# Games like The motel

> The closest matches to The motel: Late Shift, Slay the Princess — The Pristine Cut, Loretta, Dark Nights with Poe and Munro, and My Friendly Neighborhood. 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. [Late Shift](https://imho.run/games/584980/late-shift) — Also Crime and Choose Your Own Adventure, like The motel. 1,748 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/584980/)
2. [Slay the Princess — The Pristine Cut](https://imho.run/games/1989270/slay-the-princess-the-pristine-cut) — Also Lore-Rich and Choose Your Own Adventure, like The motel. 21,995 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1989270/)
3. [Loretta](https://imho.run/games/1592540/loretta) — A frequent pick in The motel players' libraries, and another Indie. 64 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1592540/)
4. [Dark Nights with Poe and Munro](https://imho.run/games/1098170/dark-nights-with-poe-and-munro) — Also Choose Your Own Adventure and Interactive Fiction, like The motel. 248 Steam reviews, 80% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1098170/)
5. [My Friendly Neighborhood](https://imho.run/games/1574260/my-friendly-neighborhood) — Also Lore-Rich, like The motel. 2,098 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1574260/)
6. [Grunn](https://imho.run/games/2720950/grunn) — A frequent pick in The motel players' libraries, and another Indie. 911 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2720950/)
7. [INSIDE](https://imho.run/games/304430/inside) — Also Cinematic, like The motel. 23,692 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/304430/)
8. [Her Story](https://imho.run/games/368370/her-story) — Also Crime and Choose Your Own Adventure, like The motel. 5,029 Steam reviews, 88% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/368370/)
9. [Outlast](https://imho.run/games/238320/outlast) — A frequent pick in The motel players' libraries, and another Action. 28,158 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/238320/)
10. [The Forest](https://imho.run/games/242760/the-forest) — A frequent pick in The motel players' libraries, and another Action. 175,474 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/242760/)
11. [Not For Broadcast](https://imho.run/games/1147550/not-for-broadcast) — Also Choose Your Own Adventure and Interactive Fiction, like The motel. 5,212 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1147550/)
12. [Until Dawn™](https://imho.run/games/2172010/until-dawn) — Also Cinematic and Choose Your Own Adventure, like The motel. 1,946 Steam reviews, 82% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2172010/)
13. [Night in the Woods](https://imho.run/games/481510/night-in-the-woods) — A frequent pick in The motel players' libraries, and another Adventure. 13,243 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/481510/)
14. [Scarlet Hollow](https://imho.run/games/1609230/scarlet-hollow) — Also Interactive Fiction, like The motel. 3,657 Steam reviews, 98% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1609230/)
15. [The Stanley Parable](https://imho.run/games/221910/the-stanley-parable) — A frequent pick in The motel players' libraries, and another Indie. 28,192 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/221910/)
16. [Grotto](https://imho.run/games/1538850/grotto) — Also Choose Your Own Adventure and Interactive Fiction, like The motel. 188 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1538850/)
17. [Heart of the Forest](https://imho.run/games/3274320/heart-of-the-forest) — Also Lore-Rich and Cinematic, like The motel. 58 Steam reviews, 72% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3274320/)
18. [This Bed We Made](https://imho.run/games/1243850/this-bed-we-made) — Also Crime and Cinematic, like The motel. 2,098 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1243850/)
19. [The Casting of Frank Stone™](https://imho.run/games/2223840/the-casting-of-frank-stone) — Also Lore-Rich and Cinematic, like The motel. 2,694 Steam reviews, 63% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2223840/)
20. [Road 96 🛣️](https://imho.run/games/1466640/road-96) — Also Choose Your Own Adventure, like The motel. 9,724 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1466640/)
21. [Game of Fate: Chasing Through Time](https://imho.run/games/2963550/game-of-fate-chasing-through-time) — A frequent pick in The motel players' libraries, and another RPG. 75 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2963550/)
22. [OMORI](https://imho.run/games/1150690/omori) — A frequent pick in The motel players' libraries, and another RPG. 53,302 Steam reviews, 98% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1150690/)
23. [Breakout 13](https://imho.run/games/2095300/breakout-13) — Also Lore-Rich and Cinematic, like The motel. 269 Steam reviews, 88% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2095300/)
24. [SOMA](https://imho.run/games/282140/soma) — A frequent pick in The motel players' libraries, and another Action. 23,563 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/282140/)

## 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=2829450&n=20
- Co-op games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=2829450&n=20&coop=true
- Free games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=2829450&n=20&free=true
- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=2829450
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/2829450
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## About The motel

Work the late-night shift at The Motel, an old roadside stop near Oakhill Grove. Complete simple tasks until a news broadcast reveals a dangerous killer is nearby. Can you survive the night?

## Game info

- **AppID:** 2829450
- **Developer:** Aura studios
- **Publisher:** Aura studios
- **Genres:** Indie, Adventure
- **Categories:** Partial Controller Support, Single-player, Family Sharing
- **Released:** Jan 24, 2025
- **Free to play:** no
- **Platforms:** windows

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/2829450/the-motel)
- [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=2829450&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers
- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2829450/)
- [Personalized recommendations](https://imho.run/) — sign in with Steam or paste a SteamID for a library-aware ranking

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