# Games like How We Got Here

> The closest matches to How We Got Here: He Needs His Medicine, TR-49, Once Alive, Ghost on the Shore, and Cellveillance. 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. [He Needs His Medicine](https://imho.run/games/1590360/he-needs-his-medicine) — Also Lore-Rich and Walking Simulator, like How We Got Here. 494 Steam reviews, 81% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1590360/)
2. [TR-49](https://imho.run/games/3838370/tr-49) — Shares environmental storytelling and branching narrative with How We Got Here. 908 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3838370/)
3. [Once Alive](https://imho.run/games/2336440/once-alive) — Shares environmental storytelling and puzzle solving with How We Got Here. 70 Steam reviews, 79% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2336440/)
4. [Ghost on the Shore](https://imho.run/games/1211930/ghost-on-the-shore) — Shares environmental storytelling with How We Got Here. 121 Steam reviews, 85% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1211930/)
5. [Cellveillance](https://imho.run/games/3218580/cellveillance) — Also Drama and Interactive Fiction, like How We Got Here. 53 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3218580/)
6. [Gone Home](https://imho.run/games/232430/gone-home) — Also Walking Simulator and Interactive Fiction, like How We Got Here. 10,791 Steam reviews, 77% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/232430/)
7. [Arctic Awakening](https://imho.run/games/1275550/arctic-awakening) — Shares puzzle solving with How We Got Here. 208 Steam reviews, 88% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1275550/)
8. [WILL: Follow The Light](https://imho.run/games/3144860/will-follow-the-light) — Also Drama and Walking Simulator, like How We Got Here. 118 Steam reviews, 76% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3144860/)
9. [Terraformental](https://imho.run/games/3762790/terraformental) — Also Lore-Rich and Interactive Fiction, like How We Got Here. 237 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3762790/)
10. [What Remains of Edith Finch](https://imho.run/games/501300/what-remains-of-edith-finch) — A frequent pick in How We Got Here players' libraries, and another Indie. 17,663 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/501300/)
11. [A Date in the Park](https://imho.run/games/468530/a-date-in-the-park) — A frequent pick in How We Got Here players' libraries, and another Adventure. 1,317 Steam reviews, 87% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/468530/)
12. [Empathy: Path of Whispers](https://imho.run/games/291690/empathy-path-of-whispers) — Also Walking Simulator, like How We Got Here. 95 Steam reviews, 59% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/291690/)
13. [The Berlin Apartment](https://imho.run/games/2280430/the-berlin-apartment) — Shares environmental storytelling with How We Got Here. 107 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2280430/)
14. [Aporia: Beyond The Valley](https://imho.run/games/573130/aporia-beyond-the-valley) — Shares environmental storytelling and puzzle solving with How We Got Here. 273 Steam reviews, 82% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/573130/)
15. [Pieces of me](https://imho.run/games/2479740/pieces-of-me) — Shares environmental storytelling and puzzle solving with How We Got Here. 169 Steam reviews, 88% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2479740/)
16. [The NOexistenceN of you AND me](https://imho.run/games/2873080/the-noexistencen-of-you-and-me) — Shares branching narrative with How We Got Here. 4,781 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2873080/)
17. [The Fabled Woods](https://imho.run/games/1299480/the-fabled-woods) — Shares environmental storytelling with How We Got Here. 144 Steam reviews, 67% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1299480/)
18. [Garten of Banban 4](https://imho.run/games/2383120/garten-of-banban-4) — A frequent pick in How We Got Here players' libraries, and another Action. 1,055 Steam reviews, 80% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2383120/)
19. [The Station](https://imho.run/games/565120/the-station) — Shares environmental storytelling and puzzle solving with How We Got Here. 685 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/565120/)
20. [CARIMARA: Beneath the forlorn limbs](https://imho.run/games/3570370/carimara-beneath-the-forlorn-limbs) — Shares branching narrative and puzzle solving with How We Got Here. 1,065 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3570370/)
21. [The Witness](https://imho.run/games/210970/the-witness) — Shares puzzle solving with How We Got Here. 8,747 Steam reviews, 83% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/210970/)
22. [Mutazione](https://imho.run/games/1080750/mutazione) — Also Drama and Walking Simulator, like How We Got Here. 666 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1080750/)
23. [Creepy Tale: Some Other Place](https://imho.run/games/2476100/creepy-tale-some-other-place) — Also Lore-Rich, like How We Got Here. 67 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2476100/)
24. [The Roottrees are Dead](https://imho.run/games/2754380/the-roottrees-are-dead) — Also Interactive Fiction, like How We Got Here. 4,456 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2754380/)

## 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=1614040&n=20
- Co-op games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1614040&n=20&coop=true
- Free games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1614040&n=20&free=true
- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=1614040
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/1614040
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## About How We Got Here

You wake up on a floating island with no idea how you got there. Find ways to reach new and strange islands and meet other survivors all while uncovering the story of how you all got there.

## Game info

- **AppID:** 1614040
- **Developer:** Euphoric Bros
- **Publisher:** Euphoric Bros
- **Genres:** Action, Indie, Adventure, Simulation, RPG, Free To Play, Casual
- **Categories:** Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Cloud
- **Released:** May 18, 2021
- **Free to play:** yes
- **Platforms:** windows, mac, linux

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/1614040/how-we-got-here)
- [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1614040&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers
- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1614040/)
- [Personalized recommendations](https://imho.run/) — sign in with Steam or paste a SteamID for a library-aware ranking

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