# Games like Crying Pony

> The closest matches to Crying Pony: Cat Museum, Psych, Silver Pines, Dead Take, and Livestream: Escape from Hotel Izanami. 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. [Cat Museum](https://imho.run/games/1688100/cat-museum) — Also Side Scroller, like Crying Pony. 211 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1688100/)
2. [Psych](https://imho.run/games/1404660/psych) — Also Thriller and Survival Horror, like Crying Pony. 162 Steam reviews, 79% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1404660/)
3. [Silver Pines](https://imho.run/games/2333000/silver-pines) — Also Noir and 1990's, like Crying Pony. 4,136 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2333000/)
4. [Dead Take](https://imho.run/games/3352690/dead-take) — Also Thriller and Psychological, like Crying Pony. 556 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3352690/)
5. [Livestream: Escape from Hotel Izanami](https://imho.run/games/1523400/livestream-escape-from-hotel-izanami) — Also Survival Horror and Side Scroller, like Crying Pony. 122 Steam reviews, 84% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1523400/)
6. [Mundaun](https://imho.run/games/720350/mundaun) — Also Thriller, like Crying Pony. 894 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/720350/)
7. [DARQ: Complete Edition](https://imho.run/games/433550/darq-complete-edition) — A frequent pick in Crying Pony players' libraries, and another Action. 1,704 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/433550/)
8. [The Drifter](https://imho.run/games/1170570/the-drifter) — Also Noir and Thriller, like Crying Pony. 3,185 Steam reviews, 98% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1170570/)
9. [Silent Nights](https://imho.run/games/2314180/silent-nights) — A frequent pick in Crying Pony players' libraries, and another RPG. 86 Steam reviews, 74% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2314180/)
10. [Silence of the Sleep](https://imho.run/games/321870/silence-of-the-sleep) — Also Psychological and Side Scroller, like Crying Pony. 222 Steam reviews, 75% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/321870/)
11. [Terror At Oakheart](https://imho.run/games/2530430/terror-at-oakheart) — Also Thriller and Survival Horror, like Crying Pony. 169 Steam reviews, 88% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2530430/)
12. [DISTRAINT: Deluxe Edition](https://imho.run/games/395170/distraint-deluxe-edition) — A frequent pick in Crying Pony players' libraries, and another Indie. 1,278 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/395170/)
13. [Clock Tower: Rewind](https://imho.run/games/2794770/clock-tower-rewind) — Also Thriller and 1990's, like Crying Pony. 273 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2794770/)
14. [Claire](https://imho.run/games/252830/claire) — Also Survival Horror and Side Scroller, like Crying Pony. 162 Steam reviews, 67% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/252830/)
15. [Rabbit Hole](https://imho.run/games/1488810/rabbit-hole) — Also Thriller and Survival Horror, like Crying Pony. 82 Steam reviews, 78% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1488810/)
16. [Lighthouse Keeper](https://imho.run/games/1469370/lighthouse-keeper) — Also Noir and Psychological, like Crying Pony. 183 Steam reviews, 75% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1469370/)
17. [Saturnalia](https://imho.run/games/916350/saturnalia) — A frequent pick in Crying Pony players' libraries, and another Adventure. 55 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/916350/)
18. [Neverending Nightmares](https://imho.run/games/253330/neverending-nightmares) — Also Survival Horror, like Crying Pony. 834 Steam reviews, 72% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/253330/)
19. [Silly Polly Beast](https://imho.run/games/1598780/silly-polly-beast) — Also Survival Horror, like Crying Pony. 642 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1598780/)
20. [[Chilla's Art] The Karaoke | ヒトカラ🎤](https://imho.run/games/2200190/chilla-s-art-the-karaoke) — Also 1990's and Survival Horror, like Crying Pony. 317 Steam reviews, 81% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2200190/)
21. [BrokenLore: DON'T WATCH](https://imho.run/games/2351330/brokenlore-don-t-watch) — Also Thriller and Psychological, like Crying Pony. 183 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2351330/)
22. [Tormented Souls 2](https://imho.run/games/2464280/tormented-souls-2) — Also 1990's and Survival Horror, like Crying Pony. 610 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2464280/)
23. [Eldervale](https://imho.run/games/1032830/eldervale) — Also Survival Horror, like Crying Pony. 69 Steam reviews, 87% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1032830/)
24. [Evil Tonight](https://imho.run/games/1480830/evil-tonight) — Also Thriller and Survival Horror, like Crying Pony. 246 Steam reviews, 87% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1480830/)

## 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=1277230&n=20
- Co-op games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1277230&n=20&coop=true
- Free games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1277230&n=20&free=true
- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=1277230
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/1277230
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## About Crying Pony

Crying Pony is a 2D side-scrolling horror game where the protagonist, Michael, is hunted by the lurking evil in his nightmares. As the nightmare's corruption seeps into reality and even pulls Michael's daughter into its grasp, will he be able to lead them both to escape from the nightmare?

## Game info

- **AppID:** 1277230
- **Developer:** CreSpirit
- **Publisher:** CreSpirit
- **Genres:** Indie, Adventure
- **Categories:** Stats, Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Cloud, Full controller support, Family Sharing
- **Released:** Apr 19, 2023
- **Free to play:** no
- **Platforms:** windows

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/1277230/crying-pony)
- [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1277230&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers
- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1277230/)
- [Personalized recommendations](https://imho.run/) — sign in with Steam or paste a SteamID for a library-aware ranking

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