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Games like Liminal:Escape Route

If Liminal:Escape Route is your kind of game, the closest matches are The Birth Cry, What Happened to Lily? and iBLiS — 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 Liminal:Escape Route: Your only goal is to find a door and advance to the next level. Sounds simple enough, right? But in these endless, unsettling liminal spaces, nothing is as it seems. What could possibly go wrong?

2026ActionAdventureSimulation4.99 USDWindowsby Threshold Interactive
Liminal:Escape Route — Steam game cover

Players who liked Liminal:Escape Route also play

Steam players who put hours into Liminal:Escape Route 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 Birth Cry

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Liminal:Escape Route fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Liminal:Escape Route.

    Mikhail Markov, lives in the city of Nesgrad in Virelia in the 1990s. The city's old maternity hospital, "Riverside Maternity Hospital," has been closed, and many stories and paranormal claims circulate among the public about its whereabouts.

    ActionIndieAdventureSteam ↗
  2. What Happened to Lily?

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Liminal:Escape Route fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Liminal:Escape Route.

    What Happened to Lily? Is a real-time first-person horror game. Discover the secrets and spooky truths behind the mysterious event at Miller Farm.

    2025IndieAdventureCasual3.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. iBLiS

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Liminal:Escape Route fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Liminal:Escape Route.

    Demon is a first-person psychological horror game. How much can a game affect your real life? Enjoy a realistic home environment and terrifying moments of being immersed in a real-life story.

    2021ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Damned Hand

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Liminal:Escape Route fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation with Liminal:Escape Route.

    You're in the home of a psychopathic art lover. and that isn't happy about this situation.He'll scare you. You have to be careful!

    2020IndieSimulationEarly Access5.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. It's Always Happy at Chubby's

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for Liminal:Escape Route fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Liminal:Escape Route.

    Welcome to the night shift at Chubby’s, a 24/7 burger joint in the 90s. It's in the middle of nowhere, so you'll be mostly entirely alone. Just keep the store clean and occasionally serve the drive-thru counter. But whatever you do... always follow the rules.

    2026ActionIndieAdventureSteam ↗
  6. 15th Prison

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for Liminal:Escape Route fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Liminal:Escape Route.

    15th Prison is a horror escape game. There is no exit from this prison. But examine your surroundings carefully and do not ignore any abnormalities. Take the envelope in each block and move on. Your carelessness may result in death.

    2025ActionIndieAdventure3.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. Anomalum

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for Liminal:Escape Route fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure and Simulation with Liminal:Escape Route.

    You are trapped in an endless nightmare. Carefully observe your surroundings and look for anomalies while checking the clock to track your progress and escape from Anomalum.

    2024IndieAdventureSimulation2.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. V696

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for Liminal:Escape Route fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Liminal:Escape Route.

    V696 is a first-person horror-thriller game. It contains a cult subject of veiled beings. Even if everything seems clear at first glance, it has a gripping story that will throw you a curve.

    2022ActionAdventure3.99 USDSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Liminal:Escape Route at current Steam store prices.

  1. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~80% under Liminal:Escape Route on Steam right now. Shares Action and Adventure with Liminal:Escape Route.

    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 Liminal:Escape Route on Steam right now. Shares Adventure and Simulation with Liminal:Escape Route.

    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 Liminal:Escape Route on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Liminal:Escape Route.

    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 Liminal:Escape Route on Steam right now. Shares Action and Adventure with Liminal:Escape Route.

    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. Placid Plastic Duck Simulator

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~60% under Liminal:Escape Route on Steam right now. Shares Simulation with Liminal:Escape Route.

    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.

    2022SimulationCasual1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. STAR WARS™ Republic Commando™

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Liminal:Escape Route on Steam right now. Shares Action with Liminal:Escape Route.

    You are the leader of an elite squad of Republic Commandos, your mission is to infiltrate, dominate, and ultimately, annihilate the enemy. Your squad will follow your orders and your lead, working together as a team - instinctively, intelligently, instantly. You are their leader. They are your weapon.

    2009Action2.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. shapez

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~80% under Liminal:Escape Route on Steam right now. Shares Simulation with Liminal:Escape Route.

    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!

    2020StrategyIndieSimulation0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. STAR WARS™ Jedi Knight - Jedi Academy™

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Liminal:Escape Route on Steam right now. Shares Action with Liminal:Escape Route.

    Forge your weapon and follow the path of the Jedi Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy is the latest installment of the highly acclaimed Jedi Knight series. Take on the role of a new student eager to learn the ways of the Force from Jedi Master Luke Skywalker.

    2009Action2.49 USDSteam ↗

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.

    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 and Adventure with Liminal:Escape Route.

    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 with Liminal:Escape Route.

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

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  4. ENA: Dream BBQ

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with Liminal:Escape Route.

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

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

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Simulation with Liminal:Escape Route.

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

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

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Adventure with Liminal:Escape Route.

    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 ↗
  7. STRAFTAT

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Liminal:Escape Route.

    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 ↗
  8. 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 ↗

Frequently asked about Liminal:Escape Route

How much does Liminal:Escape Route cost?
Liminal:Escape Route is listed on Steam at 4.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Liminal:Escape Route?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Liminal:Escape Route are The Birth Cry, What Happened to Lily?, iBLiS.
Who developed Liminal:Escape Route?
Liminal:Escape Route was developed by Threshold Interactive.

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 Liminal:Escape Route.

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