Games like Existence
If Existence is your kind of game, the closest matches are Terraria, Brothers - A Tale of Two Sons and Starbound — 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.
Get personalized picks →About Existence: Existence is a 2D puzzle-platformer where the player must intelligently kill their character in different ways to gain new powers to solve platforming challenges.
Players who liked Existence also play
Steam players who put hours into Existence 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.
Terraria
WHY THIS
Top pick for Existence fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Existence.
Dig, fight, explore, build! Nothing is impossible in this action-packed adventure game. Four Pack also available!
Brothers - A Tale of Two Sons
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for Existence fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Existence.
Guide two brothers on an epic fairy tale journey from visionary Swedish film director, Josef Fares and top-tier developer Starbreeze Studios. Control both brothers at once as you experience co-op play in single player mode, like never before.
Starbound
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for Existence fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Existence.
You’ve fled your home, only to find yourself lost in space with a damaged ship. Your only option is to beam down to the planet below, repair your ship and set off to explore the universe...
Torchlight II
WHY THIS
Ranked #4 for Existence fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Existence.
The adventure continues in Torchlight II! An Action RPG filled with epic battles, bountiful treasure, and a fully randomized world. Bring your friends along for the journey with online and LAN multiplayer.
Outlast
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Ranked #5 for Existence fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Existence.
Hell is an experiment you can't survive in Outlast, a first-person survival horror game developed by veterans of some of the biggest game franchises in history. As investigative journalist Miles Upshur, explore Mount Massive Asylum and try to survive long enough to discover its terrible secret... if you dare.
The Binding of Isaac
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Ranked #6 for Existence fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Existence.
Now 20% More Evil with the Free Halloween update!
Mark of the Ninja
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Ranked #7 for Existence fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Existence.
In Mark of the Ninja, you'll know what it is to truly be a ninja. You must be silent, agile and clever to outwit your opponents in a world of gorgeous scenery and flowing animation. Marked with cursed tattoos giving you heightened senses, every situation presents you with options.
Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove
WHY THIS
Ranked #8 for Existence fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Existence.
Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove is the complete Shovel Knight collection, containing all 5 games in the epic saga! Dig, blast, slash, and bash your way through a fantastical, 8-bit inspired world of pixel-perfect platforming, memorable characters, and world-class action-adventure gameplay.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Existence at current Steam store prices.
POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~80% under Existence on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Existence.
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?
The Test
WHY THIS
Priced ~60% under Existence on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Existence.
You will answer a series of questions that will reveal truths from deep within. These questions may make you uncomfortable, but with great knowledge comes great sacrifice. Can you make it all the way through The Test, and if you do, are you sure you want the answers you seek?
Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk
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Priced ~70% under Existence on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Existence.
A short story about what sort of challenges everyday little things can be. Help the girl buy milk, be the first not to disappoint her.
Blood and Bacon
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Priced ~80% under Existence on Steam right now. Shares Action and Adventure with Existence.
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.
STAR WARS™ Republic Commando™
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Existence on Steam right now. Shares Action with Existence.
You are the leader of an elite squad of Republic Commandos, your mission is to infiltrate, dominate, and ultimately, annihilate the enemy. Your squad will follow your orders and your lead, working together as a team - instinctively, intelligently, instantly. You are their leader. They are your weapon.
shapez
WHY THIS
Priced ~80% under Existence on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Existence.
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!
STAR WARS™ Jedi Knight - Jedi Academy™
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Existence on Steam right now. Shares Action with Existence.
Forge your weapon and follow the path of the Jedi Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy is the latest installment of the highly acclaimed Jedi Knight series. Take on the role of a new student eager to learn the ways of the Force from Jedi Master Luke Skywalker.
The Test: Hypothesis Rising
WHY THIS
Priced ~60% under Existence on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Existence.
The second chapter in The Test trilogy. Answer a series of in-depth questions to reveal hidden truths about yourself and unlock secrets to discover how your life can change drastically with just a few, slight modifications. ...But are you sure you want the answers you seek?
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Doki Doki Literature Club!
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Existence.
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.
Life is Strange - Episode 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Adventure with Existence.
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.
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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.
Mark of the Ninja
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Existence.
In Mark of the Ninja, you'll know what it is to truly be a ninja. You must be silent, agile and clever to outwit your opponents in a world of gorgeous scenery and flowing animation. Marked with cursed tattoos giving you heightened senses, every situation presents you with options.
Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Existence.
Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove is the complete Shovel Knight collection, containing all 5 games in the epic saga! Dig, blast, slash, and bash your way through a fantastical, 8-bit inspired world of pixel-perfect platforming, memorable characters, and world-class action-adventure gameplay.
Frequently asked about Existence
- How much does Existence cost?
- Existence is listed on Steam at 4.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Existence?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Existence are Terraria, Brothers - A Tale of Two Sons, Starbound.
- Who developed Existence?
- Existence was developed by Sealab 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 Existence.
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