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Games like Erzurum

If Erzurum is your kind of game, the closest matches are Enginefall, The Stormy Islands and WildCraft — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its authentic survival mechanics, exploration without hand holding 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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About Erzurum: Erzurum is a winter survival game which you will struggle against freezing temperatures, the wild nature, hunger and thirst.

2021IndieAdventure0.99 USDWindowsby Proximity Games
Erzurum — Steam game cover
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Steam players who put hours into Erzurum 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. Enginefall

    WHY THIS

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

    Enginefall is a player-driven crafting shooter set on colossal, post-apocalyptic megatrains. Start in the tail alone or with friends as you scavenge, craft, and build your way to First Class. Seize better gear car by car, and escape with high-value loot to upgrade your personal home on the rails.

    2026ActionIndieAdventureSteam ↗
  2. The Stormy Islands

    WHY THIS

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

    Survive mother nature, prepare for the different seasons protecting yourself from cold, heat, hunger and thirst. Beware of Tornadoes, Storms, Tsunamis and predatory animals, on a variety of islands where each one will have to adapt to its limited resources.

    2023IndieAdventureSimulation10.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. WildCraft

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Erzurum fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Erzurum.

    Dynamic survival crafting meets skill-based combat in a living, open world.

    ActionAdventureSteam ↗
  4. The Long Dark

    WHY THIS

    Shares temperature management, crafting and an atmospheric mood with Erzurum.

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

    THE LONG DARK is a thoughtful, exploration-survival experience that challenges solo players to think for themselves as they explore an expansive frozen wilderness in the aftermath of a geomagnetic disaster. There are no zombies -- only you, the cold, and all the threats Mother Nature can muster.

    2017StrategyIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Outbreak Island

    WHY THIS

    Shares crafting and an atmospheric mood with Erzurum.

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

    Survive on a remote Island, where a mysterious Outbreak awakens bloodthirsty monsters at night. Craft, build and defend your base in the brutal world of Outbreak Island, an open-world sandbox survival horror game.

    2025ActionIndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Just Survive

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for Erzurum fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Erzurum.

    Just Survive is a post-apocalyptic survival game that immerses you in a world where humanity is fighting to take back control from the zombie hordes.

    2015ActionAdventureMassively MultiplayerSteam ↗
  7. Survival Classic

    WHY THIS

    Shares temperature management, crafting and an atmospheric mood with Erzurum.

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

    Try to survive the harsh realities of the cold Siberian countryside. Live long and always remember, man is man's enemy. You can trust no one but it is almost impossible to survive on your own. Choose your path and go to finish. Firefights, transport, crafting and survival.

    2021ActionIndieAdventure12.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. theHunter: Call of the Wild™

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Erzurum.

    Ranked #8 for Erzurum fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Erzurum.

    Discover an atmospheric hunting game like no other in this realistic, stunning open world – regularly updated in collaboration with the community. Immerse yourself in the single player campaign, or share the ultimate hunting experience with friends.

    2017SportsAdventureSimulation19.99 USDSteam ↗

Reviewers mention these as similar to Erzurum

Surfaced from review text: when other players write 'if you liked X, try Y', we catch the name and resolve it back to a Steam game.

  1. The Long Dark

    WHY THIS

    Shares temperature management, crafting and an atmospheric mood with Erzurum.

    Reviewers of Erzurum cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Adventure with Erzurum.

    THE LONG DARK is a thoughtful, exploration-survival experience that challenges solo players to think for themselves as they explore an expansive frozen wilderness in the aftermath of a geomagnetic disaster. There are no zombies -- only you, the cold, and all the threats Mother Nature can muster.

    2017StrategyIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Northern Lights

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Erzurum.

    Reviewers of Erzurum cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie with Erzurum.

    Northern Lights is an open world survival simulation set in the extreme conditions of the arctic tundra. Clinging to life, you must use real-life survival techniques to gather resources, craft, and hunt while tending to your health and sanity. Can you survive your way out of the mysterious island?

    2020IndieSimulationEarly Access11.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Red Dead Redemption 2

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Erzurum.

    Reviewers of Erzurum cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Adventure with Erzurum.

    Arthur Morgan and the Van der Linde Gang are outlaws on the run. With federal agents and bounty hunters massing on their heels, the gang must rob, steal, and fight their way across the rugged heartland in order to survive.

    2019ActionAdventure59.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

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

  1. UBERMOSH

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~51% under Erzurum on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Erzurum.

    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 Erzurum on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Erzurum.

    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 Erzurum on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Erzurum.

    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 Erzurum on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Erzurum.

    Choose your little car and race!

    2018IndieCasualRacing0.49 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Gachi Heroes

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~51% under Erzurum on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Erzurum.

    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 Erzurum on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Erzurum.

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

    2016ActionIndie0.49 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. TTV2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~51% under Erzurum on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Erzurum.

    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 Erzurum on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Erzurum.

    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. Life is Strange - Episode 1

    WHY THIS

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

    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. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  3. ENA: Dream BBQ

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. 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 Erzurum.

    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 ↗
  5. STRAFTAT

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.

    STRAFTAT is a 1v1/2v2 ONLINE first person SHOOTER with quick rounds in over 350 MAPS ; Including all WEAPONS, proximity chat and 4 players FFA.

    2024ActionFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. The Looker

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2022IndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Counter-Strike:Global Offensive

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.

    Counter-Strike:Global Offensive (CS:GO) expands upon the team-based action gameplay that it pioneered when it was launched over 2 decades ago. CS:GO features new maps, characters, weapons, and game modes, and delivers updated versions of the classic CS content (de_dust2, etc.).

    2012ActionFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. The Expendabros

    WHY THIS

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

    The Expendabros have assembled and set their sights on the forces of ruthless arms dealer Conrad Stonebanks in the forests of Eastern Europe.

    2014ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

More from Proximity Games

Other recommendable Steam games by Proximity Games, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.

  1. Bizarre Earthquake

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Proximity Games, the studio behind Erzurum. Shares Indie and Adventure with Erzurum.

    Bizarre Earthquake is a third-person point & click adventure game. The story is about a seismologist and her assistant who try to uncover the mysteries behind a bizarre earthquake they encounter.

    2016IndieAdventure0.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Insectophobia : Episode 1

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Proximity Games, the studio behind Erzurum. Shares Indie and Adventure with Erzurum.

    Insectophobia is an episodic platformer. It's the story of John and his struggle against monster insects.

    2017ActionIndieAdventure0.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Sevgilim Olur musun ?

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Proximity Games, the studio behind Erzurum. Shares Indie and Adventure with Erzurum.

    Sevgilim Olur musun ? ; biraz Biri Bizi Gözetliyor, biraz da Gelinim Olurmusun programlarından ilham alınarak tasarlanan bir oyundur. İçerik olarak bu yarışmalardan çok daha fazlasını barındırıyor.

    2017IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  4. Small Sister

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Proximity Games, the studio behind Erzurum. Shares Indie with Erzurum.

    Small Sister is a game about a contest: "living in a house with strangers". The goal is to gain as many points as you can by interacting with other contestants and to be the winner at the end.

    2018StrategyIndieCasual0.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Herd is Coming

    WHY THIS

    Shares resource scavenging and an atmospheric mood with Erzurum.

    Another title from Proximity Games, the studio behind Erzurum. Shares Indie and Adventure with Erzurum.

    "Herd is Coming" is a survival RPG set in a post apocalyptic world filled with zombies. It's the story of Mike who's survived for 10 years since the outbreak.

    2019ActionIndieAdventure0.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. Wolf Territory

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Proximity Games, the studio behind Erzurum. Shares Indie and Adventure with Erzurum.

    Wolf Territory is a survival adventure game. It's the story of Kyle and his friends who lost their way in the forest.

    2020IndieAdventure0.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. Toxic Dating Simulator

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Proximity Games, the studio behind Erzurum. Shares Indie with Erzurum.

    Survive first dates with 6 different women from Binder. Shape Ata's personality with your choices. Be a simp, an alpha, or a professional liar. In this toxic game of love, you will either stay true to yourself, or become the lie you choose to tell!

    2026IndieSimulationCasualSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Erzurum

Does Erzurum work on Steam Deck?
Erzurum is currently rated Unsupported on Steam Deck. It may not launch or may have significant issues that block normal play.
How much does Erzurum cost?
Erzurum is listed on Steam at 0.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Erzurum?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Erzurum are Enginefall, The Stormy Islands, WildCraft.
Who developed Erzurum?
Erzurum was developed by Proximity Games.

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 Erzurum.

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