# Games like True Virus

> The closest matches to True Virus: Quarantine Circular, Follow the meaning, Rusty Lake Hotel, SIMULACRA 2, and Pathologic 3. 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. [Quarantine Circular](https://imho.run/games/853500/quarantine-circular) — Also Detective and Text-Based, like True Virus. 399 Steam reviews, 88% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/853500/)
2. [Follow the meaning](https://imho.run/games/2720280/follow-the-meaning) — Shares inventory based puzzles with True Virus. 385 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2720280/)
3. [Rusty Lake Hotel](https://imho.run/games/435120/rusty-lake-hotel) — Also Surreal and Hidden Object, like True Virus. 2,019 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/435120/)
4. [SIMULACRA 2](https://imho.run/games/1011190/simulacra-2) — A frequent pick in True Virus players' libraries, and another Indie. 632 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1011190/)
5. [Pathologic 3](https://imho.run/games/3199650/pathologic-3) — Also Detective and Surreal, like True Virus. 994 Steam reviews, 87% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3199650/)
6. [Fran Bow](https://imho.run/games/362680/fran-bow) — Also Surreal and Gore, like True Virus. 8,241 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/362680/)
7. [Chicken Police: Into the HIVE!](https://imho.run/games/2362090/chicken-police-into-the-hive) — A frequent pick in True Virus players' libraries, and another Adventure. 148 Steam reviews, 82% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2362090/)
8. [Tormenture](https://imho.run/games/2545220/tormenture) — Also Surreal, like True Virus. 130 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2545220/)
9. [Tokyo Dark](https://imho.run/games/687260/tokyo-dark) — Shares environmental exploration with True Virus. 581 Steam reviews, 85% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/687260/)
10. [Black Mirror II](https://imho.run/games/286460/black-mirror-ii) — Shares dialogue driven clues and inventory based puzzles with True Virus. 194 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/286460/)
11. [Slender Threads](https://imho.run/games/1116480/slender-threads) — Also Gore, like True Virus. 292 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1116480/)
12. [Subsurface Circular](https://imho.run/games/676820/subsurface-circular) — Also Detective and Text-Based, like True Virus. 1,353 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/676820/)
13. [Epigraph](https://imho.run/games/2789770/epigraph) — Shares inventory based puzzles and environmental exploration with True Virus. 167 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2789770/)
14. [Bad Dream: Fever](https://imho.run/games/769970/bad-dream-fever) — Also Detective and Gore, like True Virus. 452 Steam reviews, 82% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/769970/)
15. [True Fear: Forsaken Souls Part 3](https://imho.run/games/3168310/true-fear-forsaken-souls-part-3) — Also Detective and Hidden Object, like True Virus. 240 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3168310/)
16. [Visage](https://imho.run/games/594330/visage) — A frequent pick in True Virus players' libraries, and another Action. 3,985 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/594330/)
17. [Dead Take](https://imho.run/games/3352690/dead-take) — Also Surreal, like True Virus. 556 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3352690/)
18. [The Wanderer: Frankenstein’s Creature](https://imho.run/games/966670/the-wanderer-frankenstein-s-creature) — Also Text-Based and Hidden Object, like True Virus. 98 Steam reviews, 85% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/966670/)
19. [Strange Antiquities](https://imho.run/games/2885870/strange-antiquities) — Also Detective, like True Virus. 1,956 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2885870/)
20. [ASYLUM](https://imho.run/games/230210/asylum) — Also Gore, like True Virus. 254 Steam reviews, 84% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/230210/)
21. [Is this Game Trying to Kill Me?](https://imho.run/games/2658470/is-this-game-trying-to-kill-me) — Shares inventory based puzzles with True Virus. 577 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2658470/)
22. [Bulb Boy](https://imho.run/games/390290/bulb-boy) — Also Surreal and Gore, like True Virus. 284 Steam reviews, 87% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/390290/)
23. [The Roottrees are Dead](https://imho.run/games/2754380/the-roottrees-are-dead) — Also Detective and Logic, like True Virus. 4,456 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2754380/)
24. [The Darkside Detective: A Fumble in the Dark](https://imho.run/games/795420/the-darkside-detective-a-fumble-in-the-dark) — Also Detective and Text-Based, like True Virus. 877 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/795420/)

## 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=1514900&n=20
- Co-op games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1514900&n=20&coop=true
- Free games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1514900&n=20&free=true
- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=1514900
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/1514900
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## About True Virus

True Virus is a point-and-click adventure game that takes players to an abandoned psychiatric hospital. Set in a world ravaged by an enigmatic and dangerous pandemic.

## Game info

- **AppID:** 1514900
- **Developer:** Farmind Studio, 100 GAMES
- **Publisher:** 100 GAMES
- **Genres:** Indie, Adventure
- **Categories:** Single-player, Steam Achievements, Family Sharing
- **Released:** Mar 22, 2024
- **Free to play:** no
- **Platforms:** windows

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/1514900/true-virus)
- [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1514900&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers
- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1514900/)
- [Personalized recommendations](https://imho.run/) — sign in with Steam or paste a SteamID for a library-aware ranking

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