# Games like Lab Rat

> The closest matches to Lab Rat: Lightmatter, Slayaway Camp, Angelo and Deemon: One Hell of a Quest, The Last Cube, and Portal. 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. [Lightmatter](https://imho.run/games/994140/lightmatter) — Also Science and Dark Comedy, like Lab Rat. 437 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/994140/)
2. [Slayaway Camp](https://imho.run/games/530390/slayaway-camp) — Shares level skipping with Lab Rat. 478 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/530390/)
3. [Angelo and Deemon: One Hell of a Quest](https://imho.run/games/945160/angelo-and-deemon-one-hell-of-a-quest) — Also Dark Comedy and Narration, like Lab Rat. 58 Steam reviews, 60% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/945160/)
4. [The Last Cube](https://imho.run/games/903630/the-last-cube) — Also Science and Artificial Intelligence, like Lab Rat. 88 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/903630/)
5. [Portal](https://imho.run/games/400/portal) — Also Science, like Lab Rat. 81,472 Steam reviews, 99% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/400/)
6. [Trolley Problem, Inc.](https://imho.run/games/1582680/trolley-problem-inc) — Also Artificial Intelligence and Dark Humor, like Lab Rat. 758 Steam reviews, 71% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1582680/)
7. [SHUT IN](https://imho.run/games/1438190/shut-in) — A frequent pick in Lab Rat players' libraries, and another Indie. 71 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1438190/)
8. [Kine](https://imho.run/games/824570/kine) — Also Sokoban, like Lab Rat. 62 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/824570/)
9. [The Stanley Parable](https://imho.run/games/221910/the-stanley-parable) — Also Narration, like Lab Rat. 28,192 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/221910/)
10. [There Is No Game: Wrong Dimension](https://imho.run/games/1240210/there-is-no-game-wrong-dimension) — Also Narration, like Lab Rat. 9,373 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1240210/)
11. [Attack of the Earthlings](https://imho.run/games/621930/attack-of-the-earthlings) — Also Dark Comedy and Dark Humor, like Lab Rat. 221 Steam reviews, 85% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/621930/)
12. [Felix The Reaper](https://imho.run/games/919410/felix-the-reaper) — Also Sokoban and Dark Humor, like Lab Rat. 81 Steam reviews, 74% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/919410/)
13. [Lair of the Clockwork God](https://imho.run/games/1060600/lair-of-the-clockwork-god) — Also Dark Comedy, like Lab Rat. 624 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1060600/)
14. [ChromaGun](https://imho.run/games/408650/chromagun) — Also Science and Dark Humor, like Lab Rat. 191 Steam reviews, 75% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/408650/)
15. [The Turing Test](https://imho.run/games/499520/the-turing-test) — Also Artificial Intelligence, like Lab Rat. 4,166 Steam reviews, 87% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/499520/)
16. [Filament](https://imho.run/games/1137350/filament) — Same contemplative mood as Lab Rat. 383 Steam reviews, 84% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1137350/)
17. [Bonfire Peaks](https://imho.run/games/1147890/bonfire-peaks) — Also Sokoban, like Lab Rat. 181 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1147890/)
18. [Kindergarten 3](https://imho.run/games/2695570/kindergarten-3) — Also Dark Comedy and Dark Humor, like Lab Rat. 1,336 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2695570/)
19. [Sokobond](https://imho.run/games/290260/sokobond) — Also Sokoban and Science, like Lab Rat. 280 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/290260/)
20. [Cyanide & Happiness - Freakpocalypse (Episode 1)](https://imho.run/games/869880/cyanide-happiness-freakpocalypse-episode-1) — Also Dark Comedy and Narration, like Lab Rat. 517 Steam reviews, 50% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/869880/)
21. [The Talos Principle](https://imho.run/games/257510/the-talos-principle) — A frequent pick in Lab Rat players' libraries, and another Action. 16,978 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/257510/)
22. [THE CORRIDOR](https://imho.run/games/1347030/the-corridor) — Also Dark Comedy and Narration, like Lab Rat. 2,442 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1347030/)
23. [tERRORbane](https://imho.run/games/1617030/terrorbane) — Also Narration, like Lab Rat. 59 Steam reviews, 78% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1617030/)
24. [Tactical Breach Wizards](https://imho.run/games/1043810/tactical-breach-wizards) — Same comedic mood as Lab Rat. 10,034 Steam reviews, 98% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1043810/)

## 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=1304610&n=20
- Co-op games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1304610&n=20&coop=true
- Free games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1304610&n=20&free=true
- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=1304610
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/1304610
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## About Lab Rat

A metrics-obsessed AI will monitor, profile, and entertain you as you progress through over a hundred genre-bending puzzles in this delightfully satirical adventure.

## Game info

- **AppID:** 1304610
- **Developer:** Chump Squad
- **Publisher:** Klei Publishing
- **Genres:** Indie
- **Categories:** Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Cloud, Full controller support, Family Sharing
- **Released:** Apr 15, 2025
- **Free to play:** no
- **Platforms:** windows

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/1304610/lab-rat)
- [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1304610&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers
- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1304610/)
- [Personalized recommendations](https://imho.run/) — sign in with Steam or paste a SteamID for a library-aware ranking

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