# Games like House of Rules

> The closest matches to House of Rules: Static Dread: The Lighthouse, Within Skerry, Cat in the Box, The Mildew Children, and Poppy Playtime. 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. [Static Dread: The Lighthouse](https://imho.run/games/3298940/static-dread-the-lighthouse) — Shares dialogue choices and multiple endings with House of Rules. 356 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3298940/)
2. [Within Skerry](https://imho.run/games/1871510/within-skerry) — Shares multiple endings and puzzle solving with House of Rules. 105 Steam reviews, 83% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1871510/)
3. [Cat in the Box](https://imho.run/games/1257410/cat-in-the-box) — Same atmospheric mood as House of Rules. 372 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1257410/)
4. [The Mildew Children](https://imho.run/games/2420350/the-mildew-children) — A frequent pick in House of Rules players' libraries, and another Adventure. 66 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2420350/)
5. [Poppy Playtime](https://imho.run/games/1721470/poppy-playtime) — Shares chase sequences and puzzle solving with House of Rules. 59,931 Steam reviews, 88% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1721470/)
6. [a pet shop after dark](https://imho.run/games/1934800/a-pet-shop-after-dark) — Shares puzzle solving with House of Rules. 88 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1934800/)
7. [CLeM](https://imho.run/games/1861440/clem) — Shares multiple endings with House of Rules. 110 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1861440/)
8. [Rusty Lake Hotel](https://imho.run/games/435120/rusty-lake-hotel) — A frequent pick in House of Rules players' libraries, and another Indie. 2,019 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/435120/)
9. [Scarlet Hollow](https://imho.run/games/1609230/scarlet-hollow) — A frequent pick in House of Rules players' libraries, and another RPG. 3,657 Steam reviews, 98% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1609230/)
10. [No, I'm not a Human](https://imho.run/games/3180070/no-i-m-not-a-human) — Shares dialogue choices and multiple endings with House of Rules. 8,691 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3180070/)
11. [Yuppie Psycho: Executive Edition](https://imho.run/games/597760/yuppie-psycho-executive-edition) — Shares multiple endings and puzzle solving with House of Rules. 2,072 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/597760/)
12. [Little Nightmares](https://imho.run/games/424840/little-nightmares) — Shares chase sequences with House of Rules. 18,797 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/424840/)
13. [Dread Weight](https://imho.run/games/2399060/dread-weight) — Shares dialogue choices and multiple endings with House of Rules. 141 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2399060/)
14. [Tokyo Dark](https://imho.run/games/687260/tokyo-dark) — Shares dialogue choices and multiple endings with House of Rules. 581 Steam reviews, 85% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/687260/)
15. [Water Delivery](https://imho.run/games/3077670/water-delivery) — Shares multiple endings and puzzle solving with House of Rules. 106 Steam reviews, 83% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3077670/)
16. [The Infectious Madness of Doctor Dekker](https://imho.run/games/545540/the-infectious-madness-of-doctor-dekker) — Shares multiple endings with House of Rules. 453 Steam reviews, 83% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/545540/)
17. [Enigma of Fear](https://imho.run/games/1507580/enigma-of-fear) — A frequent pick in House of Rules players' libraries, and another Action. 229 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1507580/)
18. [Grunn](https://imho.run/games/2720950/grunn) — Shares multiple endings and puzzle solving with House of Rules. 911 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2720950/)
19. [An English Haunting](https://imho.run/games/2474030/an-english-haunting) — Shares dialogue choices and puzzle solving with House of Rules. 247 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2474030/)
20. [Layers of Fear](https://imho.run/games/1946700/layers-of-fear) — Shares puzzle solving with House of Rules. 590 Steam reviews, 76% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1946700/)
21. [Zero Escape: The Nonary Games](https://imho.run/games/477740/zero-escape-the-nonary-games) — Shares multiple endings with House of Rules. 3,855 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/477740/)
22. [The Inn-Sanity](https://imho.run/games/2688570/the-inn-sanity) — Shares dialogue choices and multiple endings with House of Rules. 493 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2688570/)
23. [Do No Harm](https://imho.run/games/3138780/do-no-harm) — A frequent pick in House of Rules players' libraries, and another Simulation. 412 Steam reviews, 71% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3138780/)
24. [The Horror Of Salazar House](https://imho.run/games/1405440/the-horror-of-salazar-house) — Shares multiple endings and puzzle solving with House of Rules. 222 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1405440/)

## 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=1725440&n=20
- Co-op games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1725440&n=20&coop=true
- Free games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1725440&n=20&free=true
- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=1725440
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/1725440
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## About House of Rules

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## Game info

- **AppID:** 1725440
- **Developer:** Chii the Cat
- **Publisher:** Chii the Cat
- **Genres:** Indie, Adventure
- **Categories:** Single-player, Family Sharing
- **Released:** Dec 17, 2021
- **Free to play:** no
- **Platforms:** windows

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/1725440/house-of-rules)
- [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1725440&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers
- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1725440/)
- [Personalized recommendations](https://imho.run/) — sign in with Steam or paste a SteamID for a library-aware ranking

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