# Games like The Place I Called Home

> The closest matches to The Place I Called Home: Dear Esther, The Stillness of the Wind, If Found..., Aporia: Beyond The Valley, and Brothers - A Tale of Two Sons. 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. [Dear Esther](https://imho.run/games/203810/dear-esther) — Also Beautiful, like The Place I Called Home. 3,075 Steam reviews, 78% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/203810/)
2. [The Stillness of the Wind](https://imho.run/games/828900/the-stillness-of-the-wind) — Also Beautiful and Emotional, like The Place I Called Home. 617 Steam reviews, 76% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/828900/)
3. [If Found...](https://imho.run/games/1041920/if-found) — A frequent pick in The Place I Called Home players' libraries, and another Indie. 947 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1041920/)
4. [Aporia: Beyond The Valley](https://imho.run/games/573130/aporia-beyond-the-valley) — Also Beautiful, like The Place I Called Home. 273 Steam reviews, 82% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/573130/)
5. [Brothers - A Tale of Two Sons](https://imho.run/games/225080/brothers-a-tale-of-two-sons) — A frequent pick in The Place I Called Home players' libraries, and another Action. 16,371 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/225080/)
6. [Eastshade](https://imho.run/games/715560/eastshade) — Also Beautiful, like The Place I Called Home. 3,481 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/715560/)
7. [Proteus](https://imho.run/games/219680/proteus) — Also Beautiful, like The Place I Called Home. 1,160 Steam reviews, 83% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/219680/)
8. [Before I Forget](https://imho.run/games/1126600/before-i-forget) — Also Beautiful and Emotional, like The Place I Called Home. 124 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1126600/)
9. [Riven (1997)](https://imho.run/games/63610/riven-1997) — A frequent pick in The Place I Called Home players' libraries, and another Adventure. 1,011 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/63610/)
10. [Call of the Sea](https://imho.run/games/1042490/call-of-the-sea) — A frequent pick in The Place I Called Home players' libraries, and another Indie. 2,379 Steam reviews, 87% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1042490/)
11. [GRIS](https://imho.run/games/683320/gris) — Also Beautiful, like The Place I Called Home. 26,666 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/683320/)
12. [Dream](https://imho.run/games/229580/dream) — Also Beautiful, like The Place I Called Home. 584 Steam reviews, 54% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/229580/)
13. [Gone Home](https://imho.run/games/232430/gone-home) — A frequent pick in The Place I Called Home players' libraries, and another Indie. 10,791 Steam reviews, 77% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/232430/)
14. [ABZU](https://imho.run/games/384190/abzu) — Also Beautiful, like The Place I Called Home. 9,748 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/384190/)
15. [What Remains of Edith Finch](https://imho.run/games/501300/what-remains-of-edith-finch) — A frequent pick in The Place I Called Home players' libraries, and another Indie. 17,663 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/501300/)
16. [Gorogoa](https://imho.run/games/557600/gorogoa) — Also Beautiful, like The Place I Called Home. 5,369 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/557600/)
17. [Leila](https://imho.run/games/2458430/leila) — Also Emotional, like The Place I Called Home. 148 Steam reviews, 83% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2458430/)
18. [Paws - A Shelter 2 Game](https://imho.run/games/434000/paws-a-shelter-2-game) — Also Beautiful and Emotional, like The Place I Called Home. 404 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/434000/)
19. [Koira](https://imho.run/games/1626620/koira) — Also Emotional, like The Place I Called Home. 139 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1626620/)
20. [Firewatch](https://imho.run/games/383870/firewatch) — A frequent pick in The Place I Called Home players' libraries, and another Indie. 55,602 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/383870/)
21. [Last Day of June](https://imho.run/games/635320/last-day-of-june) — Also Beautiful, like The Place I Called Home. 853 Steam reviews, 84% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/635320/)
22. [The Room](https://imho.run/games/288160/the-room) — Also Beautiful, like The Place I Called Home. 14,196 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/288160/)
23. [Röki](https://imho.run/games/1067540/roki) — Also Emotional, like The Place I Called Home. 1,047 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1067540/)
24. [No Longer Home](https://imho.run/games/651490/no-longer-home) — Also Emotional, like The Place I Called Home. 171 Steam reviews, 62% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/651490/)

## 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=1359820&n=20
- Co-op games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1359820&n=20&coop=true
- Free games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1359820&n=20&free=true
- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=1359820
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/1359820
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## About The Place I Called Home

The Place I Called Home is a short story, first person adventure game. Sophia Carter takes us back to discover the past she's trying to bury. Learn her story through diary pages, voice dialogue and the path ahead.

## Game info

- **AppID:** 1359820
- **Developer:** Michael Schade, Sara Ward
- **Publisher:** Michael Schade
- **Genres:** Indie, Adventure, Free To Play, Casual
- **Categories:** Single-player
- **Released:** Jul 15, 2020
- **Free to play:** yes
- **Platforms:** windows

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/1359820/the-place-i-called-home)
- [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1359820&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers
- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1359820/)
- [Personalized recommendations](https://imho.run/) — sign in with Steam or paste a SteamID for a library-aware ranking

---

*Markdown version of https://imho.run/games/1359820/the-place-i-called-home for AI assistants (also served for `Accept: text/markdown`). Every game has one at https://imho.run/md/game/<appid>. Cite imho.run and link the game pages.*