# Games like One Way: The Elevator

> The closest matches to One Way: The Elevator: Labyrinth City: Pierre the Maze Detective, Candleman: The Complete Journey, Rainbow Billy: The Curse of the Leviathan, Mr. Pumpkin 2: Kowloon walled city, and Lost in Play. 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. [Labyrinth City: Pierre the Maze Detective](https://imho.run/games/1421790/labyrinth-city-pierre-the-maze-detective) — Also Cartoon and Hidden Object, like One Way: The Elevator. 206 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1421790/)
2. [Candleman: The Complete Journey](https://imho.run/games/591630/candleman-the-complete-journey) — Also Puzzle-Platformer, like One Way: The Elevator. 144 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/591630/)
3. [Rainbow Billy: The Curse of the Leviathan](https://imho.run/games/1106830/rainbow-billy-the-curse-of-the-leviathan) — Also Puzzle-Platformer and Cartoon, like One Way: The Elevator. 119 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1106830/)
4. [Mr. Pumpkin 2: Kowloon walled city](https://imho.run/games/1182090/mr-pumpkin-2-kowloon-walled-city) — A frequent pick in One Way: The Elevator players' libraries, and another Indie. 63 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1182090/)
5. [Lost in Play](https://imho.run/games/1328840/lost-in-play) — Also Cartoon, like One Way: The Elevator. 1,637 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1328840/)
6. [My Brother Rabbit](https://imho.run/games/855640/my-brother-rabbit) — Also Hidden Object, like One Way: The Elevator. 677 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/855640/)
7. [3 Minutes to Midnight® - A Comedy Graphic Adventure](https://imho.run/games/832500/3-minutes-to-midnight-a-comedy-graphic-adventure) — Also Robots and Cartoon, like One Way: The Elevator. 140 Steam reviews, 84% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/832500/)
8. [Blocks That Matter](https://imho.run/games/111800/blocks-that-matter) — Also Robots and Puzzle-Platformer, like One Way: The Elevator. 267 Steam reviews, 78% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/111800/)
9. [The Many Pieces of Mr. Coo](https://imho.run/games/1602560/the-many-pieces-of-mr-coo) — Also Clicker and Cartoon, like One Way: The Elevator. 385 Steam reviews, 82% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1602560/)
10. [The Last Cube](https://imho.run/games/903630/the-last-cube) — A frequent pick in One Way: The Elevator players' libraries, and another Adventure. 88 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/903630/)
11. [TOEM: A Photo Adventure](https://imho.run/games/1307580/toem-a-photo-adventure) — Also Hidden Object, like One Way: The Elevator. 2,865 Steam reviews, 99% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1307580/)
12. [Creaks](https://imho.run/games/956030/creaks) — Also Puzzle-Platformer and Cartoon, like One Way: The Elevator. 1,902 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/956030/)
13. [Koira](https://imho.run/games/1626620/koira) — Also Hidden Object, like One Way: The Elevator. 139 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1626620/)
14. [100 hidden cats](https://imho.run/games/1587560/100-hidden-cats) — Also Clicker and Hidden Object, like One Way: The Elevator. 1,112 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1587560/)
15. [LUNA The Shadow Dust](https://imho.run/games/465100/luna-the-shadow-dust) — Also Cartoon, like One Way: The Elevator. 373 Steam reviews, 88% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/465100/)
16. [TurnOn](https://imho.run/games/428220/turnon) — A frequent pick in One Way: The Elevator players' libraries, and another Action. 56 Steam reviews, 70% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/428220/)
17. [Leila](https://imho.run/games/2458430/leila) — Same emotional mood as One Way: The Elevator. 148 Steam reviews, 83% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2458430/)
18. [Torn Away](https://imho.run/games/1568970/torn-away) — Also Puzzle-Platformer and Cartoon, like One Way: The Elevator. 105 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1568970/)
19. [Old Man's Journey](https://imho.run/games/581270/old-man-s-journey) — Same peaceful mood as One Way: The Elevator. 999 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/581270/)
20. [Samorost 3](https://imho.run/games/421120/samorost-3) — Same peaceful mood as One Way: The Elevator. 1,553 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/421120/)
21. [My Memory of Us](https://imho.run/games/651500/my-memory-of-us) — Also Puzzle-Platformer and Cartoon, like One Way: The Elevator. 133 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/651500/)
22. [The Star Named EOS](https://imho.run/games/1619230/the-star-named-eos) — Also Hidden Object, like One Way: The Elevator. 139 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1619230/)
23. [OneShot](https://imho.run/games/420530/oneshot) — Same emotional mood as One Way: The Elevator. 31,336 Steam reviews, 98% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/420530/)
24. [Stars In The Trash](https://imho.run/games/1822240/stars-in-the-trash) — Also Cartoon, like One Way: The Elevator. 138 Steam reviews, 98% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1822240/)

## 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=1347420&n=20
- Co-op games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1347420&n=20&coop=true
- Free games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1347420&n=20&free=true
- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=1347420
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/1347420
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## About One Way: The Elevator

One Way: The Elevator is a creative point-and-click game developed by CottonGame. You need to find a blue sphere in each scene to power an elevator to travel upward.

## Game info

- **AppID:** 1347420
- **Developer:** Cotton Game
- **Publisher:** Cotton Game
- **Genres:** Indie, RPG, Casual
- **Categories:** Captions available, Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Cloud, Remote Play on Phone, Remote Play on Tablet, Family Sharing
- **Released:** Aug 13, 2020
- **Free to play:** no
- **Platforms:** windows, mac

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/1347420/one-way-the-elevator)
- [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1347420&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers
- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1347420/)
- [Personalized recommendations](https://imho.run/) — sign in with Steam or paste a SteamID for a library-aware ranking

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