# Games like Decay: The Mare

> The closest matches to Decay: The Mare: Dead Synchronicity: Tomorrow Comes Today, Dead Take, SOMA, Layers of Fear (2016), 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. [Dead Synchronicity: Tomorrow Comes Today](https://imho.run/games/339190/dead-synchronicity-tomorrow-comes-today) — Shares environmental clues with Decay: The Mare. 432 Steam reviews, 76% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/339190/)
2. [Dead Take](https://imho.run/games/3352690/dead-take) — Also Psychological, like Decay: The Mare. 556 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3352690/)
3. [SOMA](https://imho.run/games/282140/soma) — Same atmospheric mood as Decay: The Mare. 23,563 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/282140/)
4. [Layers of Fear (2016)](https://imho.run/games/391720/layers-of-fear-2016) — A frequent pick in Decay: The Mare players' libraries, and another Indie. 5,082 Steam reviews, 87% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/391720/)
5. [ASYLUM](https://imho.run/games/230210/asylum) — Same atmospheric mood as Decay: The Mare. 254 Steam reviews, 84% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/230210/)
6. [Penumbra: Black Plague Gold Edition](https://imho.run/games/22120/penumbra-black-plague-gold-edition) — Shares psychological horror with Decay: The Mare. 1,480 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/22120/)
7. [Rise of Insanity](https://imho.run/games/629220/rise-of-insanity) — Same atmospheric mood as Decay: The Mare. 330 Steam reviews, 76% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/629220/)
8. [DISTRAINT: Deluxe Edition](https://imho.run/games/395170/distraint-deluxe-edition) — Also Psychological, like Decay: The Mare. 1,278 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/395170/)
9. [Pathologic 3](https://imho.run/games/3199650/pathologic-3) — A frequent pick in Decay: The Mare players' libraries, and another RPG. 994 Steam reviews, 87% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3199650/)
10. [Visage](https://imho.run/games/594330/visage) — A frequent pick in Decay: The Mare players' libraries, and another Action. 3,985 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/594330/)
11. [Slender Threads](https://imho.run/games/1116480/slender-threads) — Also Psychological, like Decay: The Mare. 292 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1116480/)
12. [Static Dread: The Lighthouse](https://imho.run/games/3298940/static-dread-the-lighthouse) — Also Psychological, like Decay: The Mare. 356 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3298940/)
13. [EMOTIONLESS : The Last Ticket](https://imho.run/games/3570000/emotionless-the-last-ticket) — Shares fragmented narrative with Decay: The Mare. 75 Steam reviews, 85% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3570000/)
14. [The Infectious Madness of Doctor Dekker](https://imho.run/games/545540/the-infectious-madness-of-doctor-dekker) — Also Psychological, like Decay: The Mare. 453 Steam reviews, 83% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/545540/)
15. [The Cat Lady](https://imho.run/games/253110/the-cat-lady) — Also Psychological, like Decay: The Mare. 2,612 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/253110/)
16. [Strangeland](https://imho.run/games/1369520/strangeland) — A frequent pick in Decay: The Mare players' libraries, and another Adventure. 689 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1369520/)
17. [Dark Fall: Lost Souls](https://imho.run/games/46750/dark-fall-lost-souls) — Same atmospheric mood as Decay: The Mare. 153 Steam reviews, 58% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/46750/)
18. [The Guest](https://imho.run/games/402040/the-guest) — Also Escape Room, like Decay: The Mare. 391 Steam reviews, 69% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/402040/)
19. [Downfall](https://imho.run/games/364390/downfall) — Same atmospheric mood as Decay: The Mare. 636 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/364390/)
20. [Fran Bow](https://imho.run/games/362680/fran-bow) — Also Psychological, like Decay: The Mare. 8,241 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/362680/)
21. [Anna - Extended Edition](https://imho.run/games/217690/anna-extended-edition) — Also Escape Room, like Decay: The Mare. 590 Steam reviews, 56% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/217690/)
22. [Ad Infinitum](https://imho.run/games/1234430/ad-infinitum) — Same atmospheric mood as Decay: The Mare. 384 Steam reviews, 78% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1234430/)
23. [GET EVEN](https://imho.run/games/299950/get-even) — Also Psychological, like Decay: The Mare. 482 Steam reviews, 78% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/299950/)
24. [Stories Untold](https://imho.run/games/558420/stories-untold) — Same atmospheric mood as Decay: The Mare. 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=323720&n=20
- Co-op games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=323720&n=20&coop=true
- Free games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=323720&n=20&free=true
- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=323720
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/323720
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## About Decay: The Mare

Sam is an addict who ends up in an institution named “Reaching Dreams”, hoping to kick his drug problem and sort out his miserable life. But during the first night, something goes horribly wrong and he gets stuck in an endless nightmare…

## Game info

- **AppID:** 323720
- **Developer:** Shining Gate Software
- **Publisher:** Daedalic Entertainment
- **Genres:** Indie, Adventure
- **Categories:** Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Cloud, Steam Trading Cards, Family Sharing
- **Released:** Feb 13, 2015
- **Free to play:** no
- **Metacritic:** 60
- **Platforms:** windows, mac, linux

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/323720/decay-the-mare)
- [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=323720&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers
- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/323720/)
- [Personalized recommendations](https://imho.run/) — sign in with Steam or paste a SteamID for a library-aware ranking

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