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Games like 7 Days to Escape

If 7 Days to Escape is your kind of game, the closest matches are Nightmare: Les Origines, Dead by Instinct and Dark Home — 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 7 Days to Escape: OBEY OR ESCAPE You can follow the rules and survive another day.You are a defective clone trapped inside a brutal prison where every day follows a strict routine. Play alone or with up to 4 players as you obey the guards, complete your shifts, stay in order, and avoid suspicion.

2026ActionAdventureSimulationRPGCasualEarly AccessWindowsby RedForge
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Steam players who put hours into 7 Days to Escape 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. Nightmare: Les Origines

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for 7 Days to Escape fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with 7 Days to Escape.

    "Nightmare: Origins" is a multiplayer horror game for four players that immerses you in a nightmarish world between the realm of the dead and the realm of the living.Do you dare to face your fears and unravel the mysteries of Nightmare: Origins?

    2021ActionIndieAdventure0.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Dead by Instinct

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for 7 Days to Escape fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with 7 Days to Escape.

    6 determined survivors face two bloodthirsty hunters in a classic game of hide-and-seek. Run, hide, and survive through dynamic environments, intense chases, and pure player-driven horror. Can you survive the hunt?

    2026ActionStrategyIndie4.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Dark Home

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for 7 Days to Escape fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Early Access with 7 Days to Escape.

    Dark Home is an asymmetric multiplayer horror game where players must work together with friends or alone enable to escape the nightmare of the Dark Home and the spirit that dwells within it.

    2021ActionEarly AccessFreeSteam ↗
  4. The Backrooms Project

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for 7 Days to Escape fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with 7 Days to Escape.

    Scientists made a new discovery about the Backrooms. Noclipping out of bounds in normal reality was a myth for long, but now it can be real! Now they are looking for subjects to test it on civil people. There are already scientists inside, so you have nothing to worry about, they say. Or do you?

    2022ActionStrategyIndie9.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Summon: Joint escape

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for 7 Days to Escape fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with 7 Days to Escape.

    Summon: Joint Escape is a cooperative horror survival game for 1-4 players. Find a way to escape from a stalker in camouflage uniform who wants to give you a piece of paper with the inscription "Summon".

    2024ActionIndieAdventure0.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. 灵魂筹码 Soul at Stake

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for 7 Days to Escape fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and RPG with 7 Days to Escape.

    Soul at Stake is an oriental-themed 1v4 surviving horror game. There once was a luring urban myth saying that if one can win the game would gain countless money, and his/her destiny would instantly change to become the mightiest overnight. All the participants need only one stake——their souls.

    2018ActionIndieRPGSteam ↗
  7. Dying Light

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for 7 Days to Escape fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and RPG with 7 Days to Escape.

    First-person action survival game set in a post-apocalyptic open world overrun by flesh-hungry zombies. Roam a city devastated by a mysterious virus epidemic. Scavenge for supplies, craft weapons, and face hordes of the infected.

    2015ActionRPG24.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Hide Or Die

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for 7 Days to Escape fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Casual with 7 Days to Escape.

    Hide or Die is a fast paced asymmetrical multiplayer horror game with a focus on mobility, verticality, and hiding. Stay hidden or face certain death.

    2020ActionCasualSteam ↗

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 Casual with 7 Days to Escape.

    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. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with 7 Days to Escape.

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

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  3. 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 7 Days to Escape.

    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 ↗
  4. STRAFTAT

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with 7 Days to Escape.

    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 ↗
  5. Counter-Strike:Global Offensive

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with 7 Days to Escape.

    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 ↗
  6. NGU IDLE

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure and Simulation with 7 Days to Escape.

    NGU Idle is a Free To Play Idle game that's full of weird humor, tons of upgrades and hundreds of hours of content! Try out NGU Idle today and experience the joy of Numbers Going Up!

    2019IndieAdventureSimulationFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Iron Snout

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with 7 Days to Escape.

    Iron Snout is a fast, colorful and brutal fighting game in which you will be helping a piglet fight for its life against hordes of wolves.

    2016ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Star Fetchers

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Adventure with 7 Days to Escape.

    The introduction to a wild ride with gangsters and deep state conspiracy theories

    2020ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Frequently asked about 7 Days to Escape

Does 7 Days to Escape have multiplayer or co-op?
Yes — 7 Days to Escape supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Online PvP, Online Co-op).
What games are most similar to 7 Days to Escape?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside 7 Days to Escape are Nightmare: Les Origines, Dead by Instinct, Dark Home.
Who developed 7 Days to Escape?
7 Days to Escape was developed by RedForge and published by RedForge.

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 7 Days to Escape.

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