# Games like Journal

> The closest matches to Journal: Leila, Gone Home, Year Walk, Beyond Eyes, and Sumire. 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. [Leila](https://imho.run/games/2458430/leila) — Shares memory fragmentation with Journal. 148 Steam reviews, 83% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2458430/)
2. [Gone Home](https://imho.run/games/232430/gone-home) — Also Short and Walking Simulator, like Journal. 10,791 Steam reviews, 77% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/232430/)
3. [Year Walk](https://imho.run/games/269050/year-walk) — A frequent pick in Journal players' libraries, and another Indie. 916 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/269050/)
4. [Beyond Eyes](https://imho.run/games/356050/beyond-eyes) — Also Short and Walking Simulator, like Journal. 404 Steam reviews, 72% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/356050/)
5. [Sumire](https://imho.run/games/1335230/sumire) — Also Walking Simulator and Interactive Fiction, like Journal. 347 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1335230/)
6. [A Bird Story](https://imho.run/games/327410/a-bird-story) — Also Short and Interactive Fiction, like Journal. 2,875 Steam reviews, 84% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/327410/)
7. [If Found...](https://imho.run/games/1041920/if-found) — Also Interactive Fiction, like Journal. 947 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1041920/)
8. [Home is Where One Starts...](https://imho.run/games/355970/home-is-where-one-starts) — Also Short and Walking Simulator, like Journal. 375 Steam reviews, 77% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/355970/)
9. [Actual Sunlight](https://imho.run/games/288040/actual-sunlight) — Also Short, like Journal. 464 Steam reviews, 74% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/288040/)
10. [Kairo](https://imho.run/games/233230/kairo) — Also Walking Simulator, like Journal. 1,026 Steam reviews, 74% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/233230/)
11. [SEASON: A letter to the future](https://imho.run/games/695330/season-a-letter-to-the-future) — Also Interactive Fiction, like Journal. 801 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/695330/)
12. [OPUS: Echo of Starsong - Full Bloom Edition](https://imho.run/games/1504500/opus-echo-of-starsong-full-bloom-edition) — Also Walking Simulator and Interactive Fiction, like Journal. 1,245 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1504500/)
13. [The Charnel House Trilogy](https://imho.run/games/288930/the-charnel-house-trilogy) — Also Short, like Journal. 437 Steam reviews, 79% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/288930/)
14. [Lydia](https://imho.run/games/629000/lydia) — Also Short, like Journal. 229 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/629000/)
15. [Wednesdays](https://imho.run/games/2747770/wednesdays) — Also Interactive Fiction, like Journal. 88 Steam reviews, 99% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2747770/)
16. [The White Door](https://imho.run/games/1145960/the-white-door) — Also Short, like Journal. 1,537 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1145960/)
17. [What Remains of Edith Finch](https://imho.run/games/501300/what-remains-of-edith-finch) — Also Short and Walking Simulator, like Journal. 17,663 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/501300/)
18. [Unforeseen Incidents](https://imho.run/games/501790/unforeseen-incidents) — Shares chapter based progression with Journal. 631 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/501790/)
19. [Gorogoa](https://imho.run/games/557600/gorogoa) — Also Short, like Journal. 5,369 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/557600/)
20. [Sunset](https://imho.run/games/287600/sunset) — Also Short and Walking Simulator, like Journal. 105 Steam reviews, 63% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/287600/)
21. [The Franz Kafka Videogame](https://imho.run/games/392280/the-franz-kafka-videogame) — Also Short, like Journal. 194 Steam reviews, 54% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/392280/)
22. [Torn Away](https://imho.run/games/1568970/torn-away) — Also Walking Simulator, like Journal. 105 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1568970/)
23. [Neverending Nightmares](https://imho.run/games/253330/neverending-nightmares) — A frequent pick in Journal players' libraries, and another Action. 834 Steam reviews, 72% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/253330/)
24. [The Star Named EOS](https://imho.run/games/1619230/the-star-named-eos) — Also Short, like Journal. 139 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1619230/)

## 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=261680&n=20
- Co-op games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=261680&n=20&coop=true
- Free games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=261680&n=20&free=true
- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=261680
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/261680
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## About Journal

Enter the pages of the hand painted world of Journal. A journey through the life of a young and troubled girl as she tries to face up to the choices and responsibilities that come with childhood. An experience that questions the reliability of how we choose to remember events and explores the truths hidden within our dreams.

## Game info

- **AppID:** 261680
- **Developer:** Locked Door Puzzle
- **Publisher:** Lupus Studios Limited
- **Genres:** Indie, Adventure
- **Categories:** Partial Controller Support, Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Cloud, Full controller support, Steam Trading Cards, Family Sharing
- **Released:** Feb 17, 2014
- **Free to play:** no
- **Metacritic:** 59
- **Platforms:** windows, mac, linux

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/261680/journal)
- [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=261680&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers
- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/261680/)
- [Personalized recommendations](https://imho.run/) — sign in with Steam or paste a SteamID for a library-aware ranking

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