# Games like The Descendant

> The closest matches to The Descendant: The Walking Dead, The Uncertain: Last Quiet Day, BEAUTIFUL DESOLATION, Dead Synchronicity: Tomorrow Comes Today, and Apocalipsis. 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. [The Walking Dead](https://imho.run/games/207610/the-walking-dead) — Also Episodic and Post-apocalyptic, like The Descendant. 24,423 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/207610/)
2. [The Uncertain: Last Quiet Day](https://imho.run/games/406970/the-uncertain-last-quiet-day) — A frequent pick in The Descendant players' libraries, and another Indie. 619 Steam reviews, 66% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/406970/)
3. [BEAUTIFUL DESOLATION](https://imho.run/games/912570/beautiful-desolation) — Also Post-apocalyptic, like The Descendant. 257 Steam reviews, 78% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/912570/)
4. [Dead Synchronicity: Tomorrow Comes Today](https://imho.run/games/339190/dead-synchronicity-tomorrow-comes-today) — Also Post-apocalyptic, like The Descendant. 432 Steam reviews, 76% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/339190/)
5. [Apocalipsis](https://imho.run/games/505330/apocalipsis) — Shares achievement hunting with The Descendant. 127 Steam reviews, 67% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/505330/)
6. [The Fall](https://imho.run/games/290770/the-fall) — Also Episodic, like The Descendant. 2,177 Steam reviews, 87% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/290770/)
7. [Sentience: The Android's Tale](https://imho.run/games/635850/sentience-the-android-s-tale) — Also Post-apocalyptic, like The Descendant. 76 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/635850/)
8. [Subsurface Circular](https://imho.run/games/676820/subsurface-circular) — Same atmospheric mood as The Descendant. 1,353 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/676820/)
9. [Between Horizons – A Sci-Fi Detective Adventure](https://imho.run/games/1921980/between-horizons-a-sci-fi-detective-adventure) — Same atmospheric mood as The Descendant. 247 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1921980/)
10. [Downfall](https://imho.run/games/364390/downfall) — Shares environmental puzzles with The Descendant. 636 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/364390/)
11. [Encased: A Sci-Fi Post-Apocalyptic RPG](https://imho.run/games/921800/encased-a-sci-fi-post-apocalyptic-rpg) — A frequent pick in The Descendant players' libraries, and another RPG. 2,052 Steam reviews, 74% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/921800/)
12. [1000xRESIST](https://imho.run/games/1675830/1000xresist) — Also Post-apocalyptic, like The Descendant. 4,342 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1675830/)
13. [The Silent Age](https://imho.run/games/352520/the-silent-age) — Also Alternate History, like The Descendant. 2,754 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/352520/)
14. [Lacuna – A Sci-Fi Noir Adventure](https://imho.run/games/1364100/lacuna-a-sci-fi-noir-adventure) — Same atmospheric mood as The Descendant. 690 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1364100/)
15. [Quarantine Circular](https://imho.run/games/853500/quarantine-circular) — Same atmospheric mood as The Descendant. 399 Steam reviews, 88% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/853500/)
16. [Shardlight](https://imho.run/games/336130/shardlight) — Also Post-apocalyptic, like The Descendant. 534 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/336130/)
17. [Resonance](https://imho.run/games/212050/resonance) — Same atmospheric mood as The Descendant. 366 Steam reviews, 87% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/212050/)
18. [Don't Escape: 4 Days to Survive](https://imho.run/games/611760/don-t-escape-4-days-to-survive) — Also Post-apocalyptic, like The Descendant. 1,504 Steam reviews, 99% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/611760/)
19. [ELEX](https://imho.run/games/411300/elex) — Also Post-apocalyptic, like The Descendant. 5,121 Steam reviews, 68% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/411300/)
20. [Disco Elysium - The Final Cut](https://imho.run/games/632470/disco-elysium-the-final-cut) — Shares achievement hunting with The Descendant. 55,782 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/632470/)
21. [The Great Perhaps](https://imho.run/games/1016930/the-great-perhaps) — Also Post-apocalyptic, like The Descendant. 158 Steam reviews, 66% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1016930/)
22. [Neo Cab](https://imho.run/games/794540/neo-cab) — Shares dialogue branching with The Descendant. 911 Steam reviews, 83% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/794540/)
23. [Reversion - The Meeting (2nd Chapter)](https://imho.run/games/281060/reversion-the-meeting-2nd-chapter) — Shares achievement hunting with The Descendant. 98 Steam reviews, 68% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/281060/)
24. [Whispers of a Machine](https://imho.run/games/631570/whispers-of-a-machine) — A frequent pick in The Descendant players' libraries, and another Adventure. 995 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/631570/)

## 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=351940&n=20
- Co-op games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=351940&n=20&coop=true
- Free games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=351940&n=20&free=true
- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=351940
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/351940
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## About The Descendant

In THE DESCENDANT, the end of the world is only the start. With what remains of humanity protected in underground Ark facilities, your mission is to keep survivors alive, while discovering a far greater conspiracy buried within Ark-01.

## Game info

- **AppID:** 351940
- **Developer:** Gaming Corps AB
- **Publisher:** Microids Indie, Microids
- **Genres:** Indie, Adventure, Casual
- **Categories:** Captions available, Single-player, Steam Achievements, Full controller support, Steam Trading Cards, Family Sharing
- **Released:** Mar 24, 2016
- **Free to play:** no
- **Metacritic:** 59
- **Platforms:** windows, mac

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/351940/the-descendant)
- [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=351940&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers
- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/351940/)
- [Personalized recommendations](https://imho.run/) — sign in with Steam or paste a SteamID for a library-aware ranking

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