paced shower-simulation where you shower with your 8-bit dad.It's good, clean fun!
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Doki Doki Literature Club!
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with ESC.
The Literature Club is full of cute girls! Will you write the way into their heart? This game is not suitable for children or those who are easily disturbed.
Life is Strange - Episode 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
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.
Ultimate Custom Night
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with ESC.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
ENA: Dream BBQ
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with ESC.
Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.
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 ESC.
Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!
Indigo Park: Chapter 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with ESC.
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.
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Frequently asked about ESC
- Does ESC run on Steam Deck?
- ESC is rated Playable on Steam Deck — it runs, but expect some manual adjustments (control remapping, text size, or graphics settings) for the best experience.
- How much does ESC cost?
- ESC is listed on Steam at 4.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to ESC?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside ESC are Terranova, Beek: Familiar Spirit - Remastered, The Simplest Game in the World.
- Who developed ESC?
- ESC was developed by Lena Raine and published by Radical Dreamland.
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 ESC.
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