# Games like Serena

> The closest matches to Serena: ASYLUM, DISTRAINT: Deluxe Edition, GET EVEN, The Charnel House Trilogy, and Rusty Lake Hotel. 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. [ASYLUM](https://imho.run/games/230210/asylum) — Shares environmental storytelling with Serena. 254 Steam reviews, 84% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/230210/)
2. [DISTRAINT: Deluxe Edition](https://imho.run/games/395170/distraint-deluxe-edition) — Also Short, like Serena. 1,278 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/395170/)
3. [GET EVEN](https://imho.run/games/299950/get-even) — Shares memory reconstruction with Serena. 482 Steam reviews, 78% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/299950/)
4. [The Charnel House Trilogy](https://imho.run/games/288930/the-charnel-house-trilogy) — A frequent pick in Serena players' libraries, and another Indie. 437 Steam reviews, 79% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/288930/)
5. [Rusty Lake Hotel](https://imho.run/games/435120/rusty-lake-hotel) — Same atmospheric mood as Serena. 2,019 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/435120/)
6. [Decay: The Mare](https://imho.run/games/323720/decay-the-mare) — Same atmospheric mood as Serena. 481 Steam reviews, 72% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/323720/)
7. [Draugen](https://imho.run/games/770390/draugen) — Shares environmental storytelling with Serena. 966 Steam reviews, 73% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/770390/)
8. [The Night is Grey](https://imho.run/games/1281490/the-night-is-grey) — Same atmospheric mood as Serena. 183 Steam reviews, 78% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1281490/)
9. [Year Walk](https://imho.run/games/269050/year-walk) — Also Short, like Serena. 916 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/269050/)
10. [An English Haunting](https://imho.run/games/2474030/an-english-haunting) — A frequent pick in Serena players' libraries, and another Adventure. 247 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2474030/)
11. [What Remains of Edith Finch](https://imho.run/games/501300/what-remains-of-edith-finch) — Shares environmental storytelling with Serena. 17,663 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/501300/)
12. [Homesick](https://imho.run/games/244910/homesick) — Also Short, like Serena. 717 Steam reviews, 74% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/244910/)
13. [Dead Take](https://imho.run/games/3352690/dead-take) — Shares environmental storytelling with Serena. 556 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3352690/)
14. [Silver Chains](https://imho.run/games/975470/silver-chains) — Shares environmental storytelling with Serena. 220 Steam reviews, 62% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/975470/)
15. [Stories Untold](https://imho.run/games/558420/stories-untold) — Same atmospheric mood as Serena. 3,201 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/558420/)
16. [Layers of Fear (2016)](https://imho.run/games/391720/layers-of-fear-2016) — Same atmospheric mood as Serena. 5,082 Steam reviews, 87% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/391720/)
17. [Dark Fall: The Journal](https://imho.run/games/260690/dark-fall-the-journal) — Shares environmental storytelling with Serena. 184 Steam reviews, 79% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/260690/)
18. [God's Basement](https://imho.run/games/753930/god-s-basement) — Shares object interaction and first person exploration with Serena. 535 Steam reviews, 68% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/753930/)
19. [Left Alone](https://imho.run/games/417750/left-alone) — Shares first person exploration and environmental storytelling with Serena. 371 Steam reviews, 74% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/417750/)
20. [Re:Turn - One Way Trip](https://imho.run/games/1195360/re-turn-one-way-trip) — Shares environmental storytelling with Serena. 75 Steam reviews, 79% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1195360/)
21. [Downfall](https://imho.run/games/364390/downfall) — Same atmospheric mood as Serena. 636 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/364390/)
22. [Scratches - Director's Cut](https://imho.run/games/46460/scratches-director-s-cut) — Same atmospheric mood as Serena. 235 Steam reviews, 83% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/46460/)
23. [Slender Threads](https://imho.run/games/1116480/slender-threads) — Same atmospheric mood as Serena. 292 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1116480/)
24. [The Last Door - Collector's Edition](https://imho.run/games/284390/the-last-door-collector-s-edition) — Same atmospheric mood as Serena. 968 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/284390/)

## 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=272060&n=20
- Co-op games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=272060&n=20&coop=true
- Free games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=272060&n=20&free=true
- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=272060
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/272060
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## About Serena

Serena is a free-to-play first-person point-and-click adventure developed and published by Senscape that released in 2014. Players find themselves in a distant cabin, piecing together a disturbing narrative through environmental storytelling and object interaction. The game employs memory reconstruction as a core mechanic, where objects shift in meaning as the story unfolds, rewarding careful observation and engagement. Reviewers note that tension builds through atmosphere rather than jump scares, creating an unsettling psychological experience. Players describe the mood as atmospheric, melancholic, and mysterious, with the short runtime encouraging focused exploration. The absence of a save system adds weight to choices made within the one-hour experience. The game is verified to run on Steam Deck and holds a 77% positive rating based on over 4,300 Steam reviews.

## Game info

- **AppID:** 272060
- **Developer:** Senscape
- **Publisher:** Senscape
- **Genres:** Indie, Adventure
- **Categories:** Single-player, Family Sharing
- **Released:** Jan 30, 2014
- **Free to play:** yes
- **Platforms:** windows, mac, linux

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/272060/serena)
- [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=272060&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers
- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/272060/)
- [Personalized recommendations](https://imho.run/) — sign in with Steam or paste a SteamID for a library-aware ranking

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