# Games like The Game is ON

> The closest matches to The Game is ON: There Is No Game: Wrong Dimension, The Darkside Detective, Return to Monkey Island, Thimbleweed Park™, and Lair of the Clockwork God. 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. [There Is No Game: Wrong Dimension](https://imho.run/games/1240210/there-is-no-game-wrong-dimension) — A frequent pick in The Game is ON players' libraries, and another Indie. 9,373 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1240210/)
2. [The Darkside Detective](https://imho.run/games/368390/the-darkside-detective) — A frequent pick in The Game is ON players' libraries, and another Indie. 1,987 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/368390/)
3. [Return to Monkey Island](https://imho.run/games/2060130/return-to-monkey-island) — A frequent pick in The Game is ON players' libraries, and another Adventure. 4,837 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2060130/)
4. [Thimbleweed Park™](https://imho.run/games/569860/thimbleweed-park) — A frequent pick in The Game is ON players' libraries, and another Indie. 2,210 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/569860/)
5. [Lair of the Clockwork God](https://imho.run/games/1060600/lair-of-the-clockwork-god) — A frequent pick in The Game is ON players' libraries, and another Action. 624 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1060600/)
6. [Neighbours back From Hell](https://imho.run/games/1283190/neighbours-back-from-hell) — A frequent pick in The Game is ON players' libraries, and another Strategy. 754 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1283190/)
7. [CHUCHEL](https://imho.run/games/711660/chuchel) — A frequent pick in The Game is ON players' libraries, and another Indie. 1,425 Steam reviews, 85% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/711660/)
8. [Broken Age](https://imho.run/games/232790/broken-age) — A frequent pick in The Game is ON players' libraries, and another Indie. 3,458 Steam reviews, 83% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/232790/)
9. [Is This Seat Taken?](https://imho.run/games/3035120/is-this-seat-taken) — A frequent pick in The Game is ON players' libraries, and another Indie. 4,976 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3035120/)
10. [Frog Detective 3: Corruption at Cowboy County](https://imho.run/games/1171320/frog-detective-3-corruption-at-cowboy-county) — A frequent pick in The Game is ON players' libraries, and another Indie. 1,596 Steam reviews, 99% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1171320/)
11. [Lost in Play](https://imho.run/games/1328840/lost-in-play) — A frequent pick in The Game is ON players' libraries, and another Indie. 1,637 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1328840/)
12. [McPixel](https://imho.run/games/220860/mcpixel) — A frequent pick in The Game is ON players' libraries, and another Action. 1,368 Steam reviews, 84% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/220860/)
13. [The Wardrobe - Even Better Edition](https://imho.run/games/497730/the-wardrobe-even-better-edition) — A frequent pick in The Game is ON players' libraries, and another Indie. 161 Steam reviews, 65% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/497730/)
14. [Demetrios - The BIG Cynical Adventure](https://imho.run/games/451570/demetrios-the-big-cynical-adventure) — A frequent pick in The Game is ON players' libraries, and another Indie. 126 Steam reviews, 75% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/451570/)
15. [Pilgrims](https://imho.run/games/1049280/pilgrims) — A frequent pick in The Game is ON players' libraries, and another Indie. 1,488 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1049280/)
16. [3 Minutes to Midnight® - A Comedy Graphic Adventure](https://imho.run/games/832500/3-minutes-to-midnight-a-comedy-graphic-adventure) — A frequent pick in The Game is ON players' libraries, and another Indie. 140 Steam reviews, 84% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/832500/)
17. [Turnip Boy Commits Tax Evasion](https://imho.run/games/1205450/turnip-boy-commits-tax-evasion) — A frequent pick in The Game is ON players' libraries, and another Action. 6,936 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1205450/)
18. [Thank Goodness You're Here!](https://imho.run/games/2366980/thank-goodness-you-re-here) — A frequent pick in The Game is ON players' libraries, and another Indie. 5,582 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2366980/)
19. [Journey of a Roach](https://imho.run/games/255300/journey-of-a-roach) — A frequent pick in The Game is ON players' libraries, and another Indie. 443 Steam reviews, 84% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/255300/)
20. [Mutropolis](https://imho.run/games/1037120/mutropolis) — A frequent pick in The Game is ON players' libraries, and another Indie. 88 Steam reviews, 83% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1037120/)
21. [Lil' Guardsman](https://imho.run/games/1924360/lil-guardsman) — A frequent pick in The Game is ON players' libraries, and another Indie. 827 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1924360/)
22. [Unpacking](https://imho.run/games/1135690/unpacking) — A frequent pick in The Game is ON players' libraries, and another Indie. 22,256 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1135690/)
23. [Sam & Max: Beyond Time and Space](https://imho.run/games/1747050/sam-max-beyond-time-and-space) — A frequent pick in The Game is ON players' libraries, and another Indie. 368 Steam reviews, 99% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1747050/)
24. [Donut County](https://imho.run/games/702670/donut-county) — A frequent pick in The Game is ON players' libraries, and another Indie. 6,536 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/702670/)

## 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=1386280&n=20
- Co-op games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1386280&n=20&coop=true
- Free games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1386280&n=20&free=true
- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=1386280
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/1386280
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## About The Game is ON

Boris wants to learn English, but he's having problems with idioms. Solve wacky puzzles to discover hidden phrases and help him out. The Game is ON.

## Game info

- **AppID:** 1386280
- **Developer:** Bigosaur
- **Publisher:** Bigosaur
- **Genres:** Indie, Casual
- **Categories:** Single-player, Full controller support, Family Sharing
- **Released:** Jan 21, 2021
- **Free to play:** no
- **Platforms:** windows

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/1386280/the-game-is-on)
- [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1386280&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers
- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1386280/)
- [Personalized recommendations](https://imho.run/) — sign in with Steam or paste a SteamID for a library-aware ranking

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