# Games like Dear Esther

> The closest matches to Dear Esther: Dear Esther: Landmark Edition, Gone Home, Proteus, Firewatch, and What Remains of Edith Finch. 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. [Dear Esther: Landmark Edition](https://imho.run/games/520720/dear-esther-landmark-edition) — Also Narration and Walking Simulator, like Dear Esther. 1,402 Steam reviews, 76% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/520720/)
2. [Gone Home](https://imho.run/games/232430/gone-home) — Also Short and Walking Simulator, like Dear Esther. 10,791 Steam reviews, 77% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/232430/)
3. [Proteus](https://imho.run/games/219680/proteus) — Shares procedural generation with Dear Esther. 1,160 Steam reviews, 83% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/219680/)
4. [Firewatch](https://imho.run/games/383870/firewatch) — Shares environmental exploration with Dear Esther. 55,602 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/383870/)
5. [What Remains of Edith Finch](https://imho.run/games/501300/what-remains-of-edith-finch) — Also Narration and Short, like Dear Esther. 17,663 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/501300/)
6. [Quern - Undying Thoughts](https://imho.run/games/512790/quern-undying-thoughts) — A frequent pick in Dear Esther players' libraries, and another Adventure. 2,480 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/512790/)
7. [Home is Where One Starts...](https://imho.run/games/355970/home-is-where-one-starts) — A frequent pick in Dear Esther players' libraries, and another Indie. 375 Steam reviews, 77% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/355970/)
8. [Kentucky Route Zero: PC Edition](https://imho.run/games/231200/kentucky-route-zero-pc-edition) — Also Beautiful, like Dear Esther. 2,419 Steam reviews, 82% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/231200/)
9. [The Vanishing of Ethan Carter](https://imho.run/games/258520/the-vanishing-of-ethan-carter) — Also Walking Simulator, like Dear Esther. 4,130 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/258520/)
10. [Homesick](https://imho.run/games/244910/homesick) — Also Short and Walking Simulator, like Dear Esther. 717 Steam reviews, 74% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/244910/)
11. [Eastshade](https://imho.run/games/715560/eastshade) — Also Beautiful and Walking Simulator, like Dear Esther. 3,481 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/715560/)
12. [To the Moon](https://imho.run/games/206440/to-the-moon) — Shares non linear narrative with Dear Esther. 19,211 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/206440/)
13. [The Beginner's Guide](https://imho.run/games/303210/the-beginner-s-guide) — Also Narration and Short, like Dear Esther. 15,195 Steam reviews, 88% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/303210/)
14. [Ghost on the Shore](https://imho.run/games/1211930/ghost-on-the-shore) — Also Narration and Walking Simulator, like Dear Esther. 121 Steam reviews, 85% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1211930/)
15. [The Stanley Parable](https://imho.run/games/221910/the-stanley-parable) — Also Narration and Walking Simulator, like Dear Esther. 28,192 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/221910/)
16. [Thirty Flights of Loving](https://imho.run/games/214700/thirty-flights-of-loving) — Shares non linear narrative with Dear Esther. 1,061 Steam reviews, 69% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/214700/)
17. [Neva](https://imho.run/games/2420660/neva) — A frequent pick in Dear Esther players' libraries, and another Action. 3,598 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2420660/)
18. [The Witness](https://imho.run/games/210970/the-witness) — Also Walking Simulator, like Dear Esther. 8,747 Steam reviews, 83% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/210970/)
19. [The Old City: Leviathan](https://imho.run/games/297350/the-old-city-leviathan) — Shares environmental exploration with Dear Esther. 409 Steam reviews, 69% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/297350/)
20. [Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs](https://imho.run/games/239200/amnesia-a-machine-for-pigs) — Also Narration and Walking Simulator, like Dear Esther. 4,318 Steam reviews, 65% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/239200/)
21. [Drizzlepath: Glass](https://imho.run/games/581370/drizzlepath-glass) — Shares environmental exploration with Dear Esther. 111 Steam reviews, 62% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/581370/)
22. [Luto](https://imho.run/games/1729740/luto) — Also Narration and Walking Simulator, like Dear Esther. 558 Steam reviews, 84% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1729740/)
23. [The Hunting God](https://imho.run/games/679190/the-hunting-god) — Shares environmental exploration with Dear Esther. 92 Steam reviews, 71% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/679190/)
24. [Dream](https://imho.run/games/229580/dream) — Shares environmental exploration with Dear Esther. 584 Steam reviews, 54% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/229580/)

## 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=203810&n=20
- Co-op games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=203810&n=20&coop=true
- Free games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=203810&n=20&free=true
- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=203810
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/203810
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## About Dear Esther

Dear Esther is an adventure game from developers The Chinese Room and Robert Briscoe, published by Secret Mode. It features environmental exploration, a nonlinear narrative structure, and procedural generation elements. Players traverse an island while listening to poetic narration. Reviewers describe the experience as atmospheric, hypnotic, immersive, and melancholic. Players highlight that exploration feels meaningful, the soundtrack is hauntingly beautiful, the story lingers emotionally, and the symbolism is rich and layered. The game is verified on Steam Deck and offers a chill, short, solo experience designed for sitting down. It holds a 78% positive rating from over 3,000 Steam reviews.

## Game info

- **AppID:** 203810
- **Developer:** The Chinese Room, Robert Briscoe
- **Publisher:** Secret Mode
- **Genres:** Indie, Adventure, Casual
- **Categories:** Partial Controller Support, Single-player, Steam Cloud, Family Sharing
- **Free to play:** no
- **Metacritic:** 75
- **Platforms:** windows, mac

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/203810/dear-esther)
- [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=203810&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers
- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/203810/)
- [Personalized recommendations](https://imho.run/) — sign in with Steam or paste a SteamID for a library-aware ranking

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