Rank 01Why this
Shares resource scarcity with Echo of the Wilds.
- $9.99 (Price checked Nov 7)
- Deck Playable
- 2013
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The closest matches to Echo of the Wilds: Don't Starve, ANGST: A TALE OF SURVIVAL, The Long Dark, Phoning Home, and Enshrouded. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
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Rank 02- $7.99 (Price checked Nov 7)
- Deck Verified
- 2025
Rank 03- $19.99 (Price checked Nov 7)
- Deck Verified
- 2017
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Phoning Home
Why this: Same atmospheric mood as Echo of the Wilds.
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Enshrouded
Why this: Shares crafting recipes with Echo of the Wilds.
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- Released: 2014
- Developer: caiys
- Price: $3.84−45%checked Nov 7
- Steam Deck: Deck Playable
- 79% of 116 reviews
- Genres: Indie, Adventure
- Platforms: Windows
Players highlight
- Narrative resonates emotionally
- Pixel art aesthetic enhances immersion
- Puzzles feel like existential challenges
- Atmospheric
- Contemplative
- Melancholic
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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.
ANGST: A TALE OF SURVIVAL
Why this: Shares resource scarcity with Echo of the Wilds.
Core Keeper
Why this: Same atmospheric mood as Echo of the Wilds.
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Other recommendable Steam games by caiys, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
Boneraiser Minions
Why this: Same atmospheric mood as Echo of the Wilds.
Skelly Selest
Why this: Same whimsical mood as Echo of the Wilds.
About Echo of the Wilds
The closest matches to Echo of the Wilds: Don't Starve, ANGST: A TALE OF SURVIVAL, The Long Dark, Phoning Home, and Enshrouded. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
If Echo of the Wilds is your kind of game, the closest matches are Don't Starve, ANGST: A TALE OF SURVIVAL and The Long Dark — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as atmospheric, contemplative and melancholic, and single out its crafting recipes and memory based travel. 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.
About Echo of the Wilds: Echo of the Wilds is a puzzly narrativy adventure, featuring randomised wilderness survival. Explore and survive this mysterious tale of wilds. Gather resources to build gear and sustain yourself, learning new skills, lore and the intertwining interactions between the various areas, seasons, and weather.
Is Echo of the Wilds worth buying?
Mostly recommended
A summary of what players say, not a promise you'll like it. Every signal is listed below.
- 79% of 116 Steam reviews are positive.
- We don't track this game's daily reviews yet, so this is the all-time picture.
- On sale: 45% off, now $3.84 (checked Nov 7).
- People who recommend it had played a median of 24 h when they wrote their review.
- Steam Deck Playable: works, with some rough edges.
What fans praise · Themes mined from positive reviews
- Narrative resonates emotionally
- Pixel art aesthetic enhances immersion
- Puzzles feel like existential challenges
- Survival is trivialized but time pressure remains
Top critical reviews
The most up-voted negative English reviews in our sample, quoted as written.
“This game expects you to solve super vague puzzles that are really based on chance because the areas are constantly randomized and shuffled around. You're running around most of the time not knowing where you're supposed to go or what…”
“1.Controls seem...funky? Like the "select" button (default is "A") picks up and drops things. So if you go into your menu to eat food and press A on the food...you drop it. 2.I tried remapping the keybindings to remedy my issues with the…”
People who play it also play: Don't Starve, ANGST: A TALE OF SURVIVAL, The Long Dark
Frequently asked about Echo of the Wilds
Can I run it?
Does Echo of the Wilds run on Steam Deck?
Echo of the Wilds is rated Playable on Steam Deck — it runs, but expect some manual adjustments (control remapping, text size, or graphics settings) for the best experience.
How much does Echo of the Wilds cost?
Echo of the Wilds is listed on Steam at 3.84 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Echo of the Wilds?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Echo of the Wilds are Don't Starve, ANGST: A TALE OF SURVIVAL, The Long Dark.
Who developed Echo of the Wilds?
Echo of the Wilds was developed by caiys and published by caiysware.