Games like Erma: The Game
If Erma: The Game is your kind of game, the closest matches are Polda 5.5, Polda and Rock 'n' Roll Will Never Die! — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its atmospheric, chill and cozy. 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.
Get personalized picks →About Erma: The Game: Erma's here and she has a.....science fair project to finish? As your project goes explosively awry, look through your hometown in this point-and-click adventure game to gather all the pieces. Figure out how to find the remains of your project to get them back in time to finish for the science fair!
Players who liked Erma: The Game also play
Steam players who put hours into Erma: The Game 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.
Polda 5.5
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Top pick for Erma: The Game fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Erma: The Game.
Starověký Egypt byl vyspělou civilizací, která měla potenciál trvat navždy. Pak se do toho ovšem vložil náš neohrožený detektiv Pankrác. Ten na konci minulého dílu zůstal v Egyptě a stal se faraonem. Zjistítěte s námi co tam vyváděl a jak se vlasntě vrátil zpátky do Lupan.
Polda
WHY THIS
Shares item combination, inventory based puzzles, retro and an atmospheric mood with Erma: The Game.
Second-strongest match for Erma: The Game fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Erma: The Game.
Pancras is a neurotic cop investigating a case of mysterious kidnapping in the town of Lupany. Help him find out, who’s behind the abduction of two orderly citizens!
Rock 'n' Roll Will Never Die!
WHY THIS
Shares inventory based puzzles, point and click and a nostalgic mood with Erma: The Game.
Third-strongest match for Erma: The Game fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Erma: The Game.
Hair metal's not dead, it just smells funny! Get your denim vest, bandana and makeup, and dive into a point-and-click adventure as a middle-aged teddy bear planning a comeback with his old glam metal band – in a world where glam metal has been dead and buried for decades.
Beyond The Edge Of Owlsgard
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Erma: The Game.
Ranked #4 for Erma: The Game fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Erma: The Game.
Save a peaceful world from being annihilated by machines in this oldschool point&click tale, inspired by classic animated movies and adventure games of the 90s.
Polda 7
WHY THIS
Shares point and click and an atmospheric mood with Erma: The Game.
Ranked #5 for Erma: The Game fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Erma: The Game.
Polda Pankrác v podání Luďka Soboty se vrací již posedmé. A je to návrat jaksepatří. Záhadná zpráva Temného lorda Vedra a havárie kosmické lodi odstartují kolotoč událostí, které může vyřešit jen náš elitní detektiv Pankrác.
Perfect Tides: Station to Station
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Erma: The Game.
Ranked #6 for Erma: The Game fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Erma: The Game.
A narrative adventure about the momentum and whiplash of young adulthood. Explore the big city through 18-year-old Mara's eyes. Collect items, nurture ideas, and experience complex relationships while attempting to find your place in the world.
CHUCHEL
WHY THIS
Shares point and click and a whimsical mood with Erma: The Game.
Ranked #7 for Erma: The Game fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Erma: The Game.
CHUCHEL is a comedy adventure game from the creators of Machinarium, Botanicula and Samorost. Join the hairy hero Chuchel and his rival Kekel as they will be facing numerous puzzles and challenges in their quest to retrieve the precious cherry!
Universe For Sale
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Shares an atmospheric mood with Erma: The Game.
Ranked #8 for Erma: The Game fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Erma: The Game.
A space station nestled in the clouds of Jupiter. A bizarre bazaar where a young, worried woman crafts entire universes in the palm of her hand. A mysterious cultist who's stripped the flesh from his bones in order to reach enlightenment. Here, there's a universe for sale. You buying?
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Pajama Sam: No Need to Hide When It's Dark Outside
WHY THIS
Shares minigames, inventory based puzzles and a cozy mood with Erma: The Game.
Reviewers of Erma: The Game cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Adventure and Casual with Erma: The Game.
There's no reason to be afraid of the dark. Fed up with his fear of the dark, Sam transforms himself into Pajama Sam - world's youngest superhero and resolves to confront Darkness! With help from King the mine car, Otto the boat, and a host of fascinating characters.
Spy Fox in "Dry Cereal"
WHY THIS
Shares a nostalgic mood with Erma: The Game.
Reviewers of Erma: The Game cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Adventure and Casual with Erma: The Game.
The super-suave agent, SPY Fox, must find Mr. Udderly, rescue all the cows, and stop William the Kid from depleting the worlds supply of milk. Using ingenious SPY gadgets, keen wits, and daring moves, SPY Fox, jumps out on an udderly exhilarating adventure!
Nightmare Adventures: The Turning Thorn
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Shares minigames and an atmospheric mood with Erma: The Game.
Reviewers of Erma: The Game cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Adventure and Casual with Erma: The Game.
What dark and powerful secrets are hidden within the A.R.C.A.N.E. agency's old research base? Kiera Vale returns to find out.
Sam & Max: Beyond Time and Space
WHY THIS
Shares item combination, point and click and a nostalgic mood with Erma: The Game.
Reviewers of Erma: The Game cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Adventure with Erma: The Game.
The Freelance Police are back on the crime beat in a newly remastered version of their second episodic season. Zombies will dance. Mariachis will sing. A giant battle robot will trash the streets. And when their friends’ lives are at stake, Sam & Max will risk their very souls to set things right.
Malice
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Erma: The Game.
Reviewers of Erma: The Game cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Adventure with Erma: The Game.
You fall through a sinkhole into a nightmarish Japanese mansion with a lingering, sinister presence and terrifying threats… and the only way out is deeper in. Malice is a two-player, compulsory co-op survival horror that forces you to make unforgiving choices and rely on your wits to survive.
Return to Monkey Island
WHY THIS
Shares a cozy mood with Erma: The Game.
Reviewers of Erma: The Game cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Adventure and Casual with Erma: The Game.
Return to Monkey Island is an unexpected, thrilling return of series creator Ron Gilbert that continues the story of the legendary adventure games.
Shipwrecked
WHY THIS
Reviewers of Erma: The Game cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Adventure with Erma: The Game.
Shipwrecked on a uncharted island, master survival alone or with friends. Battle, build, and conquer foes as you confront the mysteries lurking in its shadows.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Erma: The Game at current Steam store prices.
POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~80% under Erma: The Game on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Erma: The Game.
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?
The Test
WHY THIS
Priced ~60% under Erma: The Game on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Erma: The Game.
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?
Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk
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Priced ~70% under Erma: The Game on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Erma: The Game.
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.
Blood and Bacon
WHY THIS
Priced ~80% under Erma: The Game on Steam right now. Shares Adventure and Casual with Erma: The Game.
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.
Placid Plastic Duck Simulator
WHY THIS
Priced ~60% under Erma: The Game on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Erma: The Game.
The ultimate high-tech rubber duck simulation, Placid Plastic Duck brings you dangerous levels of relaxation. With chill music, dreamy 3D graphics, and many different happy ducks, your only priority is to float around. Zero Ducks given.
Peggle Deluxe
WHY THIS
Priced ~80% under Erma: The Game on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Erma: The Game.
Take your best shot with energizing arcade fun! Aim, shoot, clear the orange pegs, then sit back and cheer as 10 whimsical teachers guide you to Peggle greatness.
shapez
WHY THIS
Priced ~80% under Erma: The Game on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Erma: The Game.
shapez is an easy-going, minimalistic factory building game about the automation of shapes through extraction and satisfying production lines. Adapt to increasingly complex shapes and grow your factory across an infinitely expanding map. Your only limitation is your creativity!
The Test: Hypothesis Rising
WHY THIS
Priced ~60% under Erma: The Game on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Erma: The Game.
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?
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Doki Doki Literature Club!
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with Erma: The Game.
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.
Life is Strange - Episode 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with Erma: The Game.
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.
Ultimate Custom Night
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Erma: The Game.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
Bongo Cat
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Erma: The Game.
Bongo cat needs your help. Bongo cat needz more hatz!!! Every time you press a key, Bongo cat will punch your taskbar. Type, click, play, work to collect more points. Which hats will you find?
ENA: Dream BBQ
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Erma: The Game.
Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.
The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with Erma: The Game.
Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!
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 Erma: The Game.
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.
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Frequently asked about Erma: The Game
- Does Erma: The Game run on Steam Deck?
- Erma: The Game 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 Erma: The Game cost?
- Erma: The Game is listed on Steam at 4.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Erma: The Game?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Erma: The Game are Polda 5.5, Polda, Rock 'n' Roll Will Never Die!.
- Who developed Erma: The Game?
- Erma: The Game was developed by Outcast Studio Games.
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