# Games like Ells Tales: Chairbound

> The closest matches to Ells Tales: Chairbound: Ells Tales: Egg, White Knuckle, Dead Take, Fear The Timeloop, and Creepy Shift: Roadside Diner. 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. [Ells Tales: Egg](https://imho.run/games/2989860/ells-tales-egg) — Also Survival Horror, like Ells Tales: Chairbound. 67 Steam reviews, 82% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2989860/)
2. [White Knuckle](https://imho.run/games/3195790/white-knuckle) — Shares physics based movement and permadeath with Ells Tales: Chairbound. 6,859 Steam reviews, 98% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3195790/)
3. [Dead Take](https://imho.run/games/3352690/dead-take) — Shares environmental puzzle solving and hidden collectibles with Ells Tales: Chairbound. 556 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3352690/)
4. [Fear The Timeloop](https://imho.run/games/2918090/fear-the-timeloop) — A frequent pick in Ells Tales: Chairbound players' libraries, and another Action. 114 Steam reviews, 82% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2918090/)
5. [Creepy Shift: Roadside Diner](https://imho.run/games/2955590/creepy-shift-roadside-diner) — Shares stealth avoidance and time pressure with Ells Tales: Chairbound. 83 Steam reviews, 87% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2955590/)
6. [Visage](https://imho.run/games/594330/visage) — Also Surreal and Survival Horror, like Ells Tales: Chairbound. 3,985 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/594330/)
7. [Outlast](https://imho.run/games/238320/outlast) — Also Survival Horror, like Ells Tales: Chairbound. 28,158 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/238320/)
8. [Huntsman](https://imho.run/games/3814680/huntsman) — Shares stealth avoidance and permadeath with Ells Tales: Chairbound. 113 Steam reviews, 71% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3814680/)
9. [DYSTHANASIA](https://imho.run/games/3211490/dysthanasia) — Shares hidden collectibles with Ells Tales: Chairbound. 59 Steam reviews, 88% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3211490/)
10. [Make Good Choices](https://imho.run/games/3410310/make-good-choices) — A frequent pick in Ells Tales: Chairbound players' libraries, and another Indie. 284 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3410310/)
11. [Rainbow Gate](https://imho.run/games/2450780/rainbow-gate) — Shares stealth avoidance and checkpoint system with Ells Tales: Chairbound. 51 Steam reviews, 65% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2450780/)
12. [Obey the Voice™](https://imho.run/games/3919190/obey-the-voice) — Shares time pressure and checkpoint system with Ells Tales: Chairbound. 326 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3919190/)
13. [Dead Signal](https://imho.run/games/2599300/dead-signal) — A frequent pick in Ells Tales: Chairbound players' libraries, and another Simulation. 493 Steam reviews, 87% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2599300/)
14. [Those Who Remain](https://imho.run/games/715380/those-who-remain) — Also Surreal and Survival Horror, like Ells Tales: Chairbound. 279 Steam reviews, 71% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/715380/)
15. [Rewind Or Die](https://imho.run/games/2329130/rewind-or-die) — Shares checkpoint system and environmental puzzle solving with Ells Tales: Chairbound. 308 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2329130/)
16. [Is this Game Trying to Kill Me?](https://imho.run/games/2658470/is-this-game-trying-to-kill-me) — Shares procedural generation with Ells Tales: Chairbound. 577 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2658470/)
17. [Idols of Ash](https://imho.run/games/4450800/idols-of-ash) — Shares permadeath and precision platforming with Ells Tales: Chairbound. 1,017 Steam reviews, 98% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/4450800/)
18. [Slender: The Arrival](https://imho.run/games/252330/slender-the-arrival) — Shares environmental puzzle solving with Ells Tales: Chairbound. 3,482 Steam reviews, 87% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/252330/)
19. [ROUTINE](https://imho.run/games/606160/routine) — Also Survival Horror, like Ells Tales: Chairbound. 4,122 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/606160/)
20. [Moving Houses](https://imho.run/games/2831060/moving-houses) — Shares physics based movement and environmental puzzle solving with Ells Tales: Chairbound. 206 Steam reviews, 73% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2831060/)
21. [Pathologic 3](https://imho.run/games/3199650/pathologic-3) — A frequent pick in Ells Tales: Chairbound players' libraries, and another RPG. 994 Steam reviews, 87% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3199650/)
22. [Little Nightmares](https://imho.run/games/424840/little-nightmares) — Shares stealth avoidance and environmental puzzle solving with Ells Tales: Chairbound. 18,797 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/424840/)
23. [Amnesia: Rebirth](https://imho.run/games/999220/amnesia-rebirth) — Also Survival Horror, like Ells Tales: Chairbound. 4,300 Steam reviews, 76% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/999220/)
24. [Five Nights at Freddy's](https://imho.run/games/319510/five-nights-at-freddy-s) — Also Survival Horror, like Ells Tales: Chairbound. 32,880 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/319510/)

## Machine-readable

The same ranked list as JSON from the imho.run API for AI assistants (GET, no key, same site as this page):

- Top 20: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=3281410&n=20
- Co-op games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=3281410&n=20&coop=true
- Free games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=3281410&n=20&free=true
- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=3281410
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/3281410
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## About Ells Tales: Chairbound

You wake up tied to an office chair in the middle of an empty room. A mysterious device with a 10-minute timer is attached to you. Explore the office floors, try not to tip over, and find a way to escape!

## Game info

- **AppID:** 3281410
- **Developer:** Ells&Pills
- **Publisher:** Ells&Pills
- **Genres:** Simulation
- **Categories:** Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Cloud, Steam Leaderboards, Full controller support, Steam Trading Cards, Family Sharing, Camera Comfort, Playable without Timed Input, Adjustable Difficulty
- **Released:** Aug 1, 2025
- **Free to play:** no
- **Platforms:** windows

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/3281410/ells-tales-chairbound)
- [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=3281410&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers
- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3281410/)
- [Personalized recommendations](https://imho.run/) — sign in with Steam or paste a SteamID for a library-aware ranking

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