# Games like Perils of Man

> The closest matches to Perils of Man: Kelvin and the Infamous Machine, Time Mysteries 2: The Ancient Spectres, Yesterday, Lilly Looking Through, and Justin Wack and the Big Time Hack. 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. [Kelvin and the Infamous Machine](https://imho.run/games/376520/kelvin-and-the-infamous-machine) — Shares time travel puzzles with Perils of Man. 465 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/376520/)
2. [Time Mysteries 2: The Ancient Spectres](https://imho.run/games/313650/time-mysteries-2-the-ancient-spectres) — Also Time Travel, like Perils of Man. 126 Steam reviews, 59% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/313650/)
3. [Yesterday](https://imho.run/games/205840/yesterday) — Shares inventory combination with Perils of Man. 368 Steam reviews, 80% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/205840/)
4. [Lilly Looking Through](https://imho.run/games/250030/lilly-looking-through) — Same atmospheric mood as Perils of Man. 116 Steam reviews, 77% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/250030/)
5. [Justin Wack and the Big Time Hack](https://imho.run/games/1131670/justin-wack-and-the-big-time-hack) — A frequent pick in Perils of Man players' libraries, and another Indie. 72 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1131670/)
6. [Syberia](https://imho.run/games/46500/syberia) — A frequent pick in Perils of Man players' libraries, and another Adventure. 1,401 Steam reviews, 85% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/46500/)
7. [Elroy and the Aliens](https://imho.run/games/1082190/elroy-and-the-aliens) — Same emotional mood as Perils of Man. 273 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1082190/)
8. [Unforeseen Incidents](https://imho.run/games/501790/unforeseen-incidents) — Same atmospheric mood as Perils of Man. 631 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/501790/)
9. [Crowns and Pawns: Kingdom of Deceit](https://imho.run/games/1125910/crowns-and-pawns-kingdom-of-deceit) — Same atmospheric mood as Perils of Man. 260 Steam reviews, 84% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1125910/)
10. [Twelve Minutes](https://imho.run/games/1097200/twelve-minutes) — Also Time Travel, like Perils of Man. 3,467 Steam reviews, 69% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1097200/)
11. [Nancy Drew®: Curse of Blackmoor Manor](https://imho.run/games/31830/nancy-drew-curse-of-blackmoor-manor) — Same atmospheric mood as Perils of Man. 363 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/31830/)
12. [An English Haunting](https://imho.run/games/2474030/an-english-haunting) — Same atmospheric mood as Perils of Man. 247 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2474030/)
13. [Reversion - The Escape (1st Chapter)](https://imho.run/games/270570/reversion-the-escape-1st-chapter) — Shares inventory combination with Perils of Man. 56 Steam reviews, 73% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/270570/)
14. [Penelope Pendrick and the Art of Deceit](https://imho.run/games/3148060/penelope-pendrick-and-the-art-of-deceit) — Shares inventory combination with Perils of Man. 432 Steam reviews, 98% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3148060/)
15. [The Little Acre](https://imho.run/games/423590/the-little-acre) — Same emotional mood as Perils of Man. 257 Steam reviews, 82% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/423590/)
16. [The Sexy Brutale](https://imho.run/games/552590/the-sexy-brutale) — Also Time Travel, like Perils of Man. 2,063 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/552590/)
17. [Thimbleweed Park™](https://imho.run/games/569860/thimbleweed-park) — Same atmospheric mood as Perils of Man. 2,210 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/569860/)
18. [CLeM](https://imho.run/games/1861440/clem) — Same atmospheric mood as Perils of Man. 110 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1861440/)
19. [Secret Files 3](https://imho.run/games/216210/secret-files-3) — Shares inventory combination with Perils of Man. 75 Steam reviews, 63% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/216210/)
20. [Crime O'Clock](https://imho.run/games/1736290/crime-o-clock) — Same atmospheric mood as Perils of Man. 217 Steam reviews, 62% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1736290/)
21. [A New Beginning - Final Cut](https://imho.run/games/105000/a-new-beginning-final-cut) — Also Time Travel, like Perils of Man. 609 Steam reviews, 65% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/105000/)
22. [Fran Bow](https://imho.run/games/362680/fran-bow) — Same emotional mood as Perils of Man. 8,241 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/362680/)
23. [Violett Remastered](https://imho.run/games/257830/violett-remastered) — Same atmospheric mood as Perils of Man. 263 Steam reviews, 54% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/257830/)
24. [Edna & Harvey: Harvey's New Eyes](https://imho.run/games/219910/edna-harvey-harvey-s-new-eyes) — Same atmospheric mood as Perils of Man. 927 Steam reviews, 84% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/219910/)

## 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=347710&n=20
- Co-op games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=347710&n=20&coop=true
- Free games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=347710&n=20&free=true
- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=347710
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/347710
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## About Perils of Man

When Ana receives an unexpected gift from her missing father, she is catapulted headlong into a mystery that will take her on a journey through time. At last she must decide if a perfectly predictable world is a curse on humanity or a triumph for mankind.

## Game info

- **AppID:** 347710
- **Developer:** IF Games, Vertigo Games
- **Publisher:** Vertigo Games
- **Genres:** Indie, Adventure
- **Categories:** Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Cloud, Steam Trading Cards, Family Sharing
- **Released:** Apr 28, 2015
- **Free to play:** no
- **Metacritic:** 61
- **Platforms:** windows, mac, linux

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/347710/perils-of-man)
- [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=347710&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers
- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/347710/)
- [Personalized recommendations](https://imho.run/) — sign in with Steam or paste a SteamID for a library-aware ranking

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