# Games like Timequest

> The closest matches to Timequest: The Crimson Diamond, Subsurface Circular, Stories Untold, Technobabylon, and Whispers of a Machine. 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. [The Crimson Diamond](https://imho.run/games/1098770/the-crimson-diamond) — Also Text-Based, like Timequest. 534 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1098770/)
2. [Subsurface Circular](https://imho.run/games/676820/subsurface-circular) — A frequent pick in Timequest players' libraries, and another Indie. 1,353 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/676820/)
3. [Stories Untold](https://imho.run/games/558420/stories-untold) — Also Text-Based, like Timequest. 3,201 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/558420/)
4. [Technobabylon](https://imho.run/games/307580/technobabylon) — A frequent pick in Timequest players' libraries, and another Adventure. 903 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/307580/)
5. [Whispers of a Machine](https://imho.run/games/631570/whispers-of-a-machine) — A frequent pick in Timequest players' libraries, and another Adventure. 995 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/631570/)
6. [BEAUTIFUL DESOLATION](https://imho.run/games/912570/beautiful-desolation) — A frequent pick in Timequest players' libraries, and another Adventure. 257 Steam reviews, 78% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/912570/)
7. [Resonance](https://imho.run/games/212050/resonance) — A frequent pick in Timequest players' libraries, and another Indie. 366 Steam reviews, 87% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/212050/)
8. [The Darkside Detective: A Fumble in the Dark](https://imho.run/games/795420/the-darkside-detective-a-fumble-in-the-dark) — Also Text-Based, like Timequest. 877 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/795420/)
9. [Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney Trilogy](https://imho.run/games/2187220/apollo-justice-ace-attorney-trilogy) — Also Text-Based, like Timequest. 912 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2187220/)
10. [The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles](https://imho.run/games/1158850/the-great-ace-attorney-chronicles) — Also Text-Based, like Timequest. 3,278 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1158850/)
11. [The Roottrees are Dead](https://imho.run/games/2754380/the-roottrees-are-dead) — A frequent pick in Timequest players' libraries, and another Adventure. 4,456 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2754380/)
12. [The Drifter](https://imho.run/games/1170570/the-drifter) — A frequent pick in Timequest players' libraries, and another Adventure. 3,185 Steam reviews, 98% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1170570/)
13. [Zero Escape: The Nonary Games](https://imho.run/games/477740/zero-escape-the-nonary-games) — A frequent pick in Timequest players' libraries, and another Adventure. 3,855 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/477740/)
14. [NORCO](https://imho.run/games/1221250/norco) — A frequent pick in Timequest players' libraries, and another Adventure. 1,675 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1221250/)
15. [Thimbleweed Park™](https://imho.run/games/569860/thimbleweed-park) — A frequent pick in Timequest players' libraries, and another Indie. 2,210 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/569860/)
16. [The Longest Journey](https://imho.run/games/6310/the-longest-journey) — A frequent pick in Timequest players' libraries, and another RPG. 1,339 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/6310/)
17. [Lucy Dreaming](https://imho.run/games/1532710/lucy-dreaming) — A frequent pick in Timequest players' libraries, and another Adventure. 215 Steam reviews, 99% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1532710/)
18. [Elroy and the Aliens](https://imho.run/games/1082190/elroy-and-the-aliens) — A frequent pick in Timequest players' libraries, and another Adventure. 273 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1082190/)
19. [The Excavation of Hob's Barrow](https://imho.run/games/1182310/the-excavation-of-hob-s-barrow) — A frequent pick in Timequest players' libraries, and another Adventure. 1,857 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1182310/)
20. [Myst III: Exile](https://imho.run/games/925930/myst-iii-exile) — A frequent pick in Timequest players' libraries, and another Adventure. 325 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/925930/)
21. [Broken Sword 3 - the Sleeping Dragon (2003)](https://imho.run/games/33610/broken-sword-3-the-sleeping-dragon-2003) — A frequent pick in Timequest players' libraries, and another Adventure. 373 Steam reviews, 57% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/33610/)
22. [The Blackwell Legacy](https://imho.run/games/80330/the-blackwell-legacy) — A frequent pick in Timequest players' libraries, and another Indie. 966 Steam reviews, 88% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/80330/)
23. [Rumu](https://imho.run/games/723270/rumu) — A frequent pick in Timequest players' libraries, and another Adventure. 472 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/723270/)
24. [Gemini Rue](https://imho.run/games/80310/gemini-rue) — A frequent pick in Timequest players' libraries, and another Indie. 913 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/80310/)

## 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=1297560&n=20
- Co-op games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1297560&n=20&coop=true
- Free games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1297560&n=20&free=true
- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=1297560
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/1297560
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## About Timequest

Timequest is a classic graphical text-based adventure game of breathtaking scope and astonishing depth. Travel to 80 locations to see the effects of your actions unfold over 3 millennia.

## Game info

- **AppID:** 1297560
- **Developer:** Legend Entertainment
- **Publisher:** Ziggurat
- **Genres:** Adventure
- **Categories:** Single-player, Family Sharing
- **Released:** Nov 6, 2020
- **Free to play:** no
- **Platforms:** windows

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/1297560/timequest)
- [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1297560&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers
- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1297560/)
- [Personalized recommendations](https://imho.run/) — sign in with Steam or paste a SteamID for a library-aware ranking

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