Rank 01Why this
Shares point and click with Alter Ego.
- $7.99 (Price checked Nov 7)
- Deck Playable
- 2011
Games like Alter Ego
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Players who liked Alter Ego also play
The closest matches to Alter Ego: Still Life, Scratches - Director's Cut, Black Mirror I, Syberia, and Broken Sword - Shadow of the Templars: Reforged. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
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Rank 02Why this
Shares inventory based puzzles and point and click with Alter Ego.
- 2011
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Shares inventory based puzzles with Alter Ego.
- $9.99 (Price checked Nov 7)
- Deck Playable
- 2014
The full ranked list: top 24 games like Alter Ego
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- Released: 2010
- Developer: bitComposer Games
- Price: $9.99checked Nov 7
- 66% of 89 reviews
- Genres: Adventure
- Metacritic 59
- Platforms: Windows
Players highlight
- Classic point and click feel
- Dual character storytelling matters
- Logical puzzles require deduction
- Atmospheric
- Challenging
- Contemplative
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Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Alter Ego at current Steam store prices.
Servant of the Lake
Why this: Shares inventory based puzzles and point and click with Alter Ego.
Whispers of a Machine
Why this: Same atmospheric mood as Alter Ego.
DISTRAINT: Deluxe Edition
Why this: Shares inventory based puzzles with Alter Ego.
Plays great on Steam Deck
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
Syberia
Why this: Shares inventory based puzzles and point and click with Alter Ego.
Strange Antiquities
Why this: Shares inventory based puzzles with Alter Ego.
About Alter Ego
The closest matches to Alter Ego: Still Life, Scratches - Director's Cut, Black Mirror I, Syberia, and Broken Sword - Shadow of the Templars: Reforged. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
If Alter Ego is your kind of game, the closest matches are Still Life, Scratches - Director's Cut and Black Mirror I — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as atmospheric, challenging and contemplative, and single out its dual character progression and inventory based puzzles. 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.
About Alter Ego: When a series of gruesome murders shake a small town after a strange aristocrat dies and his body goes missing, rumors of a supernatural monster abound. In life Sir William was known to be a cruel and evil man, rumored to be the murderer behind many unsolved crimes.
Is Alter Ego worth buying?
Players are split
A summary of what players say, not a promise you'll like it. Every signal is listed below.
- 66% of 89 Steam reviews are positive.
- We don't track this game's daily reviews yet, so this is the all-time picture.
- Price: $9.99 (checked Nov 7).
- People who recommend it had played a median of 10 h when they wrote their review.
- Critics had played a median of 9 h before their negative review.
What fans praise · Themes mined from positive reviews
- Classic point and click feel
- Dual character storytelling matters
- Logical puzzles require deduction
- Pre rendered environments are stunning
Top critical reviews
The most up-voted negative English reviews in our sample, quoted as written.
“I almost recommended the game until the last 15 minutes before the ending... the graphics, music, gameplay, dialogues are just what I desired in a point&click adventure game, and the story is really captivating. However, when you ruin an…”
“Alter Ego seems like a decent point & click adventure where you play two different characters that ultimately cross paths. The dialog ends up being quite dry and slow ending up making the game quite boring. I honestly fell asleep in my…”
People who play it also play: Still Life, Scratches - Director's Cut, Black Mirror I
Frequently asked about Alter Ego
Can I run it?
How much does Alter Ego cost?
Alter Ego is listed on Steam at 9.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Alter Ego?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Alter Ego are Still Life, Scratches - Director's Cut, Black Mirror I.
Who developed Alter Ego?
Alter Ego was developed by bitComposer Games and published by Viva Media.