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Games like Echoes in the Dark

If Echoes in the Dark is your kind of game, the closest matches are Z-Sector, DEADFALL and Deborg Desolation Pre-Born — 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 Echoes in the Dark: A horror FPS where monsters only move when you do. As the officer on duty, you’re dispatched to investigate an emergency call. But what awaits is an abandoned graveyard steeped in darkness and terror. Solve cryptic puzzles, uncover long-buried secrets, and fight to escape the cursed grounds.

ActionIndieWindowsby Martin Demeter
Echoes in the Dark — Steam game cover

Players who liked Echoes in the Dark also play

Steam players who put hours into Echoes in the Dark 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. Z-Sector

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Echoes in the Dark fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Echoes in the Dark.

    Z-Sector est un jeu de tir intense contre des vagues de zombies. Repoussez des hordes incessantes, obtenez des améliorations tactiques et dominez les classements mondiaux. Combien de vagues survivrez-vous ? Maîtrisez votre arsenal et devenez le survivant ultime !

    2026ActionIndieCasual2.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. DEADFALL

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Echoes in the Dark fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Echoes in the Dark.

    Fight alone or with friends in a brutal horror wave-survival experience. Survive against endless waves of terrifying infected in this high-difficulty horror shooter. Play solo or with friends, unlock devastating weapons, discover secrets, and see how long you can endure the nightmare.

    ActionSteam ↗
  3. Deborg Desolation Pre-Born

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Echoes in the Dark fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Echoes in the Dark.

    Deborg Desolation is a first-person indie game intended for the survival of mankind. Train to be a soldier capable of containing any injurious entity to achieve the survival of your own race, seek to plan strategies that allow your advancement without stopping.

    2021ActionAdventure1.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Room Invaderz

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Echoes in the Dark fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Echoes in the Dark.

    Survive the living dead for as long as you are able! Room Invaderz is a wave-based survival game where you and your comrades kill zombies, earn points, and do your best to upgrade your arsenal to see how long you can delay the inevitable.

    ActionIndieSteam ↗
  5. Inner Demons

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for Echoes in the Dark fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Echoes in the Dark.

    Inner Demons is a first-person psychological horror game where the line between madness and reality dissolves. Explore, fight, and evade disturbing manifestations of your own mind as they invade the world around you - if you can tell them apart from what is real.

    ActionIndieAdventureSteam ↗
  6. Paresis® II

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for Echoes in the Dark fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Echoes in the Dark.

    Paresis® II throws you into a twisted supernatural nightmare. As FBI agent David, you must relive your past, solve sinister ritual-like puzzles, fight off grotesque morphs, and conquer brutal bosses. Survive…if you can.

    2026ActionIndieAdventureSteam ↗
  7. FIRE AND ASHES

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for Echoes in the Dark fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Echoes in the Dark.

    You wake up in a terrifying psychiatric hospital. Fire and Ashes is an immersive horror game where madness and reality blur, and every monster hears your scream… even beyond the hospital walls.

    2026ActionIndieAdventureSteam ↗
  8. The Evil Rise

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for Echoes in the Dark fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Echoes in the Dark.

    A first-person survival horror game set in a house that should be empty. Ration scarce ammunition, unlock the house one organ at a time, and survive the thing that keeps the lamps lit. Your father still lives here.

    ActionIndieAdventureSteam ↗

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 Echoes in the Dark.

    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 Action with Echoes in the Dark.

    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 Action and Indie with Echoes in the Dark.

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

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  4. The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Echoes in the Dark.

    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 Action and Indie with Echoes in the Dark.

    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. STRAFTAT

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Echoes in the Dark.

    STRAFTAT is a 1v1/2v2 ONLINE first person SHOOTER with quick rounds in over 350 MAPS ; Including all WEAPONS, proximity chat and 4 players FFA.

    2024ActionFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. The Looker

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Echoes in the Dark.

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

    2022IndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Counter-Strike:Global Offensive

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Echoes in the Dark.

    Counter-Strike:Global Offensive (CS:GO) expands upon the team-based action gameplay that it pioneered when it was launched over 2 decades ago. CS:GO features new maps, characters, weapons, and game modes, and delivers updated versions of the classic CS content (de_dust2, etc.).

    2012ActionFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Echoes in the Dark

What games are most similar to Echoes in the Dark?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Echoes in the Dark are Z-Sector, DEADFALL, Deborg Desolation Pre-Born.
Who developed Echoes in the Dark?
Echoes in the Dark was developed by Martin Demeter.

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 Echoes in the Dark.

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