# Games like The Corruption Within

> The closest matches to The Corruption Within: The Crimson Diamond, Resonance, Home, The Tartarus Key, and The Horror Of Salazar House. 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) — Shares multiple endings with The Corruption Within. 534 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1098770/)
2. [Resonance](https://imho.run/games/212050/resonance) — Shares dialogue puzzles with The Corruption Within. 366 Steam reviews, 87% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/212050/)
3. [Home](https://imho.run/games/215670/home) — Also Thriller and Psychological, like The Corruption Within. 889 Steam reviews, 69% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/215670/)
4. [The Tartarus Key](https://imho.run/games/1431850/the-tartarus-key) — Shares environmental storytelling with The Corruption Within. 195 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1431850/)
5. [The Horror Of Salazar House](https://imho.run/games/1405440/the-horror-of-salazar-house) — A frequent pick in The Corruption Within players' libraries, and another Adventure. 222 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1405440/)
6. [An English Haunting](https://imho.run/games/2474030/an-english-haunting) — Shares environmental storytelling with The Corruption Within. 247 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2474030/)
7. [The Excavation of Hob's Barrow](https://imho.run/games/1182310/the-excavation-of-hob-s-barrow) — Same atmospheric mood as The Corruption Within. 1,857 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1182310/)
8. [Thimbleweed Park™](https://imho.run/games/569860/thimbleweed-park) — A frequent pick in The Corruption Within players' libraries, and another Indie. 2,210 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/569860/)
9. [Football Game](https://imho.run/games/654550/football-game) — Also Thriller and Psychological, like The Corruption Within. 226 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/654550/)
10. [Lucifer Within Us](https://imho.run/games/717560/lucifer-within-us) — Also Psychological and Investigation, like The Corruption Within. 493 Steam reviews, 72% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/717560/)
11. [The Night is Grey](https://imho.run/games/1281490/the-night-is-grey) — Also Thriller, like The Corruption Within. 183 Steam reviews, 78% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1281490/)
12. [Strange Antiquities](https://imho.run/games/2885870/strange-antiquities) — Also Investigation, like The Corruption Within. 1,956 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2885870/)
13. [Blue Prince](https://imho.run/games/1569580/blue-prince) — Also Investigation, like The Corruption Within. 13,179 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1569580/)
14. [No, I'm not a Human](https://imho.run/games/3180070/no-i-m-not-a-human) — Shares multiple endings with The Corruption Within. 8,691 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3180070/)
15. [NORCO](https://imho.run/games/1221250/norco) — Also Investigation, like The Corruption Within. 1,675 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1221250/)
16. [Dead Secret](https://imho.run/games/402260/dead-secret) — Shares environmental storytelling and multiple endings with The Corruption Within. 390 Steam reviews, 82% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/402260/)
17. [Dead Take](https://imho.run/games/3352690/dead-take) — Shares environmental storytelling with The Corruption Within. 556 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3352690/)
18. [Lucy Dreaming](https://imho.run/games/1532710/lucy-dreaming) — Same atmospheric mood as The Corruption Within. 215 Steam reviews, 99% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1532710/)
19. [Mundaun](https://imho.run/games/720350/mundaun) — A frequent pick in The Corruption Within players' libraries, and another Action. 894 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/720350/)
20. [Stories Untold](https://imho.run/games/558420/stories-untold) — Also Thriller, like The Corruption Within. 3,201 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/558420/)
21. [Penelope Pendrick and the Art of Deceit](https://imho.run/games/3148060/penelope-pendrick-and-the-art-of-deceit) — Shares environmental storytelling and multiple endings with The Corruption Within. 432 Steam reviews, 98% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3148060/)
22. [The Lightkeeper](https://imho.run/games/3612850/the-lightkeeper) — Shares environmental storytelling and multiple endings with The Corruption Within. 559 Steam reviews, 80% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3612850/)
23. [Tormenture](https://imho.run/games/2545220/tormenture) — Shares multiple endings with The Corruption Within. 130 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2545220/)
24. [Sanitarium](https://imho.run/games/284050/sanitarium) — Same atmospheric mood as The Corruption Within. 618 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/284050/)

## 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=1395400&n=20
- Co-op games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1395400&n=20&coop=true
- Free games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1395400&n=20&free=true
- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=1395400
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/1395400
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## About The Corruption Within

The Corruption Within is a psychological thriller first-person point & click adventure game set in the Victorian era, with an emphasis on strong narrative, intriguing characters and puzzle-solving.

## Game info

- **AppID:** 1395400
- **Developer:** Cosmic Void, Dave Seaman
- **Publisher:** Cosmic Void
- **Genres:** Indie, Adventure
- **Categories:** Single-player, Steam Achievements, Family Sharing
- **Released:** Jun 9, 2021
- **Free to play:** no
- **Platforms:** windows

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/1395400/the-corruption-within)
- [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1395400&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers
- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1395400/)
- [Personalized recommendations](https://imho.run/) — sign in with Steam or paste a SteamID for a library-aware ranking

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