# Games like They Breathe

> The closest matches to They Breathe: Penumbra Overture, Darkwood, The Coma 2: Vicious Sisters, Through the Woods, and Neverending Nightmares. 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. [Penumbra Overture](https://imho.run/games/22180/penumbra-overture) — Also Survival Horror, like They Breathe. 1,939 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/22180/)
2. [Darkwood](https://imho.run/games/274520/darkwood) — A frequent pick in They Breathe players' libraries, and another RPG. 9,910 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/274520/)
3. [The Coma 2: Vicious Sisters](https://imho.run/games/1045720/the-coma-2-vicious-sisters) — A frequent pick in They Breathe players' libraries, and another Action. 404 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1045720/)
4. [Through the Woods](https://imho.run/games/368430/through-the-woods) — Also Nature and Survival Horror, like They Breathe. 564 Steam reviews, 68% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/368430/)
5. [Neverending Nightmares](https://imho.run/games/253330/neverending-nightmares) — Also Short and Survival Horror, like They Breathe. 834 Steam reviews, 72% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/253330/)
6. [Ad Infinitum](https://imho.run/games/1234430/ad-infinitum) — Also Survival Horror, like They Breathe. 384 Steam reviews, 78% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1234430/)
7. [Among the Sleep - Enhanced Edition](https://imho.run/games/250620/among-the-sleep-enhanced-edition) — Also Short and Survival Horror, like They Breathe. 2,994 Steam reviews, 88% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/250620/)
8. [The Beast Inside](https://imho.run/games/792300/the-beast-inside) — Also Survival Horror, like They Breathe. 2,333 Steam reviews, 77% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/792300/)
9. [The Forest](https://imho.run/games/242760/the-forest) — Also Survival Horror, like They Breathe. 175,474 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/242760/)
10. [Slender: The Arrival](https://imho.run/games/252330/slender-the-arrival) — Also Survival Horror, like They Breathe. 3,482 Steam reviews, 87% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/252330/)
11. [Dread X Collection 2](https://imho.run/games/1380390/dread-x-collection-2) — Also Survival Horror, like They Breathe. 496 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1380390/)
12. [SOMA](https://imho.run/games/282140/soma) — Also Survival Horror, like They Breathe. 23,563 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/282140/)
13. [The Alien Cube](https://imho.run/games/1099220/the-alien-cube) — A frequent pick in They Breathe players' libraries, and another Indie. 298 Steam reviews, 79% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1099220/)
14. [The Backrooms: Survival](https://imho.run/games/1889640/the-backrooms-survival) — Also Survival Horror, like They Breathe. 511 Steam reviews, 81% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1889640/)
15. [Five Nights at Freddy's 3](https://imho.run/games/354140/five-nights-at-freddy-s-3) — Also Survival Horror, like They Breathe. 6,449 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/354140/)
16. [Dead Take](https://imho.run/games/3352690/dead-take) — Also Survival Horror, like They Breathe. 556 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3352690/)
17. [Out Of Hands](https://imho.run/games/1839810/out-of-hands) — Same atmospheric mood as They Breathe. 256 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1839810/)
18. [Rusty Lake Hotel](https://imho.run/games/435120/rusty-lake-hotel) — Shares achievement hunting with They Breathe. 2,019 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/435120/)
19. [Under: Depths of Fear](https://imho.run/games/1128140/under-depths-of-fear) — Also Survival Horror, like They Breathe. 170 Steam reviews, 65% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1128140/)
20. [Fear The Timeloop](https://imho.run/games/2918090/fear-the-timeloop) — Also Survival Horror, like They Breathe. 114 Steam reviews, 82% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2918090/)
21. [Year Walk](https://imho.run/games/269050/year-walk) — Also Short, like They Breathe. 916 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/269050/)
22. [DISTRAINT: Deluxe Edition](https://imho.run/games/395170/distraint-deluxe-edition) — Also Short, like They Breathe. 1,278 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/395170/)
23. [CRYO](https://imho.run/games/2564910/cryo) — Also Survival Horror, like They Breathe. 253 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2564910/)
24. [Stygian: Outer Gods](https://imho.run/games/2581410/stygian-outer-gods) — Also Survival Horror, like They Breathe. 268 Steam reviews, 85% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2581410/)

## 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=294140&n=20
- Co-op games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=294140&n=20&coop=true
- Free games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=294140&n=20&free=true
- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=294140
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/294140
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## About They Breathe

They Breathe is a short journey into the depths of a forest filled with water. As you swim deeper, it's up to you to figure out the rules of an insidious ecosystem where nothing is as it first seems, and where everyone is after the same precious resource – oxygen!

## Game info

- **AppID:** 294140
- **Developer:** The Working Parts
- **Publisher:** The Working Parts
- **Genres:** Action, Indie, Adventure
- **Categories:** Multi-player, Partial Controller Support, Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Cloud, Shared/Split Screen, Steam Trading Cards, Shared/Split Screen PvP, Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Remote Play Together, Family Sharing, Co-op
- **Released:** May 23, 2014
- **Free to play:** no
- **Platforms:** windows, mac

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/294140/they-breathe)
- [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=294140&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers
- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/294140/)
- [Personalized recommendations](https://imho.run/) — sign in with Steam or paste a SteamID for a library-aware ranking

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