# Games like a pet shop after dark

> The closest matches to a pet shop after dark: A YEAR OF SPRINGS, Rusty Lake: Roots, Tales from Candleforth, Strange Antiquities, and Children of Silentown. 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. [A YEAR OF SPRINGS](https://imho.run/games/1688580/a-year-of-springs) — Also Interactive Fiction, like a pet shop after dark. 611 Steam reviews, 100% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1688580/)
2. [Rusty Lake: Roots](https://imho.run/games/532110/rusty-lake-roots) — Shares time manipulation and puzzle solving with a pet shop after dark. 1,696 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/532110/)
3. [Tales from Candleforth](https://imho.run/games/2200410/tales-from-candleforth) — Shares puzzle solving with a pet shop after dark. 71 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2200410/)
4. [Strange Antiquities](https://imho.run/games/2885870/strange-antiquities) — A frequent pick in a pet shop after dark players' libraries, and another Indie. 1,956 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2885870/)
5. [Children of Silentown](https://imho.run/games/1108000/children-of-silentown) — Shares puzzle solving with a pet shop after dark. 420 Steam reviews, 85% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1108000/)
6. [No Case Should Remain Unsolved](https://imho.run/games/2676840/no-case-should-remain-unsolved) — Shares puzzle solving with a pet shop after dark. 1,560 Steam reviews, 98% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2676840/)
7. [True Fear: Forsaken Souls Part 3](https://imho.run/games/3168310/true-fear-forsaken-souls-part-3) — Shares hint system and puzzle solving with a pet shop after dark. 240 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3168310/)
8. [NO-SKIN](https://imho.run/games/3011030/no-skin) — Shares fourth wall breaking and puzzle solving with a pet shop after dark. 995 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3011030/)
9. [Follow the meaning](https://imho.run/games/2720280/follow-the-meaning) — Also Hidden Object, like a pet shop after dark. 385 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2720280/)
10. [CORPSE FACTORY](https://imho.run/games/1414250/corpse-factory) — Also Interactive Fiction, like a pet shop after dark. 539 Steam reviews, 81% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1414250/)
11. [DISCOPUP](https://imho.run/games/3380950/discopup) — Shares time manipulation and puzzle solving with a pet shop after dark. 324 Steam reviews, 98% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3380950/)
12. [There Is No Game: Wrong Dimension](https://imho.run/games/1240210/there-is-no-game-wrong-dimension) — Shares fourth wall breaking and puzzle solving with a pet shop after dark. 9,373 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1240210/)
13. [Scarlet Hollow](https://imho.run/games/1609230/scarlet-hollow) — A frequent pick in a pet shop after dark players' libraries, and another RPG. 3,657 Steam reviews, 98% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1609230/)
14. [My Beautiful Paper Smile](https://imho.run/games/1036700/my-beautiful-paper-smile) — A frequent pick in a pet shop after dark players' libraries, and another Action. 183 Steam reviews, 83% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1036700/)
15. [Matsuro Palette](https://imho.run/games/1321120/matsuro-palette) — Also Hidden Object and Interactive Fiction, like a pet shop after dark. 56 Steam reviews, 100% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1321120/)
16. [Dark Nights with Poe and Munro](https://imho.run/games/1098170/dark-nights-with-poe-and-munro) — Also Interactive Fiction, like a pet shop after dark. 248 Steam reviews, 80% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1098170/)
17. [Whisper of the House](https://imho.run/games/2589500/whisper-of-the-house) — Shares puzzle solving with a pet shop after dark. 2,019 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2589500/)
18. [Static Dread: The Lighthouse](https://imho.run/games/3298940/static-dread-the-lighthouse) — Shares puzzle solving with a pet shop after dark. 356 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3298940/)
19. [The NOexistenceN of you AND me](https://imho.run/games/2873080/the-noexistencen-of-you-and-me) — Shares fourth wall breaking with a pet shop after dark. 4,781 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2873080/)
20. [Grunn](https://imho.run/games/2720950/grunn) — Shares hint system and puzzle solving with a pet shop after dark. 911 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2720950/)
21. [Night Mysteries: The Amphora Prisoner](https://imho.run/games/348870/night-mysteries-the-amphora-prisoner) — A frequent pick in a pet shop after dark players' libraries, and another Adventure. 51 Steam reviews, 65% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/348870/)
22. [Fran Bow](https://imho.run/games/362680/fran-bow) — Shares puzzle solving with a pet shop after dark. 8,241 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/362680/)
23. [My Lovely Daughter](https://imho.run/games/580170/my-lovely-daughter) — Also Interactive Fiction, like a pet shop after dark. 417 Steam reviews, 79% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/580170/)
24. [Panelak](https://imho.run/games/3333890/panelak) — Shares puzzle solving with a pet shop after dark. 50 Steam reviews, 84% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3333890/)

## 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=1934800&n=20
- Co-op games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1934800&n=20&coop=true
- Free games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1934800&n=20&free=true
- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=1934800
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/1934800
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## About a pet shop after dark

PETSITTER WANTED. A horror point-and-click adventure game. Water the plants, feed the pets, and DON'T turn off the lights.

## Game info

- **AppID:** 1934800
- **Developer:** npckc
- **Publisher:** npckc
- **Genres:** Indie, Adventure, Casual
- **Categories:** Captions available, Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Cloud, Full controller support, Steam Trading Cards, Family Sharing, Color Alternatives, Camera Comfort, Custom Volume Controls, Playable without Timed Input
- **Released:** Aug 30, 2022
- **Free to play:** no
- **Platforms:** windows, mac, linux

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/1934800/a-pet-shop-after-dark)
- [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1934800&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers
- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1934800/)
- [Personalized recommendations](https://imho.run/) — sign in with Steam or paste a SteamID for a library-aware ranking

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