# Games like The Utility Room

> The closest matches to The Utility Room: Manifold Garden, MIND: Path to Thalamus Enhanced Edition, The Talos Principle VR, Vertigo Remastered, and Metro Awakening. 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. [Manifold Garden](https://imho.run/games/473950/manifold-garden) — Also Experimental and Philosophical, like The Utility Room. 4,329 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/473950/)
2. [MIND: Path to Thalamus Enhanced Edition](https://imho.run/games/296070/mind-path-to-thalamus-enhanced-edition) — Also Psychological and Surreal, like The Utility Room. 465 Steam reviews, 60% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/296070/)
3. [The Talos Principle VR](https://imho.run/games/552440/the-talos-principle-vr) — Also Philosophical and VR, like The Utility Room. 584 Steam reviews, 81% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/552440/)
4. [Vertigo Remastered](https://imho.run/games/1318090/vertigo-remastered) — Also VR, like The Utility Room. 1,024 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1318090/)
5. [Metro Awakening](https://imho.run/games/2669410/metro-awakening) — Also Cinematic and VR, like The Utility Room. 1,739 Steam reviews, 75% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2669410/)
6. [A Fisherman's Tale](https://imho.run/games/559330/a-fisherman-s-tale) — A frequent pick in The Utility Room players' libraries, and another Indie. 725 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/559330/)
7. [The Void](https://imho.run/games/37000/the-void) — Also Philosophical and Psychological, like The Utility Room. 576 Steam reviews, 82% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/37000/)
8. [The Solus Project](https://imho.run/games/313630/the-solus-project) — Also VR and Walking Simulator, like The Utility Room. 1,536 Steam reviews, 78% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/313630/)
9. [Everything](https://imho.run/games/582270/everything) — A frequent pick in The Utility Room players' libraries, and another RPG. 2,292 Steam reviews, 84% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/582270/)
10. [Half-Life: Alyx](https://imho.run/games/546560/half-life-alyx) — A frequent pick in The Utility Room players' libraries, and another Action. 60,789 Steam reviews, 98% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/546560/)
11. [KARMA: The Dark World](https://imho.run/games/1376200/karma-the-dark-world) — Also Experimental and Philosophical, like The Utility Room. 773 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1376200/)
12. [Obduction](https://imho.run/games/306760/obduction) — Also Surreal and VR, like The Utility Room. 2,360 Steam reviews, 78% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/306760/)
13. [Layers of Fear 2 (2019)](https://imho.run/games/1029890/layers-of-fear-2-2019) — Also Psychological and Surreal, like The Utility Room. 771 Steam reviews, 71% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1029890/)
14. [The Path](https://imho.run/games/27000/the-path) — Also Experimental and Surreal, like The Utility Room. 567 Steam reviews, 77% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/27000/)
15. [Paper Beast](https://imho.run/games/1232570/paper-beast) — Also Surreal and VR, like The Utility Room. 344 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1232570/)
16. [Narcosis](https://imho.run/games/366870/narcosis) — Also Surreal and VR, like The Utility Room. 640 Steam reviews, 76% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/366870/)
17. [Virtual Virtual Reality](https://imho.run/games/889480/virtual-virtual-reality) — Also Psychological and VR, like The Utility Room. 543 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/889480/)
18. [Euclidean](https://imho.run/games/398180/euclidean) — Also Surreal and VR, like The Utility Room. 193 Steam reviews, 67% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/398180/)
19. [Liminal Universe](https://imho.run/games/3151400/liminal-universe) — Also Psychological and Surreal, like The Utility Room. 75 Steam reviews, 61% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3151400/)
20. [Red Matter 2](https://imho.run/games/2081470/red-matter-2) — Also VR, like The Utility Room. 373 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2081470/)
21. [ROUTINE](https://imho.run/games/606160/routine) — Also Cinematic and Walking Simulator, like The Utility Room. 4,122 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/606160/)
22. [NaissanceE](https://imho.run/games/265690/naissancee) — Also Surreal and Walking Simulator, like The Utility Room. 2,816 Steam reviews, 85% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/265690/)
23. [Kentucky Route Zero: PC Edition](https://imho.run/games/231200/kentucky-route-zero-pc-edition) — Also Experimental and Surreal, like The Utility Room. 2,419 Steam reviews, 82% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/231200/)
24. [Luto](https://imho.run/games/1729740/luto) — Also Psychological and Cinematic, like The Utility Room. 558 Steam reviews, 84% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1729740/)

## 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=2091960&n=20
- Co-op games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=2091960&n=20&coop=true
- Free games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=2091960&n=20&free=true
- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=2091960
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/2091960
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## About The Utility Room

This VR Journey takes you to the 'behind the scenes' of the Universe. Beyond a door lies a barren landscape inhabited by strange rocky heads. Here, the maintenance and heavy lifting required keeps existence stable and temporal. You are a tourist. Don't do anything foolish.

## Game info

- **AppID:** 2091960
- **Developer:** Lionel Marsden
- **Publisher:** Lionel Marsden
- **Genres:** Action, Indie, Adventure
- **Categories:** Captions available, Single-player, Steam Achievements, Tracked Controller Support, VR Only, Family Sharing
- **Released:** Feb 6, 2023
- **Free to play:** no
- **Platforms:** windows

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/2091960/the-utility-room)
- [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=2091960&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers
- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2091960/)
- [Personalized recommendations](https://imho.run/) — sign in with Steam or paste a SteamID for a library-aware ranking

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