# Games like The Innsmouth Case

> The closest matches to The Innsmouth Case: Omen Exitio: Plague, Scarlet Hollow, The Infectious Madness of Doctor Dekker, Homicipher, and Static Dread: The Lighthouse. 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. [Omen Exitio: Plague](https://imho.run/games/668590/omen-exitio-plague) — Shares choice driven storytelling and multiple endings with The Innsmouth Case. 192 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/668590/)
2. [Scarlet Hollow](https://imho.run/games/1609230/scarlet-hollow) — Shares achievement hunting with The Innsmouth Case. 3,657 Steam reviews, 98% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1609230/)
3. [The Infectious Madness of Doctor Dekker](https://imho.run/games/545540/the-infectious-madness-of-doctor-dekker) — Shares multiple endings with The Innsmouth Case. 453 Steam reviews, 83% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/545540/)
4. [Homicipher](https://imho.run/games/2302660/homicipher) — Shares replayability and multiple endings with The Innsmouth Case. 2,886 Steam reviews, 99% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2302660/)
5. [Static Dread: The Lighthouse](https://imho.run/games/3298940/static-dread-the-lighthouse) — Also Lovecraftian, like The Innsmouth Case. 356 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3298940/)
6. [DISCOPUP](https://imho.run/games/3380950/discopup) — Shares achievement hunting and multiple endings with The Innsmouth Case. 324 Steam reviews, 98% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3380950/)
7. [Gibbous -  A Cthulhu Adventure](https://imho.run/games/914020/gibbous-a-cthulhu-adventure) — A frequent pick in The Innsmouth Case players' libraries, and another Indie. 1,048 Steam reviews, 87% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/914020/)
8. [The Confession](https://imho.run/games/1289640/the-confession) — Shares replayability with The Innsmouth Case. 909 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1289640/)
9. [Werewolf: The Apocalypse — Heart of the Forest](https://imho.run/games/1342620/werewolf-the-apocalypse-heart-of-the-forest) — Also Text-Based and Choose Your Own Adventure, like The Innsmouth Case. 594 Steam reviews, 83% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1342620/)
10. [Overboard!](https://imho.run/games/1546920/overboard) — Shares multiple endings with The Innsmouth Case. 454 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1546920/)
11. [Grunn](https://imho.run/games/2720950/grunn) — Shares replayability and achievement hunting with The Innsmouth Case. 911 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2720950/)
12. [Call of Cthulhu®](https://imho.run/games/399810/call-of-cthulhu) — A frequent pick in The Innsmouth Case players' libraries, and another RPG. 4,768 Steam reviews, 76% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/399810/)
13. [Stars Die](https://imho.run/games/1457740/stars-die) — Shares replayability and multiple endings with The Innsmouth Case. 120 Steam reviews, 88% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1457740/)
14. [The Baby In Yellow](https://imho.run/games/2291340/the-baby-in-yellow) — Shares narrative branching and achievement hunting with The Innsmouth Case. 810 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2291340/)
15. [Stories Untold](https://imho.run/games/558420/stories-untold) — Shares narrative branching with The Innsmouth Case. 3,201 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/558420/)
16. [The Silver Case](https://imho.run/games/476650/the-silver-case) — A frequent pick in The Innsmouth Case players' libraries, and another Adventure. 654 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/476650/)
17. [Do No Harm](https://imho.run/games/3138780/do-no-harm) — A frequent pick in The Innsmouth Case players' libraries, and another Simulation. 412 Steam reviews, 71% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3138780/)
18. [Transient: Extended Edition](https://imho.run/games/962630/transient-extended-edition) — Also Lovecraftian, like The Innsmouth Case. 150 Steam reviews, 65% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/962630/)
19. [Home](https://imho.run/games/215670/home) — Shares replayability and multiple endings with The Innsmouth Case. 889 Steam reviews, 69% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/215670/)
20. [Kyle is Famous: Complete Edition](https://imho.run/games/1186740/kyle-is-famous-complete-edition) — Shares replayability and multiple endings with The Innsmouth Case. 177 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1186740/)
21. [BAD END](https://imho.run/games/415850/bad-end) — Also Choose Your Own Adventure, like The Innsmouth Case. 198 Steam reviews, 82% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/415850/)
22. [PARANORMASIGHT: The Seven Mysteries of Honjo](https://imho.run/games/2106840/paranormasight-the-seven-mysteries-of-honjo) — Also Text-Based, like The Innsmouth Case. 1,719 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2106840/)
23. [Strange Horticulture](https://imho.run/games/1574580/strange-horticulture) — Shares multiple endings with The Innsmouth Case. 9,535 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1574580/)
24. [ASYLUM](https://imho.run/games/230210/asylum) — Also Lovecraftian, like The Innsmouth Case. 254 Steam reviews, 84% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/230210/)

## 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=1231950&n=20
- Co-op games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1231950&n=20&coop=true
- Free games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1231950&n=20&free=true
- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=1231950
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/1231950
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## About The Innsmouth Case

The Innsmouth Case is a text adventure game inspired by H.P. Lovecraft and the very first text-based adventure to combine horror and comedy in a fit and proper way.

## Game info

- **AppID:** 1231950
- **Developer:** RobotPumpkin Games
- **Publisher:** Assemble Entertainment
- **Genres:** Indie, Adventure
- **Categories:** Single-player, Steam Achievements, Family Sharing
- **Released:** Jun 23, 2020
- **Free to play:** no
- **Metacritic:** 73
- **Platforms:** windows, mac

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/1231950/the-innsmouth-case)
- [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1231950&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers
- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1231950/)
- [Personalized recommendations](https://imho.run/) — sign in with Steam or paste a SteamID for a library-aware ranking

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