# Games like Back to Hearth

> The closest matches to Back to Hearth: What Remains of Edith Finch, Gone Home, Frog Detective 1: The Haunted Island, Home is Where One Starts..., and Cradle. 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. [What Remains of Edith Finch](https://imho.run/games/501300/what-remains-of-edith-finch) — Also Short and Walking Simulator, like Back to Hearth. 17,663 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/501300/)
2. [Gone Home](https://imho.run/games/232430/gone-home) — A frequent pick in Back to Hearth players' libraries, and another Indie. 10,791 Steam reviews, 77% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/232430/)
3. [Frog Detective 1: The Haunted Island](https://imho.run/games/963000/frog-detective-1-the-haunted-island) — Also Short and Walking Simulator, like Back to Hearth. 2,481 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/963000/)
4. [Home is Where One Starts...](https://imho.run/games/355970/home-is-where-one-starts) — Also Short and Walking Simulator, like Back to Hearth. 375 Steam reviews, 77% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/355970/)
5. [Cradle](https://imho.run/games/361550/cradle) — Also Short and Walking Simulator, like Back to Hearth. 924 Steam reviews, 63% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/361550/)
6. [Sunset](https://imho.run/games/287600/sunset) — Also Short and Walking Simulator, like Back to Hearth. 105 Steam reviews, 63% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/287600/)
7. [Tacoma](https://imho.run/games/343860/tacoma) — Also Short and Walking Simulator, like Back to Hearth. 2,248 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/343860/)
8. [A Mortician's Tale](https://imho.run/games/578720/a-mortician-s-tale) — Also Short and Walking Simulator, like Back to Hearth. 1,216 Steam reviews, 72% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/578720/)
9. [Homesick](https://imho.run/games/244910/homesick) — Also Short and Walking Simulator, like Back to Hearth. 717 Steam reviews, 74% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/244910/)
10. [Blackwood Crossing](https://imho.run/games/453310/blackwood-crossing) — Also Short and Walking Simulator, like Back to Hearth. 213 Steam reviews, 81% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/453310/)
11. [Year Walk](https://imho.run/games/269050/year-walk) — Also Short and Walking Simulator, like Back to Hearth. 916 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/269050/)
12. [Silence](https://imho.run/games/314790/silence) — Also Short, like Back to Hearth. 495 Steam reviews, 76% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/314790/)
13. [Everybody's Gone to the Rapture](https://imho.run/games/417880/everybody-s-gone-to-the-rapture) — Also Walking Simulator, like Back to Hearth. 1,284 Steam reviews, 69% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/417880/)
14. [Dear Esther](https://imho.run/games/203810/dear-esther) — Also Short and Walking Simulator, like Back to Hearth. 3,075 Steam reviews, 78% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/203810/)
15. [The Crimson Diamond](https://imho.run/games/1098770/the-crimson-diamond) — Also Cozy, like Back to Hearth. 534 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1098770/)
16. [My Brother Rabbit](https://imho.run/games/855640/my-brother-rabbit) — Also Short, like Back to Hearth. 677 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/855640/)
17. [Ghost on the Shore](https://imho.run/games/1211930/ghost-on-the-shore) — A frequent pick in Back to Hearth players' libraries, and another Adventure. 121 Steam reviews, 85% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1211930/)
18. [Journal](https://imho.run/games/261680/journal) — Also Short and Walking Simulator, like Back to Hearth. 238 Steam reviews, 81% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/261680/)
19. [Torn Away](https://imho.run/games/1568970/torn-away) — Also Walking Simulator, like Back to Hearth. 105 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1568970/)
20. [Paratopic](https://imho.run/games/897030/paratopic) — Also Short and Walking Simulator, like Back to Hearth. 1,777 Steam reviews, 73% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/897030/)
21. [The Suicide of Rachel Foster](https://imho.run/games/1057750/the-suicide-of-rachel-foster) — Also Short and Walking Simulator, like Back to Hearth. 2,672 Steam reviews, 62% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1057750/)
22. [Milkmaid of the Milky Way](https://imho.run/games/544970/milkmaid-of-the-milky-way) — Also Short, like Back to Hearth. 379 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/544970/)
23. [Firewatch](https://imho.run/games/383870/firewatch) — Also Short and Walking Simulator, like Back to Hearth. 55,602 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/383870/)
24. [Beyond Eyes](https://imho.run/games/356050/beyond-eyes) — Also Short and Walking Simulator, like Back to Hearth. 404 Steam reviews, 72% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/356050/)

## 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=2642760&n=20
- Co-op games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=2642760&n=20&coop=true
- Free games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=2642760&n=20&free=true
- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=2642760
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/2642760
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## About Back to Hearth

Step into a quiet, abandoned Ukrainian village, left empty after the Calamity. In this short, meditative, and melancholic journey, you’ll rekindle the hearths of deserted homes, restoring warmth and hope to the families who once lived here.

## Game info

- **AppID:** 2642760
- **Developer:** Podoba Interactive
- **Publisher:** Marevo Collective
- **Genres:** Casual
- **Categories:** Stats, Single-player, Steam Achievements, Family Sharing
- **Released:** Sep 25, 2025
- **Free to play:** no
- **Platforms:** windows, mac

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/2642760/back-to-hearth)
- [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=2642760&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers
- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2642760/)
- [Personalized recommendations](https://imho.run/) — sign in with Steam or paste a SteamID for a library-aware ranking

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