# Games like Scholar's Mate - First Move

> The closest matches to Scholar's Mate - First Move: Escape Room - Der kranke Kollege, The Stalked 2, The Tartarus Key, Luto, and CLeM. 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. [Escape Room - Der kranke Kollege](https://imho.run/games/1301720/escape-room-der-kranke-kollege) — Also Escape Room and Investigation, like Scholar's Mate. 4,684 Steam reviews, 80% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1301720/)
2. [The Stalked 2](https://imho.run/games/2976490/the-stalked-2) — Also Thriller and Psychological, like Scholar's Mate. 116 Steam reviews, 81% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2976490/)
3. [The Tartarus Key](https://imho.run/games/1431850/the-tartarus-key) — Also Escape Room and Thriller, like Scholar's Mate. 195 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1431850/)
4. [Luto](https://imho.run/games/1729740/luto) — A frequent pick in Scholar's Mate players' libraries, and another Indie. 558 Steam reviews, 84% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1729740/)
5. [CLeM](https://imho.run/games/1861440/clem) — Also Escape Room and Investigation, like Scholar's Mate. 110 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1861440/)
6. [We Were Here Too](https://imho.run/games/677160/we-were-here-too) — Also Escape Room and Investigation, like Scholar's Mate. 3,542 Steam reviews, 78% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/677160/)
7. [Lazaret](https://imho.run/games/2088280/lazaret) — Also Thriller and Investigation, like Scholar's Mate. 177 Steam reviews, 85% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2088280/)
8. [The Wellmonts Case](https://imho.run/games/3648400/the-wellmonts-case) — A frequent pick in Scholar's Mate players' libraries, and another Adventure. 100 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3648400/)
9. [CAPTURED 2](https://imho.run/games/3390880/captured-2) — Also Escape Room and 1990's, like Scholar's Mate. 185 Steam reviews, 99% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3390880/)
10. [The Bridge Curse 2: The Extrication](https://imho.run/games/2331330/the-bridge-curse-2-the-extrication) — Also Thriller and Investigation, like Scholar's Mate. 124 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2331330/)
11. [The Backrooms 1998 - Found Footage Survival Horror Game](https://imho.run/games/1985930/the-backrooms-1998-found-footage-survival-horror-game) — A frequent pick in Scholar's Mate players' libraries, and another Action. 313 Steam reviews, 81% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1985930/)
12. [Left Alone](https://imho.run/games/417750/left-alone) — Also Psychological and Investigation, like Scholar's Mate. 371 Steam reviews, 74% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/417750/)
13. [The Lightkeeper](https://imho.run/games/3612850/the-lightkeeper) — Also Thriller and Psychological, like Scholar's Mate. 559 Steam reviews, 80% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3612850/)
14. [The Gretlow Tapes](https://imho.run/games/3433230/the-gretlow-tapes) — Also Psychological and Investigation, like Scholar's Mate. 67 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3433230/)
15. [Poppy Playtime](https://imho.run/games/1721470/poppy-playtime) — Also Thriller, like Scholar's Mate. 59,931 Steam reviews, 88% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1721470/)
16. [Still Life](https://imho.run/games/46480/still-life) — Also Escape Room and Thriller, like Scholar's Mate. 437 Steam reviews, 82% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/46480/)
17. [April 24th](https://imho.run/games/2907190/april-24th) — Also Thriller and 1990's, like Scholar's Mate. 253 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2907190/)
18. [Tested on Humans: Escape Room](https://imho.run/games/1483780/tested-on-humans-escape-room) — Also Escape Room and Psychological, like Scholar's Mate. 251 Steam reviews, 88% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1483780/)
19. [İblis3:Phenomena](https://imho.run/games/3772080/iblis3-phenomena) — Also Thriller and Psychological, like Scholar's Mate. 74 Steam reviews, 50% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3772080/)
20. [Lair of Torment](https://imho.run/games/2508210/lair-of-torment) — Also Thriller and Psychological, like Scholar's Mate. 57 Steam reviews, 77% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2508210/)
21. [Summer of '58](https://imho.run/games/1609080/summer-of-58) — Also Thriller and Psychological, like Scholar's Mate. 1,719 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1609080/)
22. [Palindrome Syndrome: Escape Room](https://imho.run/games/1374290/palindrome-syndrome-escape-room) — Also Escape Room and Thriller, like Scholar's Mate. 287 Steam reviews, 79% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1374290/)
23. [Reflection](https://imho.run/games/3668080/reflection) — Also Thriller and Psychological, like Scholar's Mate. 83 Steam reviews, 84% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3668080/)
24. [COLINA: Legacy](https://imho.run/games/371650/colina-legacy) — Also Thriller and Investigation, like Scholar's Mate. 83 Steam reviews, 73% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/371650/)

## 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=2346810&n=20
- Co-op games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=2346810&n=20&coop=true
- Free games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=2346810&n=20&free=true
- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=2346810
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/2346810
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## About Scholar's Mate - First Move

Scholar's Mate First Move is a first-person horror experience in a psychiatric hospital. Use your wits to escape from this sinister place.

## Game info

- **AppID:** 2346810
- **Developer:** JanduSoft
- **Publisher:** JanduSoft
- **Genres:** Adventure, Free To Play
- **Categories:** Partial Controller Support, Single-player
- **Released:** Jun 29, 2023
- **Free to play:** yes
- **Platforms:** windows

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/2346810/scholar-s-mate-first-move)
- [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=2346810&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers
- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2346810/)
- [Personalized recommendations](https://imho.run/) — sign in with Steam or paste a SteamID for a library-aware ranking

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