# Games like The Diary

> The closest matches to The Diary: No Case Should Remain Unsolved, The Hungry Lamb: Traveling in the Late Ming Dynasty, Road to Empress I, Undusted: Letters from the Past, and Vanity Fair: The Pursuit. 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. [No Case Should Remain Unsolved](https://imho.run/games/2676840/no-case-should-remain-unsolved) — Shares environmental puzzle solving with The Diary. 1,560 Steam reviews, 98% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2676840/)
2. [The Hungry Lamb: Traveling in the Late Ming Dynasty](https://imho.run/games/2593370/the-hungry-lamb-traveling-in-the-late-ming-dynasty) — Shares environmental storytelling with The Diary. 679 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2593370/)
3. [Road to Empress I](https://imho.run/games/3478050/road-to-empress-i) — Shares visual novel style with The Diary. 1,360 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3478050/)
4. [Undusted: Letters from the Past](https://imho.run/games/2891020/undusted-letters-from-the-past) — Shares environmental storytelling and point and click with The Diary. 737 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2891020/)
5. [Vanity Fair: The Pursuit](https://imho.run/games/2758000/vanity-fair-the-pursuit) — Also Word Game, like The Diary. 115 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2758000/)
6. [Cabernet](https://imho.run/games/2401410/cabernet) — Explores atmospheric, like The Diary. 1,198 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2401410/)
7. [Dead Take](https://imho.run/games/3352690/dead-take) — A frequent pick in The Diary players' libraries, and another Indie. 556 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3352690/)
8. [TR-49](https://imho.run/games/3838370/tr-49) — Shares inventory based puzzles and environmental storytelling with The Diary. 908 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3838370/)
9. [Evan's Remains](https://imho.run/games/1110050/evan-s-remains) — Same atmospheric mood as The Diary. 397 Steam reviews, 85% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1110050/)
10. [GESTALT: The Fifth Day](https://imho.run/games/2616720/gestalt-the-fifth-day) — Shares inventory based puzzles and point and click with The Diary. 54 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2616720/)
11. [AI2U: With You 'Til The End](https://imho.run/games/2880730/ai2u-with-you-til-the-end) — Shares environmental puzzle solving and hidden collectibles with The Diary. 788 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2880730/)
12. [The Haunting of Joni Evers](https://imho.run/games/2828590/the-haunting-of-joni-evers) — Shares inventory based puzzles and environmental storytelling with The Diary. 100 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2828590/)
13. [Journal](https://imho.run/games/261680/journal) — Same atmospheric mood as The Diary. 238 Steam reviews, 81% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/261680/)
14. [Sumire](https://imho.run/games/1335230/sumire) — Same melancholic mood as The Diary. 347 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1335230/)
15. [The August Before](https://imho.run/games/2736840/the-august-before) — Shares inventory based puzzles and environmental storytelling with The Diary. 152 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2736840/)
16. [Sentimental Death Loop](https://imho.run/games/2346580/sentimental-death-loop) — Shares point and click and environmental puzzle solving with The Diary. 53 Steam reviews, 74% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2346580/)
17. [Dread Weight](https://imho.run/games/2399060/dread-weight) — Shares perspective switching and point and click with The Diary. 141 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2399060/)
18. [Soul Mates](https://imho.run/games/2279440/soul-mates) — Also Romance, like The Diary. 114 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2279440/)
19. [Her Love, Like Poison](https://imho.run/games/3412620/her-love-like-poison) — Shares environmental storytelling and visual novel style with The Diary. 201 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3412620/)
20. [Lost Words: Beyond the Page](https://imho.run/games/599610/lost-words-beyond-the-page) — Also Word Game, like The Diary. 370 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/599610/)
21. [The Chrono Jotter](https://imho.run/games/1398740/the-chrono-jotter) — Also Word Game, like The Diary. 137 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1398740/)
22. [Sensei! I Like You So Much!](https://imho.run/games/2957700/sensei-i-like-you-so-much) — Shares visual novel style and mini games with The Diary. 319 Steam reviews, 87% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2957700/)
23. [Analogue: A Hate Story](https://imho.run/games/209370/analogue-a-hate-story) — Also Romance, like The Diary. 1,271 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/209370/)
24. [Best Served Cold](https://imho.run/games/3218530/best-served-cold) — Shares point and click and visual novel style with The Diary. 290 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3218530/)

## 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=2343880&n=20
- Co-op games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=2343880&n=20&coop=true
- Free games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=2343880&n=20&free=true
- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=2343880
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/2343880
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## About The Diary

Several diaries gradually reveal the thrilling story of a missing case; after multiple deductions, are the answers in the past or present? With frequent plot twists, you never know which is the truth and which is the unexpected; in a dense fog, time buries the past, but the marks remain.

## Game info

- **AppID:** 2343880
- **Developer:** HuCang Studio, Pone Games
- **Publisher:** IndieArk
- **Genres:** Indie, Simulation, RPG, Casual
- **Categories:** Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Cloud, Family Sharing
- **Released:** Jun 20, 2025
- **Free to play:** no
- **Platforms:** windows, mac

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/2343880/the-diary)
- [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=2343880&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers
- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2343880/)
- [Personalized recommendations](https://imho.run/) — sign in with Steam or paste a SteamID for a library-aware ranking

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