# Games like Retention

> The closest matches to Retention: Journal, One Night Stand, No Longer Home, Home, and Loretta. 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. [Journal](https://imho.run/games/261680/journal) — Also Short and Interactive Fiction, like Retention. 238 Steam reviews, 81% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/261680/)
2. [One Night Stand](https://imho.run/games/549860/one-night-stand) — Shares multiple endings with Retention. 372 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/549860/)
3. [No Longer Home](https://imho.run/games/651490/no-longer-home) — Also Interactive Fiction, like Retention. 171 Steam reviews, 62% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/651490/)
4. [Home](https://imho.run/games/215670/home) — A frequent pick in Retention players' libraries, and another Indie. 889 Steam reviews, 69% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/215670/)
5. [Loretta](https://imho.run/games/1592540/loretta) — Also Choose Your Own Adventure and Interactive Fiction, like Retention. 64 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1592540/)
6. [Centum](https://imho.run/games/2625550/centum) — A frequent pick in Retention players' libraries, and another RPG. 101 Steam reviews, 82% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2625550/)
7. [Burly Men at Sea](https://imho.run/games/403290/burly-men-at-sea) — Also Short and Choose Your Own Adventure, like Retention. 128 Steam reviews, 74% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/403290/)
8. [I Was a Teenage Exocolonist](https://imho.run/games/1148760/i-was-a-teenage-exocolonist) — Also Life Sim and Choose Your Own Adventure, like Retention. 3,777 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1148760/)
9. [Wanderlust: Travel Stories](https://imho.run/games/1051410/wanderlust-travel-stories) — Also Choose Your Own Adventure and Interactive Fiction, like Retention. 79 Steam reviews, 82% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1051410/)
10. [SEASON: A letter to the future](https://imho.run/games/695330/season-a-letter-to-the-future) — Also Interactive Fiction, like Retention. 801 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/695330/)
11. [The Star Named EOS](https://imho.run/games/1619230/the-star-named-eos) — Also Short, like Retention. 139 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1619230/)
12. [The Wreck](https://imho.run/games/1687960/the-wreck) — Also Choose Your Own Adventure and Interactive Fiction, like Retention. 71 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1687960/)
13. [Cellveillance](https://imho.run/games/3218580/cellveillance) — Shares multiple endings with Retention. 53 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3218580/)
14. [IMMORTALITY](https://imho.run/games/1350200/immortality) — Also Choose Your Own Adventure and Interactive Fiction, like Retention. 1,118 Steam reviews, 84% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1350200/)
15. [THE LONGING](https://imho.run/games/893850/the-longing) — Also Choose Your Own Adventure, like Retention. 3,804 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/893850/)
16. [Trauma](https://imho.run/games/98100/trauma) — Also Short, like Retention. 513 Steam reviews, 68% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/98100/)
17. [To the Moon](https://imho.run/games/206440/to-the-moon) — Also Short and Interactive Fiction, like Retention. 19,211 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/206440/)
18. [The Isle Tide Hotel](https://imho.run/games/2000090/the-isle-tide-hotel) — A frequent pick in Retention players' libraries, and another Adventure. 115 Steam reviews, 65% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2000090/)
19. [The Wanderer: Frankenstein’s Creature](https://imho.run/games/966670/the-wanderer-frankenstein-s-creature) — Also Choose Your Own Adventure and Interactive Fiction, like Retention. 98 Steam reviews, 85% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/966670/)
20. [Many Nights a Whisper](https://imho.run/games/3541130/many-nights-a-whisper) — Shares multiple endings with Retention. 392 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3541130/)
21. [Sumire](https://imho.run/games/1335230/sumire) — Also Choose Your Own Adventure and Interactive Fiction, like Retention. 347 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1335230/)
22. [Year Walk](https://imho.run/games/269050/year-walk) — Also Short, like Retention. 916 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/269050/)
23. [Signs of the Sojourner](https://imho.run/games/1058690/signs-of-the-sojourner) — Also Choose Your Own Adventure and Interactive Fiction, like Retention. 149 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1058690/)
24. [The Gap](https://imho.run/games/1458300/the-gap) — Also Short, like Retention. 85 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1458300/)

## 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=339470&n=20
- Co-op games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=339470&n=20&coop=true
- Free games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=339470&n=20&free=true
- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=339470
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/339470
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## About Retention

This game is about a person who kept running through his life, never looking back at the past. Once during a trip, he gets into trouble. Now he's lying on the cold ground, buried beneath his bicycle. Slides of various moments fly through his head.

## Game info

- **AppID:** 339470
- **Developer:** Sometimes You
- **Publisher:** Sometimes You
- **Genres:** Indie, Adventure, Casual
- **Categories:** Single-player, Steam Trading Cards, Family Sharing
- **Released:** Jan 13, 2015
- **Free to play:** no
- **Platforms:** windows

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/339470/retention)
- [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=339470&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers
- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/339470/)
- [Personalized recommendations](https://imho.run/) — sign in with Steam or paste a SteamID for a library-aware ranking

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