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Games like Elegy for a Dead World

If Elegy for a Dead World is your kind of game, the closest matches are apartment: a separated place, Where the Bees Make Honey and The Appraiser — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its inspires bursts of creativity, atmospheric and contemplative. 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 Elegy for a Dead World: Explore dead civilizations, write about what you find, and share your stories with the universe: a game about writing fiction.

2014IndieAdventureWindows · Linuxby Dejobaan Games, LLC, Popcannibal
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Players who liked Elegy for a Dead World also play

Steam players who put hours into Elegy for a Dead World 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. apartment: a separated place

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Elegy for a Dead World fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Elegy for a Dead World.

    Nick Connor just got dumped. His girlfriend of four years has left him behind. Explore the wreckage of their relationship by uncovering the memories scattered throughout their apartment. Venture outside to visit his neighbors — strangers living within the same apartment complex.

    2020IndieAdventure14.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Where the Bees Make Honey

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Elegy for a Dead World fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Elegy for a Dead World.

    Where the Bees Make Honey tells a story about reflecting on different moments from a childhood, which are played and experienced from an adult perspective. At its core Where The Bees Make Honey is a narrative puzzle adventure game, with playable childhood moments filtered throughout.

    2019IndieAdventureSimulation9.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. The Appraiser

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Elegy for a Dead World fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Elegy for a Dead World.

    The Appraiser is a short, first person narrative game. As an art appraiser you will sell the art collection of a dying man. Each painting is by 4 famed artist. They have a story to tell you, but only if you choose to listen.

    2022IndieAdventureCasual4.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Black Cycle

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Elegy for a Dead World fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Elegy for a Dead World.

    Consumers have power. A short walking simulator game that makes you think a little about how we usually consume.

    2022IndieAdventureCasual3.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Thirty Flights of Loving

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Elegy for a Dead World.

    Ranked #5 for Elegy for a Dead World fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Elegy for a Dead World.

    This surprising first-person story tells the tale of a heist gone wrong. Encounter high-flying schemers, lovelorn criminals, and more stray kittens than you can shake a stick at.

    2012IndieAdventureCasual4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Gone Home

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Elegy for a Dead World.

    Ranked #6 for Elegy for a Dead World fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Elegy for a Dead World.

    June 7th, 1995. 1:15 AM. You arrive home after a year abroad. You expect your family to greet you, but the house is empty. Something's not right. Where is everyone? And what's happened here? Unravel the mystery for yourself in Gone Home, a story exploration game from The Fullbright Company.

    2013IndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. The Novelist

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Elegy for a Dead World.

    Ranked #7 for Elegy for a Dead World fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Elegy for a Dead World.

    The Novelist asks one central question: can you achieve your dreams without pushing away the people you love? The game focuses on Dan Kaplan, a novelist struggling to write the most important book of his career while trying to be the best husband and father he can be.

    2013IndieAdventureCasual4.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. KARMA: The Dark World

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Elegy for a Dead World.

    Ranked #8 for Elegy for a Dead World fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Elegy for a Dead World.

    KARMA: The Dark World is a first-person cinematic psychological thriller set in a dystopian world where the Leviathan Corporation is omnipresent. The year is 1984, the place is East Germany, and things are not quite what they seem.

    2025IndieAdventureRPG24.99 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 with Elegy for a Dead World.

    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 Adventure with Elegy for a Dead World.

    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. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Elegy for a Dead World.

    Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  4. ENA: Dream BBQ

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Elegy for a Dead World.

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

    2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Indigo Park: Chapter 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Elegy for a Dead World.

    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 ↗
  6. The Looker

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Elegy for a Dead World.

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

    2022IndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. missed messages.

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Elegy for a Dead World.

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

    2019IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. NGU IDLE

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Elegy for a Dead World.

    NGU Idle is a Free To Play Idle game that's full of weird humor, tons of upgrades and hundreds of hours of content! Try out NGU Idle today and experience the joy of Numbers Going Up!

    2019IndieAdventureSimulationFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

More from Dejobaan Games, LLC

Other recommendable Steam games by Dejobaan Games, LLC, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.

  1. Monster Loves You!

    WHY THIS

    Shares a whimsical mood with Elegy for a Dead World.

    Another title from Dejobaan Games, LLC, the studio behind Elegy for a Dead World. Shares Indie and Adventure with Elegy for a Dead World.

    Live the life of a Monster, from birth to elderhood and beyond, making decisions that affect the world of Monsters and Humans. Solve problems. Meet animals and interesting people. Get to know them. Eat them. Make your own story!

    2013IndieAdventureSimulation9.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. AaAaAA!!! - A Reckless Disregard for Gravity

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Dejobaan Games, LLC, the studio behind Elegy for a Dead World. Shares Indie with Elegy for a Dead World.

    BASE jump through a floating city, creating your own stunts to delight your fans. Use quick reflexes to negotiate the intricate tangle of girders that make up the floating city. Flip protesters off for points!

    2009ActionSportsIndie9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. The Wonderful End of the World

    WHY THIS

    Shares a whimsical mood with Elegy for a Dead World.

    Another title from Dejobaan Games, LLC, the studio behind Elegy for a Dead World. Shares Indie with Elegy for a Dead World.

    You can't save the whole world. It's going to be eaten by a mythological demon with the head of a fish. But as a puppet that absorbs all it touches, you can try to rescue as much of Earth's greatness as you can before the end arrives. In the beginning, you roam the Earth, capable of absorbing only the tiniest of objects.

    2008IndieCasual9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. AaaaaAAaaaAAAaaAAAAaAAAAA!!! for the Awesome

    WHY THIS

    Shares a whimsical mood with Elegy for a Dead World.

    Another title from Dejobaan Games, LLC, the studio behind Elegy for a Dead World. Shares Indie with Elegy for a Dead World.

    82 remastered levels from the original and 43 brand new ones that are twice as fast!

    2011ActionSportsIndie9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Drunken Robot Pornography

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Dejobaan Games, LLC, the studio behind Elegy for a Dead World. Shares Indie with Elegy for a Dead World.

    Bullet-hell, boss-battle, first-person shooter, with giant-robots, martinis and jetpacks. YES. Drink the cocktails. Fight the titans. Make your own Titans. Drink your friend's cocktails.

    2014ActionIndie14.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. 1... 2... 3... KICK IT! (Drop That Beat Like an Ugly Baby)

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Dejobaan Games, LLC, the studio behind Elegy for a Dead World. Shares Indie with Elegy for a Dead World.

    Battle your favorite drum 'n' bass track, or relax as you fly through that trance album. "Ugly Baby" takes your MP3 music library and creates floating cities for you to explore. Ten years after the events in Dejobaan's award-winning AaaaaAAaaaAAAaaAAAAaAAAAA!!!

    2011ActionIndieEarly AccessSteam ↗
  7. Tick Tock Bang Bang

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Dejobaan Games, LLC, the studio behind Elegy for a Dead World. Shares Indie with Elegy for a Dead World.

    An FPS where you can freeze time. Gunfights, 90-car pileups, and giant robots in slow motion. Make your own levels. From the award-winning creators of Aaaaa! and Drunken Robot Pornography.

    2016ActionIndie4.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. 20 Minute Metropolis - The Action City Builder

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Dejobaan Games, LLC, the studio behind Elegy for a Dead World.

    Construct the infrastructure to rebuild civilization. Set up supply lines, mine skyscrapers for plastics, and find a place to process all the poop your people will generate. You have twenty minutes.

    2020StrategySimulation2.99 USDSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Elegy for a Dead World

What games are most similar to Elegy for a Dead World?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Elegy for a Dead World are apartment: a separated place, Where the Bees Make Honey, The Appraiser.
Who developed Elegy for a Dead World?
Elegy for a Dead World was developed by Dejobaan Games, LLC, Popcannibal and published by Dejobaan Games, LLC.

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