# Games like Carnival

> The closest matches to Carnival: Abscission, An English Haunting, The Dark Rites of Arkham, The Last Door - Collector's Edition, and ASYLUM. 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. [Abscission](https://imho.run/games/2392160/abscission) — Shares hidden object search and environmental storytelling with Carnival. 87 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2392160/)
2. [An English Haunting](https://imho.run/games/2474030/an-english-haunting) — Shares environmental storytelling and point and click with Carnival. 247 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2474030/)
3. [The Dark Rites of Arkham](https://imho.run/games/3566870/the-dark-rites-of-arkham) — Shares point and click adventure and point and click with Carnival. 276 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3566870/)
4. [The Last Door - Collector's Edition](https://imho.run/games/284390/the-last-door-collector-s-edition) — Also Lovecraftian, like Carnival. 968 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/284390/)
5. [ASYLUM](https://imho.run/games/230210/asylum) — Shares environmental storytelling with Carnival. 254 Steam reviews, 84% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/230210/)
6. [Midnight Scenes: A Safe Place](https://imho.run/games/2485750/midnight-scenes-a-safe-place) — Shares narrative driven and hidden object search with Carnival. 119 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2485750/)
7. [Shadows of the Afterland](https://imho.run/games/2506100/shadows-of-the-afterland) — Shares point and click and dialogue choices with Carnival. 69 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2506100/)
8. [Chronicle of Innsmouth: Mountains of Madness](https://imho.run/games/962700/chronicle-of-innsmouth-mountains-of-madness) — Shares point and click adventure with Carnival. 55 Steam reviews, 64% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/962700/)
9. [Static Dread: The Lighthouse](https://imho.run/games/3298940/static-dread-the-lighthouse) — Shares environmental storytelling and branching narrative with Carnival. 356 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3298940/)
10. [Scarlet Hollow](https://imho.run/games/1609230/scarlet-hollow) — Also Lovecraftian and Supernatural, like Carnival. 3,657 Steam reviews, 98% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1609230/)
11. [Pathologic 3](https://imho.run/games/3199650/pathologic-3) — A frequent pick in Carnival players' libraries, and another RPG. 994 Steam reviews, 87% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3199650/)
12. [The Supper: New Blood](https://imho.run/games/3032010/the-supper-new-blood) — Shares point and click adventure and environmental storytelling with Carnival. 60 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3032010/)
13. [STASIS: BONE TOTEM](https://imho.run/games/1426010/stasis-bone-totem) — Shares environmental storytelling and puzzle solving with Carnival. 1,376 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1426010/)
14. [The Excavation of Hob's Barrow](https://imho.run/games/1182310/the-excavation-of-hob-s-barrow) — Shares point and click adventure and puzzle solving with Carnival. 1,857 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1182310/)
15. [The Plague Doctor of Wippra](https://imho.run/games/1811740/the-plague-doctor-of-wippra) — Also Historical, like Carnival. 213 Steam reviews, 87% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1811740/)
16. [Daemonologie](https://imho.run/games/3048140/daemonologie) — A frequent pick in Carnival players' libraries, and another Indie. 495 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3048140/)
17. [Slender Threads](https://imho.run/games/1116480/slender-threads) — Shares point and click and puzzle solving with Carnival. 292 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1116480/)
18. [Expelled!](https://imho.run/games/2963890/expelled) — Shares branching narrative and dialogue choices with Carnival. 177 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2963890/)
19. [The Drifter](https://imho.run/games/1170570/the-drifter) — Also Supernatural, like Carnival. 3,185 Steam reviews, 98% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1170570/)
20. [Unavowed](https://imho.run/games/336140/unavowed) — Shares point and click adventure and puzzle solving with Carnival. 1,815 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/336140/)
21. [If On A Winter's Night, Four Travelers](https://imho.run/games/1603980/if-on-a-winter-s-night-four-travelers) — A frequent pick in Carnival players' libraries, and another Adventure. 1,811 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1603980/)
22. [Dark Fall: The Journal](https://imho.run/games/260690/dark-fall-the-journal) — Shares environmental storytelling with Carnival. 184 Steam reviews, 79% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/260690/)
23. [Cabernet](https://imho.run/games/2401410/cabernet) — Shares branching narrative and dialogue choices with Carnival. 1,198 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2401410/)
24. [Draugen](https://imho.run/games/770390/draugen) — Shares environmental storytelling with Carnival. 966 Steam reviews, 73% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/770390/)

## 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=2928770&n=20
- Co-op games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=2928770&n=20&coop=true
- Free games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=2928770&n=20&free=true
- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=2928770
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/2928770
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## About Carnival

Carnival is an atmospheric folk horror point-&-click featuring low-resolution pixel art graphics, locations drawn from Venice itself, and developing relationships with NPCs, allowing the player to influence events in the game and achieve multiple different endings.

## Game info

- **AppID:** 2928770
- **Developer:** Beyond Booleans
- **Publisher:** Beyond Booleans
- **Genres:** Adventure
- **Categories:** Single-player, Steam Achievements, Family Sharing
- **Released:** Aug 25, 2025
- **Free to play:** no
- **Platforms:** windows

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/2928770/carnival)
- [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=2928770&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers
- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2928770/)
- [Personalized recommendations](https://imho.run/) — sign in with Steam or paste a SteamID for a library-aware ranking

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