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Shares procedural generation and resource management with Entity Researchers.
- $14.99 (Price checked Nov 7)
- Deck Playable
- 2016
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The closest matches to Entity Researchers: March of the Living, Ziggurat, Heavy Bullets, Teleglitch: Die More Edition, and Crowntakers. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
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Also Perma Death and Rogue-lite, like Entity Researchers.
- $9.99 (Price checked Nov 7)
- Deck Playable
- 2014
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Why this: Shares resource management with Entity Researchers.
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Why this: Also Rogue-lite and Rogue-like, like Entity Researchers.
The full ranked list: top 24 games like Entity Researchers
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- Released: 2022
- Developer: Newbuild-C
- Price: $9.99checked Nov 7
- Steam Deck: Deck Playable
- 91% of 56 reviews
- Genres: Indie, RPG
- Platforms: Windows, Linux
Players highlight
- 90s aesthetic and music nail the atmosphere
- Entities have unique artwork and soundtracks
- Permadeath mode adds tension
- Atmospheric
- Bleak
- Challenging
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Why this: Same atmospheric mood as Entity Researchers.
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Why this: Also Isometric and Dungeon Crawler, like Entity Researchers.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Entity Researchers at current Steam store prices.
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Why this: Also Rogue-lite and Rogue-like, like Entity Researchers.
Overfall
Why this: Shares resource management with Entity Researchers.
The Unliving
Why this: Shares procedural generation with Entity Researchers.
One Way Heroics
Why this: Also Perma Death and Rogue-lite, like Entity Researchers.
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Free games the recommender matches to Entity Researchers, limited to titles with at least 500 Steam reviews and 80% positive.
Realm of the Mad God Exalt
Why this: Shares procedural generation with Entity Researchers.
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Why this: Also Isometric and Dungeon Crawler, like Entity Researchers.
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About Entity Researchers
The closest matches to Entity Researchers: March of the Living, Ziggurat, Heavy Bullets, Teleglitch: Die More Edition, and Crowntakers. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
If Entity Researchers is your kind of game, the closest matches are March of the Living, Ziggurat and Heavy Bullets — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as atmospheric, bleak and challenging, and single out its affinity based progression and crafting and refining. 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.
About Entity Researchers: You just got hired by EIRI; researching and battling the Visitors, a dark sci-fi RPG with themes of exploration and survival.
Is Entity Researchers worth buying?
Players recommend it
A summary of what players say, not a promise you'll like it. Every signal is listed below.
- 91% of 56 Steam reviews are positive.
- We don't track this game's daily reviews yet, so this is the all-time picture.
- On sale: 75% off, now $2.49 (checked Oct 31).
- People who recommend it had played a median of 4 h when they wrote their review.
- Steam Deck Playable: works, with some rough edges.
What fans praise · Themes mined from positive reviews
- 90s aesthetic and music nail the atmosphere
- Entities have unique artwork and soundtracks
- Permadeath mode adds tension
- Preparation matters more than brute force
Top critical reviews
The most up-voted negative English reviews in our sample, quoted as written.
“The actual gameplay is a clicking three circles, and hitting a bar. That's it. Not exciting. I saw less than a page of written dialog, so it's not really a big story thing.”
“I used to like this game, then it released with no new upgrades for the character, ores, or stat upgrade equippables, which meant I couldn't keep upgrading, which meant I couldn't go up against higher and higher levels of enemies, which…”
People who play it also play: March of the Living, Ziggurat, Heavy Bullets
Frequently asked about Entity Researchers
Can I run it?
Does Entity Researchers run on Steam Deck?
Entity Researchers 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 Entity Researchers cost?
Entity Researchers is listed on Steam at 9.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Entity Researchers?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Entity Researchers are March of the Living, Ziggurat, Heavy Bullets.
Who developed Entity Researchers?
Entity Researchers was developed by Newbuild-C.