# Games like Press Ctrl

> The closest matches to Press Ctrl: Jump King, Baba Is You, Please, Don’t Touch Anything, The Talos Principle, and LIMBO. 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. [Jump King](https://imho.run/games/1061090/jump-king) — Also Philosophical, like Press Ctrl. 5,049 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1061090/)
2. [Baba Is You](https://imho.run/games/736260/baba-is-you) — Also Logic, like Press Ctrl. 12,222 Steam reviews, 98% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/736260/)
3. [Please, Don’t Touch Anything](https://imho.run/games/354240/please-don-t-touch-anything) — Same challenging mood as Press Ctrl. 2,354 Steam reviews, 88% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/354240/)
4. [The Talos Principle](https://imho.run/games/257510/the-talos-principle) — A frequent pick in Press Ctrl players' libraries, and another Action. 16,978 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/257510/)
5. [LIMBO](https://imho.run/games/48000/limbo) — Shares precision movement with Press Ctrl. 12,690 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/48000/)
6. [The Witness](https://imho.run/games/210970/the-witness) — A frequent pick in Press Ctrl players' libraries, and another Indie. 8,747 Steam reviews, 83% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/210970/)
7. [LYNE](https://imho.run/games/266010/lyne) — Also Logic, like Press Ctrl. 3,536 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/266010/)
8. [14 Minesweeper Variants 2](https://imho.run/games/2631960/14-minesweeper-variants-2) — A frequent pick in Press Ctrl players' libraries, and another Casual. 117 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2631960/)
9. [A=B](https://imho.run/games/1720850/a-b) — Same contemplative mood as Press Ctrl. 206 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1720850/)
10. [A Difficult Game About Climbing](https://imho.run/games/2497920/a-difficult-game-about-climbing) — Also Philosophical, like Press Ctrl. 3,211 Steam reviews, 88% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2497920/)
11. [Brain Break](https://imho.run/games/1459360/brain-break) — Also Logic, like Press Ctrl. 104 Steam reviews, 73% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1459360/)
12. [The Game of Sisyphus](https://imho.run/games/2904890/the-game-of-sisyphus) — Also Philosophical, like Press Ctrl. 197 Steam reviews, 75% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2904890/)
13. [Unfair Flips](https://imho.run/games/3925760/unfair-flips) — Also Philosophical, like Press Ctrl. 1,914 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3925760/)
14. [Zen Garden](https://imho.run/games/592660/zen-garden) — Also Logic, like Press Ctrl. 51 Steam reviews, 69% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/592660/)
15. [Ninja Stealth](https://imho.run/games/485450/ninja-stealth) — A frequent pick in Press Ctrl players' libraries, and another Strategy. 277 Steam reviews, 71% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/485450/)
16. [Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes](https://imho.run/games/341800/keep-talking-and-nobody-explodes) — Same stressful mood as Press Ctrl. 7,982 Steam reviews, 98% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/341800/)
17. [GravNewton](https://imho.run/games/549100/gravnewton) — Same tense mood as Press Ctrl. 112 Steam reviews, 76% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/549100/)
18. [Filament](https://imho.run/games/1137350/filament) — Also Logic, like Press Ctrl. 383 Steam reviews, 84% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1137350/)
19. [qop 2](https://imho.run/games/757330/qop-2) — Also Logic, like Press Ctrl. 177 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/757330/)
20. [7 Billion Humans](https://imho.run/games/792100/7-billion-humans) — Also Logic, like Press Ctrl. 811 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/792100/)
21. [Minimalism](https://imho.run/games/585690/minimalism) — Same stressful mood as Press Ctrl. 672 Steam reviews, 64% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/585690/)
22. [Gentoo Rescue](https://imho.run/games/2830480/gentoo-rescue) — Also Logic, like Press Ctrl. 163 Steam reviews, 100% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2830480/)
23. [Loophole](https://imho.run/games/3629400/loophole) — Also Logic, like Press Ctrl. 114 Steam reviews, 99% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3629400/)
24. [SpaceChem](https://imho.run/games/92800/spacechem) — Also Logic, like Press Ctrl. 1,904 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/92800/)

## 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=1533050&n=20
- Co-op games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1533050&n=20&coop=true
- Free games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1533050&n=20&free=true
- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=1533050
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/1533050
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## About Press Ctrl

A mind-bending puzzler where your avatar controls another avatar via an in-game keyboard.

## Game info

- **AppID:** 1533050
- **Developer:** Idan Rooze
- **Publisher:** Idan Rooze
- **Genres:** Indie
- **Categories:** Partial Controller Support, Single-player, Steam Achievements, Family Sharing
- **Released:** Mar 16, 2021
- **Free to play:** no
- **Platforms:** windows

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/1533050/press-ctrl)
- [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1533050&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers
- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1533050/)
- [Personalized recommendations](https://imho.run/) — sign in with Steam or paste a SteamID for a library-aware ranking

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