Games like Effie
If Effie is your kind of game, the closest matches are Mail Mole + 'Xpress Deliveries, The Adventures of Mr. Fluffykins and Be Brave, Barb — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its chill, relaxing and retro. 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 Effie: Effie is a 3D action-adventure game that combines classic elements from the genre, such as combat, platforming, and puzzles, with the exploration of an expanded world. Live a unique fantasy adventure and relive the look and feel of old-school video-games!
Players who liked Effie also play
Steam players who put hours into Effie 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.
Mail Mole + 'Xpress Deliveries
WHY THIS
Shares a relaxing mood with Effie.
Top pick for Effie fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Effie.
Mail Mole is a charming 3D platformer featuring Molty, the fastest delivery mole, in his quest to save Carrotland from disaster! Explore magical worlds, make new friends, race against Mecha-Moles, find collectibles, solve puzzles and deliver awesomeness to the end of the world!
The Adventures of Mr. Fluffykins
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for Effie fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Effie.
Join Mr.Fluffykins on his epic adventure to find all of King Barts lost recipes. Explore Caves, Jungles, Frozen Tundras as well as the Wild West. Throw pumpkins, solve puzzles, shoot cannons, and join our royal kitty on an epic adventure.
Be Brave, Barb
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for Effie fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Effie.
Barb the cactus has lost her positive affirmations! How will she get through the day? How will she face her fears? How will she defeat King Cloudy and his evil henchmen? I have no idea. Maybe you should play this gravity-bending platforming adventure right now and find out?
Pru the Pigeon
WHY THIS
Ranked #4 for Effie fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Effie.
Pru the Pigeon is a bite-sized 3D platformer with precise and expressive controls. Join Pru on his quest to save his land Asasco. Explore and collect everything in sight!
Pizzapocalypse 2
WHY THIS
Ranked #5 for Effie fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Effie.
Use your pizza to bounce, swing and dash in this 3D platformer! Explore different countries, and put a stop to the greedy corporation selling Pizza-in-a-can!
Gwen The Hen 64
WHY THIS
Ranked #6 for Effie fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Effie.
Gwen the Hen 64 is a tiny 3D platformer collectathon, with precise controls and many different movement options.
Dadish 3D
WHY THIS
Shares a chill mood with Effie.
Ranked #7 for Effie fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Effie.
He's a dad AND a radish. Dadish's kids are missing and he needs your help to find them! Explore an exciting world, face off with fast-food themed foes, and reunite Dadish with his missing children in this challenging 3D platforming adventure.
Skator Gator 3D
WHY THIS
Shares collectathon and a chill mood with Effie.
Ranked #8 for Effie fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Effie.
Stop the mayor from polluting the swamp in this short, 3D adventure! Explore new open locales with skateboard in hand or while grinding on pipelines — Greenjamin's skating into the third dimension in SKATOR GATOR 3D!
Reviewers mention these as similar to Effie
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The Witness
WHY THIS
Reviewers of Effie cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Adventure with Effie.
You wake up, alone, on a strange island full of puzzles that will challenge and surprise you.
RiME
WHY THIS
Reviewers of Effie cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Adventure with Effie.
A land of discovery stretches out before you. Explore the beautiful, rugged world of RiME. Armed with your wits and a will to overcome—and the guidance of a helpful fox—you must explore the enigmatic island, reach the tower's peak, and unlock its closely guarded secrets.
Legend of Zero
WHY THIS
Reviewers of Effie cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie with Effie.
This is the next installment of Legend of Cina, it's a bit more simple and hopefully you will like it.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Effie at current Steam store prices.
Garry's Mod
WHY THIS
Priced ~75% under Effie on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Effie.
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.
Lethal Company
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Effie on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Effie.
A co-op horror about scavenging at abandoned moons to sell scrap to the Company.
Left 4 Dead 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Effie on Steam right now. Shares Action with Effie.
Set in the zombie apocalypse, Left 4 Dead 2 is a co-operative action horror FPS takes you and your friends through the cities, swamps and cemeteries of the Deep South, from Savannah to New Orleans across five expansive campaigns.
People Playground
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Effie on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Effie.
Shoot, stab, burn, poison, tear, vaporise, or crush ragdolls in a large open space.
Fallout: New Vegas
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Effie on Steam right now. Shares Action with Effie.
Welcome to Vegas. New Vegas. Enjoy your stay!
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 and Casual with Effie.
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 Effie.
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.
Ultimate Custom Night
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Effie.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
Bongo Cat
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Effie.
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?
ENA: Dream BBQ
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Effie.
Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.
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 Effie.
Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!
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 Effie.
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.
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Head-to-head comparisons
Plays great on Steam Deck
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
Mail Mole + 'Xpress Deliveries
WHY THIS
Shares a relaxing mood with Effie.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Effie.
Mail Mole is a charming 3D platformer featuring Molty, the fastest delivery mole, in his quest to save Carrotland from disaster! Explore magical worlds, make new friends, race against Mecha-Moles, find collectibles, solve puzzles and deliver awesomeness to the end of the world!
Gwen The Hen 64
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Effie.
Gwen the Hen 64 is a tiny 3D platformer collectathon, with precise controls and many different movement options.
Dadish 3D
WHY THIS
Shares a chill mood with Effie.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Effie.
He's a dad AND a radish. Dadish's kids are missing and he needs your help to find them! Explore an exciting world, face off with fast-food themed foes, and reunite Dadish with his missing children in this challenging 3D platforming adventure.
Skator Gator 3D
WHY THIS
Shares collectathon and a chill mood with Effie.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Effie.
Stop the mayor from polluting the swamp in this short, 3D adventure! Explore new open locales with skateboard in hand or while grinding on pipelines — Greenjamin's skating into the third dimension in SKATOR GATOR 3D!
Frequently asked about Effie
- Does Effie run on Steam Deck?
- Effie is rated Playable on Steam Deck — it runs, but expect some manual adjustments (control remapping, text size, or graphics settings) for the best experience.
- How much does Effie cost?
- Effie is listed on Steam at 19.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Effie?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Effie are Mail Mole + 'Xpress Deliveries, The Adventures of Mr. Fluffykins, Be Brave, Barb.
- Who developed Effie?
- Effie was developed by Inverge Studios.
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