# Games like Spirits of Xanadu

> The closest matches to Spirits of Xanadu: System Shock 2: 25th Anniversary Remaster, Outer Wilds, STARDROP, The Station, and J.U.L.I.A.: Among the Stars. 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. [System Shock 2: 25th Anniversary Remaster](https://imho.run/games/866570/system-shock-2-25th-anniversary-remaster) — Shares environmental exploration with Spirits of Xanadu. 1,310 Steam reviews, 87% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/866570/)
2. [Outer Wilds](https://imho.run/games/753640/outer-wilds) — Also Space, like Spirits of Xanadu. 50,025 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/753640/)
3. [STARDROP](https://imho.run/games/552880/stardrop) — A frequent pick in Spirits of Xanadu players' libraries, and another Indie. 206 Steam reviews, 85% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/552880/)
4. [The Station](https://imho.run/games/565120/the-station) — Also Space, like Spirits of Xanadu. 685 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/565120/)
5. [J.U.L.I.A.: Among the Stars](https://imho.run/games/257690/j-u-l-i-a-among-the-stars) — Also Space, like Spirits of Xanadu. 617 Steam reviews, 85% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/257690/)
6. [Between Horizons – A Sci-Fi Detective Adventure](https://imho.run/games/1921980/between-horizons-a-sci-fi-detective-adventure) — Also Space, like Spirits of Xanadu. 247 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1921980/)
7. [Syndrome](https://imho.run/games/409320/syndrome) — A frequent pick in Spirits of Xanadu players' libraries, and another Action. 147 Steam reviews, 72% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/409320/)
8. [Prominence](https://imho.run/games/270230/prominence) — Shares environmental exploration with Spirits of Xanadu. 108 Steam reviews, 81% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/270230/)
9. [Tacoma](https://imho.run/games/343860/tacoma) — Also Space, like Spirits of Xanadu. 2,248 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/343860/)
10. [Event[0]](https://imho.run/games/470260/event-0) — Also Space, like Spirits of Xanadu. 1,140 Steam reviews, 77% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/470260/)
11. [Monolith](https://imho.run/games/1542390/monolith) — Also Space, like Spirits of Xanadu. 150 Steam reviews, 69% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1542390/)
12. [Solarix](https://imho.run/games/284990/solarix) — Shares audio logs with Spirits of Xanadu. 142 Steam reviews, 61% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/284990/)
13. [Resonance](https://imho.run/games/212050/resonance) — Same atmospheric mood as Spirits of Xanadu. 366 Steam reviews, 87% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/212050/)
14. [Observation](https://imho.run/games/906100/observation) — Also Space, like Spirits of Xanadu. 2,478 Steam reviews, 79% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/906100/)
15. [The Fall of Lazarus](https://imho.run/games/622010/the-fall-of-lazarus) — Also Space, like Spirits of Xanadu. 79 Steam reviews, 61% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/622010/)
16. [Chorus](https://imho.run/games/1153640/chorus) — Also Space, like Spirits of Xanadu. 2,245 Steam reviews, 82% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1153640/)
17. [Deus Ex: Game of the Year Edition](https://imho.run/games/6910/deus-ex-game-of-the-year-edition) — Shares environmental exploration with Spirits of Xanadu. 10,288 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/6910/)
18. [The Persistence](https://imho.run/games/1140100/the-persistence) — Same atmospheric mood as Spirits of Xanadu. 63 Steam reviews, 67% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1140100/)
19. [Technobabylon](https://imho.run/games/307580/technobabylon) — Shares environmental exploration with Spirits of Xanadu. 903 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/307580/)
20. [Aphelion](https://imho.run/games/1966410/aphelion) — Shares audio logs and environmental exploration with Spirits of Xanadu. 73 Steam reviews, 55% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1966410/)
21. [Oxenfree](https://imho.run/games/388880/oxenfree) — Same atmospheric mood as Spirits of Xanadu. 6,745 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/388880/)
22. [Whispers of a Machine](https://imho.run/games/631570/whispers-of-a-machine) — A frequent pick in Spirits of Xanadu players' libraries, and another Adventure. 995 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/631570/)
23. [The Talos Principle](https://imho.run/games/257510/the-talos-principle) — Same atmospheric mood as Spirits of Xanadu. 16,978 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/257510/)
24. [ECHO](https://imho.run/games/551770/echo) — Same atmospheric mood as Spirits of Xanadu. 1,066 Steam reviews, 80% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/551770/)

## 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=312230&n=20
- Co-op games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=312230&n=20&coop=true
- Free games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=312230&n=20&free=true
- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=312230
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/312230
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## About Spirits of Xanadu

At the farthest edge of the explored universe, the research ship Xanadu slumbers in orbit around a mysterious planet. Her systems remain active but there has been no message from her crew for months. Now a lone operative has been sent to wake the Xanadu and bring her home to Earth.

## Game info

- **AppID:** 312230
- **Developer:** Good Morning, Commander, allen trivette, Lee Williams
- **Publisher:** Nightdive Studios
- **Genres:** Action, Indie, Adventure
- **Categories:** Captions available, Single-player, Steam Achievements, Full controller support, Steam Trading Cards, Family Sharing
- **Released:** Mar 26, 2015
- **Free to play:** no
- **Platforms:** windows, mac, linux

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/312230/spirits-of-xanadu)
- [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=312230&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers
- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/312230/)
- [Personalized recommendations](https://imho.run/) — sign in with Steam or paste a SteamID for a library-aware ranking

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