# Games like Rosewater

> The closest matches to Rosewater: Lamplight City, Herald: An Interactive Period Drama - Book I & II, Syberia: The World Before, TR-49, and 3 Minutes to Midnight® - A Comedy Graphic Adventure. 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. [Lamplight City](https://imho.run/games/761460/lamplight-city) — Also Alternate History, like Rosewater. 599 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/761460/)
2. [Herald: An Interactive Period Drama - Book I & II](https://imho.run/games/380810/herald-an-interactive-period-drama-book-i-ii) — Also Alternate History and Drama, like Rosewater. 95 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/380810/)
3. [Syberia: The World Before](https://imho.run/games/1410640/syberia-the-world-before) — Also Drama, like Rosewater. 1,267 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1410640/)
4. [TR-49](https://imho.run/games/3838370/tr-49) — A frequent pick in Rosewater players' libraries, and another Adventure. 908 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3838370/)
5. [3 Minutes to Midnight® - A Comedy Graphic Adventure](https://imho.run/games/832500/3-minutes-to-midnight-a-comedy-graphic-adventure) — A frequent pick in Rosewater players' libraries, and another Indie. 140 Steam reviews, 84% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/832500/)
6. [Foolish Mortals](https://imho.run/games/1848440/foolish-mortals) — Same atmospheric mood as Rosewater. 368 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1848440/)
7. [Elroy and the Aliens](https://imho.run/games/1082190/elroy-and-the-aliens) — Same nostalgic mood as Rosewater. 273 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1082190/)
8. [The Excavation of Hob's Barrow](https://imho.run/games/1182310/the-excavation-of-hob-s-barrow) — Also Drama, like Rosewater. 1,857 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1182310/)
9. [Penelope Pendrick and the Art of Deceit](https://imho.run/games/3148060/penelope-pendrick-and-the-art-of-deceit) — Also Drama, like Rosewater. 432 Steam reviews, 98% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3148060/)
10. [The Crimson Diamond](https://imho.run/games/1098770/the-crimson-diamond) — Same atmospheric mood as Rosewater. 534 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1098770/)
11. [Shardlight](https://imho.run/games/336130/shardlight) — A frequent pick in Rosewater players' libraries, and another RPG. 534 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/336130/)
12. [Crowns and Pawns: Kingdom of Deceit](https://imho.run/games/1125910/crowns-and-pawns-kingdom-of-deceit) — Same atmospheric mood as Rosewater. 260 Steam reviews, 84% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1125910/)
13. [Ghost on the Shore](https://imho.run/games/1211930/ghost-on-the-shore) — Also Drama, like Rosewater. 121 Steam reviews, 85% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1211930/)
14. [Blackwell Deception](https://imho.run/games/80360/blackwell-deception) — Same atmospheric mood as Rosewater. 378 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/80360/)
15. [Thimbleweed Park™](https://imho.run/games/569860/thimbleweed-park) — Same atmospheric mood as Rosewater. 2,210 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/569860/)
16. [Kathy Rain](https://imho.run/games/370910/kathy-rain) — Same atmospheric mood as Rosewater. 1,259 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/370910/)
17. [The Night is Grey](https://imho.run/games/1281490/the-night-is-grey) — Also Dark Humor, like Rosewater. 183 Steam reviews, 78% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1281490/)
18. [Loco Motive](https://imho.run/games/1709880/loco-motive) — Same nostalgic mood as Rosewater. 788 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1709880/)
19. [The Rewinder](https://imho.run/games/1161170/the-rewinder) — Also Drama, like Rosewater. 379 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1161170/)
20. [The Drifter](https://imho.run/games/1170570/the-drifter) — Same atmospheric mood as Rosewater. 3,185 Steam reviews, 98% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1170570/)
21. [Return to Monkey Island](https://imho.run/games/2060130/return-to-monkey-island) — Also Drama, like Rosewater. 4,837 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2060130/)
22. [Shadows of the Afterland](https://imho.run/games/2506100/shadows-of-the-afterland) — Also Dark Humor, like Rosewater. 69 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2506100/)
23. [Back to the Dawn](https://imho.run/games/1735700/back-to-the-dawn) — A frequent pick in Rosewater players' libraries, and another Strategy. 1,201 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1735700/)
24. [The Samaritan Paradox](https://imho.run/games/283180/the-samaritan-paradox) — Also Drama, like Rosewater. 99 Steam reviews, 71% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/283180/)

## 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=1226670&n=20
- Co-op games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1226670&n=20&coop=true
- Free games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1226670&n=20&free=true
- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=1226670
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/1226670
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## About Rosewater

A thrilling Western adventure in the alternate 19th century world of Lamplight City! Embark on a harrowing journey across the frontier with Harley Leger and her ragtag posse, encountering bandits, rebels, visionaries, eccentrics, and many more friends and foes on your quest for fame and riches.

## Game info

- **AppID:** 1226670
- **Developer:** Grundislav Games
- **Publisher:** Application Systems Heidelberg
- **Genres:** Indie, Adventure
- **Categories:** Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Cloud, Steam Trading Cards, Family Sharing, Subtitle Options, Color Alternatives, Custom Volume Controls, Stereo Sound, Playable without Timed Input, Mouse Only Option, Save Anytime
- **Released:** Mar 27, 2025
- **Free to play:** no
- **Metacritic:** 82
- **Platforms:** windows, mac, linux

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/1226670/rosewater)
- [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1226670&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers
- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1226670/)
- [Personalized recommendations](https://imho.run/) — sign in with Steam or paste a SteamID for a library-aware ranking

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