Games like Ephesus
If Ephesus is your kind of game, the closest matches are Russian Village Simulator on Mars, Russian Village Simulator 2 and 仙道孤旅 — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its calming aegean atmosphere, atmospheric and chill. 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.
Get personalized picks →About Ephesus: Ephesus is an exploration and survival game adorned with a unique story. Write your own destiny through the West Aegean Coast of the glorious Roman Empire. While you're on the path, don't forget to stay alive!
Players who liked Ephesus also play
Steam players who put hours into Ephesus 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.
Russian Village Simulator on Mars
WHY THIS
Top pick for Ephesus fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Ephesus.
Develop a village colony on Mars, using various resources and bringing the unique flavor of Russian culture to the distant space.
Russian Village Simulator 2
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for Ephesus fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Ephesus.
This is a simulation of life in the Russian village, where the player will have to deal with the vegetable garden, build a house and various buildings, collect mushrooms and berries, plant your garden, breed farming, hunting and fishing, make kvass, hook up with a village girl and much, much more.
My Time at Portia
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Ephesus.
Ranked #4 for Ephesus fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Ephesus.
Start a new life in the enchanting town of Portia! Restore your Pa's neglected workshop to its former glory by fulfilling commissions, growing crops, raising animals, and befriending the quirky inhabitants of this charming post-apocalyptic land!
Grow: Song of the Evertree
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Ephesus.
Ranked #5 for Ephesus fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Ephesus.
Grow your own worlds and nurture a deep natural connection with everything they hold. See your actions change the world for better! Bring the Evertree back to life in this breathtaking world-crafting sandbox, with life management and adventure elements.
Project Castaway
WHY THIS
Shares an immersive mood with Ephesus.
Ranked #6 for Ephesus fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Ephesus.
Project Castaway is a survival crafting title set in the Pacific Ocean. Live the life of a stranded castaway, with only yourself - and the island's inhabitants - for company! Sail the ocean, hunt, explore unique islands and gather resources as you fight for survival.
Magisterium: Fantasy Craft
WHY THIS
Shares crafting, exploration and an atmospheric mood with Ephesus.
Ranked #7 for Ephesus fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Ephesus.
A grinding medieval fantasy life sim with a detailed complex crafting system complemented by survival and RPG elements. Grind resources, craft items, trade with locals, master professions, fulfill quests and explore the world to uncover its long-lost secrets.
Littlewood
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Ephesus.
Ranked #8 for Ephesus fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Ephesus.
The world has already been saved. Now it's time to rebuild your town, learn new hobbies, and forge lifelong friendships in this peaceful and relaxing RPG.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Ephesus at current Steam store prices.
POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under Ephesus on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Ephesus.
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?
Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Ephesus on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Ephesus.
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.
Blood and Bacon
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under Ephesus on Steam right now. Shares Action and Adventure with Ephesus.
This Co-op Shooter , has Day and Night levels, multiple maps, players will take on 25 enemy types and numerous bosses, like Gargantuan Monsters and Minibosses every 10 days as you explore, shoot and run for your life against the onslaught of porcine monstrosities.
Peggle Deluxe
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under Ephesus on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Ephesus.
Take your best shot with energizing arcade fun! Aim, shoot, clear the orange pegs, then sit back and cheer as 10 whimsical teachers guide you to Peggle greatness.
shapez
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under Ephesus on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Ephesus.
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!
Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under Ephesus on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Ephesus.
"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!
Insaniquarium Deluxe
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under Ephesus on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Ephesus.
The craziest aquarium game ever! Tend to your fish, keep them happy and they'll reward you with coins and jewels. Buy tank upgrades or egg parts which hatch different in-tank pets. These pets can help you feed your fish, collect coins, or even protect against the aliens that will invade your tank.
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 and Casual with Ephesus.
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. Shares Action and Adventure with Ephesus.
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 Action and Indie with Ephesus.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
Bongo Cat
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Ephesus.
Bongo cat needs your help. Bongo cat needz more hatz!!! Every time you press a key, Bongo cat will punch your taskbar. Type, click, play, work to collect more points. Which hats will you find?
ENA: Dream BBQ
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Ephesus.
Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.
Indigo Park: Chapter 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Ephesus.
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.
The Looker
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Ephesus.
You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.
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Frequently asked about Ephesus
- Does Ephesus work on Steam Deck?
- Ephesus is currently rated Unsupported on Steam Deck. It may not launch or may have significant issues that block normal play.
- How much does Ephesus cost?
- Ephesus is listed on Steam at 2.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Ephesus?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Ephesus are Russian Village Simulator on Mars, Russian Village Simulator 2, 仙道孤旅.
- Who developed Ephesus?
- Ephesus was developed by The Pack Studios.
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 Ephesus.
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