# Games like McPixel

> The closest matches to McPixel: McPixel 3, DLC Quest, The Darkside Detective, The Office Quest, and Thimbleweed Park™. 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. [McPixel 3](https://imho.run/games/1338580/mcpixel-3) — Shares trial and error with McPixel. 410 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1338580/)
2. [DLC Quest](https://imho.run/games/230050/dlc-quest) — Also Short, like McPixel. 3,525 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/230050/)
3. [The Darkside Detective](https://imho.run/games/368390/the-darkside-detective) — Shares point and click adventure with McPixel. 1,987 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/368390/)
4. [The Office Quest](https://imho.run/games/810660/the-office-quest) — Also Minigames, like McPixel. 159 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/810660/)
5. [Thimbleweed Park™](https://imho.run/games/569860/thimbleweed-park) — Same funny mood as McPixel. 2,210 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/569860/)
6. [The Book of Unwritten Tales](https://imho.run/games/215160/the-book-of-unwritten-tales) — A frequent pick in McPixel players' libraries, and another Adventure. 958 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/215160/)
7. [Day of the Tentacle Remastered](https://imho.run/games/388210/day-of-the-tentacle-remastered) — Same funny mood as McPixel. 1,982 Steam reviews, 98% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/388210/)
8. [There Is No Game: Wrong Dimension](https://imho.run/games/1240210/there-is-no-game-wrong-dimension) — A frequent pick in McPixel players' libraries, and another Indie. 9,373 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1240210/)
9. [The Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition](https://imho.run/games/32360/the-secret-of-monkey-island-special-edition) — Shares point and click adventure with McPixel. 3,019 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/32360/)
10. [Tales of Monkey Island: Complete Season](https://imho.run/games/31170/tales-of-monkey-island-complete-season) — A frequent pick in McPixel players' libraries, and another RPG. 458 Steam reviews, 88% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/31170/)
11. [The Procession to Calvary](https://imho.run/games/1071130/the-procession-to-calvary) — Shares point and click adventure with McPixel. 726 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1071130/)
12. [Knuckle Sandwich](https://imho.run/games/1012570/knuckle-sandwich) — Also Minigames, like McPixel. 465 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1012570/)
13. [Leisure Suit Larry - Wet Dreams Don't Dry](https://imho.run/games/765870/leisure-suit-larry-wet-dreams-don-t-dry) — Shares point and click adventure with McPixel. 709 Steam reviews, 83% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/765870/)
14. [The Curse of Monkey Island](https://imho.run/games/730820/the-curse-of-monkey-island) — Shares point and click adventure with McPixel. 1,613 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/730820/)
15. [Edna & Harvey: Harvey's New Eyes](https://imho.run/games/219910/edna-harvey-harvey-s-new-eyes) — Shares point and click adventure with McPixel. 927 Steam reviews, 84% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/219910/)
16. [Not Another Weekend](https://imho.run/games/1432200/not-another-weekend) — Same funny mood as McPixel. 69 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1432200/)
17. [Fire: Ungh’s Quest](https://imho.run/games/325520/fire-ungh-s-quest) — Also Short, like McPixel. 153 Steam reviews, 82% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/325520/)
18. [Kelvin and the Infamous Machine](https://imho.run/games/376520/kelvin-and-the-infamous-machine) — Same funny mood as McPixel. 465 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/376520/)
19. [Time Gentlemen, Please! and Ben There, Dan That! Special Edition  Double Pack](https://imho.run/games/37400/time-gentlemen-please-and-ben-there-dan-that-special-edition-double-pack) — Same funny mood as McPixel. 377 Steam reviews, 88% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/37400/)
20. [All You Can Eat](https://imho.run/games/663240/all-you-can-eat) — Shares point and click adventure with McPixel. 262 Steam reviews, 81% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/663240/)
21. [3 Minutes to Midnight® - A Comedy Graphic Adventure](https://imho.run/games/832500/3-minutes-to-midnight-a-comedy-graphic-adventure) — Same funny mood as McPixel. 140 Steam reviews, 84% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/832500/)
22. [Pilgrims](https://imho.run/games/1049280/pilgrims) — Also Short, like McPixel. 1,488 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1049280/)
23. [Frog Detective 3: Corruption at Cowboy County](https://imho.run/games/1171320/frog-detective-3-corruption-at-cowboy-county) — Also Short, like McPixel. 1,596 Steam reviews, 99% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1171320/)
24. [Lucy Dreaming](https://imho.run/games/1532710/lucy-dreaming) — Same whimsical mood as McPixel. 215 Steam reviews, 99% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1532710/)

## 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=220860&n=20
- Co-op games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=220860&n=20&coop=true
- Free games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=220860&n=20&free=true
- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=220860
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/220860
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## About McPixel

McPixel is a point-and-click puzzle game released in 2012 by Sos Sosowski, priced at $4.99. Players guide the titular hero through 100 short challenges where they must defuse or prevent explosive disasters within 20-second time limits. The game features pixel-art graphics, random outcomes, and a trial-and-error structure that rewards rapid experimentation and tactical positioning, which players describe as absurd comedy. Reviewers highlight its challenging difficulty designed for short bursts of gameplay. McPixel is marked as playable on Steam Deck and holds an 84% positive rating from over 1,300 Steam reviews.

## Game info

- **AppID:** 220860
- **Developer:** Sos Sosowski
- **Publisher:** Sos Sosowski
- **Genres:** Action, Indie, Adventure
- **Categories:** Includes level editor, Single-player, Steam Cloud, Steam Trading Cards, Family Sharing
- **Released:** Sep 25, 2012
- **Free to play:** no
- **Metacritic:** 76
- **Platforms:** windows, mac

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/220860/mcpixel)
- [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=220860&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers
- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/220860/)
- [Personalized recommendations](https://imho.run/) — sign in with Steam or paste a SteamID for a library-aware ranking

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