# Games like Samsara Room

> The closest matches to Samsara Room: Cube Escape: Paradox, Rusty Lake Hotel, The Past Within, The White Door, and The Room. 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. [Cube Escape: Paradox](https://imho.run/games/909080/cube-escape-paradox) — Also Escape Room, like Samsara Room. 3,162 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/909080/)
2. [Rusty Lake Hotel](https://imho.run/games/435120/rusty-lake-hotel) — Shares room exploration with Samsara Room. 2,019 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/435120/)
3. [The Past Within](https://imho.run/games/1515210/the-past-within) — A frequent pick in Samsara Room players' libraries, and another Indie. 3,780 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1515210/)
4. [The White Door](https://imho.run/games/1145960/the-white-door) — Also Short and Surreal, like Samsara Room. 1,537 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1145960/)
5. [The Room](https://imho.run/games/288160/the-room) — Also Escape Room and Short, like Samsara Room. 14,196 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/288160/)
6. [Underground Blossom](https://imho.run/games/2291850/underground-blossom) — Also Escape Room, like Samsara Room. 1,330 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2291850/)
7. [Black Mirror II](https://imho.run/games/286460/black-mirror-ii) — A frequent pick in Samsara Room players' libraries, and another Adventure. 194 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/286460/)
8. [Year Walk](https://imho.run/games/269050/year-walk) — Also Short and Surreal, like Samsara Room. 916 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/269050/)
9. [An English Haunting](https://imho.run/games/2474030/an-english-haunting) — Same atmospheric mood as Samsara Room. 247 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2474030/)
10. [Zero Escape: The Nonary Games](https://imho.run/games/477740/zero-escape-the-nonary-games) — Also Escape Room, like Samsara Room. 3,855 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/477740/)
11. [Resonance](https://imho.run/games/212050/resonance) — Also Escape Room, like Samsara Room. 366 Steam reviews, 87% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/212050/)
12. [Decay: The Mare](https://imho.run/games/323720/decay-the-mare) — Also Escape Room, like Samsara Room. 481 Steam reviews, 72% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/323720/)
13. [ASYLUM](https://imho.run/games/230210/asylum) — Same atmospheric mood as Samsara Room. 254 Steam reviews, 84% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/230210/)
14. [The Guest](https://imho.run/games/402040/the-guest) — Also Escape Room and Short, like Samsara Room. 391 Steam reviews, 69% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/402040/)
15. [Lorelei and the Laser Eyes](https://imho.run/games/2008920/lorelei-and-the-laser-eyes) — Shares symbolic puzzle solving with Samsara Room. 2,015 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2008920/)
16. [Homesick](https://imho.run/games/244910/homesick) — Also Short, like Samsara Room. 717 Steam reviews, 74% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/244910/)
17. [The Franz Kafka Videogame](https://imho.run/games/392280/the-franz-kafka-videogame) — Also Short and Surreal, like Samsara Room. 194 Steam reviews, 54% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/392280/)
18. [The Tartarus Key](https://imho.run/games/1431850/the-tartarus-key) — Also Escape Room, like Samsara Room. 195 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1431850/)
19. [Is this Game Trying to Kill Me?](https://imho.run/games/2658470/is-this-game-trying-to-kill-me) — A frequent pick in Samsara Room players' libraries, and another Action. 577 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2658470/)
20. [CLeM](https://imho.run/games/1861440/clem) — Also Escape Room, like Samsara Room. 110 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1861440/)
21. [Lucid Dream Adventure](https://imho.run/games/773090/lucid-dream-adventure) — Also Surreal, like Samsara Room. 88 Steam reviews, 76% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/773090/)
22. [Obduction](https://imho.run/games/306760/obduction) — Also Surreal, like Samsara Room. 2,360 Steam reviews, 78% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/306760/)
23. [Mystic Academy: Escape Room](https://imho.run/games/1991980/mystic-academy-escape-room) — Shares room exploration with Samsara Room. 112 Steam reviews, 72% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1991980/)
24. [Bad Dream: Coma](https://imho.run/games/538070/bad-dream-coma) — Also Surreal, like Samsara Room. 557 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/538070/)

## 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=1281800&n=20
- Co-op games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1281800&n=20&coop=true
- Free games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1281800&n=20&free=true
- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=1281800
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/1281800
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## About Samsara Room

Rusty Lake's Samsara Room is a free point-and-click adventure released in 2020. Players explore a single room across multiple dimensions, solving symbolic puzzles that blend reality and surreal imagery. The game features dimensional-shifting, reincarnation-themed progression, hidden achievements, and room exploration. Reviewers describe the experience as atmospheric, contemplative, and eerie, while players highlight its quietly unsettling tone and hypnotic use of symbolism. The game runs verified on Steam Deck and holds a 96% positive rating from over 2,600 Steam reviews. Its short length makes it ideal for short play sessions.

## Game info

- **AppID:** 1281800
- **Developer:** Rusty Lake
- **Publisher:** Rusty Lake
- **Genres:** Indie, Adventure, Free To Play
- **Categories:** Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Cloud
- **Released:** Apr 29, 2020
- **Free to play:** yes
- **Platforms:** windows, mac

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/1281800/samsara-room)
- [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1281800&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers
- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1281800/)
- [Personalized recommendations](https://imho.run/) — sign in with Steam or paste a SteamID for a library-aware ranking

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