# Games like Prisoner 518

> The closest matches to Prisoner 518: Red Matter 2, The Station, Riven, Metro Awakening, and Obduction. 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. [Red Matter 2](https://imho.run/games/2081470/red-matter-2) — Shares puzzle solving with Prisoner 518. 373 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2081470/)
2. [The Station](https://imho.run/games/565120/the-station) — Shares inventory management and puzzle solving with Prisoner 518. 685 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/565120/)
3. [Riven](https://imho.run/games/1712350/riven) — Shares environmental exploration and puzzle solving with Prisoner 518. 2,175 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1712350/)
4. [Metro Awakening](https://imho.run/games/2669410/metro-awakening) — Shares inventory management with Prisoner 518. 1,739 Steam reviews, 75% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2669410/)
5. [Obduction](https://imho.run/games/306760/obduction) — Also VR, like Prisoner 518. 2,360 Steam reviews, 78% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/306760/)
6. [Myst](https://imho.run/games/1255560/myst) — A frequent pick in Prisoner 518 players' libraries, and another Indie. 1,490 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1255560/)
7. [The Night is Grey](https://imho.run/games/1281490/the-night-is-grey) — Also Cinematic, like Prisoner 518. 183 Steam reviews, 78% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1281490/)
8. [The Alien Cube](https://imho.run/games/1099220/the-alien-cube) — Shares environmental exploration and puzzle solving with Prisoner 518. 298 Steam reviews, 79% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1099220/)
9. [ROUTINE](https://imho.run/games/606160/routine) — A frequent pick in Prisoner 518 players' libraries, and another Action. 4,122 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/606160/)
10. [Narcosis](https://imho.run/games/366870/narcosis) — Also VR, like Prisoner 518. 640 Steam reviews, 76% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/366870/)
11. [I Expect You To Die 3: Cog in the Machine](https://imho.run/games/2296380/i-expect-you-to-die-3-cog-in-the-machine) — Shares puzzle solving with Prisoner 518. 462 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2296380/)
12. [Is this Game Trying to Kill Me?](https://imho.run/games/2658470/is-this-game-trying-to-kill-me) — Shares inventory management and puzzle solving with Prisoner 518. 577 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2658470/)
13. [Virtual Virtual Reality](https://imho.run/games/889480/virtual-virtual-reality) — Shares puzzle solving with Prisoner 518. 543 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/889480/)
14. [Detached](https://imho.run/games/436230/detached) — Shares puzzle solving with Prisoner 518. 179 Steam reviews, 64% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/436230/)
15. [The Gallery - Episode 1: Call of the Starseed](https://imho.run/games/270130/the-gallery-episode-1-call-of-the-starseed) — Shares inventory management and puzzle solving with Prisoner 518. 1,298 Steam reviews, 84% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/270130/)
16. [Observation](https://imho.run/games/906100/observation) — Same atmospheric mood as Prisoner 518. 2,478 Steam reviews, 79% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/906100/)
17. [Ghost Town](https://imho.run/games/2496180/ghost-town) — Also Cinematic and VR, like Prisoner 518. 326 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2496180/)
18. [Escape Simulator](https://imho.run/games/1435790/escape-simulator) — Also VR, like Prisoner 518. 8,834 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1435790/)
19. [FORM](https://imho.run/games/408520/form) — Also VR, like Prisoner 518. 748 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/408520/)
20. [Luto](https://imho.run/games/1729740/luto) — Also Cinematic, like Prisoner 518. 558 Steam reviews, 84% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1729740/)
21. [Zero Escape: The Nonary Games](https://imho.run/games/477740/zero-escape-the-nonary-games) — A frequent pick in Prisoner 518 players' libraries, and another Adventure. 3,855 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/477740/)
22. [The Solus Project](https://imho.run/games/313630/the-solus-project) — Also VR, like Prisoner 518. 1,536 Steam reviews, 78% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/313630/)
23. [The Guest](https://imho.run/games/402040/the-guest) — Same atmospheric mood as Prisoner 518. 391 Steam reviews, 69% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/402040/)
24. [The Norwood Suite](https://imho.run/games/696480/the-norwood-suite) — Also Music, like Prisoner 518. 536 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/696480/)

## 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=1121550&n=20
- Co-op games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1121550&n=20&coop=true
- Free games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1121550&n=20&free=true
- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=1121550
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/1121550
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## About Prisoner 518

It's 2049, deep space, on a corporate-run prison. An explosion within not only sets you free, but it also sets rolling a series of events that changes everything.

## Game info

- **AppID:** 1121550
- **Developer:** WhippedUP_gaming
- **Publisher:** WhippedUP_gaming
- **Genres:** Indie, Adventure, Casual
- **Categories:** Single-player, Tracked Controller Support, VR Only, Family Sharing
- **Released:** Aug 28, 2020
- **Free to play:** no
- **Platforms:** windows

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/1121550/prisoner-518)
- [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1121550&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers
- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1121550/)
- [Personalized recommendations](https://imho.run/) — sign in with Steam or paste a SteamID for a library-aware ranking

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