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Games like ellie on the ruins

If ellie on the ruins is your kind of game, the closest matches are Code:29, HellFull - The Last Hope and Lone City — 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 ellie on the ruins: It's an open-world third-person shooter.It also includes horror, action and so on. Fighting zombies and other monsters, Each monster has its own unique action.

2021ActionIndieAdventureRPGCasual8.99 USDWindowsby alg
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Steam players who put hours into ellie on the ruins 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. Code:29

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for ellie on the ruins fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with ellie on the ruins.

    This is a post-apocalyptic zombie shooter game. You can switch between first person and third person. Multiple bosses, multiple choices, multiple endings.

    2022ActionIndieAdventure7.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. HellFull - The Last Hope

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for ellie on the ruins fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with ellie on the ruins.

    Crafted over 7 years by sole developer Niël, HellFull - The Last Hope is just beginning! Featuring 5 modes, Course of Slayers, immersive Singleplayer, action-packed Multiplayer, Hellmode's wave survival, and a future open-world! It offers something for everyone! The journey will keep evolving!

    2022ActionStrategyIndie25.00 USDSteam ↗
  3. Lone City

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for ellie on the ruins fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with ellie on the ruins.

    Lone City is a first/third-person open-world survival shooter. The world is gone—only you, a dog, and a sleek car remain. No missions, no hope. Just ruins, silence, and a flicker of life refusing to die.

    2026ActionIndieAdventureFreeSteam ↗
  4. Date of death: origin

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for ellie on the ruins fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with ellie on the ruins.

    The mysterious man's laboratory is secretly carrying out this biochemical experiment, but this move directly alerted the government. They went to the laboratory to stop all this, but accidentally, the virus on the table was broken, and the virus was released and spread to the whole world...

    2021ActionIndieAdventure1.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Hand with hand

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for ellie on the ruins fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with ellie on the ruins.

    'SaveHer' is a shooting collection type of game. You need to break through the obstacles and explore all kinds of dangerous places. You will get all kinds of guns to save the girls trapped in different dimensions.

    2021ActionIndieCasual0.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. Last Contingency

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for ellie on the ruins fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with ellie on the ruins.

    Last Contingency is a survival game blending intense gunplay, crafting, and farming. Battle for resources, build your base, and adapt to a harsh environment. Developed by a small team, this evolving low-budget project offers ongoing updates and community-driven improvements

    2021ActionIndieAdventure0.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. poo poo war

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for ellie on the ruins fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with ellie on the ruins.

    This is a combat shooting game, but it also has AI monsters. You can also create your own host to pass the level alone. The way to win is to defeat the enemy and reach the designated location.

    2024ActionIndieAdventure5.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. DS Epoch

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for ellie on the ruins fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with ellie on the ruins.

    In 2048 AD, An AI calling itself DS issued a notice to all mankind: that human society is temporarily taken over by AI. All intelligent weapons are controlled by AI, the armies of all countries are defeated by AI, and only a few resistance forces remain on the earth.

    2023ActionAdventureRPG4.99 USDSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

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

  1. Garry's Mod

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~44% under ellie on the ruins on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with ellie on the ruins.

    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 ~44% under ellie on the ruins on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with ellie on the ruins.

    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. Titanfall® 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under ellie on the ruins on Steam right now. Shares Action with ellie on the ruins.

    Respawn Entertainment gives you the most advanced titan technology in its new, single player campaign & multiplayer experience. Combine & conquer with new titans & pilots, deadlier weapons, & customization and progression systems that help you and your titan flow as one unstoppable killing force.

    2020Action4.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Cookie Clicker

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~44% under ellie on the ruins on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with ellie on the ruins.

    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 ~44% under ellie on the ruins on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with ellie on the ruins.

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

    2024IndieMassively MultiplayerCasual4.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~89% under ellie on the ruins on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with ellie on the ruins.

    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 ~67% under ellie on the ruins on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with ellie on the ruins.

    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. Brotato

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~44% under ellie on the ruins on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with ellie on the ruins.

    Brotato is a top-down arena shooter roguelite where you play a potato wielding up to 6 weapons at a time to fight off hordes of aliens. Choose from a variety of traits and items to create unique builds and survive until help arrives.

    2023ActionIndieRPG4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

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 ellie on the ruins.

    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 Action and Adventure with ellie on the ruins.

    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. ENA: Dream BBQ

    WHY THIS

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

    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 Action and Indie with ellie on the ruins.

    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. The Looker

    WHY THIS

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

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

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

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with ellie on the ruins.

    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 ↗
  7. missed messages.

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2019IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Awaria

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with ellie on the ruins.

    Awaria is a short game about working in haunted maintenance tunnels.

    2024ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Frequently asked about ellie on the ruins

How much does ellie on the ruins cost?
ellie on the ruins is listed on Steam at 8.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to ellie on the ruins?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside ellie on the ruins are Code:29, HellFull - The Last Hope, Lone City.
Who developed ellie on the ruins?
ellie on the ruins was developed by alg.

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