Games like Estranged: The Departure
If Estranged: The Departure is your kind of game, the closest matches are PATHOGEN X, Left 4 Dead 2 and Black Mesa — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its deliberate pacing enhances mystery, evolves the originals atmosphere and short but impactful narrative. 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.
Get personalized picks →About Estranged: The Departure: Estranged: The Departure follows the story of a fisherman, stranded on a mysterious island during a violent storm. Little does he know his adventure has just begun, and the island is home to more than it first seems.
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PATHOGEN X
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Estranged: The Departure.
Top pick for Estranged: The Departure fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Estranged: The Departure.
An immersive, first-person survival shooter where you step into the boots of Special Agent Aiden Clark. Dive deep into a hazardous underground laboratory, tasked with the perilous mission of neutralizing a biological menace and securing a pathogen sample.
Left 4 Dead 2
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for Estranged: The Departure fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Estranged: The Departure.
Set in the zombie apocalypse, Left 4 Dead 2 is a co-operative action horror FPS takes you and your friends through the cities, swamps and cemeteries of the Deep South, from Savannah to New Orleans across five expansive campaigns.
Black Mesa
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Estranged: The Departure.
Third-strongest match for Estranged: The Departure fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Estranged: The Departure.
Relive Half-Life.
Transmissions: Element 120
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Estranged: The Departure.
Ranked #4 for Estranged: The Departure fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Estranged: The Departure.
TE120 is a short single player experience set in the Half-Life Universe featuring a gravity defying weapon that allows you to jump buildings and sustain large falls. The story takes place at a mysterious date & location. Where are you? Why have you been sent?
The Forgotten Ones
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Estranged: The Departure.
Ranked #5 for Estranged: The Departure fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Estranged: The Departure.
Losing his parents during the holocaust to a mad man of a doctor. You're to play as Grobuskna Vladinov, 20 years after the incident that changed his life dramatically. Grobuskna receives an unknown phone call that'll start a journey that'll twist your mind...
Half-Life: Alyx
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Estranged: The Departure.
Ranked #6 for Estranged: The Departure fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Estranged: The Departure.
Half-Life: Alyx is Valve’s VR return to the Half-Life series. It’s the story of an impossible fight against a vicious alien race known as the Combine, set between the events of Half-Life and Half-Life 2. Playing as Alyx Vance, you are humanity’s only chance for survival.
Contagion
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Estranged: The Departure.
Ranked #7 for Estranged: The Departure fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Estranged: The Departure.
Contagion isn't your average Zombie Shooter but instead takes a more realistic and different approach to the popular genre with unique characters, environments, weapons, items, and a built in system that makes every round completely unpredictable with resources, objectives, and paths ever changing.
No More Room in Hell
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Estranged: The Departure.
Ranked #8 for Estranged: The Departure fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Estranged: The Departure.
The chances of you surviving this all out war of society and the undead are slim to none. Already, there are millions of the walking dead shambling about, searching for food to eat. There's no known cure. One bite can possibly end it all for you. However, you aren't alone in this nightmare.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Estranged: The Departure at current Steam store prices.
POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~83% under Estranged: The Departure on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Estranged: The Departure.
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?
Buckshot Roulette
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Estranged: The Departure on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Estranged: The Departure.
Play Russian roulette with a 12-gauge shotgun. Four enter. One leaves. Roll the dice with your life. Good luck!
The Test
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under Estranged: The Departure on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Estranged: The Departure.
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?
Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk
WHY THIS
Priced ~75% under Estranged: The Departure on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Estranged: The Departure.
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.
Blood and Bacon
WHY THIS
Priced ~83% under Estranged: The Departure on Steam right now. Shares Action and Adventure with Estranged: The Departure.
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.
Crypt of the NecroDancer
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Estranged: The Departure on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Estranged: The Departure.
Crypt of the NecroDancer is an award winning hardcore roguelike rhythm game. Move to the music and deliver beatdowns to the beat! Groove to the epic Danny Baranowsky soundtrack, or select songs from your own MP3 collection!
Super Hexagon
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Estranged: The Departure on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Estranged: The Departure.
Super Hexagon is a minimal action game by Terry Cavanagh, with music by Chipzel.
Placid Plastic Duck Simulator
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under Estranged: The Departure on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Estranged: The Departure.
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.
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Doki Doki Literature Club!
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with Estranged: The Departure.
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.
Life is Strange - Episode 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Adventure with Estranged: The Departure.
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.
Ultimate Custom Night
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Estranged: The Departure.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
Bongo Cat
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Estranged: The Departure.
Bongo cat needs your help. Bongo cat needz more hatz!!! Every time you press a key, Bongo cat will punch your taskbar. Type, click, play, work to collect more points. Which hats will you find?
ENA: Dream BBQ
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Estranged: The Departure.
Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.
Indigo Park: Chapter 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Estranged: The Departure.
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.
STRAFTAT
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Estranged: The Departure.
STRAFTAT is a 1v1/2v2 ONLINE first person SHOOTER with quick rounds in over 350 MAPS ; Including all WEAPONS, proximity chat and 4 players FFA.
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Frequently asked about Estranged: The Departure
- Is Estranged: The Departure verified for Steam Deck?
- Yes — Estranged: The Departure is Steam Deck Verified, meaning Valve has confirmed it runs well on the Deck with full controller, text legibility, and default configuration support.
- How much does Estranged: The Departure cost?
- Estranged: The Departure is listed on Steam at 5.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Estranged: The Departure?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Estranged: The Departure are PATHOGEN X, Left 4 Dead 2, Black Mesa.
- Who developed Estranged: The Departure?
- Estranged: The Departure was developed by Alan Edwardes.
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