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Games like Inexistence

If Inexistence is your kind of game, the closest matches are Chasm, Inexistence Rebirth and Castle In The Darkness — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its hidden treasures reward exploration, nostalgic castlevania vibe and atmospheric. 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 Inexistence: Discover a vast world full of mysteries and action in this Metroidvania-style game inspired by the classics of the 16-bit era.

2016ActionIndieAdventureRPG2.99 USDWindowsby Jonathan BRASSAUD
Inexistence — Steam game cover
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Hidden treasures reward explorationNostalgic castlevania vibePixel art visuals feel quaintAtmosphericDarkMelancholic

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Steam players who put hours into Inexistence 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. Chasm

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Inexistence fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Inexistence.

    Explore the depths below a remote mountain town in this procedurally-generated Adventure Platformer. Taking inspiration from hack 'n slash dungeon crawlers and Metroidvania-style platformers, Chasm will immerse you in a fantasy world full of exciting treasure, deadly enemies, and abundant secrets.

    2018ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Inexistence Rebirth

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Inexistence.

    Second-strongest match for Inexistence fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Inexistence.

    Rediscover this great Metroidvania game in a brand new version with a lot of features and improvements! Run in a vast world full of mysteries and action in this Metroidvania-style game inspired by the classics of the 16-bit era.

    2020ActionIndieAdventure5.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Castle In The Darkness

    WHY THIS

    Shares boss fights and a retro mood with Inexistence.

    Third-strongest match for Inexistence fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Inexistence.

    Castle In The Darkness is a fun and challenging shout out to the early days of video games! It's an action exploration platformer with some RPG elements, much like games from the Castlevania or Metroid series. It's super fast-paced, challenging, and full of secrets!

    2015ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Batbarian: Testament of the Primordials

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Inexistence.

    Ranked #4 for Inexistence fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Inexistence.

    Batbarian: Testament of the Primordials is a snarky action-adventure puzzle game with a good dose of humor. Explore hundreds of secret-filled rooms, fight big bosses, gather companions for your party and use the powers of Pip—your bat buddy—to solve puzzles and escape the eldritch abyss!

    2020ActionIndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. FOX n FORESTS

    WHY THIS

    Shares boss fights and an atmospheric mood with Inexistence.

    Ranked #5 for Inexistence fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Inexistence.

    FOX n FORESTS is a 16-bit style action platformer with RPG elements! Switch seasons on the fly and wield your crossbow to unveil the mystery of the 5th season.

    2018ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Owlboy

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Inexistence.

    Ranked #6 for Inexistence fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Inexistence.

    Owlboy is a story-driven platform adventure game, where you can fly and explore a brand new world in the clouds! Pick up your friends, and bring them with you as you explore the open skies, in one of the most detailed adventures of this era.

    2016ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Axiom Verge

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Inexistence.

    Ranked #7 for Inexistence fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Inexistence.

    Explore and uncover the mystery of a surreal alien world by blasting aliens and glitching your environment in this intense retro side-scrolling action/adventure.

    2015ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Aggelos

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Inexistence.

    Ranked #8 for Inexistence fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Inexistence.

    Critically-acclaimed action-RPG that takes the template laid down by classics like Wonder Boy, nails the 16-Bit aesthetics for nostalgia fans, but updates the mechanics to feel fresh and modern. Explore a beautiful open world and plunder dungeons, caves and forests to help take down epic bosses!

    2018ActionIndieAdventure14.99 USDSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

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

  1. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Inexistence on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Inexistence.

    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. Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Inexistence on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Inexistence.

    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 ↗
  3. Blood and Bacon

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Inexistence on Steam right now. Shares Action and Adventure with Inexistence.

    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 ↗
  4. shapez

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Inexistence on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Inexistence.

    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 ↗
  5. Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Inexistence on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Inexistence.

    "Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad?" is a fast paced shower-simulation where you shower with your 8-bit dad.It's good, clean fun!

    2015ActionIndieSimulation0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Montaro

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Inexistence on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Inexistence.

    Montaro is a DOGE.

    2016IndieCasual0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Bit Blaster XL

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Inexistence on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Inexistence.

    Bit Blaster XL is a fast-paced, retro arcade shoot 'em up (shmup) inspired by the classic quarter-munchers of the ‘80s. Easy to pick up, hard to put down, boost, dodge, shoot, and chase high scores in this addictive, old-school action game!

    2016ActionIndieCasual0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Dictators:No Peace Countryballs

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Inexistence on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Inexistence.

    Dictators : No Peace Countryballs is a war simulation and dictator game. This is a fun,simple and some say a funny countryballs game. If you like simulation games, you will love playing Dictators : No Peace. Play as a dictator of your favourite country and colonize the world.

    2020StrategyIndieSimulation0.99 USDSteam ↗

Free alternatives

Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.

  1. Grimm's Hollow

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Inexistence.

    A spooky, freeware RPG where you search the afterlife for your brother. Reap ghosts with your scythe, explore haunted caves, and eat ghostly treats on your journey through death.

    2019IndieAdventureRPGFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. The Expendabros

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Inexistence.

    The Expendabros have assembled and set their sights on the forces of ruthless arms dealer Conrad Stonebanks in the forests of Eastern Europe.

    2014ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Star Fetchers

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Inexistence.

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

    2020ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Magic Archery

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and RPG with Inexistence.

    Train a commoner to become the greatest archer in this short incremental game! Increase your stats, gather wealth from quests, buy upgrades, and infuse your arrows with magic.

    2024IndieSimulationRPGFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Eternal Senia

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Inexistence.

    Thoughts and expectations ARPG

    2015ActionIndieRPGFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. There Is No Game: Jam Edition 2015

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Inexistence.

    A little game that’s not a game, winner of an old game jam that nobody’s ever heard of. So DON'T INSTALL IT!

    2020IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Disfigure

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Inexistence.

    Disfigure is a grim-dark action rogue-like where you battle relentless hordes of monsters lurking in the shadows. Unlock powerful weapons, craft god-like builds with hundreds of upgrades, slay colossal bosses, and push your limits in intense 20–30 minute survival runs!

    2023ActionIndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Paper Lily - Chapter 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Inexistence.

    Paper Lily is an RPG horror game in which you can solve puzzles in different ways. Explore a hidden world, meet strange characters, and guide Lacie as she attempts to find answers about her unusual condition.

    2024IndieAdventureRPGFreeDeck 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. Chasm

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Inexistence.

    Explore the depths below a remote mountain town in this procedurally-generated Adventure Platformer. Taking inspiration from hack 'n slash dungeon crawlers and Metroidvania-style platformers, Chasm will immerse you in a fantasy world full of exciting treasure, deadly enemies, and abundant secrets.

    2018ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Inexistence Rebirth

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Inexistence.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Inexistence.

    Rediscover this great Metroidvania game in a brand new version with a lot of features and improvements! Run in a vast world full of mysteries and action in this Metroidvania-style game inspired by the classics of the 16-bit era.

    2020ActionIndieAdventure5.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Batbarian: Testament of the Primordials

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Inexistence.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Inexistence.

    Batbarian: Testament of the Primordials is a snarky action-adventure puzzle game with a good dose of humor. Explore hundreds of secret-filled rooms, fight big bosses, gather companions for your party and use the powers of Pip—your bat buddy—to solve puzzles and escape the eldritch abyss!

    2020ActionIndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Owlboy

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Inexistence.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Inexistence.

    Owlboy is a story-driven platform adventure game, where you can fly and explore a brand new world in the clouds! Pick up your friends, and bring them with you as you explore the open skies, in one of the most detailed adventures of this era.

    2016ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Axiom Verge

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Inexistence.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Inexistence.

    Explore and uncover the mystery of a surreal alien world by blasting aliens and glitching your environment in this intense retro side-scrolling action/adventure.

    2015ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Inexistence

How much does Inexistence cost?
Inexistence is listed on Steam at 2.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Inexistence?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Inexistence are Chasm, Inexistence Rebirth, Castle In The Darkness.
Who developed Inexistence?
Inexistence was developed by Jonathan BRASSAUD.

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 Inexistence.

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