# Games like A Place for the Unwilling

> The closest matches to A Place for the Unwilling: Dreams in the Witch House, Cultist Simulator, Scarlet Hollow, Still Wakes the Deep, and Heaven's Vault. 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. [Dreams in the Witch House](https://imho.run/games/1902850/dreams-in-the-witch-house) — Shares time management with A Place for the Unwilling. 278 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1902850/)
2. [Cultist Simulator](https://imho.run/games/718670/cultist-simulator) — Shares narrative branching with A Place for the Unwilling. 5,197 Steam reviews, 79% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/718670/)
3. [Scarlet Hollow](https://imho.run/games/1609230/scarlet-hollow) — Also Narrative and Lovecraftian, like A Place for the Unwilling. 3,657 Steam reviews, 98% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1609230/)
4. [Still Wakes the Deep](https://imho.run/games/1622910/still-wakes-the-deep) — Shares environmental exploration with A Place for the Unwilling. 6,408 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1622910/)
5. [Heaven's Vault](https://imho.run/games/774201/heaven-s-vault) — Also Narrative, like A Place for the Unwilling. 1,626 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/774201/)
6. [Night in the Woods](https://imho.run/games/481510/night-in-the-woods) — A frequent pick in A Place for the Unwilling players' libraries, and another Adventure. 13,243 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/481510/)
7. [The Innsmouth Case](https://imho.run/games/1231950/the-innsmouth-case) — Also Lovecraftian and Text-Based, like A Place for the Unwilling. 87 Steam reviews, 62% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1231950/)
8. [The Old City: Leviathan](https://imho.run/games/297350/the-old-city-leviathan) — Also Lovecraftian, like A Place for the Unwilling. 409 Steam reviews, 69% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/297350/)
9. [Strange Antiquities](https://imho.run/games/2885870/strange-antiquities) — Same atmospheric mood as A Place for the Unwilling. 1,956 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2885870/)
10. [Roadwarden](https://imho.run/games/1155970/roadwarden) — Also Text-Based and Dark Fantasy, like A Place for the Unwilling. 3,718 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1155970/)
11. [Omensight: Definitive Edition](https://imho.run/games/455820/omensight-definitive-edition) — Also Dark Fantasy, like A Place for the Unwilling. 674 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/455820/)
12. [SUNLESS SEA](https://imho.run/games/304650/sunless-sea) — A frequent pick in A Place for the Unwilling players' libraries, and another RPG. 5,627 Steam reviews, 84% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/304650/)
13. [Impostor Factory](https://imho.run/games/1182620/impostor-factory) — Also Narrative and Lovecraftian, like A Place for the Unwilling. 3,403 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1182620/)
14. [Event[0]](https://imho.run/games/470260/event-0) — A frequent pick in A Place for the Unwilling players' libraries, and another Indie. 1,140 Steam reviews, 77% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/470260/)
15. [Transient: Extended Edition](https://imho.run/games/962630/transient-extended-edition) — Also Lovecraftian, like A Place for the Unwilling. 150 Steam reviews, 65% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/962630/)
16. [The Alien Cube](https://imho.run/games/1099220/the-alien-cube) — Shares environmental exploration with A Place for the Unwilling. 298 Steam reviews, 79% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1099220/)
17. [Strange Horticulture](https://imho.run/games/1574580/strange-horticulture) — Also Lovecraftian, like A Place for the Unwilling. 9,535 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1574580/)
18. [Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector](https://imho.run/games/2442460/citizen-sleeper-2-starward-vector) — Also Narrative and Text-Based, like A Place for the Unwilling. 1,721 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2442460/)
19. [Gray Dawn](https://imho.run/games/747360/gray-dawn) — Shares environmental exploration with A Place for the Unwilling. 427 Steam reviews, 81% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/747360/)
20. [Cabernet](https://imho.run/games/2401410/cabernet) — Shares time management with A Place for the Unwilling. 1,198 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2401410/)
21. [Gamedec - Definitive Edition](https://imho.run/games/917720/gamedec-definitive-edition) — Same atmospheric mood as A Place for the Unwilling. 423 Steam reviews, 72% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/917720/)
22. [Drova - Forsaken Kin](https://imho.run/games/1585180/drova-forsaken-kin) — Also Dark Fantasy, like A Place for the Unwilling. 4,679 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1585180/)
23. [Planescape: Torment: Enhanced Edition](https://imho.run/games/466300/planescape-torment-enhanced-edition) — Shares dialogue driven choices with A Place for the Unwilling. 2,685 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/466300/)
24. [The Thaumaturge](https://imho.run/games/1684350/the-thaumaturge) — Also Narrative and Dark Fantasy, like A Place for the Unwilling. 1,516 Steam reviews, 83% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1684350/)

## 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=1064310&n=20
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- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=1064310
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/1064310
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## About A Place for the Unwilling

You only have 21 days until this living city dies. The clock is ticking. You can’t be everywhere at once. Decide what to explore, who to meet and see every decision shape the curious stories and terrible secrets of this branching narrative game.

## Game info

- **AppID:** 1064310
- **Developer:** ALPixel Games
- **Publisher:** ALPixel Games
- **Genres:** Indie, Adventure
- **Categories:** Partial Controller Support, Single-player, Steam Achievements, Family Sharing
- **Released:** Jul 25, 2019
- **Free to play:** no
- **Metacritic:** 73
- **Platforms:** windows, mac

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/1064310/a-place-for-the-unwilling)
- [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1064310&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers
- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1064310/)
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