Games like Event Horizon
Below are 16 hand-picked alternatives to Event Horizon for fans of action, indie, rpg, ranked by imho.run's hybrid recommender. Each pick is scored on three signals: collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries (which players who logged hours in Event Horizon also play), content overlap on genres, categories, and storefront tags, and review-mined "vibe" embeddings that catch tonal similarity even when the genre label differs. Sections below cover closest matches, reviewer cross-mentions, cheaper alternatives, free-to-play picks. No login required — these picks work anchor-only.
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Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Event Horizon at current Steam store prices.
POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~83% under Event Horizon on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Event Horizon.
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?
Buckshot Roulette
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Event Horizon on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Event Horizon.
Play Russian roulette with a 12-gauge shotgun. Four enter. One leaves. Roll the dice with your life. Good luck!
The Test
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under Event Horizon on Steam right now. Shares Indie and RPG with Event Horizon.
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?
Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk
WHY THIS
Priced ~75% under Event Horizon on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Event Horizon.
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.
Blood and Bacon
WHY THIS
Priced ~83% under Event Horizon on Steam right now. Shares Action with Event Horizon.
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.
Crypt of the NecroDancer
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Event Horizon on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Event Horizon.
Crypt of the NecroDancer is an award winning hardcore roguelike rhythm game. Move to the music and deliver beatdowns to the beat! Groove to the epic Danny Baranowsky soundtrack, or select songs from your own MP3 collection!
Super Hexagon
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Event Horizon on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Event Horizon.
Super Hexagon is a minimal action game by Terry Cavanagh, with music by Chipzel.
Nodebuster
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Event Horizon on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Event Horizon.
Nodebuster is a short, experimental incremental game about busting nodes and destroying reality.
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Endless Sky
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Event Horizon.
Endless Sky is a 2D space trading and combat game inspired by the classic Escape Velocity series. Work your way up from a relatively wimpy shuttle, cargo ship, or fighter, to a highly upgraded and customized flagship or to a massive fleet of warships or freighters.
Sunrider: Mask of Arcadius
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and RPG with Event Horizon.
As Captain Kayto Shields, embark on a galactic voyage of heroism and survival. With his home world destroyed and his nation conquered, the inexperienced Captain Shields, and his newly minted vessel, the Sunrider, are left as the only hope against a galactic evil intent on subjugating all sentient life.
Destination Sol
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Event Horizon.
Pilot your ship in the seamless open world made of space, planets, and more. Find new ships and equipment, find allies and beat all the enemies in this open source space shooter!
Gangs of Space
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Event Horizon.
Gangs of Space is a massively-multiplayer Rogue Shmup where Gangs of players compete for the conquest of the galaxy.
Space Commander: War and Trade
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Event Horizon.
Fight, explore the stars, trade, and lead your fleet across the galaxySpace Commander: War and Trade is an ultimate single player space-sim featuring spectacular graphics, intuitive combat and deep mechanics.
Zero Gravity
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Event Horizon.
Zero Gravity is a beautiful first-person/third-person puzzle-platformer simulation game where you will undergo four types of game modes. (Zero Gravity is being recreated, find more info in the 'Early Access Description')
The Pirates of Sector 7
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Event Horizon.
Seek adventure, fortune and fame in a sector of space riddled with faction conflict, dastardly pirates, & deft merchants.
Pirates of the Asteroid Belt
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Event Horizon.
Role-play shooter in space. Your personal space adventure.
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Frequently asked about Event Horizon
- Does Event Horizon run on Steam Deck?
- Event Horizon is rated Playable on Steam Deck — it runs, but expect some manual adjustments (control remapping, text size, or graphics settings) for the best experience.
- How much does Event Horizon cost?
- Event Horizon is listed on Steam at 5.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- Who developed Event Horizon?
- Event Horizon was developed by Pavel Zinchenko.
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 Event Horizon.
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