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Games like The Esoterica: Hollow Earth

If The Esoterica: Hollow Earth is your kind of game, the closest matches are The Saint: Abyss of Despair, Shtriga: Summer Camp and Sacra Terra: Kiss of Death Collector’s Edition — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its atmospheric, contemplative and mysterious. 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 The Esoterica: Hollow Earth: The fabled land of Agartha awaits your discovery in Esoterica: Hollow Earth!

2017AdventureCasual3.99 USDWindowsby Happy Artist Games
The Esoterica: Hollow Earth — Steam game cover
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Collectibles expand lore and worldbuildingDual narrative with sci fi and period piece elementsHidden object scenes with cleverly disguised itemsAtmosphericContemplativeMysterious

Players who liked The Esoterica: Hollow Earth also play

Steam players who put hours into The Esoterica: Hollow Earth 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 Saint: Abyss of Despair

    WHY THIS

    Shares mini games and an atmospheric mood with The Esoterica: Hollow Earth.

    Top pick for The Esoterica: Hollow Earth fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure and Casual with The Esoterica: Hollow Earth.

    Solve a horrifying supernatural mystery and save the life of an innocent child!

    2017AdventureCasual3.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Shtriga: Summer Camp

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for The Esoterica: Hollow Earth fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure and Casual with The Esoterica: Hollow Earth.

    Capture the spirit of a dead witch before she claims another victim!

    2017AdventureCasual3.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Sacra Terra: Kiss of Death Collector’s Edition

    WHY THIS

    Shares mini games and an atmospheric mood with The Esoterica: Hollow Earth.

    Third-strongest match for The Esoterica: Hollow Earth fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure and Casual with The Esoterica: Hollow Earth.

    Experience a story about love so strong, it can overcome the most powerful evil!

    2017AdventureCasual9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. World Keepers: Last Resort

    WHY THIS

    Shares a retro mood with The Esoterica: Hollow Earth.

    Ranked #4 for The Esoterica: Hollow Earth fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure and Casual with The Esoterica: Hollow Earth.

    Destroy an ancient evil intent on wiping out humanity!

    2017AdventureCasual3.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Dark Angels: Masquerade of Shadows

    WHY THIS

    Shares mini games, puzzle solving and an atmospheric mood with The Esoterica: Hollow Earth.

    Ranked #5 for The Esoterica: Hollow Earth fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure and Casual with The Esoterica: Hollow Earth.

    Save mankind from demonic forces in this thrilling hidden object adventure!

    2017AdventureCasual3.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. Hidden Object 6-in-1 bundle

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with The Esoterica: Hollow Earth.

    Ranked #6 for The Esoterica: Hollow Earth fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure and Casual with The Esoterica: Hollow Earth.

    Play six incredible hidden-object games full of mystery and unpredictable twists!

    2016IndieAdventureCasual11.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. The Jolly Gang's Misadventures in Africa / Масяня в полной Африке

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for The Esoterica: Hollow Earth fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure and Casual with The Esoterica: Hollow Earth.

    Join the Jolly Gang as it heads to Africa in search of treasure! Features retro-cartoon graphics, rib-cracking one-liners, and challenging puzzles!

    2019IndieAdventureCasual6.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. My Brother Rabbit

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with The Esoterica: Hollow Earth.

    Ranked #8 for The Esoterica: Hollow Earth fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure and Casual with The Esoterica: Hollow Earth.

    My Brother Rabbit is a beautifully drawn exploration adventure and puzzle game set in a surreal world that mixes reality with a child’s imagination.

    2018IndieAdventureCasual14.99 USDSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below The Esoterica: Hollow Earth at current Steam store prices.

  1. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~75% under The Esoterica: Hollow Earth on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with The Esoterica: Hollow Earth.

    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?

    2012ActionIndieAdventure0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. The Test

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under The Esoterica: Hollow Earth on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with The Esoterica: Hollow Earth.

    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?

    2020IndieAdventureSimulation1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~63% under The Esoterica: Hollow Earth on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with The Esoterica: Hollow Earth.

    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.

    2020IndieAdventure1.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Blood and Bacon

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~75% under The Esoterica: Hollow Earth on Steam right now. Shares Adventure and Casual with The Esoterica: Hollow Earth.

    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.

    2016ActionAdventureCasual0.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Placid Plastic Duck Simulator

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under The Esoterica: Hollow Earth on Steam right now. Shares Casual with The Esoterica: Hollow Earth.

    The ultimate high-tech rubber duck simulation, Placid Plastic Duck brings you dangerous levels of relaxation. With chill music, dreamy 3D graphics, and many different happy ducks, your only priority is to float around. Zero Ducks given.

    2022SimulationCasual1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Peggle Deluxe

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~75% under The Esoterica: Hollow Earth on Steam right now. Shares Casual with The Esoterica: Hollow Earth.

    Take your best shot with energizing arcade fun! Aim, shoot, clear the orange pegs, then sit back and cheer as 10 whimsical teachers guide you to Peggle greatness.

    2007Casual0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. shapez

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~75% under The Esoterica: Hollow Earth on Steam right now. Shares Casual with The Esoterica: Hollow Earth.

    shapez is an easy-going, minimalistic factory building game about the automation of shapes through extraction and satisfying production lines. Adapt to increasingly complex shapes and grow your factory across an infinitely expanding map. Your only limitation is your creativity!

    2020StrategyIndieSimulation0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. The Test: Hypothesis Rising

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under The Esoterica: Hollow Earth on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with The Esoterica: Hollow Earth.

    The second chapter in The Test trilogy. Answer a series of in-depth questions to reveal hidden truths about yourself and unlock secrets to discover how your life can change drastically with just a few, slight modifications. ...But are you sure you want the answers you seek?

    2020IndieAdventureSimulation1.99 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 Casual with The Esoterica: Hollow Earth.

    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 The Esoterica: Hollow Earth.

    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. The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Casual with The Esoterica: Hollow Earth.

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

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

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with The Esoterica: Hollow Earth.

    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 ↗
  5. NGU IDLE

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with The Esoterica: Hollow Earth.

    NGU Idle is a Free To Play Idle game that's full of weird humor, tons of upgrades and hundreds of hours of content! Try out NGU Idle today and experience the joy of Numbers Going Up!

    2019IndieAdventureSimulationFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Travellin Cats in Paris

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Casual with The Esoterica: Hollow Earth.

    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. Coloring Pixels

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Casual with The Esoterica: Hollow Earth.

    A relaxing coloring by numbers game. Enjoy completing a variety of images with differing themes, complexity, and sizes.

    2018IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeSteam ↗
  8. There Is No Game: Jam Edition 2015

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure and Casual with The Esoterica: Hollow Earth.

    A little game that’s not a game, winner of an old game jam that nobody’s ever heard of. So DON'T INSTALL IT!

    2020IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about The Esoterica: Hollow Earth

How much does The Esoterica: Hollow Earth cost?
The Esoterica: Hollow Earth is listed on Steam at 3.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to The Esoterica: Hollow Earth?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside The Esoterica: Hollow Earth are The Saint: Abyss of Despair, Shtriga: Summer Camp, Sacra Terra: Kiss of Death Collector’s Edition.
Who developed The Esoterica: Hollow Earth?
The Esoterica: Hollow Earth was developed by Happy Artist Games and published by Alawar Casual.

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 The Esoterica: Hollow Earth.

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