# Games like IDEA

> The closest matches to IDEA: Sunlight, The Witness, Deer & Boy, SEASON: A letter to the future, and PLAYNE : The Meditation Game. 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. [Sunlight](https://imho.run/games/1451120/sunlight) — Also Philosophical and Cinematic, like IDEA. 364 Steam reviews, 75% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1451120/)
2. [The Witness](https://imho.run/games/210970/the-witness) — Also Philosophical and Nonlinear, like IDEA. 8,747 Steam reviews, 83% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/210970/)
3. [Deer & Boy](https://imho.run/games/1803140/deer-boy) — Also Cinematic and Nature, like IDEA. 368 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1803140/)
4. [SEASON: A letter to the future](https://imho.run/games/695330/season-a-letter-to-the-future) — Also Philosophical and Emotional, like IDEA. 801 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/695330/)
5. [PLAYNE : The Meditation Game](https://imho.run/games/865540/playne-the-meditation-game) — A frequent pick in IDEA players' libraries, and another Indie. 879 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/865540/)
6. [Biped](https://imho.run/games/1071870/biped) — Also Nature and Emotional, like IDEA. 1,681 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1071870/)
7. [Lonely Mountains: Downhill](https://imho.run/games/711540/lonely-mountains-downhill) — Also Nature, like IDEA. 1,521 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/711540/)
8. [Bonfire Peaks](https://imho.run/games/1147890/bonfire-peaks) — Also Nonlinear and Cinematic, like IDEA. 181 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1147890/)
9. [Glitchhikers: The Spaces Between](https://imho.run/games/1449230/glitchhikers-the-spaces-between) — Also Philosophical and Nonlinear, like IDEA. 99 Steam reviews, 69% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1449230/)
10. [Islands of Insight](https://imho.run/games/2071500/islands-of-insight) — Also Philosophical and Nonlinear, like IDEA. 1,166 Steam reviews, 76% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2071500/)
11. [WILL: Follow The Light](https://imho.run/games/3144860/will-follow-the-light) — Also Philosophical and Nature, like IDEA. 118 Steam reviews, 76% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3144860/)
12. [Luto](https://imho.run/games/1729740/luto) — Also Cinematic and Emotional, like IDEA. 558 Steam reviews, 84% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1729740/)
13. [Farewell North](https://imho.run/games/1432850/farewell-north) — Also Nature and Emotional, like IDEA. 420 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1432850/)
14. [Herdling](https://imho.run/games/3047750/herdling) — Also Cinematic and Nature, like IDEA. 449 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3047750/)
15. [Constance](https://imho.run/games/2313700/constance) — Also Nonlinear and Emotional, like IDEA. 951 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2313700/)
16. [In Between](https://imho.run/games/388420/in-between) — Also Philosophical and Emotional, like IDEA. 81 Steam reviews, 85% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/388420/)
17. [Void Sols](https://imho.run/games/2736690/void-sols) — Also Nonlinear, like IDEA. 260 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2736690/)
18. [The Bridge](https://imho.run/games/204240/the-bridge) — Also Emotional, like IDEA. 1,236 Steam reviews, 85% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/204240/)
19. [Teardown](https://imho.run/games/1167630/teardown) — A frequent pick in IDEA players' libraries, and another Action. 73,315 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1167630/)
20. [Solar 2](https://imho.run/games/97000/solar-2) — A frequent pick in IDEA players' libraries, and another Action. 1,141 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/97000/)
21. [Eternal Hope](https://imho.run/games/1162280/eternal-hope) — Also Cinematic and Emotional, like IDEA. 108 Steam reviews, 75% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1162280/)
22. [Riven](https://imho.run/games/1712350/riven) — Also Emotional, like IDEA. 2,175 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1712350/)
23. [Rock Simulator 2](https://imho.run/games/1949770/rock-simulator-2) — Also Philosophical and Cinematic, like IDEA. 183 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1949770/)
24. [Aka](https://imho.run/games/1591450/aka) — Also Nonlinear and Nature, like IDEA. 217 Steam reviews, 78% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1591450/)

## 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=1873870&n=20
- Co-op games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1873870&n=20&coop=true
- Free games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1873870&n=20&free=true
- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=1873870
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/1873870
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## About IDEA

IDEA is a game about discovering and sharing. Explore gorgeous landscapes, roll down highways and stumble upon welcoming cottages and abandoned dumpsters. Help your ideas find their way – and share them with the world when they stop, before beginning your journey anew.

## Game info

- **AppID:** 1873870
- **Developer:** TLR Games
- **Publisher:** TLR Games, Shinyuden, IndieArk
- **Genres:** Indie
- **Categories:** Single-player, Family Sharing
- **Released:** Mar 9, 2023
- **Free to play:** no
- **Platforms:** windows, mac

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/1873870/idea)
- [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1873870&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers
- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1873870/)
- [Personalized recommendations](https://imho.run/) — sign in with Steam or paste a SteamID for a library-aware ranking

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