Games like Elypse
If Elypse is your kind of game, the closest matches are The Darkest Tales, Salt and Sanctuary and Minoria — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its environmental storytelling conveys tragedy, atmospheric and challenging. 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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Players who liked Elypse also play
Steam players who put hours into Elypse 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.
The Darkest Tales
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Elypse.
Top pick for Elypse fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Elypse.
When a nightmare creeps into reality, the only ones that can help are those whose magical powers we’ve believed in since childhood. A brave teddy bear heads to the far side of “happily ever after” to rescue his owner, Alicia.
Salt and Sanctuary
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Elypse.
Second-strongest match for Elypse fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Elypse.
Explore a haunting, punishing island in this stylized 2D action RPG. Salt and Sanctuary combines fast and brutal 2D combat with richly developed RPG mechanics in a cursed realm of forgotten cities, blood-soaked dungeons, and desecrated monuments.
Minoria
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Elypse.
Third-strongest match for Elypse fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Elypse.
Ink and blood stain the streets of Ramezia. Witches must burn and sins must be judged. Venture forth as Sister Semilla to burn down the pillars of heresy in Minoria, an action-platformer by Bombservice, creators of Momodora.
GRIME
WHY THIS
Ranked #4 for Elypse fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Elypse.
Destroy... Absorb... Grow... GRIME is a fast and unforgiving Action-Adventure RPG in which you crush your foes with living weapons that mutate form and function, and then consume their remains with a black hole to strengthen your vessel as you break apart a world of anatomical horror and intrigue.
The Devil Within: Satgat
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Elypse.
Ranked #5 for Elypse fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Elypse.
Join Kim Rip, a Royal Guard whose humanity is gradually slipping away, on a thrilling 2.5D action-adventure platforming journey in 'The Devil Within: Satgat'. Uncover the mysteries of a desolate realm as you engage in stylish battles against formidable foes.
Rusted Moss
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Elypse.
Ranked #6 for Elypse fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Elypse.
Rusted Moss is a twin-stick shooter metroidvania where you sling around the map with your grapple, blasting your way through witches and rusted machine monstrosities alike. This wasteland once harboring mankind has since fallen, and Fae long forgotten now knock on humanity's door...
La-Mulana 2
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Elypse.
Ranked #7 for Elypse fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Elypse.
The long-awaited sequel to La-Mulana, La-Mulana 2 follows Lumisa Kosugi as she explores the ancient ruins of La-Mulana. Desperate to find the cause of the recent slew of monsters appearing from the ruins, Lumisa discovers the "other" La-Mulana: the ruins known as Eg-Lana.
The Messenger
WHY THIS
Ranked #8 for Elypse fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Elypse.
As a demon army besieges his village, a young ninja ventures through a cursed world, to deliver a scroll paramount to his clan’s survival. What begins as a classic action platformer soon unravels into an expansive time-traveling adventure full of thrills, surprises, and humor.
Reviewers mention these as similar to Elypse
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Never Give Up
WHY THIS
Shares a contemplative mood with Elypse.
Reviewers of Elypse cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with Elypse.
Never Give Up is a hardcore platformer determined to turn you into bloody chunks. Run, jump, and slide your way through ever-changing levels that get harder each time you succeed. You’ll need to try, die, and try again if you want to conquer the game without pressing the Give Up button.
Ori and the Blind Forest
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Elypse.
Reviewers of Elypse cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Elypse.
“Ori and the Blind Forest” tells the tale of a young orphan destined for heroics, through a visually stunning action-platformer crafted by Moon Studios for PC.
Hollow Knight
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Elypse.
Reviewers of Elypse cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with Elypse.
Forge your own path in Hollow Knight! An epic action adventure through a vast ruined kingdom of insects and heroes. Explore twisting caverns, battle tainted creatures and befriend bizarre bugs, all in a classic, hand-drawn 2D style.
Ori and the Will of the Wisps
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Elypse.
Reviewers of Elypse cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Elypse.
Play the critically acclaimed masterpiece. Embark on a new journey in a vast, exotic world where you’ll encounter towering enemies and challenging puzzles on your quest to unravel Ori’s destiny.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Elypse at current Steam store prices.
Garry's Mod
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Elypse on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Elypse.
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.
Vampire Survivors
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Elypse on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Elypse.
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!
Titanfall® 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~55% under Elypse on Steam right now. Shares Action with Elypse.
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.
Cookie Clicker
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Elypse on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Elypse.
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.
WEBFISHING
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Elypse on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Elypse.
WEBFISHING a multiplayer chatroom-focused fishing game! Relax and fish (on the web!)
POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~90% under Elypse on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Elypse.
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?
Buckshot Roulette
WHY THIS
Priced ~70% under Elypse on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Elypse.
Play Russian roulette with a 12-gauge shotgun. Four enter. One leaves. Roll the dice with your life. Good luck!
Brotato
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Elypse on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Elypse.
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.
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 with Elypse.
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 Elypse.
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 Elypse.
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 Elypse.
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 Elypse.
Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.
The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Elypse.
Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!
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 Elypse.
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.
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Plays great on Steam Deck
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
The Darkest Tales
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Elypse.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Adventure with Elypse.
When a nightmare creeps into reality, the only ones that can help are those whose magical powers we’ve believed in since childhood. A brave teddy bear heads to the far side of “happily ever after” to rescue his owner, Alicia.
Salt and Sanctuary
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Elypse.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Elypse.
Explore a haunting, punishing island in this stylized 2D action RPG. Salt and Sanctuary combines fast and brutal 2D combat with richly developed RPG mechanics in a cursed realm of forgotten cities, blood-soaked dungeons, and desecrated monuments.
Minoria
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Elypse.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Elypse.
Ink and blood stain the streets of Ramezia. Witches must burn and sins must be judged. Venture forth as Sister Semilla to burn down the pillars of heresy in Minoria, an action-platformer by Bombservice, creators of Momodora.
GRIME
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Elypse.
Destroy... Absorb... Grow... GRIME is a fast and unforgiving Action-Adventure RPG in which you crush your foes with living weapons that mutate form and function, and then consume their remains with a black hole to strengthen your vessel as you break apart a world of anatomical horror and intrigue.
The Devil Within: Satgat
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Elypse.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Elypse.
Join Kim Rip, a Royal Guard whose humanity is gradually slipping away, on a thrilling 2.5D action-adventure platforming journey in 'The Devil Within: Satgat'. Uncover the mysteries of a desolate realm as you engage in stylish battles against formidable foes.
La-Mulana 2
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Elypse.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Elypse.
The long-awaited sequel to La-Mulana, La-Mulana 2 follows Lumisa Kosugi as she explores the ancient ruins of La-Mulana. Desperate to find the cause of the recent slew of monsters appearing from the ruins, Lumisa discovers the "other" La-Mulana: the ruins known as Eg-Lana.
The Messenger
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Elypse.
As a demon army besieges his village, a young ninja ventures through a cursed world, to deliver a scroll paramount to his clan’s survival. What begins as a classic action platformer soon unravels into an expansive time-traveling adventure full of thrills, surprises, and humor.
Frequently asked about Elypse
- How much does Elypse cost?
- Elypse is listed on Steam at 9.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Elypse?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Elypse are The Darkest Tales, Salt and Sanctuary, Minoria.
- Who developed Elypse?
- Elypse was developed by Hot Chili Games and published by PID Games, East2West Games, Dear Villagers.
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 Elypse.
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