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Games like Elium - Prison Escape

If Elium - Prison Escape is your kind of game, the closest matches are We Who Are About To Die, Diehard Dungeon and Rise of the Ronin — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its atmospheric, immersive and stressful. 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 Elium - Prison Escape: Elium - Prison Escape is a skill-based swordfighting action roguelite in a medieval setting. Play in First and 3rd Person view with shooter-like controls, in a challenging and unforgiving prison environment with the main goal of finding an escape.

2018ActionIndieRPG11.99 USDWindowsby Lone Artisan Games
Elium - Prison Escape — Steam game cover
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Environmental kills like kicks and fallsNo healing forces tactical playRealistic sword combat with parriesAtmosphericImmersiveStressful

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Steam players who put hours into Elium - Prison Escape 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. We Who Are About To Die

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Elium - Prison Escape fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Elium - Prison Escape.

    Fight & strategize your way through spectacles and arenas - rise from lowly slave to Grand Champion and earn your freedom. Or... die trying. This Gladiator RPG Roguelite features in-depth career management and a unique physics simulated combat system. To those who are about to die, I salute you!

    2022ActionStrategyIndie21.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Diehard Dungeon

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Elium - Prison Escape.

    Second-strongest match for Elium - Prison Escape fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Elium - Prison Escape.

    Combining its own unique take on the real-time roguelike genre, with a nostalgic 16-bit look and feel, Diehard Dungeon is a game that feels both familiar and quite different at the same time. Followed by a trusty, treasure collecting companion chest, you must make your way through the dungeons many randomly-generated rooms and levels.

    2014ActionIndieAdventure1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Rise of the Ronin

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Elium - Prison Escape.

    Third-strongest match for Elium - Prison Escape fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and RPG with Elium - Prison Escape.

    Embark on an epic journey across war-torn 19th-century Japan in this open-world action RPG from Team NINJA, the veteran studio behind "Nioh" and "NINJA GAIDEN."

    2025ActionAdventureRPG24.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. HAZAMA_QUEEN

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Elium - Prison Escape fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Elium - Prison Escape.

    In the year 202X, the world is "YAMI"...! To save the world, go to hell and kill all the demons. Yes, just like ordering a Frappuccino at a cool cafe!

    2023ActionIndie4.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. STRAFE: Gold Edition

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for Elium - Prison Escape fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Elium - Prison Escape.

    STRAFE® is the worlds bloodiest roguelike first-person shooter! Featuring mind melting secrets and persistent gore that allows you to paint levels red with the excessive entrails of your enemies. 30+ weapons, 20+ enemies, & a red hot soundtrack.

    2017ActionIndie14.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Bannerman

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Elium - Prison Escape.

    Ranked #6 for Elium - Prison Escape fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Elium - Prison Escape.

    Bannerman is a gritty and atmospheric medieval action/adventure with a bleak narrative and focus on historically accurate, challenging skill-based swordfighting!

    2017ActionIndieAdventure8.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. Hellsplit: Arena

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for Elium - Prison Escape fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and RPG with Elium - Prison Escape.

    VR horror-slasher with physically correct combat system and dynamic battles across arenas in the dark fantasy world.

    2019ActionRPG24.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. Dungeons of Edera

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Elium - Prison Escape.

    Ranked #8 for Elium - Prison Escape fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Elium - Prison Escape.

    Dungeons of Edera is a rogue-lite action RPG dungeon crawler featuring procedurally generated levels where you will battle through hordes of monsters to restore Edera to its former glory.

    2022ActionIndieAdventure14.99 USDSteam ↗

Reviewers mention these as similar to Elium - Prison Escape

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. Dark Messiah of Might & Magic

    WHY THIS

    Shares environmental interaction and an immersive mood with Elium - Prison Escape.

    Reviewers of Elium - Prison Escape cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and RPG with Elium - Prison Escape.

    Discover a new breed of Action-RPG game powered by an enhanced version of the Source™ Engine by Valve. Set in the Might & Magic® universe, players will experience ferocious combat in a dark and immersive fantasy environment. Swords, Stealth, Sorcery. Choose your way to kill.

    2006ActionRPG9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Kingdom Come: Deliverance

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Elium - Prison Escape.

    Reviewers of Elium - Prison Escape cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and RPG with Elium - Prison Escape.

    Story-driven open-world RPG that immerses you in an epic adventure in the Holy Roman Empire. Avenge your parents' death as you battle invading forces, go on game-changing quests, and make influential choices. Explore castles, forests, villages and other realistic settings in medieval Bohemia!

    2018ActionAdventureRPG29.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Chivalry 2

    WHY THIS

    Reviewers of Elium - Prison Escape cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Elium - Prison Escape.

    Chivalry 2 is a multiplayer first person slasher inspired by epic medieval movie battles. Players are thrust into the action of every iconic moment of the era - from clashing swords, to storms of flaming arrows, to sprawling castle sieges and more.

    2022ActionMassively Multiplayer39.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Elium - Prison Escape at current Steam store prices.

  1. Garry's Mod

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~58% under Elium - Prison Escape on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Elium - Prison Escape.

    Garry's Mod is a physics sandbox. There aren't any predefined aims or goals. We give you the tools and leave you to play.

    2006IndieSimulationCasual4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Vampire Survivors

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~58% under Elium - Prison Escape on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Elium - Prison Escape.

    Mow down thousands of night creatures and survive until dawn! Vampire Survivors is a gothic horror casual game with rogue-lite elements, where your choices can allow you to quickly snowball against the hundreds of monsters that get thrown at you. Be the bullet hell!

    2022ActionIndieRPG4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. R.E.P.O.

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~42% under Elium - Prison Escape on Steam right now. Shares Action with Elium - Prison Escape.

    An online co-op horror game with up to 6 players. Locate valuable, fully physics-based objects and handle them with care as you retrieve and extract to satisfy your creator's desires.

    2025ActionEarly Access6.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Titanfall® 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~63% under Elium - Prison Escape on Steam right now. Shares Action with Elium - Prison Escape.

    Respawn Entertainment gives you the most advanced titan technology in its new, single player campaign & multiplayer experience. Combine & conquer with new titans & pilots, deadlier weapons, & customization and progression systems that help you and your titan flow as one unstoppable killing force.

    2020Action4.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Slay the Spire

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~48% under Elium - Prison Escape on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Elium - Prison Escape.

    We fused card games and roguelikes together to make the best single player deckbuilder we could. Craft a unique deck, encounter bizarre creatures, discover relics of immense power, and Slay the Spire!

    2019StrategyIndie6.24 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Cookie Clicker

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~58% under Elium - Prison Escape on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Elium - Prison Escape.

    An idle game about making cookies! Originally released in 2013 on the web, and actively developed since then. This is the official version for Steam.

    2021StrategyIndieSimulation4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. WEBFISHING

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~58% under Elium - Prison Escape on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Elium - Prison Escape.

    WEBFISHING a multiplayer chatroom-focused fishing game! Relax and fish (on the web!)

    2024IndieMassively MultiplayerCasual4.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~92% under Elium - Prison Escape on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Elium - Prison Escape.

    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 ↗

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 with Elium - Prison Escape.

    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. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Elium - Prison Escape.

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

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  3. 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 Elium - Prison Escape.

    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 ↗
  4. STRAFTAT

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Elium - Prison Escape.

    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 ↗
  5. Iron Snout

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Elium - Prison Escape.

    Iron Snout is a fast, colorful and brutal fighting game in which you will be helping a piglet fight for its life against hordes of wolves.

    2016ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Star Fetchers

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Elium - Prison Escape.

    The introduction to a wild ride with gangsters and deep state conspiracy theories

    2020ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Eternal Senia

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Elium - Prison Escape.

    Thoughts and expectations ARPG

    2015ActionIndieRPGFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. The Riftbreaker: Prologue

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Elium - Prison Escape.

    The Riftbreaker: Prologue allows you to experience the events taking place before the story campaign of the main game. Explore an entirely new world. Gather resources. Build up a base. Defend yourself from thousands of alien creatures.

    2020ActionStrategyIndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Elium - Prison Escape

How much does Elium - Prison Escape cost?
Elium - Prison Escape is listed on Steam at 11.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Elium - Prison Escape?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Elium - Prison Escape are We Who Are About To Die, Diehard Dungeon, Rise of the Ronin.
Who developed Elium - Prison Escape?
Elium - Prison Escape was developed by Lone Artisan Games.

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 Elium - Prison Escape.

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