# Games like Village

> The closest matches to Village: The Painscreek Killings, Strange Horticulture, The Vanishing of Ethan Carter, Aurora Hills: Chapter 2, and Visage. 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. [The Painscreek Killings](https://imho.run/games/624270/the-painscreek-killings) — Also Detective and Investigation, like Village. 2,765 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/624270/)
2. [Strange Horticulture](https://imho.run/games/1574580/strange-horticulture) — A frequent pick in Village players' libraries, and another Indie. 9,535 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1574580/)
3. [The Vanishing of Ethan Carter](https://imho.run/games/258520/the-vanishing-of-ethan-carter) — Also Detective and Walking Simulator, like Village. 4,130 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/258520/)
4. [Aurora Hills: Chapter 2](https://imho.run/games/4285320/aurora-hills-chapter-2) — A frequent pick in Village players' libraries, and another Adventure. 162 Steam reviews, 99% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/4285320/)
5. [Visage](https://imho.run/games/594330/visage) — Also Walking Simulator, like Village. 3,985 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/594330/)
6. [The Gretlow Tapes](https://imho.run/games/3433230/the-gretlow-tapes) — Also Investigation and Walking Simulator, like Village. 67 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3433230/)
7. [Blair Witch](https://imho.run/games/1092660/blair-witch) — Also Investigation and Walking Simulator, like Village. 2,932 Steam reviews, 78% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1092660/)
8. [Beside Myself](https://imho.run/games/1564110/beside-myself) — Also Detective and Walking Simulator, like Village. 169 Steam reviews, 70% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1564110/)
9. [Resident Evil 7 Biohazard](https://imho.run/games/418370/resident-evil-7-biohazard) — Also Zombies, like Village. 31,078 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/418370/)
10. [The Last Case of John Morley](https://imho.run/games/3636620/the-last-case-of-john-morley) — Also Detective and Walking Simulator, like Village. 76 Steam reviews, 76% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3636620/)
11. [Her Story](https://imho.run/games/368370/her-story) — Also Detective and Investigation, like Village. 5,029 Steam reviews, 88% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/368370/)
12. [Discolored](https://imho.run/games/933860/discolored) — Also Detective and Walking Simulator, like Village. 419 Steam reviews, 74% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/933860/)
13. [The Forest](https://imho.run/games/242760/the-forest) — A frequent pick in Village players' libraries, and another Action. 175,474 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/242760/)
14. [Sherlock Holmes: Crimes and Punishments](https://imho.run/games/241260/sherlock-holmes-crimes-and-punishments) — Also Detective and Investigation, like Village. 2,301 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/241260/)
15. [The Alien Cube](https://imho.run/games/1099220/the-alien-cube) — Also Investigation and Walking Simulator, like Village. 298 Steam reviews, 79% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1099220/)
16. [Amnesia: The Dark Descent](https://imho.run/games/57300/amnesia-the-dark-descent) — A frequent pick in Village players' libraries, and another Action. 12,717 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/57300/)
17. [Layers of Fear (2016)](https://imho.run/games/391720/layers-of-fear-2016) — Also Walking Simulator, like Village. 5,082 Steam reviews, 87% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/391720/)
18. [Burial](https://imho.run/games/3554790/burial) — Also Walking Simulator and Hidden Object, like Village. 59 Steam reviews, 76% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3554790/)
19. [Lazaret](https://imho.run/games/2088280/lazaret) — Also Investigation and Walking Simulator, like Village. 177 Steam reviews, 85% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2088280/)
20. [The Roottrees are Dead](https://imho.run/games/2754380/the-roottrees-are-dead) — Also Detective and Investigation, like Village. 4,456 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2754380/)
21. [[Chilla's Art] Shinkansen 0 | 新幹線 0号](https://imho.run/games/2793370/chilla-s-art-shinkansen-0-0) — Also Investigation and Walking Simulator, like Village. 416 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2793370/)
22. [Rhiannon: Curse of the Four Branches](https://imho.run/games/298140/rhiannon-curse-of-the-four-branches) — Also Detective and Hidden Object, like Village. 69 Steam reviews, 72% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/298140/)
23. [Blue Prince](https://imho.run/games/1569580/blue-prince) — Also Investigation, like Village. 13,179 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1569580/)
24. [The Beast Inside](https://imho.run/games/792300/the-beast-inside) — Also Walking Simulator, like Village. 2,333 Steam reviews, 77% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/792300/)

## 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=2593580&n=20
- Co-op games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=2593580&n=20&coop=true
- Free games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=2593580&n=20&free=true
- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=2593580
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/2593580
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## About Village

A young boy has come to a distant village to visit his grandmother. Arriving at the final station, in some wilderness, we find newspaper clippings on the platform. This is where our tangled story begins.

## Game info

- **AppID:** 2593580
- **Developer:** STuNT
- **Publisher:** STuNT
- **Genres:** Action, Indie, Adventure, Simulation
- **Categories:** Single-player, Family Sharing
- **Released:** Sep 25, 2023
- **Free to play:** no
- **Platforms:** windows

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/2593580/village)
- [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=2593580&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers
- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2593580/)
- [Personalized recommendations](https://imho.run/) — sign in with Steam or paste a SteamID for a library-aware ranking

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