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Games like Elsewhere

If Elsewhere is your kind of game, the closest matches are Alien Cartographer, NUMTATE and CUBOID — 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 Elsewhere: Activate every shape in abstract logic puzzles built from gems, signals, and shifting paths. Learn each gem's rule, solve the campaign, then build and share your own levels through the editor and Steam Workshop.

StrategyIndieWindowsby eMbAh
Elsewhere — Steam game cover

Players who liked Elsewhere also play

Steam players who put hours into Elsewhere 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. Alien Cartographer

    WHY THIS

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

    Alien Cartographer is a Minesweeper-like logic deduction puzzle game, where the player has to identify various buildings on a hexagonal grid using environmental hints and the strict rules of their architecture.

    2026StrategyIndie3.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. NUMTATE

    WHY THIS

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

    NUMTATE is a challenging grid based puzzle game in which you move blocks around by rotating, pushing and attracting them to solve numeric puzzles.

    2020StrategyIndieCasual2.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. CUBOID

    WHY THIS

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

    CUBOID is a challenging spatial puzzle game with minimalist design, where you progress through a labyrinth of levels using a unique mechanic of merging with world blocks.

    2026StrategyIndieCasualSteam ↗
  4. Jelly Is Sticky

    WHY THIS

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

    Explore a world of colorful jelly blocks that can be deformed and stuck together. Use them in surprising, unexpected ways to build clever contraptions and solve delightful puzzles.

    2022StrategyIndieCasual5.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. CIPHER ZERO

    WHY THIS

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

    A minimalist logic game. Can you solve for 𝒙?

    2025IndieCasual14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Unlock The King

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for Elsewhere fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Elsewhere.

    An originally designed puzzle game inspired by chess. Move the pieces and create a path to Unlock the King.

    2019StrategyCasual0.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. Parcel

    WHY THIS

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

    Parcel is a brain-twisting puzzle game where unique character abilities are used in unison to solve interlocking laser conundrums. Switch between members of your colorful team of postpeople and make your way through over 120 futuristic mind-benders!

    2015StrategyIndieAdventure4.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. Colorgrid

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for Elsewhere fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Elsewhere.

    Colorgrid is a puzzle game about mixing colors in a Lab. Find the correct positions for your lasers and mirrors to get the right mix of colors in each material.

    2019StrategyCasual0.99 USDSteam ↗

Free alternatives

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

  1. Helltaker

    WHY THIS

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

    Helltaker is a short game about sharply dressed demon girls.

    2020IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

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

    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 Indie with Elsewhere.

    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. Sheepy: A Short Adventure

    WHY THIS

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

    A Short Handcrafted Pixel Art Platformer that follows Sheepy, an abandoned plushy brought to life. Sheepy: A Short Adventure is the first short game from MrSuicideSheep.

    2024IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Awaria

    WHY THIS

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

    Awaria is a short game about working in haunted maintenance tunnels.

    2024ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Travellin Cats in Paris

    WHY THIS

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

    Find 100 cats hidden in Paris, France in this cute hand-drawn hidden object game by Travellin Cats - the original viral hidden cat game creator!

    2023IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Grimm's Hollow

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  8. Steam Engine Simulator

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.

    The Steam Engine Simulator shown on AngeTheGreat's YouTube channel.

    2023SimulationFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Elsewhere

What games are most similar to Elsewhere?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Elsewhere are Alien Cartographer, NUMTATE, CUBOID.
Who developed Elsewhere?
Elsewhere was developed by eMbAh.

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 Elsewhere.

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