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The closest matches to About Elise: The NADI Project, The Talos Principle, Sorry, James, Escape Room - Der kranke Kollege, and Twisted Gallery 异馆. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
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- Released: 2017
- Developer: Toni Domínguez
- Price: Free to play
- 72% of 75 reviews
- Genres: Indie, Adventure, Simulation, Free To Play, Casual
- Platforms: Windows
Players highlight
- Free but polished experience
- Music enhances immersion
- Puzzles require careful observation
- Atmospheric
- Chill
- Contemplative
About About Elise
The closest matches to About Elise: The NADI Project, The Talos Principle, Sorry, James, Escape Room - Der kranke Kollege, and Twisted Gallery 异馆. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
If About Elise is your kind of game, the closest matches are The NADI Project, The Talos Principle and Sorry, James — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as atmospheric, chill and contemplative, and single out its elevator puzzles and environmental clues. 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.
About About Elise: Dive into this first person puzzle adventure and become Owen Scott to rescue your daughter Elise, who has been kidnapped by the organisation known as Kiminster Labs. By doing it, you will discover the big piece of the puzzle that is About Elise as a whole.
Is About Elise worth buying?
Mostly recommended
A summary of what players say, not a promise you'll like it. Every signal is listed below.
- 72% of 75 Steam reviews are positive.
- We don't track this game's daily reviews yet, so this is the all-time picture.
- Free to play.
- People who recommend it had played a median of 2 h when they wrote their review.
- Critics usually quit early: a median of 1.9 h played before their negative review.
What fans praise · Themes mined from positive reviews
- Free but polished experience
- Puzzles require careful observation
- Short but intense playthrough
- Story unfolds through cryptic notes
Top critical reviews
The most up-voted negative English reviews in our sample, quoted as written.
“Honestly a waste of time. I appreciate all the hard work put into it. and the puzzles aren't half bad. But the story is just bad. All of it we get from notes dropped in hallways. We get no in-universe explanation for why we go through mild…”
People who play it also play: The NADI Project, The Talos Principle, Sorry, James
Frequently asked about About Elise
Can I run it?
Is About Elise free to play?
Yes — About Elise is a free-to-play title on Steam. You can install and play it without buying anything, though some games include optional in-app purchases.
What games are most similar to About Elise?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside About Elise are The NADI Project, The Talos Principle, Sorry, James.
Who developed About Elise?
About Elise was developed by Toni Domínguez.