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Games like American Eristics

If American Eristics is your kind of game, the closest matches are Not Your Eyes, MDNE and A Butterfly — 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 American Eristics: Would you believe one of your friends is a killer? Return home in this 2.5D horror story.

2023Adventure4.99 USDWindows · Linuxby Noah Lewin
American Eristics — Steam game cover

Players who liked American Eristics also play

Steam players who put hours into American Eristics 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. Not Your Eyes

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for American Eristics fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with American Eristics.

    Your eyes cannot be trusted. A girl finds herself questioned by a twisted psychiatrist, helping a fallen angel, and followed by a bizarre stalker, descending to a beautiful, terrible world where nothing is as it seems.

    2027IndieAdventureSteam ↗
  2. MDNE

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for American Eristics fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with American Eristics.

    MDNE - The game about your nightmare dream.

    2024ActionStrategyIndie4.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. A Butterfly

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for American Eristics fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with American Eristics.

    The abyss called your name. You followed it here. Now you are its prisoner. A Butterfly is part horror, part interactive poem about overcoming and bittersweet surrender

    2025IndieAdventure0.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. BANNED TAPES

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for American Eristics fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with American Eristics.

    VHS found footage horror experience. You have purchased a box of VHS tapes and now you have to select those tapes on which horrifying, violent, shocking events take place.

    2025IndieAdventure3.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Liminal Death

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for American Eristics fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with American Eristics.

    Liminal Death is a first person psychological horror game with liminal space environments where you will expirience what will happened when someone mind after it falls into comma and have to fight to get back to the body.

    2024IndieAdventureSimulation0.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. SCREAM you LOSE

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for American Eristics fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with American Eristics.

    If you get startled, you go back to Number 0. A Japanese-style horror anomaly-spotting game that uses your microphone to detect your reactions. Eerie shrines, schools, and cult-like locations await, filled with all kinds of horror and anomalies.

    2026ActionIndieAdventure5.03 USDSteam ↗
  7. April 24th

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for American Eristics fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with American Eristics.

    The main character is an experienced journalist who always strives to uncover the truth. He manages to gain access to the house, which is guarded by the police.

    2024IndieAdventureSimulation4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Anemoiapolis: Chapter 1

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for American Eristics fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with American Eristics.

    The most relaxing horror game you'll ever play. Anemoiapolis exists in the uncanny valley of American architecture -- endless carpeted floors and lonely malls. Escape for your life, and enjoy the scenery.

    2023IndieAdventure8.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

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

  1. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~80% under American Eristics on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with American Eristics.

    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 ↗
  2. The Test

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~60% under American Eristics on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with American Eristics.

    You will answer a series of questions that will reveal truths from deep within. These questions may make you uncomfortable, but with great knowledge comes great sacrifice. Can you make it all the way through The Test, and if you do, are you sure you want the answers you seek?

    2020IndieAdventureSimulation1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~70% under American Eristics on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with American Eristics.

    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.

    2020IndieAdventure1.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Blood and Bacon

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~80% under American Eristics on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with American Eristics.

    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.

    2016ActionAdventureCasual0.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. The Test: Hypothesis Rising

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~60% under American Eristics on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with American Eristics.

    The second chapter in The Test trilogy. Answer a series of in-depth questions to reveal hidden truths about yourself and unlock secrets to discover how your life can change drastically with just a few, slight modifications. ...But are you sure you want the answers you seek?

    2020IndieAdventureSimulation1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. The NOexistenceN of you AND me

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~60% under American Eristics on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with American Eristics.

    Use "game" as a medium to showcase the world of "you/girl". Explore the truth of "you/girl/world" through the form of a "visual novel".

    2024IndieAdventureRPG1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. TOEM: A Photo Adventure

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~60% under American Eristics on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with American Eristics.

    Set off on a delightful expedition and use your photographic eye to uncover the mysteries of the magical TOEM in this hand-drawn adventure game. Chat with quirky characters, solve their problems by snapping neat photos, and make your way through a relaxing landscape!

    2021IndieAdventureCasual1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Aventura Copilului Albastru și Urât

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~60% under American Eristics on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with American Eristics.

    Pornește într-o aventură scurtă de uitat în maxim 30min după ce ai închis jocul! Ce mai aștepți? Aventura îl urmărește pe Copilul Albastru și Urât într-o lume bizară, seara. 2D Visual Novel, Choices Matter, Multiple Endings.

    2021IndieAdventureCasual1.99 USDSteam ↗

Free alternatives

Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.

  1. Life is Strange - Episode 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with American Eristics.

    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 ↗
  2. ENA: Dream BBQ

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with American Eristics.

    Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.

    2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Indigo Park: Chapter 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with American Eristics.

    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 ↗
  4. The Looker

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2022IndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. missed messages.

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2019IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Grimm's Hollow

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with American Eristics.

    A spooky, freeware RPG where you search the afterlife for your brother. Reap ghosts with your scythe, explore haunted caves, and eat ghostly treats on your journey through death.

    2019IndieAdventureRPGFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. UNBEATABLE [white label]

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with American Eristics.

    A young girl learns a song. An exclusive side-story set in the world of D-CELL GAMES' upcoming rhythm-adventure.

    2021ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Dagon: by H. P. Lovecraft

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with American Eristics.

    Face unspeakable horrors. Succumb to madness. Welcome to a free daemonic narrative experience inspired by H. P. Lovecraft.

    2021IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

More from Noah Lewin

Other recommendable Steam games by Noah Lewin, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.

  1. Super Hipster Lumberjack

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Noah Lewin, the studio behind American Eristics.

    You can't beat this game!!! Noah attempts to make a game for the first time. He then gets trapped in his own creation.

    2015Indie0.50 USDSteam ↗
  2. Otter Space Rescue

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Noah Lewin, the studio behind American Eristics. Shares Adventure with American Eristics.

    Your Otter Space crew has been captured by evil robots. Save your team and fight together through endless rooms of evil robots.

    2019ActionIndieAdventure0.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Apastron

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Noah Lewin, the studio behind American Eristics. Shares Adventure with American Eristics.

    The multiverse is in danger! Defend the world of Coelho #6, in this retro styled open world FPS.

    2020ActionIndieAdventure5.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Entodrive

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Noah Lewin, the studio behind American Eristics. Shares Adventure with American Eristics.

    Monster Taming RPG about collecting magical computer bugs while exploring Cache Isle!

    2022AdventureRPG5.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Vacancy Unlimited

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Noah Lewin, the studio behind American Eristics. Shares Adventure with American Eristics.

    The dead fill the streets you grew up on. It's time to leave home in search for your father. Uncover the magical secrets of your family's past that will shape the apocalypse as you know it.

    2022ActionAdventureRPG2.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. Spryward

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Noah Lewin, the studio behind American Eristics. Shares Adventure with American Eristics.

    2.5D comic book goodness wrapped into an ongoing superhero game! This double feature includes issues 1-4 of the sidescroller Spryward and Issue 1 of the open world Spryward & Slushy. Features hand drawn characters set in the Apastron shared universe.

    2022ActionAdventureEarly Access6.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. Red Silhouette

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Noah Lewin, the studio behind American Eristics. Shares Adventure with American Eristics.

    2.5D survival horror game, where Eevi works security at the abandoned Silver Leaf Mall known to contain doors to many dead dreams.

    2024ActionAdventure6.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. Oakley the Leafbug

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Noah Lewin, the studio behind American Eristics. Shares Adventure with American Eristics.

    Your best friend is going to make a horrible mistake that brings on the end of the world. Race across the Earth in this 2.5D platformer to find her, before it's too late!

    2026ActionAdventureSteam ↗

Frequently asked about American Eristics

How much does American Eristics cost?
American Eristics is listed on Steam at 4.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to American Eristics?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside American Eristics are Not Your Eyes, MDNE, A Butterfly.
Who developed American Eristics?
American Eristics was developed by Noah Lewin and published by Day Dreamer Games.

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 American Eristics.

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