# Games like The Thing from Nowhere

> The closest matches to The Thing from Nowhere: Subsurface Circular, Quarantine Circular, The Darkside Detective: A Fumble in the Dark, The Innsmouth Case, and The Wanderer: Frankenstein’s Creature. 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. [Subsurface Circular](https://imho.run/games/676820/subsurface-circular) — Also Investigation and Text-Based, like The Thing from Nowhere. 1,353 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/676820/)
2. [Quarantine Circular](https://imho.run/games/853500/quarantine-circular) — A frequent pick in The Thing from Nowhere players' libraries, and another Indie. 399 Steam reviews, 88% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/853500/)
3. [The Darkside Detective: A Fumble in the Dark](https://imho.run/games/795420/the-darkside-detective-a-fumble-in-the-dark) — Also Investigation and Text-Based, like The Thing from Nowhere. 877 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/795420/)
4. [The Innsmouth Case](https://imho.run/games/1231950/the-innsmouth-case) — Also Text-Based and Choose Your Own Adventure, like The Thing from Nowhere. 87 Steam reviews, 62% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1231950/)
5. [The Wanderer: Frankenstein’s Creature](https://imho.run/games/966670/the-wanderer-frankenstein-s-creature) — Also Text-Based and Choose Your Own Adventure, like The Thing from Nowhere. 98 Steam reviews, 85% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/966670/)
6. [Roadwarden](https://imho.run/games/1155970/roadwarden) — A frequent pick in The Thing from Nowhere players' libraries, and another RPG. 3,718 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1155970/)
7. [Pentiment](https://imho.run/games/1205520/pentiment) — Also Investigation and Choose Your Own Adventure, like The Thing from Nowhere. 4,985 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1205520/)
8. [Burly Men at Sea](https://imho.run/games/403290/burly-men-at-sea) — Also Mythology and Choose Your Own Adventure, like The Thing from Nowhere. 128 Steam reviews, 74% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/403290/)
9. [Expelled!](https://imho.run/games/2963890/expelled) — Also Investigation and Choose Your Own Adventure, like The Thing from Nowhere. 177 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2963890/)
10. [Signs of the Sojourner](https://imho.run/games/1058690/signs-of-the-sojourner) — Also Text-Based and Choose Your Own Adventure, like The Thing from Nowhere. 149 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1058690/)
11. [Ace Attorney Investigations Collection](https://imho.run/games/2401970/ace-attorney-investigations-collection) — A frequent pick in The Thing from Nowhere players' libraries, and another Adventure. 883 Steam reviews, 98% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2401970/)
12. [Omen Exitio: Plague](https://imho.run/games/668590/omen-exitio-plague) — Also Text-Based and Choose Your Own Adventure, like The Thing from Nowhere. 192 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/668590/)
13. [The Life and Suffering of Sir Brante](https://imho.run/games/1272160/the-life-and-suffering-of-sir-brante) — A frequent pick in The Thing from Nowhere players' libraries, and another Strategy. 2,670 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1272160/)
14. [The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles](https://imho.run/games/1158850/the-great-ace-attorney-chronicles) — Also Text-Based and Choose Your Own Adventure, like The Thing from Nowhere. 3,278 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1158850/)
15. [The Wolf Among Us](https://imho.run/games/250320/the-wolf-among-us) — Also Choose Your Own Adventure, like The Thing from Nowhere. 18,516 Steam reviews, 98% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/250320/)
16. [Stories from Sol: The Gun-Dog](https://imho.run/games/2118420/stories-from-sol-the-gun-dog) — Also Choose Your Own Adventure, like The Thing from Nowhere. 404 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2118420/)
17. [Strange Antiquities](https://imho.run/games/2885870/strange-antiquities) — Also Investigation, like The Thing from Nowhere. 1,956 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2885870/)
18. [Angels with Scaly Wings™ / 鱗羽の天使](https://imho.run/games/571880/angels-with-scaly-wings) — Also Choose Your Own Adventure, like The Thing from Nowhere. 1,149 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/571880/)
19. [Wanderlust: Travel Stories](https://imho.run/games/1051410/wanderlust-travel-stories) — Also Text-Based and Choose Your Own Adventure, like The Thing from Nowhere. 79 Steam reviews, 82% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1051410/)
20. [The Silver Case](https://imho.run/games/476650/the-silver-case) — Also Investigation and Text-Based, like The Thing from Nowhere. 654 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/476650/)
21. [Werewolf: The Apocalypse — Heart of the Forest](https://imho.run/games/1342620/werewolf-the-apocalypse-heart-of-the-forest) — Also Text-Based and Choose Your Own Adventure, like The Thing from Nowhere. 594 Steam reviews, 83% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1342620/)
22. [VIDEOVERSE](https://imho.run/games/2079180/videoverse) — Also Choose Your Own Adventure, like The Thing from Nowhere. 165 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2079180/)
23. [Doctor Who: The Lonely Assassins](https://imho.run/games/1508270/doctor-who-the-lonely-assassins) — Also Investigation and Text-Based, like The Thing from Nowhere. 293 Steam reviews, 88% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1508270/)
24. [I Was a Teenage Exocolonist](https://imho.run/games/1148760/i-was-a-teenage-exocolonist) — Also Choose Your Own Adventure, like The Thing from Nowhere. 3,777 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1148760/)

## 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=1814240&n=20
- Co-op games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1814240&n=20&coop=true
- Free games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1814240&n=20&free=true
- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=1814240
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/1814240
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## About The Thing from Nowhere

Travel to a remote town in Alaska and uncover the truth behind reported sightings of a mythical creature from ancient Inuit folklore. A Choose Your Own Adventure mystery set in the 1950s, inspired by classic monster movies and Amiga's "It Came from the Desert".

## Game info

- **AppID:** 1814240
- **Developer:** Equanimity Studios
- **Publisher:** Equanimity Studios
- **Genres:** Indie, Adventure, Casual
- **Categories:** Single-player, Steam Cloud, Family Sharing
- **Released:** Feb 1, 2023
- **Free to play:** no
- **Platforms:** windows

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/1814240/the-thing-from-nowhere)
- [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1814240&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers
- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1814240/)
- [Personalized recommendations](https://imho.run/) — sign in with Steam or paste a SteamID for a library-aware ranking

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