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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, The 31st Student and Night At The Mall — 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

Players who liked Echoes of Absence also play

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.

    Work the overnight shift alone at Founder's Choice Market. Inspect shipments, decide what’s accepted or denied, and stock the shelves. But be careful, your performance is being evaluated, and it determines your fate. Escape after seven shifts or be forced to join the staff that never clocks out

    2027IndieAdventureSimulationSteam ↗
  2. The 31st Student

    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.

    Thirty names. Thirty-one desks. Explore a deserted Japanese high school, uncover conflicting records, and confront the memories you helped erase. A first-person psychological horror mystery with three endings. Play on a monitor or in VR.

    2026IndieAdventureSteam ↗
  3. Night At The Mall

    WHY THIS

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

    A psychological horror job sim. Complete security maintenance in a sprawling, desolate mall while surviving creeping, unpredictable threats. Manage electrical systems, monitor CCTV cameras, and survive a night shift where you never know what is lurking in the dark.

    2026IndieSteam ↗
  4. Project Spooky

    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.

    The developer of this game disappeared before finishing it. Explore the reconstruction of his final project: a first-person psychological horror experience where each chapter hides new rules and the house seems to remember those who passed through it.

    IndieAdventureSteam ↗
  5. NULL

    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 first-person psychological horror game about grief, obsession, and love. Sleep to enter dreams, take control of them, and descend into deeper layers where time moves slower. Explore, solve puzzles, and uncover the mystery of a grieving father who created a world frozen in time.

    2026IndieAdventureSteam ↗
  6. Trials of Mary

    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.

    Survive 4 deadly trials inspired by classic horror. As Mary, solve environmental puzzles and outsmart hunters through strategic evasion and self-defense in this cinematic journey. A psychological horror experience where vulnerability and high tension reach their peak awaits you.

    ActionIndieAdventureSteam ↗
  7. Rehaunted

    WHY THIS

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

    Enter a house where every clue feels wrong. Investigate a brutal crime scene, uncover hidden evidence, and use your detective tools to piece together a disturbing truth buried beneath the silence.

    2026Adventure7.19 USDSteam ↗
  8. T.W.I.R.L.

    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.

    The year is 2006. It's 3am in your childhood home. Everyone's asleep, but you. Sneak out of your room to do as you're told - "T.W.I.R.L." - whatever that means.

    2026IndieAdventure5.39 USDSteam ↗

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, The 31st Student, Night At The Mall.
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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