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Games like Erica

If Erica is your kind of game, the closest matches are She Sees Red - Interactive Movie, Dark Nights with Poe and Munro and Night Book — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its atmospheric, cinematic and immersive. 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 Erica: Erica is a live-action, FMV thriller that puts you directly at the heart of the mystery. Your choices, your consequences.

2021IndieCasual11.99 USDWindowsby Flavourworks
Erica — Steam game cover
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Cinematic quality rivals feature filmsLive action performances heighten emotional impactMoral ambiguity in endings provokes deep reflectionAtmosphericCinematicImmersive

Players who liked Erica also play

Steam players who put hours into Erica 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. She Sees Red - Interactive Movie

    WHY THIS

    Shares multiple endings and an atmospheric mood with Erica.

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

    She Sees Red is a mature, hard-boiled interactive thriller. When someone is killed inside a nightclub, an experienced detective vows to put the murderer behind bars. Make choices that affect the narrative and experience several different endings in this blood-red interactive movie.

    2019IndieAdventure7.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Dark Nights with Poe and Munro

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Erica.

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

    Guide local radio hosts Poe and Munro through six TV-like episodes of supernatural strangeness and sizzling on-screen chemistry. From the creators of The Infectious Madness of Doctor Dekker and The Shapeshifting Detective.

    2020IndieAdventure12.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Night Book

    WHY THIS

    Shares branching narrative and an atmospheric mood with Erica.

    Third-strongest match for Erica fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries.

    Tricked into reading an ancient book, Loralyn summons a demon into her home. Night Book is an interactive occult thriller movie, created in lockdown, from the publishers of The Complex, Five Dates and Maid of Sker.

    2021Adventure2.54 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Unknown Number: A First Person Talker

    WHY THIS

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

    An innovative voice-controlled adventure game, played through a series of interactive 'phone calls'. Join the heist and save the world... using nothing but your voice. Will you answer the call? *WARNING: THIS GAME CONTAINS FLASHING LIGHTS*

    2022IndieAdventureSimulation14.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Her Story

    WHY THIS

    Shares an immersive mood with Erica.

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

    A woman is interviewed seven times by the police. Search the video database and explore hundreds of authentic clips to discover her story in this groundbreaking and award winning narrative game.

    2015IndieAdventureSimulation9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. SIMULACRA

    WHY THIS

    Shares multiple endings and an atmospheric mood with Erica.

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

    An interactive horror experience of exploring a missing woman’s phone.

    2017IndieAdventureSimulation4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Late Shift

    WHY THIS

    Shares branching narrative, multiple endings and an atmospheric mood with Erica.

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

    Late Shift is a high stakes FMV crime thriller. Forced into a brutal London heist, your choices matter in this interactive cinematic experience with adaptable storylines that lead to one of seven conclusions. Your decisions are you.

    2017IndieAdventure3.59 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. The Complex

    WHY THIS

    Shares multiple endings and an atmospheric mood with Erica.

    Ranked #8 for Erica fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries.

    After a major bio-weapon attack on London, two scientists find themselves in a locked-down laboratory with time, and air, running out. The Complex is an interactive sci-fi thriller movie where your decisions lead to one of eight suspenseful endings.

    2020Adventure3.44 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

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

  1. Garry's Mod

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~58% under Erica on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Erica.

    Garry's Mod is a physics sandbox. There aren't any predefined aims or goals. We give you the tools and leave you to play.

    2006IndieSimulationCasual4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Vampire Survivors

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~58% under Erica on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Erica.

    Mow down thousands of night creatures and survive until dawn! Vampire Survivors is a gothic horror casual game with rogue-lite elements, where your choices can allow you to quickly snowball against the hundreds of monsters that get thrown at you. Be the bullet hell!

    2022ActionIndieRPG4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Slay the Spire

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~48% under Erica on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Erica.

    We fused card games and roguelikes together to make the best single player deckbuilder we could. Craft a unique deck, encounter bizarre creatures, discover relics of immense power, and Slay the Spire!

    2019StrategyIndie6.24 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Cookie Clicker

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~58% under Erica on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Erica.

    An idle game about making cookies! Originally released in 2013 on the web, and actively developed since then. This is the official version for Steam.

    2021StrategyIndieSimulation4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. WEBFISHING

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~58% under Erica on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Erica.

    WEBFISHING a multiplayer chatroom-focused fishing game! Relax and fish (on the web!)

    2024IndieMassively MultiplayerCasual4.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~92% under Erica on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Erica.

    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 ↗
  7. Buckshot Roulette

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~75% under Erica on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Erica.

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

    2024ActionIndieSimulation2.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. OneShot

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Erica on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Erica.

    OneShot is a surreal top down Puzzle/Adventure game with unique gameplay capabilities. You are to guide a child through a mysterious world on a mission to restore its long-dead sun. The world knows you exist.

    2016IndieAdventureCasual5.99 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 and Casual with Erica.

    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.

    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. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  4. The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog

    WHY THIS

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

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

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

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  6. 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 ↗
  7. Our Life: Beginnings & Always

    WHY THIS

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

    A twenty-dollar bill, four summers, fifteen years, and a one of a kind life. Create an experience that’s all your own in this near-fully customizable visual novel where you grow from childhood to adulthood with the lonely boy next door.

    2020IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeSteam ↗
  8. missed messages.

    WHY THIS

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

    ‘goth gf’s iPhone’ airdrops you - accept or decline? A love/horror story about life, death, & memes.

    2019IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck 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. Night Book

    WHY THIS

    Shares branching narrative and an atmospheric mood with Erica.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box.

    Tricked into reading an ancient book, Loralyn summons a demon into her home. Night Book is an interactive occult thriller movie, created in lockdown, from the publishers of The Complex, Five Dates and Maid of Sker.

    2021Adventure2.54 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. SIMULACRA

    WHY THIS

    Shares multiple endings and an atmospheric mood with Erica.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie with Erica.

    An interactive horror experience of exploring a missing woman’s phone.

    2017IndieAdventureSimulation4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Late Shift

    WHY THIS

    Shares branching narrative, multiple endings and an atmospheric mood with Erica.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie with Erica.

    Late Shift is a high stakes FMV crime thriller. Forced into a brutal London heist, your choices matter in this interactive cinematic experience with adaptable storylines that lead to one of seven conclusions. Your decisions are you.

    2017IndieAdventure3.59 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. The Complex

    WHY THIS

    Shares multiple endings and an atmospheric mood with Erica.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box.

    After a major bio-weapon attack on London, two scientists find themselves in a locked-down laboratory with time, and air, running out. The Complex is an interactive sci-fi thriller movie where your decisions lead to one of eight suspenseful endings.

    2020Adventure3.44 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Erica

Does Erica work on Steam Deck?
Erica is currently rated Unsupported on Steam Deck. It may not launch or may have significant issues that block normal play.
How much does Erica cost?
Erica is listed on Steam at 11.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Erica?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Erica are She Sees Red - Interactive Movie, Dark Nights with Poe and Munro, Night Book.
Who developed Erica?
Erica was developed by Flavourworks.

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 Erica.

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