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Games like Elise

Below are 8 hand-picked alternatives to Elise for fans of action, strategy, indie, ranked by imho.run's hybrid recommender. Each pick is scored on three signals: collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries (which players who logged hours in Elise also play), content overlap on genres, categories, and storefront tags, and review-mined "vibe" embeddings that catch tonal similarity even when the genre label differs. No login required — these picks work anchor-only.

About Elise: Awakened in a bunker amidst a zombie outbreak after a car crash, guide Elise through harrowing challenges, solve puzzles, and face relentless undead hordes and uncovering the bunker's dark secrets

2024ActionStrategyIndieAdventureCasual6.99 USDWindowsby Stuart White
Elise — Steam game cover

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    Dead Beacon — Steam game cover

    Dead Beacon

    Top pick for Elise fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Elise.

    Dead Beacon is a first-person survival horror inspired by late 1990s games and taking place in the Beacon manor, a location crawling with zombies and creatures governed by a malevolent will. Survive using the given array of weapons and escape the island.

    2022ActionIndieAdventure4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
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    The Hotel — Steam game cover

    The Hotel

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

    The Hotel is an "old style" survival horror game!! Fight zombies and solve puzzles to try to escape!!

    2022ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDSteam ↗
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    THE MUTE HOUSE — Steam game cover

    THE MUTE HOUSE

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

    Inspired by old and classic survival horror games, THE MUTE HOUSE combines exploration, management, puzzles and a touch of action. As Emily investigates about her sister's vanishing, she finds herself trapped in a mysterious mansion.

    2025IndieAdventure12.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
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    Rabbit Hole — Steam game cover

    Rabbit Hole

    Ranked #4 for Elise fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Elise.

    An ancient evil has descended upon the rural town of Rabbit Hole. Now Shaun Turner not only has to untangle a twisted web of supernatural events and mysteries to save his family but also escape from the hellish remains of his hometown.

    2022ActionIndieAdventure7.99 USDSteam ↗
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    Resident Evil 3 — Steam game cover

    Resident Evil 3

    Ranked #5 for Elise fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Elise.

    Jill Valentine is one of the last remaining people in Raccoon City to witness the atrocities Umbrella performed. To stop her, Umbrella unleashes their ultimate secret weapon: Nemesis! Also includes Resident Evil Resistance, a new 1 vs 4 online multiplayer game set in the Resident Evil universe.

    2020Action39.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
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    The Backrooms Project — Steam game cover

    The Backrooms Project

    Ranked #6 for Elise fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Strategy with Elise.

    Scientists made a new discovery about the Backrooms. Noclipping out of bounds in normal reality was a myth for long, but now it can be real! Now they are looking for subjects to test it on civil people. There are already scientists inside, so you have nothing to worry about, they say. Or do you?

    2022ActionStrategyIndie9.99 USDSteam ↗
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    [Chilla's Art] Aka Manto | 赤マント — Steam game cover

    [Chilla's Art] Aka Manto | 赤マント

    Ranked #7 for Elise fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Strategy with Elise.

    Aka Manto (赤マント Red Cloak), aka Red Cape or Red Mantle, is a Japanese urban legend about a masked spirit who wears a red cloak, and who appears to people using public or school restrooms.

    2019ActionStrategyIndie4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
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    Pyromaniac — Steam game cover

    Pyromaniac

    Ranked #8 for Elise fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Elise.

    Play as Nikolas, a 20-year-old guy who found himself lost in an abandoned city... or so he thought it was at first. Explore the city, defend yourself from monsters, and find answers to what is really going on.

    2026ActionIndieAdventure4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Elise

How much does Elise cost?
Elise is listed on Steam at 6.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Elise?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Elise are Dead Beacon, The Hotel, THE MUTE HOUSE.
Who developed Elise?
Elise was developed by Stuart White.

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 Elise.

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