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Games like Illness in the East

If Illness in the East is your kind of game, the closest matches are The Survivor After, Sword of Elpisia and Fate of New Albans — picked from the ranked list below. 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 Illness in the East: Adventure RPG with horror elements and a touch of Eastern European history and mythology. The story of two girls who had a hard time of General illness.

2020IndieAdventureRPG0.99 USDWindowsby Bogozet
Illness in the East — Steam game cover

Players who liked Illness in the East also play

Steam players who put hours into Illness in the East 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. The Survivor After

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Illness in the East fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Illness in the East.

    Для выживания в постапокалипсисе вам придется сделать многое: строить, искать и мастерить. Переживете ли вы следующий день ?

    2021ActionIndieAdventure0.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Sword of Elpisia

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Illness in the East fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure and RPG with Illness in the East.

    A fantasy RPG about a girl turned into a magic sword and its price!

    2022StrategyAdventureSimulation7.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Fate of New Albans

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Illness in the East fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Illness in the East.

    Engage with the townsfolk and native people to make decisions and choices, your actions will decide the fate of New Albans. With multiple endings, solve puzzles, speak to NPCs and explore the land in this story adventure.

    2023IndieAdventureRPG4.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Gluck

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Illness in the East fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Illness in the East.

    A short 2D excavation adventure game set in a mining company.

    2023IndieAdventureRPG6.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Quiver Dick's Terrible Tale For Terrible Parents To Read To Their Equally Terrible Children

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for Illness in the East fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Illness in the East.

    From the creative minds that brought you Metal as Phuk and The Chronicles of Quiver Dick, Crankage Games brings you another hilarious, boner-inducing tale of epic proportions! Embark on a journey as Mary the Fairy, a cannibalistic, foul-mouthed pixie in an even more foul-mouthed world!

    2018IndieAdventure0.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. Anima: Gate of Memories

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for Illness in the East fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure and RPG with Illness in the East.

    A third-person action RPG that brings to life the world of Gaia from the Anima: Beyond Fantasy RPG table-top books. Explore a deep and multifaceted story where your choices and actions directly impact the journey and decide the fate of the characters.

    2016ActionAdventureRPG19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Ghost Sync

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for Illness in the East fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure and RPG with Illness in the East.

    A fateful RPG involving a magical lady and a spirit of a man possessing a dog!

    2021StrategyAdventureSimulation7.49 USDSteam ↗
  8. Justice Chronicles

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for Illness in the East fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure and RPG with Illness in the East.

    Fight destiny through the darkness that lurks in history in a fantasy RPG!

    2021StrategyAdventureSimulation7.49 USDSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Illness in the East at current Steam store prices.

  1. UBERMOSH

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~51% under Illness in the East on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Illness in the East.

    UBERMOSH is an arcade game about cutting bullets with a sword, in a gun-filled cyberpunk mosh pit.

    2015ActionIndie0.49 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. QUICKERFLAK

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~51% under Illness in the East on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Illness in the East.

    QUICKERFLAK is an experimental fast-paced time-attack top-down combat retro-hardcore minigame, that can be finished in a minute.

    2022ActionIndieAdventure0.49 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Save Jesus

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~51% under Illness in the East on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Illness in the East.

    Someone is trying to murder Jesus. Disguised as Caesar with the Roman Empire by his side, an evil impostor from the future has set hundreds of deadly traps. Redirect the traps, kill the Romans and protect Jesus!

    2016IndieCasual0.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Barro

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~51% under Illness in the East on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Illness in the East.

    Choose your little car and race!

    2018IndieCasualRacing0.49 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Gachi Heroes

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~51% under Illness in the East on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Illness in the East.

    Gachi Heroes is a game about the dark fantasies. That's amazing an endlass journey in which you will know yourself with your favorite gachimuchi characters. How deep would you go?

    2018ActionIndieAdventure0.49 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Trip to Vinelands

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~51% under Illness in the East on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Illness in the East.

    Trip to Vinelands is an arcade retro hardcore maze wanderer minigame.

    2016ActionIndie0.49 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. TTV2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~51% under Illness in the East on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Illness in the East.

    TTV2 is an arcade retro hardcore maze wanderer minigame, sequel to Trip to Vinelands.

    2017ActionIndie0.49 USDSteam ↗
  8. Shotgun Legend

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~51% under Illness in the East on Steam right now. Shares Indie and RPG with Illness in the East.

    Eugene must battle aliens and the undead in search of a truck rim, as it seems to be his ticket home.

    2018ActionIndieRPG0.49 USDSteam ↗

Free alternatives

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

  1. Doki Doki Literature Club!

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Illness in the East.

    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.

    2017IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Life is Strange - Episode 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with Illness in the East.

    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 ↗
  3. Helltaker

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Illness in the East.

    Helltaker is a short game about sharply dressed demon girls.

    2020IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Illness in the East.

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

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  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 Illness in the East.

    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 Illness in the East.

    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 Illness in the East.

    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 Illness in the East.

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

    2022IndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Illness in the East

How much does Illness in the East cost?
Illness in the East is listed on Steam at 0.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Illness in the East?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Illness in the East are The Survivor After, Sword of Elpisia, Fate of New Albans.
Who developed Illness in the East?
Illness in the East was developed by Bogozet.

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 Illness in the East.

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