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Games like ELMIA

If ELMIA is your kind of game, the closest matches are YUMENIKKI -DREAM DIARY-, URO and FoxVoltex — picked from the ranked list below. 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 ELMIA: Nostalgic as well as new! Warp action game! A fairy "El" and a forest girl "Mia" living in a village Run through exhilarating warp to save villagers! A fantastic world view like a picture book and beautiful 3D graphics, Enjoy your imagination and enjoy with the beautiful sound that you listen carefully.

2017ActionIndieCasual9.99 USDWindowsby AECRNIA
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Players who liked ELMIA also play

Steam players who put hours into ELMIA 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. YUMENIKKI -DREAM DIARY-

    WHY THIS

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

    As long as I have dreams in my heart, I can never escape. I can never awaken from my dreams. Maybe if I follow the dream just past this doorway, then someday I can wake up again...

    2018ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. URO

    WHY THIS

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

    There was a world where URO alone lives. However, the color and sound disappeared from the world from one day. When wearing a glowing ornament, URO is wrapped in color and music I notice that music and colors are gone from the world. To regain music and color to the world again, I started running running my music.  

    2018IndieAdventureCasual9.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. FoxVoltex

    WHY THIS

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

    The stage is a robot town where everything is mechanically driven A sudden lightning strike in this peaceful town! The function of the town is down, and the security robot loses control and runs away In an instant I was caught in a vortex of confusion.

    2020ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Shantae: Half-Genie Hero

    WHY THIS

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

    Shantae embarks on her first full HD adventure! When a mysterious crime wave sweeps Sequin Land, it’s up to Half-Genie Hero Shantae to save the day! Use Shantae’s devastating Hair-Whip Attack to send monsters flying, or Belly Dance to transform her into more powerful forms!

    2016ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Projection: First Light

    WHY THIS

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

    Projection: First Light follows Greta on a puzzle-platforming adventure through a mythological shadow puppet world, as she embarks on a journey across cultures meeting legendary heroes.

    2020ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. Viola: The Heroine's Melody

    WHY THIS

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

    Viola: The Heroine's Melody is the musical Platformer/RPG! After failing at violin practice for the hundredth time, Viola becomes trapped inside her instrument's fantastical world. Join her adventure to find her way back home, aided by the diverse ensemble of friends she meets along the way.

    2021ActionIndieAdventure14.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. Moss

    WHY THIS

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

    Moss is an action-adventure puzzle game from Polyarc tailor-made for the VR platform. It combines classic components of a great game—compelling characters, gripping combat, and captivating world exploration—with the exciting opportunities of VR.

    2018ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. Conbunn Cardboard

    WHY THIS

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

    A chill and cozy platformer. Hop around collecting the lost CDs of a cute DJ in this land made of cardboard!

    2023IndieAdventureCasual6.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

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

  1. Garry's Mod

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ~50% under ELMIA on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with ELMIA.

    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. Titanfall® 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~55% under ELMIA on Steam right now. Shares Action with ELMIA.

    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 ↗
  4. Cookie Clicker

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  5. WEBFISHING

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2024IndieMassively MultiplayerCasual4.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~90% under ELMIA on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with ELMIA.

    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 ↗
  7. Buckshot Roulette

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~70% under ELMIA on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with ELMIA.

    Play Russian roulette with a 12-gauge shotgun. Four enter. One leaves. Roll the dice with your life. Good luck!

    2024ActionIndieSimulation2.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Brotato

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under ELMIA on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with ELMIA.

    Brotato is a top-down arena shooter roguelite where you play a potato wielding up to 6 weapons at a time to fight off hordes of aliens. Choose from a variety of traits and items to create unique builds and survive until help arrives.

    2023ActionIndieRPG4.99 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 and Casual with ELMIA.

    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 Action with ELMIA.

    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. Helltaker

    WHY THIS

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

    Helltaker is a short game about sharply dressed demon girls.

    2020IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  5. Bongo Cat

    WHY THIS

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

    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?

    2025IndieSimulationMassively MultiplayerFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. ENA: Dream BBQ

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. 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 ELMIA.

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

    2023IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. 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 ELMIA.

    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 ↗

More from AECRNIA

Other recommendable Steam games by AECRNIA, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.

  1. SushiParty

    WHY THIS

    Another title from AECRNIA, the studio behind ELMIA. Shares Action and Indie with ELMIA.

    A simple but actionable shooter! In recent years, "shrimp" and "tuna" were fighting. However, tuna adopted all sushi and enjoys the rule of the galaxy. The shrimp will defeat the tuna to save the galaxy! Sushi will save the galaxy!

    2018ActionIndieCasual4.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. URO

    WHY THIS

    Another title from AECRNIA, the studio behind ELMIA. Shares Indie and Casual with ELMIA.

    There was a world where URO alone lives. However, the color and sound disappeared from the world from one day. When wearing a glowing ornament, URO is wrapped in color and music I notice that music and colors are gone from the world. To regain music and color to the world again, I started running running my music.  

    2018IndieAdventureCasual9.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Flan

    WHY THIS

    Another title from AECRNIA, the studio behind ELMIA. Shares Action and Indie with ELMIA.

    Operate two people at the same time! ? An action game that thinks of each other! When the girl woke up, a dark and cold place had spread. As the girl advances her feet, she meets the frozen black knight. Join the power of two people and get to the truth!

    2019ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. URO2

    WHY THIS

    Another title from AECRNIA, the studio behind ELMIA. Shares Indie and Casual with ELMIA.

    There was a world where only URO lived. I brought music and color back to the world Again, one day, colors and sounds disappeared from the world. The UROs who noticed the incident To bring music and color back to the world I started running again with my own music.

    2019IndieAdventureCasual14.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. SushiParty2

    WHY THIS

    Another title from AECRNIA, the studio behind ELMIA. Shares Action and Indie with ELMIA.

    High speed sushi shooting! ! Again, “shrimp” and “tuna” were fighting. However, the tuna incorporated all the sushi and was in control of the galaxy. Shrimp defeat tuna to save the galaxy! Sushi will save the galaxy in a high-speed battle!

    2019ActionIndieCasual9.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. Tower of the Approval

    WHY THIS

    Another title from AECRNIA, the studio behind ELMIA. Shares Action and Indie with ELMIA.

    New feeling! Roguelike action!Do you know such a story? ?When you reach the top floor, you will be recognized as a single person ApplivarA story about a craftsman who starts to yearn for such a tower and aims for the top floor.

    2020ActionIndieCasual19.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. FoxVoltex

    WHY THIS

    Another title from AECRNIA, the studio behind ELMIA. Shares Action and Indie with ELMIA.

    The stage is a robot town where everything is mechanically driven A sudden lightning strike in this peaceful town! The function of the town is down, and the security robot loses control and runs away In an instant I was caught in a vortex of confusion.

    2020ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. Approval

    WHY THIS

    Another title from AECRNIA, the studio behind ELMIA. Shares Action and Indie with ELMIA.

    A new sensation! Real-time roguelike! Approval tower "Aprival" that everyone dreams of breaking through The Monono monory is Using the tower of approval that suddenly appeared in the village Develop a village!

    2023ActionIndieRPG29.99 USDSteam ↗

Plays great on Steam Deck

Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.

  1. YUMENIKKI -DREAM DIARY-

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with ELMIA.

    As long as I have dreams in my heart, I can never escape. I can never awaken from my dreams. Maybe if I follow the dream just past this doorway, then someday I can wake up again...

    2018ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Shantae: Half-Genie Hero

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with ELMIA.

    Shantae embarks on her first full HD adventure! When a mysterious crime wave sweeps Sequin Land, it’s up to Half-Genie Hero Shantae to save the day! Use Shantae’s devastating Hair-Whip Attack to send monsters flying, or Belly Dance to transform her into more powerful forms!

    2016ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Conbunn Cardboard

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Casual with ELMIA.

    A chill and cozy platformer. Hop around collecting the lost CDs of a cute DJ in this land made of cardboard!

    2023IndieAdventureCasual6.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about ELMIA

How much does ELMIA cost?
ELMIA is listed on Steam at 9.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to ELMIA?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside ELMIA are YUMENIKKI -DREAM DIARY-, URO, FoxVoltex.
Who developed ELMIA?
ELMIA was developed by AECRNIA and published by AnelaGamesStudio.

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 ELMIA.

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