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Games like Identity

If Identity is your kind of game, the closest matches are BadLads, Onset and The Elder Scrolls Online: Necrom — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its bleak, character creation and early access. 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 Identity: Identity is a new breed of massively multiplayer online role-playing game where hundreds of players interact in a world of absolute freedom. It's the actions of players which determine your fate and the fate of the world you live in.

2018AdventureSimulationMassively MultiplayerRPGEarly AccessWindowsby Asylum Entertainment Inc.
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Steam players who put hours into Identity 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. BadLads

    WHY THIS

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

    BadLads is a neo-noir multiplayer roleplay game centered around each player having their own job. Cities are ruled by President. Civilians are assaulted by Gangs and protected by Police. Adventure, collect, craft, base build, gamble, socialize, overthrow, customize yourself and your belongings.

    2020ActionStrategyIndieSteam ↗
  2. Onset

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Identity fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation and Massively Multiplayer with Identity.

    Onset is an open world Lua scripting sandbox without predefined goals. Choose from hundreds of Lua functions from our Developer Wiki to create your own scripts and gamemodes. Onset is a perfect starting point for beginners interested in learning how to program.

    2019ActionIndieSimulation18.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. The Elder Scrolls Online: Necrom

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Identity fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure and Massively Multiplayer with Identity.

    Traverse the Telvanni Peninsula in Morrowind and preserve secrets ascribed to the unfathomable realms of Apocrypha. Unlock the runic power of a brand-new class - the Arcanist - and fight to uphold reality itself.

    2023ActionAdventureMassively MultiplayerSteam ↗
  4. ATLAS

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Identity fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure and Massively Multiplayer with Identity.

    Set sail for the ultimate pirate experience! Embark on a grand adventure alongside thousands of other players in one of the largest game worlds ever built (and even claim a piece of it to call your own). Build your ship, assemble your crew, sail the high seas, and become a pirate legend!

    2018ActionAdventureMassively Multiplayer29.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. WARMA

    WHY THIS

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

    WARMA is a multiplayer game about a showdown between the police and bandits! Robbery, chases, tuning and much more!

    2018ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. Gloria Victis: Medieval MMORPG

    WHY THIS

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

    Gloria Victis is an MMORPG with an emphasis on realism, set in a low-fantasy medieval open world. Enjoy MMO with skill-based non-target combat, open PVP with territory control, deep crafting system and player-driven economy – all that served with beautiful graphics and an immersive atmosphere.

    2023ActionIndieAdventureDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. The Elder Scrolls® Online

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for Identity fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure and Massively Multiplayer with Identity.

    Every legend starts somewhere and in The Elder Scrolls Online, it starts with you. Join millions of players in an online, fantasy RPG set in a vast living Elder Scrolls world.

    2017ActionAdventureMassively Multiplayer19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Lost Region

    WHY THIS

    Shares a bleak mood with Identity.

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

    Join one of the factions, build your base, explore 64sq/km. Create your own world where you can be proud loner, or create a group with your friends. The entire subsequent history of the world depends on you.

    2019ActionStrategyIndieSteam ↗

Free alternatives

Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.

  1. Bongo Cat

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Simulation and Massively Multiplayer with Identity.

    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 ↗
  2. NGU IDLE

    WHY THIS

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

    NGU Idle is a Free To Play Idle game that's full of weird humor, tons of upgrades and hundreds of hours of content! Try out NGU Idle today and experience the joy of Numbers Going Up!

    2019IndieAdventureSimulationFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. The Expendabros

    WHY THIS

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

    The Expendabros have assembled and set their sights on the forces of ruthless arms dealer Conrad Stonebanks in the forests of Eastern Europe.

    2014ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. SuchArt: Creative Space

    WHY THIS

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

    Paint on any surfaces with numerous tools in Creative Space — a free sandbox version of SuchArt: Genius Artist Simulator. Create masterpieces, complete commissions, and decorate your studio in the most advanced artist sim!

    2021ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. The Riftbreaker: Prologue

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  6. The Last Sovereign

    WHY THIS

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

    Explore a world torn between armies of lust and purity in which everything is more complex than it seems, deciding the fate of nations through might, politics, and finance. Every decision matters in an intricate saga that tracks thousands of variables.

    2025StrategyIndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Unturned

    WHY THIS

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

    You're a survivor in the zombie infested ruins of society, and must work with your friends and forge alliances to remain among the living.

    2017ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Path of Exile

    WHY THIS

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

    You are an Exile, struggling to survive on the dark continent of Wraeclast, as you fight to earn power that will allow you to exact your revenge against those who wronged you. Path of Exile is an online Action RPG set in a dark fantasy world. The game is completely free and will never be pay-to-win.

    2013ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Identity

Does Identity have multiplayer or co-op?
Yes — Identity supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Online PvP, PvP).
What games are most similar to Identity?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Identity are BadLads, Onset, The Elder Scrolls Online: Necrom.
Who developed Identity?
Identity was developed by Asylum Entertainment Inc..

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 Identity.

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