# Games like illumination

> The closest matches to illumination: Voxel Tycoon, Rolling Line, Teardown, Train Valley, and Mini Metro. 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. [Voxel Tycoon](https://imho.run/games/732050/voxel-tycoon) — Also Transportation and Voxel, like illumination. 836 Steam reviews, 76% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/732050/)
2. [Rolling Line](https://imho.run/games/754150/rolling-line) — Also Animation & Modeling and Transportation, like illumination. 2,058 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/754150/)
3. [Teardown](https://imho.run/games/1167630/teardown) — Also Voxel, like illumination. 73,315 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1167630/)
4. [Train Valley](https://imho.run/games/353640/train-valley) — Also Transportation, like illumination. 1,259 Steam reviews, 88% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/353640/)
5. [Mini Metro](https://imho.run/games/287980/mini-metro) — A frequent pick in illumination players' libraries, and another Strategy. 6,926 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/287980/)
6. [Euro Truck Simulator 2](https://imho.run/games/227300/euro-truck-simulator-2) — A frequent pick in illumination players' libraries, and another Indie. 140,442 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/227300/)
7. [Bus Driver](https://imho.run/games/302080/bus-driver) — Also Transportation, like illumination. 702 Steam reviews, 84% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/302080/)
8. [Unpacking](https://imho.run/games/1135690/unpacking) — A frequent pick in illumination players' libraries, and another Indie. 22,256 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1135690/)
9. [Transport Fever 2](https://imho.run/games/1066780/transport-fever-2) — Also Transportation, like illumination. 10,269 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1066780/)
10. [Train Fever](https://imho.run/games/304730/train-fever) — Also Transportation, like illumination. 1,267 Steam reviews, 57% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/304730/)
11. [Derail Valley](https://imho.run/games/588030/derail-valley) — Also Transportation, like illumination. 5,882 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/588030/)
12. [Unheard - Voices of Crime](https://imho.run/games/942970/unheard-voices-of-crime) — A frequent pick in illumination players' libraries, and another RPG. 2,751 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/942970/)
13. [This War of Mine](https://imho.run/games/282070/this-war-of-mine) — A frequent pick in illumination players' libraries, and another Indie. 22,855 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/282070/)
14. [I Was a Teenage Exocolonist](https://imho.run/games/1148760/i-was-a-teenage-exocolonist) — A frequent pick in illumination players' libraries, and another RPG. 3,777 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1148760/)
15. [Motor Town: Behind The Wheel](https://imho.run/games/1369670/motor-town-behind-the-wheel) — Also Transportation, like illumination. 5,065 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1369670/)
16. [8-Bit Armies](https://imho.run/games/427250/8-bit-armies) — Also Voxel, like illumination. 1,179 Steam reviews, 80% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/427250/)
17. [Project Wingman](https://imho.run/games/895870/project-wingman) — A frequent pick in illumination players' libraries, and another Action. 11,807 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/895870/)
18. [Beat Cop](https://imho.run/games/461950/beat-cop) — A frequent pick in illumination players' libraries, and another Indie. 1,211 Steam reviews, 70% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/461950/)
19. [FlowScape](https://imho.run/games/1043390/flowscape) — Also Animation & Modeling, like illumination. 657 Steam reviews, 82% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1043390/)
20. [Withstand: Survival](https://imho.run/games/1193100/withstand-survival) — Also Looter Shooter, like illumination. 175 Steam reviews, 72% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1193100/)
21. [Lakehopper](https://imho.run/games/4209010/lakehopper) — Also Transportation, like illumination. 289 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/4209010/)
22. [The Magic Circle](https://imho.run/games/323380/the-magic-circle) — A frequent pick in illumination players' libraries, and another Action. 930 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/323380/)
23. [Emily is Away Too](https://imho.run/games/523780/emily-is-away-too) — A frequent pick in illumination players' libraries, and another RPG. 3,889 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/523780/)
24. [Beholder 2](https://imho.run/games/761620/beholder-2) — A frequent pick in illumination players' libraries, and another Strategy. 1,028 Steam reviews, 82% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/761620/)

## 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=2895130&n=20
- Co-op games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=2895130&n=20&coop=true
- Free games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=2895130&n=20&free=true
- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=2895130
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/2895130
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## About illumination

In the dense forest, there are endless mysteries.

## Game info

- **AppID:** 2895130
- **Developer:** illumination
- **Publisher:** illumination
- **Genres:** Indie, Simulation, Early Access
- **Categories:** Single-player, Family Sharing
- **Released:** Apr 13, 2024
- **Free to play:** no
- **Platforms:** windows

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/2895130/illumination)
- [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=2895130&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers
- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2895130/)
- [Personalized recommendations](https://imho.run/) — sign in with Steam or paste a SteamID for a library-aware ranking

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