# Games like PROXIMATE

> The closest matches to PROXIMATE: Gone Home, Tacoma, Still Wakes the Deep, SOMA, and Iron Lung. 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. [Gone Home](https://imho.run/games/232430/gone-home) — Also Narrative and Short, like PROXIMATE. 10,791 Steam reviews, 77% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/232430/)
2. [Tacoma](https://imho.run/games/343860/tacoma) — Also Short and LGBTQ+, like PROXIMATE. 2,248 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/343860/)
3. [Still Wakes the Deep](https://imho.run/games/1622910/still-wakes-the-deep) — Also Narrative and Walking Simulator, like PROXIMATE. 6,408 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1622910/)
4. [SOMA](https://imho.run/games/282140/soma) — Also Walking Simulator, like PROXIMATE. 23,563 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/282140/)
5. [Iron Lung](https://imho.run/games/1846170/iron-lung) — Also Underwater and Short, like PROXIMATE. 8,104 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1846170/)
6. [Narcosis](https://imho.run/games/366870/narcosis) — Also Underwater and Walking Simulator, like PROXIMATE. 640 Steam reviews, 76% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/366870/)
7. [Scanner Sombre](https://imho.run/games/475190/scanner-sombre) — Also Short and Walking Simulator, like PROXIMATE. 2,301 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/475190/)
8. [DEAD LETTER DEPT.](https://imho.run/games/1627350/dead-letter-dept) — Also Short and Text-Based, like PROXIMATE. 1,589 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1627350/)
9. [1000xRESIST](https://imho.run/games/1675830/1000xresist) — A frequent pick in PROXIMATE players' libraries, and another Indie. 4,342 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1675830/)
10. [A Normal Lost Phone](https://imho.run/games/523210/a-normal-lost-phone) — Also Short and LGBTQ+, like PROXIMATE. 1,373 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/523210/)
11. [Subnautica](https://imho.run/games/264710/subnautica) — Also Underwater, like PROXIMATE. 177,256 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/264710/)
12. [DISTRAINT: Deluxe Edition](https://imho.run/games/395170/distraint-deluxe-edition) — Also Short, like PROXIMATE. 1,278 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/395170/)
13. [Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector](https://imho.run/games/2442460/citizen-sleeper-2-starward-vector) — Also Narrative and Text-Based, like PROXIMATE. 1,721 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2442460/)
14. [The Station](https://imho.run/games/565120/the-station) — Also Short and Walking Simulator, like PROXIMATE. 685 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/565120/)
15. [ROUTINE](https://imho.run/games/606160/routine) — A frequent pick in PROXIMATE players' libraries, and another Action. 4,122 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/606160/)
16. [The Guest](https://imho.run/games/402040/the-guest) — Also Short and Walking Simulator, like PROXIMATE. 391 Steam reviews, 69% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/402040/)
17. [The Stanley Parable](https://imho.run/games/221910/the-stanley-parable) — Also Satire and Walking Simulator, like PROXIMATE. 28,192 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/221910/)
18. [Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs](https://imho.run/games/239200/amnesia-a-machine-for-pigs) — Also Walking Simulator and Interactive Fiction, like PROXIMATE. 4,318 Steam reviews, 65% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/239200/)
19. [Thirty Flights of Loving](https://imho.run/games/214700/thirty-flights-of-loving) — Also Narrative and Short, like PROXIMATE. 1,061 Steam reviews, 69% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/214700/)
20. [Layers of Fear 2 (2019)](https://imho.run/games/1029890/layers-of-fear-2-2019) — A frequent pick in PROXIMATE players' libraries, and another Adventure. 771 Steam reviews, 71% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1029890/)
21. [Static Dread: The Lighthouse](https://imho.run/games/3298940/static-dread-the-lighthouse) — A frequent pick in PROXIMATE players' libraries, and another Action. 356 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3298940/)
22. [Slay the Princess — The Pristine Cut](https://imho.run/games/1989270/slay-the-princess-the-pristine-cut) — Also Interactive Fiction, like PROXIMATE. 21,995 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1989270/)
23. [What Remains of Edith Finch](https://imho.run/games/501300/what-remains-of-edith-finch) — Also Short and Walking Simulator, like PROXIMATE. 17,663 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/501300/)
24. [Impostor Factory](https://imho.run/games/1182620/impostor-factory) — Also Narrative and Interactive Fiction, like PROXIMATE. 3,403 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1182620/)

## 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=2957800&n=20
- Co-op games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=2957800&n=20&coop=true
- Free games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=2957800&n=20&free=true
- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=2957800
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/2957800
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## About PROXIMATE

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## Game info

- **AppID:** 2957800
- **Developer:** Cain Maddox
- **Publisher:** Cain Maddox
- **Genres:** Indie, Adventure
- **Categories:** Single-player, Full controller support, Family Sharing
- **Released:** Nov 8, 2024
- **Free to play:** no
- **Platforms:** windows, mac, linux

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/2957800/proximate)
- [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=2957800&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers
- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2957800/)
- [Personalized recommendations](https://imho.run/) — sign in with Steam or paste a SteamID for a library-aware ranking

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