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Games like EMPORIUM

If EMPORIUM is your kind of game, the closest matches are The Interval Bureau: Extension 0, This Flash Contains Horrors and GAG — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its poetic dialogue lingers, short but emotionally dense and atmospheric. 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 EMPORIUM: Emporium is a short interactive vignette. Exploring notions of escapism, loss and a fragmented sense of self in the wake of a personal tragedy.

2017IndieAdventureCasual1.99 USDWindowsby Tom Kitchen
EMPORIUM — Steam game cover
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Fragments of memory drive the storyPoetic dialogue lingersShort but emotionally denseAtmosphericContemplativeMelancholic

Players who liked EMPORIUM also play

Steam players who put hours into EMPORIUM 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 Interval Bureau: Extension 0

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for EMPORIUM fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with EMPORIUM.

    A short psychological audio horror call where every number routes you deeper into a faceless bureau that measures and files you.

    2026IndieAdventure2.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. This Flash Contains Horrors

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for EMPORIUM fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with EMPORIUM.

    Psychological horror collection, which includes 5 games: GambleHeart, ROMASHKA, You Are Doxxed, B*tch!, LOOP and COLORFOOD Inc. These are stories about anxiety, pressure, and internal tension linked by a shared atmosphere.

    IndieAdventureSimulationSteam ↗
  3. GAG

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for EMPORIUM fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with EMPORIUM.

    An interactive psychological horror drama.

    2020IndieAdventureCasual1.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Mutational Loading

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for EMPORIUM fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with EMPORIUM.

    In this experimental singleplayer 3D horror game, a man struggles with adopting a familiar child off the street while outrunning the consequences of an agreement he made with his nightmarish stalker.

    2025IndieAdventure2.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Nothing!

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for EMPORIUM fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with EMPORIUM.

    What do you play? I play nothing!

    2019IndieAdventureCasual0.49 USDSteam ↗
  6. Hadr

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for EMPORIUM fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with EMPORIUM.

    Hadr is a short atmospheric game where you control a piece of flying fabric. Every single thing you can cover with your cloth, will disappear. Items, puzzles and story, they all have their place in Hadr. Are real things disappearing or just memories?

    2020IndieAdventureSimulation4.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. TOMORROW DON'T COME - Puzzling Depression

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for EMPORIUM fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with EMPORIUM.

    TOMORROW DON'T COME is a contextual puzzle game about depression and how it feels to be stuck.

    2018IndieAdventureCasual2.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. My Head On Your Body

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for EMPORIUM fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with EMPORIUM.

    You've moved to a new house where the previous owner was murdered. They never found his head. But, it has found you.

    2024IndieAdventureCasual1.49 USDSteam ↗

Reviewers mention these as similar to EMPORIUM

Surfaced from review text: when other players write 'if you liked X, try Y', we catch the name and resolve it back to a Steam game.

  1. Small Radios Big Televisions

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with EMPORIUM.

    Reviewers of EMPORIUM cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Adventure with EMPORIUM.

    Explore the inner workings of deserted factories in search of data cassettes that contain boundless virtual worlds. Collect more tapes and explore more worlds and you'll soon discover new methods of traversal and control that will take you farther than you'd ever expect.

    2016IndieAdventure11.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. LIMBO

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with EMPORIUM.

    Reviewers of EMPORIUM cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Adventure with EMPORIUM.

    Uncertain of his sister's fate, a boy enters LIMBO

    2011ActionIndieAdventure12.49 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Kentucky Route Zero: PC Edition

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with EMPORIUM.

    Reviewers of EMPORIUM cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Adventure with EMPORIUM.

    KENTUCKY ROUTE ZERO is a magical realist adventure game about a secret highway running through the caves beneath Kentucky, and the mysterious folks who travel it.

    2013IndieAdventure24.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. BELOW

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with EMPORIUM.

    Reviewers of EMPORIUM cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Adventure with EMPORIUM.

    BELOW is a solitary journey through the haunted depths of a forbidden isle. Explore. Survive. Discover.

    2018ActionIndieAdventure24.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. INSIDE

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with EMPORIUM.

    Reviewers of EMPORIUM cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Adventure with EMPORIUM.

    Hunted and alone, a boy finds himself drawn into the center of a dark project. INSIDE is a dark, narrative-driven platformer combining intense action with challenging puzzles. It has been critically acclaimed for its moody art style, ambient soundtrack and unsettling atmosphere.

    2016ActionIndieAdventure24.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below EMPORIUM at current Steam store prices.

  1. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under EMPORIUM on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with EMPORIUM.

    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. Blood and Bacon

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under EMPORIUM on Steam right now. Shares Adventure and Casual with EMPORIUM.

    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 ↗
  3. Peggle Deluxe

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under EMPORIUM on Steam right now. Shares Casual with EMPORIUM.

    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 ↗
  4. shapez

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under EMPORIUM on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with EMPORIUM.

    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 ↗
  5. Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under EMPORIUM on Steam right now. Shares Indie with EMPORIUM.

    "Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad?" is a fast paced shower-simulation where you shower with your 8-bit dad.It's good, clean fun!

    2015ActionIndieSimulation0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Insaniquarium Deluxe

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under EMPORIUM on Steam right now. Shares Casual with EMPORIUM.

    The craziest aquarium game ever! Tend to your fish, keep them happy and they'll reward you with coins and jewels. Buy tank upgrades or egg parts which hatch different in-tank pets. These pets can help you feed your fish, collect coins, or even protect against the aliens that will invade your tank.

    2006Casual0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Montaro

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under EMPORIUM on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with EMPORIUM.

    Montaro is a DOGE.

    2016IndieCasual0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Bejeweled® 3

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under EMPORIUM on Steam right now. Shares Casual with EMPORIUM.

    The biggest, brightest Bejeweled ever! Discover all-new ways to play the world’s #1 puzzle game. Find your perfect match with 8 breathtaking game modes that meet all your moods.

    2010StrategyCasual0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

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 and Casual with EMPORIUM.

    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 EMPORIUM.

    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. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with EMPORIUM.

    Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  4. ENA: Dream BBQ

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with EMPORIUM.

    Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.

    2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with EMPORIUM.

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

    2023IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. 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 EMPORIUM.

    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 ↗
  7. STRAFTAT

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.

    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.

    2024ActionFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. missed messages.

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with EMPORIUM.

    ‘goth gf’s iPhone’ airdrops you - accept or decline? A love/horror story about life, death, & memes.

    2019IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Frequently asked about EMPORIUM

How much does EMPORIUM cost?
EMPORIUM is listed on Steam at 1.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to EMPORIUM?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside EMPORIUM are The Interval Bureau: Extension 0, This Flash Contains Horrors, GAG.
Who developed EMPORIUM?
EMPORIUM was developed by Tom Kitchen.

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 EMPORIUM.

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