# Games like NaissanceE

> The closest matches to NaissanceE: Manifold Garden, Kairo, Fibrillation HD, Antichamber, and The Old City: Leviathan. 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. [Manifold Garden](https://imho.run/games/473950/manifold-garden) — Also Psychedelic and Puzzle-Platformer, like NaissanceE. 4,329 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/473950/)
2. [Kairo](https://imho.run/games/233230/kairo) — Also Abstract and Surreal, like NaissanceE. 1,026 Steam reviews, 74% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/233230/)
3. [Fibrillation HD](https://imho.run/games/558450/fibrillation-hd) — Shares environmental exploration with NaissanceE. 142 Steam reviews, 87% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/558450/)
4. [Antichamber](https://imho.run/games/219890/antichamber) — Also Psychedelic and Abstract, like NaissanceE. 10,145 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/219890/)
5. [The Old City: Leviathan](https://imho.run/games/297350/the-old-city-leviathan) — Also Surreal and Walking Simulator, like NaissanceE. 409 Steam reviews, 69% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/297350/)
6. [FRACT OSC](https://imho.run/games/243220/fract-osc) — A frequent pick in NaissanceE players' libraries, and another Indie. 365 Steam reviews, 87% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/243220/)
7. [LIMBO](https://imho.run/games/48000/limbo) — Shares platforming with NaissanceE. 12,690 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/48000/)
8. [Closure](https://imho.run/games/72000/closure) — Also Puzzle-Platformer and Surreal, like NaissanceE. 269 Steam reviews, 83% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/72000/)
9. [BLACKSHARD](https://imho.run/games/3223390/blackshard) — Also Surreal and Walking Simulator, like NaissanceE. 191 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3223390/)
10. [Neva](https://imho.run/games/2420660/neva) — Also Puzzle-Platformer and Walking Simulator, like NaissanceE. 3,598 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2420660/)
11. [Rememoried](https://imho.run/games/368450/rememoried) — Also Psychedelic and Abstract, like NaissanceE. 117 Steam reviews, 56% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/368450/)
12. [MirrorMoon EP](https://imho.run/games/231310/mirrormoon-ep) — Also Abstract and Surreal, like NaissanceE. 259 Steam reviews, 63% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/231310/)
13. [LIMINAL SHIFT](https://imho.run/games/3282700/liminal-shift) — Shares environmental exploration with NaissanceE. 122 Steam reviews, 85% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3282700/)
14. [The Beginner's Guide](https://imho.run/games/303210/the-beginner-s-guide) — Also Abstract and Surreal, like NaissanceE. 15,195 Steam reviews, 88% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/303210/)
15. [Eclipsium](https://imho.run/games/2419670/eclipsium) — Also Psychedelic and Surreal, like NaissanceE. 1,530 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2419670/)
16. [0°N 0°W](https://imho.run/games/670750/0-n-0-w) — Also Psychedelic and Abstract, like NaissanceE. 247 Steam reviews, 88% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/670750/)
17. [POOLS](https://imho.run/games/2663530/pools) — A frequent pick in NaissanceE players' libraries, and another Adventure. 3,169 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2663530/)
18. [Obduction](https://imho.run/games/306760/obduction) — Also Surreal and Walking Simulator, like NaissanceE. 2,360 Steam reviews, 78% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/306760/)
19. [ENA: Dream BBQ](https://imho.run/games/2134320/ena-dream-bbq) — Also Psychedelic and Surreal, like NaissanceE. 23,129 Steam reviews, 99% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2134320/)
20. [MIND: Path to Thalamus Enhanced Edition](https://imho.run/games/296070/mind-path-to-thalamus-enhanced-edition) — A frequent pick in NaissanceE players' libraries, and another Strategy. 465 Steam reviews, 60% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/296070/)
21. [Dreamcore](https://imho.run/games/2453060/dreamcore) — Shares environmental exploration with NaissanceE. 797 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2453060/)
22. [Narcosis](https://imho.run/games/366870/narcosis) — Also Surreal and Walking Simulator, like NaissanceE. 640 Steam reviews, 76% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/366870/)
23. [Starseed Pilgrim](https://imho.run/games/230980/starseed-pilgrim) — Also Puzzle-Platformer and Abstract, like NaissanceE. 173 Steam reviews, 79% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/230980/)
24. [Stela](https://imho.run/games/1048600/stela) — Also Puzzle-Platformer and Surreal, like NaissanceE. 262 Steam reviews, 78% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1048600/)

## 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=265690&n=20
- Co-op games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=265690&n=20&coop=true
- Free games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=265690&n=20&free=true
- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=265690
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/265690
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## About NaissanceE

NaissanceE is a free-to-play first-person exploration game developed by Limasse Five and released in 2014. Players navigate alien brutalist architecture using environmental exploration, light-based puzzles, platforming, and a breathing-stamina system. Reviewers describe the experience as atmospheric, contemplative, and unsettling, with ambiguous lore that invites interpretation. Players highlight how the minimalist visuals feel cinematic while the overwhelming sense of scale and the architecture evoke existential dread. Light puzzles bend perception, making navigation feel disorienting yet rewarding. The game runs approximately medium length and presents hard difficulty. It achieved an 85% positive rating from 2816 Steam reviews.

## Game info

- **AppID:** 265690
- **Developer:** Limasse Five
- **Publisher:** Limasse Five
- **Genres:** Indie, Adventure
- **Categories:** Single-player
- **Released:** Feb 13, 2014
- **Free to play:** yes
- **Metacritic:** 66
- **Platforms:** windows

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/265690/naissancee)
- [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=265690&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers
- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/265690/)
- [Personalized recommendations](https://imho.run/) — sign in with Steam or paste a SteamID for a library-aware ranking

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