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Games like Echoes of Absence

If Echoes of Absence is your kind of game, the closest matches are The 7th Shift, Eclipse and Urban Legends: Hoia Baciu — 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 Echoes of Absence: A narrative psychological horror game where you'll explore different environments and fragments of your past. Solve puzzles and uncover a truth some would rather forget.

IndieAdventureWindowsby Crimson Robin Studios
Echoes of Absence — Steam game cover

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Steam players who put hours into Echoes of Absence 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. The 7th Shift

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Echoes of Absence fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Echoes of Absence.

    A psychological horror game about working overnight shifts alone in a grocery store. Stock shelves. Clean. Do your job. But you soon realize something sinister is watching. Survive seven shifts to discover why you were really hired and face a choice that will seal your fate.

    2027IndieAdventureSimulationSteam ↗
  2. Eclipse

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Echoes of Absence fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Echoes of Absence.

    Three friends known as The Ghost Hunters are documenting abandoned locations. What begins as a normal episode suddenly turns into a nightmare inside The Holloway Mansion. Something terrifying happens, leaving Jack to survive alone in the mansion and face the horrors.

    2027IndieAdventureSteam ↗
  3. Urban Legends: Hoia Baciu

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Echoes of Absence fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Echoes of Absence.

    Guided by the voice of his dead lover, Alex enters the world's most haunted forest, Hoia Baciu, often called the "Bermuda Triangle of Transylvania". Hide from what stalks the dark, outwit a cult, and uncover a truth buried in Romanian folklore. A first-person survival horror experience.

    ActionIndieAdventureSteam ↗
  4. NULL

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Echoes of Absence fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Echoes of Absence.

    It's 1998. You're trapped in an eerie neighborhood where nothing is as it seems. Unravel a psychological horror story of grief, obsession, and love. Solve puzzles, meet neighbors, and make choices as you uncover the truth behind a grieving father who created a perfect world, frozen in time forever.

    2026IndieAdventureSteam ↗
  5. Incident Reports: Millers Residence

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for Echoes of Absence fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Echoes of Absence.

    A late-night call sends you to the Millers Residence. What begins as a routine investigation turns into a descent through buried records, missing evidence, and a house arranged to hide something far worse.

    IndieAdventureSteam ↗
  6. Cursed Dungeon Raider

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for Echoes of Absence fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Echoes of Absence.

    Embark on an exploration adventure with spooky and horror elements, tasked with recovering real historical artifacts from excavation sites around the world. Beware of local traps and monsters inspired by the mythology of each region.

    2027IndieAdventureSteam ↗
  7. Clink

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for Echoes of Absence fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Echoes of Absence.

    You are a lonely woman, secluded in a house with your cat... and the secrets of the past. What hides within your mind — illness, or something otherworldly? Nightmares and reality intertwine… everything is so foggy. Do you have the courage to remember what happened?

    2025IndieAdventureSimulation4.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. CLeM

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for Echoes of Absence fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Echoes of Absence.

    CLeM is a narrative-driven puzzle adventure game with a dark twist. Wake up in a world where puzzles intertwine with exploration, weaving a unique narrative rooted in alchemy. A voice awakens you. It gives you purpose. To guide you, you find a notebook with mysterious entries and a house to explore.

    2024IndieAdventure15.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Free alternatives

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

  1. Doki Doki Literature Club!

    WHY THIS

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

    The Literature Club is full of cute girls! Will you write the way into their heart? This game is not suitable for children or those who are easily disturbed.

    2017IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Life is Strange - Episode 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with Echoes of Absence.

    Episode 1 now FREE! Life is Strange is an award-winning and critically acclaimed episodic adventure game that allows the player to rewind time and affect the past, present and future.

    2015ActionAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Helltaker

    WHY THIS

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

    Helltaker is a short game about sharply dressed demon girls.

    2020IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  5. ENA: Dream BBQ

    WHY THIS

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

    Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.

    2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2023IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Indigo Park: Chapter 1

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  8. The Looker

    WHY THIS

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

    You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.

    2022IndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Echoes of Absence

What games are most similar to Echoes of Absence?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Echoes of Absence are The 7th Shift, Eclipse, Urban Legends: Hoia Baciu.
Who developed Echoes of Absence?
Echoes of Absence was developed by Crimson Robin Studios.

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 Echoes of Absence.

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