# Games like Essays on Empathy

> The closest matches to Essays on Empathy: Impostor Factory, There Is No Game: Wrong Dimension, The Red Strings Club, Finding Paradise, and Fragments of Him. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.

## Similar games, ranked

The full ranked list, 24 games, best match first (the HTML page shows the top 8 as cards).

1. [Impostor Factory](https://imho.run/games/1182620/impostor-factory) — Also Interactive Fiction, like Essays on Empathy. 3,403 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1182620/)
2. [There Is No Game: Wrong Dimension](https://imho.run/games/1240210/there-is-no-game-wrong-dimension) — A frequent pick in Essays on Empathy players' libraries, and another Indie. 9,373 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1240210/)
3. [The Red Strings Club](https://imho.run/games/589780/the-red-strings-club) — Same melancholic mood as Essays on Empathy. 3,165 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/589780/)
4. [Finding Paradise](https://imho.run/games/337340/finding-paradise) — Shares point and click with Essays on Empathy. 5,000 Steam reviews, 98% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/337340/)
5. [Fragments of Him](https://imho.run/games/428540/fragments-of-him) — Also Interactive Fiction, like Essays on Empathy. 91 Steam reviews, 82% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/428540/)
6. [Many Nights a Whisper](https://imho.run/games/3541130/many-nights-a-whisper) — Shares resource management with Essays on Empathy. 392 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3541130/)
7. [The Cosmic Wheel Sisterhood](https://imho.run/games/1340480/the-cosmic-wheel-sisterhood) — Shares choice driven narrative with Essays on Empathy. 2,695 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1340480/)
8. [Citizen Sleeper](https://imho.run/games/1578650/citizen-sleeper) — Also Artificial Intelligence and Interactive Fiction, like Essays on Empathy. 6,169 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1578650/)
9. [Wanderlust: Travel Stories](https://imho.run/games/1051410/wanderlust-travel-stories) — Shares resource management with Essays on Empathy. 79 Steam reviews, 82% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1051410/)
10. [Leila](https://imho.run/games/2458430/leila) — Shares point and click with Essays on Empathy. 148 Steam reviews, 83% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2458430/)
11. [Neo Cab](https://imho.run/games/794540/neo-cab) — A frequent pick in Essays on Empathy players' libraries, and another RPG. 911 Steam reviews, 83% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/794540/)
12. [Thirty Flights of Loving](https://imho.run/games/214700/thirty-flights-of-loving) — Also Interactive Fiction, like Essays on Empathy. 1,061 Steam reviews, 69% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/214700/)
13. [Road to Empress I](https://imho.run/games/3478050/road-to-empress-i) — Shares choice driven narrative with Essays on Empathy. 1,360 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3478050/)
14. [When The Past Was Around](https://imho.run/games/1164050/when-the-past-was-around) — Also Abstract and Interactive Fiction, like Essays on Empathy. 1,668 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1164050/)
15. [IMMORTALITY](https://imho.run/games/1350200/immortality) — Also Interactive Fiction, like Essays on Empathy. 1,118 Steam reviews, 84% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1350200/)
16. [Demetrios - The BIG Cynical Adventure](https://imho.run/games/451570/demetrios-the-big-cynical-adventure) — Shares point and click with Essays on Empathy. 126 Steam reviews, 75% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/451570/)
17. [Her Story](https://imho.run/games/368370/her-story) — Also Typing and Interactive Fiction, like Essays on Empathy. 5,029 Steam reviews, 88% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/368370/)
18. [Deathless Death](https://imho.run/games/2819750/deathless-death) — Shares point and click with Essays on Empathy. 60 Steam reviews, 75% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2819750/)
19. [I Was a Teenage Exocolonist](https://imho.run/games/1148760/i-was-a-teenage-exocolonist) — Shares choice driven narrative with Essays on Empathy. 3,777 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1148760/)
20. [Anxiety Puppy](https://imho.run/games/3350190/anxiety-puppy) — Shares point and click with Essays on Empathy. 54 Steam reviews, 98% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3350190/)
21. [No Longer Home](https://imho.run/games/651490/no-longer-home) — Also Interactive Fiction, like Essays on Empathy. 171 Steam reviews, 62% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/651490/)
22. [SEASON: A letter to the future](https://imho.run/games/695330/season-a-letter-to-the-future) — Also Interactive Fiction, like Essays on Empathy. 801 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/695330/)
23. [Closer the Distance](https://imho.run/games/1991300/closer-the-distance) — Same poignant mood as Essays on Empathy. 139 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1991300/)
24. [Centum](https://imho.run/games/2625550/centum) — Shares point and click with Essays on Empathy. 101 Steam reviews, 82% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2625550/)

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## About Essays on Empathy

A curated compilation of Deconstructeam's best efforts in seeking new narrative experiences in games. Explore 10 unique, offbeat tales including "De Tres al Cuarto," a brand new short experience exclusive to the compilation about a couple of two-bit comedians trying to make it big.

## Game info

- **AppID:** 1586880
- **Developer:** Deconstructeam
- **Publisher:** Devolver Digital
- **Genres:** Indie, RPG, Casual
- **Categories:** Commentary available, Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Trading Cards, Family Sharing
- **Released:** May 18, 2021
- **Free to play:** no
- **Platforms:** windows

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