Rank 01Why this
Same atmospheric mood as External Visions.
- $1.99 (Price checked Oct 31)
- 2016
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The closest matches to External Visions: Spaceport Hope, Cathedral, Astalon: Tears of the Earth, Castle In The Darkness, and Axiom Verge. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
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- Released: 2017
- Developer: team BitClub
- Price: Free to play
- Steam Deck: Deck Playable
- 74% of 42 reviews
- Genres: Indie, Free To Play
- Platforms: Windows, Linux
Players highlight
- Boss fights require creative approaches
- Challenging but fair difficulty
- Side quests encourage revisiting areas
- Atmospheric
- Challenging
- Contemplative
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Plays great on Steam Deck
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
Axiom Verge
Why this: Same atmospheric mood as External Visions.
About External Visions
The closest matches to External Visions: Spaceport Hope, Cathedral, Astalon: Tears of the Earth, Castle In The Darkness, and Axiom Verge. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
If External Visions is your kind of game, the closest matches are Spaceport Hope, Cathedral and Astalon: Tears of the Earth — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as atmospheric, challenging and contemplative, and single out its boss puzzle design and checkpoint system. 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 External Visions: An artistic metroidvania with a classic NES era gameplay, taking the player through the life of an average man escaping his depression in a partly imaginary world he created around him. Fight more than 60 enemy types and 5 bosses, uncover more than 160 areas and unlock all powers and items.
Is External Visions worth buying?
Too few reviews to call
A summary of what players say, not a promise you'll like it. Every signal is listed below.
- Only 42 Steam reviews so far, not enough to judge.
- Free to play.
- People who recommend it had played a median of 13 h when they wrote their review.
- Steam Deck Playable: works, with some rough edges.
What fans praise · Themes mined from positive reviews
- Boss fights require creative approaches
- Challenging but fair difficulty
- Side quests encourage revisiting areas
- Surreal mental landscape setting
People who play it also play: Spaceport Hope, Cathedral, Astalon: Tears of the Earth
Frequently asked about External Visions
Can I run it?
Does External Visions run on Steam Deck?
External Visions is rated Playable on Steam Deck — it runs, but expect some manual adjustments (control remapping, text size, or graphics settings) for the best experience.
Is External Visions free to play?
Yes — External Visions is a free-to-play title on Steam. You can install and play it without buying anything, though some games include optional in-app purchases.
What games are most similar to External Visions?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside External Visions are Spaceport Hope, Cathedral, Astalon: Tears of the Earth.
Who developed External Visions?
External Visions was developed by team BitClub.