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Games like Ellingby House

If Ellingby House is your kind of game, the closest matches are The Dark Side of the Moon: An Interactive FMV Thriller, Syberia: The World Before and IMMORTALITY — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its atmospheric, contemplative and immersive. 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 Ellingby House: Corporate collapse, financial crisis, a ransomware plague... and you have become trapped! The crumbling head office of J.R Holder & Sons will ensnare you in a mystery. Interact and navigate between rich, detailed 360° panoramas, while using items to uncover the story in Ellingby House.

2025Adventure4.99 USDWindowsby Jepfore Games Ltd.
Ellingby House — Steam game cover
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90s point and click vibe with modern polishAtmospheric abandoned office building with excellent pre rendered graphicsChallenging but fair puzzles reminiscent of classic 90s adventure gamesAtmosphericContemplativeImmersive

Players who liked Ellingby House also play

Steam players who put hours into Ellingby House 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. The Dark Side of the Moon: An Interactive FMV Thriller

    WHY THIS

    Shares a mysterious mood with Ellingby House.

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

    When his 2 young children vanish mysteriously throughout the night, it's up to single-dad Dean Hamilton to do what any good dad would do: Go to the end of the universe and bring them back home in this thrilling FMV/Interactive Movie.

    2021ActionIndieAdventure8.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Syberia: The World Before

    WHY THIS

    Shares point and click, puzzle solving and an atmospheric mood with Ellingby House.

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

    Embark on a quest for identity through time, as you piece together the puzzle of two lives.

    2022Adventure7.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. IMMORTALITY

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Ellingby House.

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

    Marissa Marcel was a film star. She made three movies. But none of the movies were ever released. And Marissa Marcel disappeared. An interactive trilogy from Sam Barlow, creator of Her Story.

    2022IndieAdventureSimulation11.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Who Pressed Mute on Uncle Marcus?

    WHY THIS

    Shares a tense mood with Ellingby House.

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

    An eccentric FMV murder mystery with a twist: someone has poisoned Uncle Marcus. Uncover the truth in the yearly family quiz and try to save him before it is too late.

    2022Adventure2.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Telling Lies

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Ellingby House.

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

    Four private lives. One big lie. Search through secretly recorded video conversations to discover the truth. The successor to the acclaimed Her Story.

    2019IndieAdventureSimulation4.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. The Operator

    WHY THIS

    Shares puzzle solving and an atmospheric mood with Ellingby House.

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

    Welcome to the FDI. As our newest Operator, your role is to use your detective skills to assist our field agents and investigate mysterious crimes. Use cutting-edge FDI software to dig for clues, solve puzzles, and uncover the truth.

    2024IndieAdventureSimulation13.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Neyyah

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Ellingby House.

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

    Neyyah is a first-person point-and-click adventure game from Defy Reality Entertainment. You are thrown into a strange secretive world called Neyyah. Use careful observation and logic to uncover the mysteries entwined within Neyyah's peculiar landscapes and bizarre cultures.

    2025IndieAdventure24.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Myst III: Exile

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Ellingby House.

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

    The story of Myst continues in this third entry of the series, originally released in 2001. Return to this strange and wondrous universe, where books become portals into worlds, and where the lessons of the past may yet hold meaning for today...

    2018AdventureCasual14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Reviewers mention these as similar to Ellingby House

Surfaced from review text: when other players write 'if you liked X, try Y', we catch the name and resolve it back to a Steam game.

  1. The Bradwell Conspiracy

    WHY THIS

    Shares environmental clue hunting and an atmospheric mood with Ellingby House.

    Reviewers of Ellingby House cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Adventure with Ellingby House.

    Following a sudden explosion at the Stonehenge Museum fundraiser, you find yourself trapped in a hidden underground complex. Your only means of escape is by sending photographs of your surroundings to another survivor confined elsewhere. But before long, a disturbing truth begins to dawn…

    2019IndieAdventureCasual19.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Myst

    WHY THIS

    Shares environmental exploration, puzzle solving and an atmospheric mood with Ellingby House.

    Reviewers of Ellingby House cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Adventure with Ellingby House.

    Welcome to Myst: a starkly beautiful island, eerily tinged with mystery and shrouded in intrigue. Built from the ground up to play in 2D & VR, explore Myst in a whole new dimension! Journey to the Ages, unravel puzzles, and be a part of the surrealistic adventure that will become your own.

    2021IndieAdventureCasual34.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Riven

    WHY THIS

    Shares environmental exploration, puzzle solving and an atmospheric mood with Ellingby House.

    Reviewers of Ellingby House cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Adventure with Ellingby House.

    Uncover a story of intrigue, betrayal, and a civilization teetering on the brink of collapse as you solve intricate puzzles to unlock the secrets of Riven. Built from the ground-up and expanded from the award-winning original game released in 1997.

    2024IndieAdventureCasual34.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. INFRA

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Ellingby House.

    Reviewers of Ellingby House cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Adventure with Ellingby House.

    INFRA puts you into the boots of a structural analyst on a routine mission. Quickly though, your task turns into a fight for survival, all caused by deep-rooted schemes of the past. Your tools are simple: your camera and the wits to navigate a labyrinth of debris.

    2016IndieAdventure6.89 USDSteam ↗
  5. RHEM II SE: The Cave

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Ellingby House.

    Reviewers of Ellingby House cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Adventure with Ellingby House.

    RHEM II SE - The Cave Special Edition is an intricate pure-puzzle first person adventure game. The player explores a hidden city far beneath the earths surface. RHEM II SE features non-linear gameplay non-violent story and mind-bending puzzles.

    2018Adventure9.99 USDSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

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

  1. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~80% under Ellingby House on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Ellingby House.

    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 Ellingby House on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Ellingby House.

    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 Ellingby House on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Ellingby House.

    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 Ellingby House on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Ellingby House.

    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 Ellingby House on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Ellingby House.

    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 Ellingby House on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Ellingby House.

    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 Ellingby House on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Ellingby House.

    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 Ellingby House on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Ellingby House.

    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 Ellingby House.

    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. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  3. ENA: Dream BBQ

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog

    WHY THIS

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

    Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!

    2023IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Indigo Park: Chapter 1

    WHY THIS

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

    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.

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

    2022IndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Sheepy: A Short Adventure

    WHY THIS

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

    A Short Handcrafted Pixel Art Platformer that follows Sheepy, an abandoned plushy brought to life. Sheepy: A Short Adventure is the first short game from MrSuicideSheep.

    2024IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Travellin Cats in Paris

    WHY THIS

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

    Find 100 cats hidden in Paris, France in this cute hand-drawn hidden object game by Travellin Cats - the original viral hidden cat game creator!

    2023IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Plays great on Steam Deck

Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.

  1. IMMORTALITY

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Ellingby House.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Adventure with Ellingby House.

    Marissa Marcel was a film star. She made three movies. But none of the movies were ever released. And Marissa Marcel disappeared. An interactive trilogy from Sam Barlow, creator of Her Story.

    2022IndieAdventureSimulation11.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Who Pressed Mute on Uncle Marcus?

    WHY THIS

    Shares a tense mood with Ellingby House.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Adventure with Ellingby House.

    An eccentric FMV murder mystery with a twist: someone has poisoned Uncle Marcus. Uncover the truth in the yearly family quiz and try to save him before it is too late.

    2022Adventure2.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. The Operator

    WHY THIS

    Shares puzzle solving and an atmospheric mood with Ellingby House.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Adventure with Ellingby House.

    Welcome to the FDI. As our newest Operator, your role is to use your detective skills to assist our field agents and investigate mysterious crimes. Use cutting-edge FDI software to dig for clues, solve puzzles, and uncover the truth.

    2024IndieAdventureSimulation13.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Myst III: Exile

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Ellingby House.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Adventure with Ellingby House.

    The story of Myst continues in this third entry of the series, originally released in 2001. Return to this strange and wondrous universe, where books become portals into worlds, and where the lessons of the past may yet hold meaning for today...

    2018AdventureCasual14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Ellingby House

How much does Ellingby House cost?
Ellingby House is listed on Steam at 4.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Ellingby House?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Ellingby House are The Dark Side of the Moon: An Interactive FMV Thriller, Syberia: The World Before, IMMORTALITY.
Who developed Ellingby House?
Ellingby House was developed by Jepfore Games Ltd..

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 Ellingby House.

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