# Games like Welcome to Elk

> The closest matches to Welcome to Elk: Night in the Woods, The Procession to Calvary, When The Past Was Around, Mutazione, and Deponia. 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. [Night in the Woods](https://imho.run/games/481510/night-in-the-woods) — Also Dark Humor, like Welcome to Elk. 13,243 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/481510/)
2. [The Procession to Calvary](https://imho.run/games/1071130/the-procession-to-calvary) — Shares fourth wall breaking with Welcome to Elk. 726 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1071130/)
3. [When The Past Was Around](https://imho.run/games/1164050/when-the-past-was-around) — Shares interactive storytelling with Welcome to Elk. 1,668 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1164050/)
4. [Mutazione](https://imho.run/games/1080750/mutazione) — Same atmospheric mood as Welcome to Elk. 666 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1080750/)
5. [Deponia](https://imho.run/games/214340/deponia) — A frequent pick in Welcome to Elk players' libraries, and another Indie. 3,001 Steam reviews, 78% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/214340/)
6. [INDIKA](https://imho.run/games/1373960/indika) — Shares mini games with Welcome to Elk. 2,313 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1373960/)
7. [Follow the meaning](https://imho.run/games/2720280/follow-the-meaning) — Also Surreal, like Welcome to Elk. 385 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2720280/)
8. [Ynglet](https://imho.run/games/1015920/ynglet) — A frequent pick in Welcome to Elk players' libraries, and another Action. 245 Steam reviews, 98% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1015920/)
9. [Elroy and the Aliens](https://imho.run/games/1082190/elroy-and-the-aliens) — A frequent pick in Welcome to Elk players' libraries, and another Adventure. 273 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1082190/)
10. [What Remains of Edith Finch](https://imho.run/games/501300/what-remains-of-edith-finch) — Same atmospheric mood as Welcome to Elk. 17,663 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/501300/)
11. [Thimbleweed Park™](https://imho.run/games/569860/thimbleweed-park) — Shares fourth wall breaking with Welcome to Elk. 2,210 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/569860/)
12. [Leila](https://imho.run/games/2458430/leila) — Shares mini games with Welcome to Elk. 148 Steam reviews, 83% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2458430/)
13. [CLeM](https://imho.run/games/1861440/clem) — Same atmospheric mood as Welcome to Elk. 110 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1861440/)
14. [No Longer Home](https://imho.run/games/651490/no-longer-home) — Also Surreal, like Welcome to Elk. 171 Steam reviews, 62% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/651490/)
15. [BLACKTAIL](https://imho.run/games/1532690/blacktail) — Also Dark Humor and Surreal, like Welcome to Elk. 934 Steam reviews, 83% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1532690/)
16. [The Mildew Children](https://imho.run/games/2420350/the-mildew-children) — Shares mini games with Welcome to Elk. 66 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2420350/)
17. [Figment](https://imho.run/games/493540/figment) — Also Surreal, like Welcome to Elk. 455 Steam reviews, 85% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/493540/)
18. [30 Birds](https://imho.run/games/1708770/30-birds) — Shares card game and mini games with Welcome to Elk. 75 Steam reviews, 99% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1708770/)
19. [TOHU](https://imho.run/games/1075200/tohu) — Also Surreal, like Welcome to Elk. 101 Steam reviews, 80% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1075200/)
20. [Little Misfortune](https://imho.run/games/714120/little-misfortune) — Shares mini games with Welcome to Elk. 5,350 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/714120/)
21. [If Found...](https://imho.run/games/1041920/if-found) — Same atmospheric mood as Welcome to Elk. 947 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1041920/)
22. [The Berlin Apartment](https://imho.run/games/2280430/the-berlin-apartment) — Shares mini games with Welcome to Elk. 107 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2280430/)
23. [Monolith](https://imho.run/games/1542390/monolith) — Shares mini games with Welcome to Elk. 150 Steam reviews, 69% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1542390/)
24. [Last Time I Saw You](https://imho.run/games/1909750/last-time-i-saw-you) — Same atmospheric mood as Welcome to Elk. 126 Steam reviews, 99% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1909750/)

## 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=1015940&n=20
- Co-op games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1015940&n=20&coop=true
- Free games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1015940&n=20&free=true
- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=1015940
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/1015940
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## About Welcome to Elk

True stories told by real people. Welcome to Elk transforms the weird, wonderful, dark and desperate tales of the road less-traveled into an inventive, biographical adventure. This is an island like no other where drama, trauma, love and laughter hide around every corner.

## Game info

- **AppID:** 1015940
- **Developer:** Triple Topping
- **Publisher:** Akupara Games
- **Genres:** Indie, Adventure
- **Categories:** Single-player, Steam Achievements, Full controller support, Family Sharing, Adjustable Text Size, Camera Comfort, Custom Volume Controls, Keyboard Only Option
- **Released:** Sep 17, 2020
- **Free to play:** no
- **Metacritic:** 82
- **Platforms:** windows, mac, linux

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/1015940/welcome-to-elk)
- [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1015940&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers
- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1015940/)
- [Personalized recommendations](https://imho.run/) — sign in with Steam or paste a SteamID for a library-aware ranking

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