# Games like Journey of a Roach

> The closest matches to Journey of a Roach: Gomo, Deponia, Edna & Harvey: Harvey's New Eyes, Fire: Ungh’s Quest, and Lilly Looking Through. 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. [Gomo](https://imho.run/games/265330/gomo) — Also Short, like Journey of a Roach. 436 Steam reviews, 69% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/265330/)
2. [Deponia](https://imho.run/games/214340/deponia) — Also Escape Room, like Journey of a Roach. 3,001 Steam reviews, 78% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/214340/)
3. [Edna & Harvey: Harvey's New Eyes](https://imho.run/games/219910/edna-harvey-harvey-s-new-eyes) — A frequent pick in Journey of a Roach players' libraries, and another Indie. 927 Steam reviews, 84% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/219910/)
4. [Fire: Ungh’s Quest](https://imho.run/games/325520/fire-ungh-s-quest) — Also Short, like Journey of a Roach. 153 Steam reviews, 82% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/325520/)
5. [Lilly Looking Through](https://imho.run/games/250030/lilly-looking-through) — Shares non verbal storytelling and environmental puzzle solving with Journey of a Roach. 116 Steam reviews, 77% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/250030/)
6. [There Is No Game: Wrong Dimension](https://imho.run/games/1240210/there-is-no-game-wrong-dimension) — Same atmospheric mood as Journey of a Roach. 9,373 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1240210/)
7. [Stacking](https://imho.run/games/115110/stacking) — Also Short, like Journey of a Roach. 667 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/115110/)
8. [A Vampyre Story](https://imho.run/games/313870/a-vampyre-story) — Shares inventory based puzzles with Journey of a Roach. 140 Steam reviews, 70% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/313870/)
9. [Mutropolis](https://imho.run/games/1037120/mutropolis) — Same atmospheric mood as Journey of a Roach. 88 Steam reviews, 83% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1037120/)
10. [Riddlewood Manor](https://imho.run/games/3019550/riddlewood-manor) — Shares inventory based puzzles and environmental puzzle solving with Journey of a Roach. 68 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3019550/)
11. [Goodbye Deponia](https://imho.run/games/241910/goodbye-deponia) — Also Escape Room, like Journey of a Roach. 619 Steam reviews, 83% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/241910/)
12. [FAR: Lone Sails](https://imho.run/games/609320/far-lone-sails) — Shares environmental puzzle solving with Journey of a Roach. 8,777 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/609320/)
13. [Chaos on Deponia](https://imho.run/games/220740/chaos-on-deponia) — Also Escape Room, like Journey of a Roach. 737 Steam reviews, 84% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/220740/)
14. [Donut County](https://imho.run/games/702670/donut-county) — Also Short, like Journey of a Roach. 6,536 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/702670/)
15. [Pilgrims](https://imho.run/games/1049280/pilgrims) — Also Short, like Journey of a Roach. 1,488 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1049280/)
16. [The Great Perhaps](https://imho.run/games/1016930/the-great-perhaps) — Also Short and Post-apocalyptic, like Journey of a Roach. 158 Steam reviews, 66% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1016930/)
17. [Runaway, A Road Adventure](https://imho.run/games/7210/runaway-a-road-adventure) — A frequent pick in Journey of a Roach players' libraries, and another Adventure. 292 Steam reviews, 66% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/7210/)
18. [The Franz Kafka Videogame](https://imho.run/games/392280/the-franz-kafka-videogame) — Also Short, like Journey of a Roach. 194 Steam reviews, 54% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/392280/)
19. [Gibbous -  A Cthulhu Adventure](https://imho.run/games/914020/gibbous-a-cthulhu-adventure) — Shares inventory based puzzles with Journey of a Roach. 1,048 Steam reviews, 87% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/914020/)
20. [The Night of the Rabbit](https://imho.run/games/230820/the-night-of-the-rabbit) — Shares inventory based puzzles with Journey of a Roach. 1,095 Steam reviews, 87% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/230820/)
21. [The Book of Unwritten Tales](https://imho.run/games/215160/the-book-of-unwritten-tales) — Same atmospheric mood as Journey of a Roach. 958 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/215160/)
22. [Shadows Over Loathing](https://imho.run/games/1939160/shadows-over-loathing) — A frequent pick in Journey of a Roach players' libraries, and another RPG. 2,852 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1939160/)
23. [Lucy Dreaming](https://imho.run/games/1532710/lucy-dreaming) — Same atmospheric mood as Journey of a Roach. 215 Steam reviews, 99% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1532710/)
24. [The Room](https://imho.run/games/288160/the-room) — Also Escape Room and Short, like Journey of a Roach. 14,196 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/288160/)

## 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=255300&n=20
- Co-op games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=255300&n=20&coop=true
- Free games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=255300&n=20&free=true
- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=255300
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/255300
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## About Journey of a Roach

Nuclear war, post apocalypse, barren and lifeless wastelands.Lifeless? Not so much!Mutated insects have made their home in a bomb shelter and they're set on exploring the world.Let this point&click adventure welcome you to a hilariously bizarre end time world and join the roaches Jim and Bud on their journey to the surface.

## Game info

- **AppID:** 255300
- **Developer:** Koboldgames, Daedalic Entertainment
- **Publisher:** Daedalic Entertainment
- **Genres:** Indie, Adventure
- **Categories:** Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Cloud, Full controller support, Steam Trading Cards, Family Sharing
- **Released:** Nov 4, 2013
- **Free to play:** no
- **Metacritic:** 65
- **Platforms:** windows, mac, linux

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/255300/journey-of-a-roach)
- [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=255300&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers
- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/255300/)
- [Personalized recommendations](https://imho.run/) — sign in with Steam or paste a SteamID for a library-aware ranking

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