Choose Empty Horizons
Choose Empty Horizons if you want a Simulation experience. On Steam, it's currently about 70% cheaper on the Steam Store. Empty Horizons launched in 2016.
Empty Horizons vs The End of an Actress
Empty Horizons and The End of an Actress both land in Indie on Steam, which is why they keep getting compared. The comparison below is built from each game's Steam metadata — release year, genres, categories, Steam Deck status, price, and review score — refreshed daily by imho.run's scraper. Headline differences: Both are Indie games on Steam. Empty Horizons (2016) is 4 years older than The End of an Actress (2020). Empty Horizons scores higher on Steam reviews (89.7% positive) than The End of an Actress (86.7% positive). No login or purchase needed — scroll for the full table, the verdict FAQ, and links to ranked similar games for both titles.
Which should you pick?
Choose The End of an Actress
Choose The End of an Actress if it's the newer release (2020) and ships with the modern feature baseline. The End of an Actress launched in 2020.
Both Empty Horizons and The End of an Actress sit in Indie on Steam, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Use the side-by-side table for the feature view, or follow the "Games like" links below to see ranked alternatives for either title.
Side-by-side comparison
 Empty Horizons |  The End of an Actress | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2016 | 2020 |
| Genres | Indie, Simulation | Indie |
| Platforms | Windows, Linux | Windows, macOS, Linux |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Unrated |
| Price | 2.99 USD | 9.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 89.7% positive (58 reviews) | 86.7% positive (15 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | ebi-hime | ebi-hime |
Side by side
- Both are Indie games on Steam.
- Empty Horizons (2016) is 4 years older than The End of an Actress (2020).
- Empty Horizons scores higher on Steam reviews (89.7% positive) than The End of an Actress (86.7% positive).
- Empty Horizons is currently ~70% cheaper on Steam than The End of an Actress (2.99 USD vs. 9.99 USD).
Empty Horizons vs The End of an Actress — FAQ
- Should I play Empty Horizons or The End of an Actress first?
- If you want chronology, Empty Horizons (2016) came out before The End of an Actress (2020). If neither is a sequel to the other, order doesn't really matter — start with whichever fits your current mood, since both share enough on Steam to make either a reasonable opener.
- Are Empty Horizons and The End of an Actress similar?
- They overlap on Indie on Steam, so the catalogue groups them together — but "similar" depends on the specific mechanics. Use the genre + category rows above to decide whether the overlap matches what drew you to the one you've already played.