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Games like EchoLink: Recursion

If EchoLink: Recursion is your kind of game, the closest matches are Remain At Your Desk, Factory Time and Mining and Dwarves — 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 EchoLink: Recursion: EchoLink: Recursion is an active incremental hacking simulation spanning 1990s dial-up to 2150s megacities. Hack through time by infiltrating networks, building proxy chains, and automating routines. Every reset reboots you with exponential upgrades. Grow a skill tree and rewrite history.

StrategyIndieSimulationCasualWindows · macOS · Linuxby Detonation Zone Interactive
EchoLink: Recursion — Steam game cover

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  1. Remain At Your Desk

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for EchoLink: Recursion fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Simulation with EchoLink: Recursion.

    Incremental hacker about faking productivity while stealing from your employer. Sell intel for credits or keep it and raise suspicion. One bad audit and you’re back to Intern.

    StrategySimulationCasualSteam ↗
  2. Factory Time

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for EchoLink: Recursion fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with EchoLink: Recursion.

    A factory automation incremental game at the end of the universe. Start crafting by hand, automate production, and build the Chronoforge to escape.

    2026StrategyIndieSimulationSteam ↗
  3. Mining and Dwarves

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for EchoLink: Recursion fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Simulation with EchoLink: Recursion.

    An incremental game where you mine rocks, gather ore, and recruit dwarves. Play actively for maximum gains, or idle and let the dwarves do the work.

    2026StrategySimulationCasualSteam ↗
  4. Return to Planet Zoveka

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for EchoLink: Recursion fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with EchoLink: Recursion.

    Return to Planet Zoveka is an incremental, physics-driven space-mining and resource-management game. Herd and merge cosmic dust, upgrade a family mining ship, build automation in space, and turn your growing operation into visible healing for a damaged homeworld.

    StrategyIndieSimulationSteam ↗
  5. Man in the Mocha

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for EchoLink: Recursion fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with EchoLink: Recursion.

    An active incremental game where you own a coffee shop, but your hidden agenda is to hack the customers who connect to your WiFi. Buy upgrades and grow your business!

    2026StrategyIndieSimulationSteam ↗
  6. Kingdom Inc.

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for EchoLink: Recursion fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with EchoLink: Recursion.

    A minimalist factory / city builder. Design your workflow by harvesting resources, building equipment, outfitting your adventurers, and sending them on dangerous missions. Recover lost territory and unravel the plot that threatens to destroy your kingdom!

    2026StrategyIndieSimulationSteam ↗
  7. The Board is Yours

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for EchoLink: Recursion fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with EchoLink: Recursion.

    The Board is Yours is a strategic chess-based incremental game: buy squares, unlock upgrades, and chain synergies through defended pieces. It plays as a demanding idle game where you’ll constantly reposition pieces and optimize your production until the board belongs to you.

    2026StrategyIndieSimulation2.50 USDSteam ↗
  8. Ai Empire: Idle Clicker

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for EchoLink: Recursion fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Simulation with EchoLink: Recursion.

    This feature-rich idle clicker game lets you experience the thrilling journey from a garage startup to a global AI powerhouse that reshapes the world.

    StrategySimulationCasualSteam ↗

Free alternatives

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  1. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with EchoLink: Recursion.

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

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  2. Bongo Cat

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with EchoLink: Recursion.

    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?

    2025IndieSimulationMassively MultiplayerFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. 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 Simulation with EchoLink: Recursion.

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

    2023IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. missed messages.

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with EchoLink: Recursion.

    ‘goth gf’s iPhone’ airdrops you - accept or decline? A love/horror story about life, death, & memes.

    2019IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. NGU IDLE

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with EchoLink: Recursion.

    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 ↗
  6. Grimm's Hollow

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with EchoLink: Recursion.

    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 ↗
  7. Virtual Cottage

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with EchoLink: Recursion.

    Virtual Cottage gives you a comfy place to rest and be productive without any distractions. Open the game, set yourself a goal and enjoy the atmosphere.

    2020IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. The Expendabros

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with EchoLink: Recursion.

    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 ↗

Frequently asked about EchoLink: Recursion

What games are most similar to EchoLink: Recursion?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside EchoLink: Recursion are Remain At Your Desk, Factory Time, Mining and Dwarves.
Who developed EchoLink: Recursion?
EchoLink: Recursion was developed by Detonation Zone 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 EchoLink: Recursion.

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