# Games like The Shadow Over Cyberspace

> The closest matches to The Shadow Over Cyberspace: Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector, Static Dread: The Lighthouse, Life Eater, Home Safety Hotline, and Lacuna – A Sci-Fi Noir Adventure. 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. [Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector](https://imho.run/games/2442460/citizen-sleeper-2-starward-vector) — Shares choice consequences and relationship building with The Shadow Over Cyberspace. 1,721 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2442460/)
2. [Static Dread: The Lighthouse](https://imho.run/games/3298940/static-dread-the-lighthouse) — Shares day night cycle and branching narrative with The Shadow Over Cyberspace. 356 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3298940/)
3. [Life Eater](https://imho.run/games/2632930/life-eater) — Shares investigation and hidden object search with The Shadow Over Cyberspace. 283 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2632930/)
4. [Home Safety Hotline](https://imho.run/games/2357910/home-safety-hotline) — Shares hidden object search and branching narrative with The Shadow Over Cyberspace. 2,372 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2357910/)
5. [Lacuna – A Sci-Fi Noir Adventure](https://imho.run/games/1364100/lacuna-a-sci-fi-noir-adventure) — Shares branching narrative and multiple endings with The Shadow Over Cyberspace. 690 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1364100/)
6. [Cabernet](https://imho.run/games/2401410/cabernet) — Shares relationship building and branching narrative with The Shadow Over Cyberspace. 1,198 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2401410/)
7. [Transient: Extended Edition](https://imho.run/games/962630/transient-extended-edition) — Shares mini games with The Shadow Over Cyberspace. 150 Steam reviews, 65% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/962630/)
8. [Scarlet Hollow](https://imho.run/games/1609230/scarlet-hollow) — Also Lovecraftian, like The Shadow Over Cyberspace. 3,657 Steam reviews, 98% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1609230/)
9. [SIMULACRA 2](https://imho.run/games/1011190/simulacra-2) — Shares branching dialogue and multiple endings with The Shadow Over Cyberspace. 632 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1011190/)
10. [>observer_](https://imho.run/games/514900/observer) — Shares investigation with The Shadow Over Cyberspace. 1,920 Steam reviews, 77% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/514900/)
11. [Dread Weight](https://imho.run/games/2399060/dread-weight) — Shares point and click and dialogue choices with The Shadow Over Cyberspace. 141 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2399060/)
12. [OFF](https://imho.run/games/3339880/off) — Shares multiple endings and puzzle solving with The Shadow Over Cyberspace. 2,016 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3339880/)
13. [Centum](https://imho.run/games/2625550/centum) — Shares point and click and visual novel style with The Shadow Over Cyberspace. 101 Steam reviews, 82% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2625550/)
14. [The Red Strings Club](https://imho.run/games/589780/the-red-strings-club) — Also Cyberpunk and LGBTQ+, like The Shadow Over Cyberspace. 3,165 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/589780/)
15. [Slay the Princess — The Pristine Cut](https://imho.run/games/1989270/slay-the-princess-the-pristine-cut) — Shares branching narrative with The Shadow Over Cyberspace. 21,995 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1989270/)
16. [VIDEOVERSE](https://imho.run/games/2079180/videoverse) — Also Choose Your Own Adventure, like The Shadow Over Cyberspace. 165 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2079180/)
17. [Pathologic 3](https://imho.run/games/3199650/pathologic-3) — Shares branching narrative and dialogue choices with The Shadow Over Cyberspace. 994 Steam reviews, 87% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3199650/)
18. [Athanasy](https://imho.run/games/1769320/athanasy) — Also Cyberpunk and Text-Based, like The Shadow Over Cyberspace. 66 Steam reviews, 98% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1769320/)
19. [CORPSE FACTORY](https://imho.run/games/1414250/corpse-factory) — Same atmospheric mood as The Shadow Over Cyberspace. 539 Steam reviews, 81% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1414250/)
20. [SOMA](https://imho.run/games/282140/soma) — Shares puzzle solving with The Shadow Over Cyberspace. 23,563 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/282140/)
21. [Yuppie Psycho: Executive Edition](https://imho.run/games/597760/yuppie-psycho-executive-edition) — Also Cyberpunk, like The Shadow Over Cyberspace. 2,072 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/597760/)
22. [The Infectious Madness of Doctor Dekker](https://imho.run/games/545540/the-infectious-madness-of-doctor-dekker) — Shares multiple endings with The Shadow Over Cyberspace. 453 Steam reviews, 83% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/545540/)
23. [Gamedec - Definitive Edition](https://imho.run/games/917720/gamedec-definitive-edition) — Shares branching dialogue with The Shadow Over Cyberspace. 423 Steam reviews, 72% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/917720/)
24. [Stories Untold](https://imho.run/games/558420/stories-untold) — Also Text-Based, like The Shadow Over Cyberspace. 3,201 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/558420/)

## 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=2982530&n=20
- Co-op games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=2982530&n=20&coop=true
- Free games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=2982530&n=20&free=true
- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=2982530
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/2982530
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## About The Shadow Over Cyberspace

Dread whispers echo across the Information Superhighway. Y2K is coming, heralding the rise of the Old Ones. With your meatspace mind unraveling, time is running out -- barter with gods, embrace the deathless aeons, or go offline permanently in this modempunk horror story.

## Game info

- **AppID:** 2982530
- **Developer:** Fiction Factory Games
- **Publisher:** Fiction Factory Games
- **Genres:** Indie, Free To Play, Casual
- **Categories:** Partial Controller Support, Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Cloud, Subtitle Options, Custom Volume Controls, Stereo Sound, Narrated Game Menus, Playable without Timed Input, Keyboard Only Option, Mouse Only Option, Save Anytime
- **Released:** Jan 10, 2025
- **Free to play:** yes
- **Platforms:** windows, mac, linux

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/2982530/the-shadow-over-cyberspace)
- [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=2982530&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers
- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2982530/)
- [Personalized recommendations](https://imho.run/) — sign in with Steam or paste a SteamID for a library-aware ranking

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