# Games like Gentoo Rescue

> The closest matches to Gentoo Rescue: Maxwell's puzzling demon, Leaf's Odyssey, Paquerette Down the Bunburrows, Loophole, and Yugo Puzzle. 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. [Maxwell's puzzling demon](https://imho.run/games/2770160/maxwell-s-puzzling-demon) — Shares inventory based puzzles and hint system with Gentoo Rescue. 78 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2770160/)
2. [Leaf's Odyssey](https://imho.run/games/2880750/leaf-s-odyssey) — Shares journal system and environmental puzzle solving with Gentoo Rescue. 90 Steam reviews, 99% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2880750/)
3. [Paquerette Down the Bunburrows](https://imho.run/games/1628610/paquerette-down-the-bunburrows) — Shares meta puzzle layering with Gentoo Rescue. 540 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1628610/)
4. [Loophole](https://imho.run/games/3629400/loophole) — Shares environmental puzzle solving and hidden collectibles with Gentoo Rescue. 114 Steam reviews, 99% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3629400/)
5. [Yugo Puzzle](https://imho.run/games/1693260/yugo-puzzle) — Shares hint system with Gentoo Rescue. 95 Steam reviews, 99% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1693260/)
6. [Isles of Sea and Sky](https://imho.run/games/1233070/isles-of-sea-and-sky) — Shares puzzle solving with Gentoo Rescue. 839 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1233070/)
7. [Jelly Is Sticky](https://imho.run/games/1492620/jelly-is-sticky) — Also Sokoban and Level Editor, like Gentoo Rescue. 79 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1492620/)
8. [Can of Wormholes](https://imho.run/games/1295320/can-of-wormholes) — Also Sokoban and Grid-Based Movement, like Gentoo Rescue. 392 Steam reviews, 99% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1295320/)
9. [The Artisan of Glimmith](https://imho.run/games/4160210/the-artisan-of-glimmith) — Shares progression system and environmental puzzle solving with Gentoo Rescue. 749 Steam reviews, 99% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/4160210/)
10. [Strange Jigsaws](https://imho.run/games/2702170/strange-jigsaws) — Shares meta puzzle layering and inventory based puzzles with Gentoo Rescue. 2,800 Steam reviews, 100% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2702170/)
11. [Nurikabe World](https://imho.run/games/2964540/nurikabe-world) — Shares hint system and environmental puzzle solving with Gentoo Rescue. 142 Steam reviews, 100% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2964540/)
12. [Baba Is You](https://imho.run/games/736260/baba-is-you) — A frequent pick in Gentoo Rescue players' libraries, and another Indie. 12,222 Steam reviews, 98% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/736260/)
13. [Room to Grow](https://imho.run/games/1471960/room-to-grow) — Also Sokoban and Logic, like Gentoo Rescue. 136 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1471960/)
14. [Bean and Nothingness](https://imho.run/games/1706090/bean-and-nothingness) — Also Level Editor and Logic, like Gentoo Rescue. 151 Steam reviews, 99% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1706090/)
15. [Puddle Knights](https://imho.run/games/1180540/puddle-knights) — A frequent pick in Gentoo Rescue players' libraries, and another Strategy. 131 Steam reviews, 100% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1180540/)
16. [Bonfire Peaks](https://imho.run/games/1147890/bonfire-peaks) — Also Sokoban and Grid-Based Movement, like Gentoo Rescue. 181 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1147890/)
17. [Linkito](https://imho.run/games/2312770/linkito) — Shares environmental puzzle solving and hidden collectibles with Gentoo Rescue. 74 Steam reviews, 85% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2312770/)
18. [Patrick's Parabox](https://imho.run/games/1260520/patrick-s-parabox) — Shares procedural generation and puzzle solving with Gentoo Rescue. 2,127 Steam reviews, 99% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1260520/)
19. [Stephen's Sausage Roll](https://imho.run/games/353540/stephen-s-sausage-roll) — Also Sokoban, like Gentoo Rescue. 1,082 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/353540/)
20. [A Monster's Expedition](https://imho.run/games/1052990/a-monster-s-expedition) — Shares hint system with Gentoo Rescue. 822 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1052990/)
21. [Let's! Revolution!](https://imho.run/games/2111090/let-s-revolution) — Shares procedural generation with Gentoo Rescue. 238 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2111090/)
22. [TUNIC](https://imho.run/games/553420/tunic) — Also Metroidvania, like Gentoo Rescue. 9,809 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/553420/)
23. [Toki Tori](https://imho.run/games/38700/toki-tori) — Also Level Editor, like Gentoo Rescue. 769 Steam reviews, 87% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/38700/)
24. [Bat to the Heavens](https://imho.run/games/3044100/bat-to-the-heavens) — Shares checkpoint system and environmental puzzle solving with Gentoo Rescue. 291 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3044100/)

## 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=2830480&n=20
- Co-op games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=2830480&n=20&coop=true
- Free games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=2830480&n=20&free=true
- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=2830480
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/2830480
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## About Gentoo Rescue

A puzzler about sliding penguins and walruses. Pick up items to push, pull, bounce, swap, stop, steal, or explode. Uncover surprising twists hidden in a world of puzzles inside puzzles inside puzzles.

## Game info

- **AppID:** 2830480
- **Developer:** Jagriff
- **Publisher:** Jagriff
- **Genres:** Strategy, Indie, Casual
- **Categories:** Includes level editor, Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Cloud, Full controller support, Steam Workshop, Family Sharing, Color Alternatives, Camera Comfort, Custom Volume Controls, Playable without Timed Input, Keyboard Only Option, Mouse Only Option, Touch Only Option, Save Anytime
- **Released:** May 22, 2025
- **Free to play:** no
- **Platforms:** windows, mac, linux

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/2830480/gentoo-rescue)
- [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=2830480&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers
- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2830480/)
- [Personalized recommendations](https://imho.run/) — sign in with Steam or paste a SteamID for a library-aware ranking

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