# Games like Plug & Play

> The closest matches to Plug & Play: KIDS, Bulb Boy, Happy Game, The White Door, and Rusty Lake: Roots. 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. [KIDS](https://imho.run/games/793370/kids) — Shares symbolic interaction with Plug & Play. 1,020 Steam reviews, 81% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/793370/)
2. [Bulb Boy](https://imho.run/games/390290/bulb-boy) — Also Short and Surreal, like Plug & Play. 284 Steam reviews, 87% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/390290/)
3. [Happy Game](https://imho.run/games/1206060/happy-game) — Also Surreal, like Plug & Play. 1,199 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1206060/)
4. [The White Door](https://imho.run/games/1145960/the-white-door) — A frequent pick in Plug & Play players' libraries, and another Indie. 1,537 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1145960/)
5. [Rusty Lake: Roots](https://imho.run/games/532110/rusty-lake-roots) — Also Surreal, like Plug & Play. 1,696 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/532110/)
6. [Jazzpunk: Director's Cut](https://imho.run/games/250260/jazzpunk-director-s-cut) — Also Memes and Short, like Plug & Play. 5,450 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/250260/)
7. [Lucid Dream Adventure](https://imho.run/games/773090/lucid-dream-adventure) — Also Surreal, like Plug & Play. 88 Steam reviews, 76% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/773090/)
8. [Puzzle Agent](https://imho.run/games/31270/puzzle-agent) — A frequent pick in Plug & Play players' libraries, and another Action. 1,268 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/31270/)
9. [Pilgrims](https://imho.run/games/1049280/pilgrims) — Also Short, like Plug & Play. 1,488 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1049280/)
10. [Gorogoa](https://imho.run/games/557600/gorogoa) — Also Short, like Plug & Play. 5,369 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/557600/)
11. [LIMBO](https://imho.run/games/48000/limbo) — Also Short and Surreal, like Plug & Play. 12,690 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/48000/)
12. [Year Walk](https://imho.run/games/269050/year-walk) — Also Short and Surreal, like Plug & Play. 916 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/269050/)
13. [The Dream Machine: Chapter 1 & 2](https://imho.run/games/94300/the-dream-machine-chapter-1-2) — Also Surreal, like Plug & Play. 1,057 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/94300/)
14. [Fran Bow](https://imho.run/games/362680/fran-bow) — Also Surreal, like Plug & Play. 8,241 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/362680/)
15. [Mindlock - The Apartment](https://imho.run/games/2669150/mindlock-the-apartment) — A frequent pick in Plug & Play players' libraries, and another Adventure. 162 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2669150/)
16. [Detention](https://imho.run/games/555220/detention) — Also Surreal, like Plug & Play. 2,780 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/555220/)
17. [Windosill](https://imho.run/games/37600/windosill) — Also Short and Surreal, like Plug & Play. 480 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/37600/)
18. [The Franz Kafka Videogame](https://imho.run/games/392280/the-franz-kafka-videogame) — Also Short and Surreal, like Plug & Play. 194 Steam reviews, 54% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/392280/)
19. [DISTRAINT: Deluxe Edition](https://imho.run/games/395170/distraint-deluxe-edition) — Also Short, like Plug & Play. 1,278 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/395170/)
20. [Pikuniku](https://imho.run/games/572890/pikuniku) — Same whimsical mood as Plug & Play. 3,642 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/572890/)
21. [There Is No Game: Wrong Dimension](https://imho.run/games/1240210/there-is-no-game-wrong-dimension) — Same atmospheric mood as Plug & Play. 9,373 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1240210/)
22. [Papo & Yo](https://imho.run/games/227080/papo-yo) — Also Short and Surreal, like Plug & Play. 601 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/227080/)
23. [The Procession to Calvary](https://imho.run/games/1071130/the-procession-to-calvary) — Also Short and Surreal, like Plug & Play. 726 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1071130/)
24. [Dropsy](https://imho.run/games/274350/dropsy) — Also Surreal, like Plug & Play. 1,014 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/274350/)

## 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=353560&n=20
- Co-op games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=353560&n=20&coop=true
- Free games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=353560&n=20&free=true
- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=353560
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/353560
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## About Plug & Play

Plug & Play is a short surreal indie adventure released in 2015 by developers Mario von Rickenbach and Michael Frei, published by Etter Studio, available for $3.99. The game uses hand-drawn animation and symbolic interaction as its core mechanics, presenting abstract narrative choices that players can replay to discover different sequences. Reviewers and players describe the experience as atmospheric, hypnotic, melancholic, and whimsical, with an emotional tale of romance and violence unfolding through a bending visual style that curves naturally. Players highlight the mind-bending abstract storytelling and note that sharing replayable sequences sparks funny reactions. The game runs verified on Steam Deck and holds 85% positive from over 2000 Steam reviews.

## Game info

- **AppID:** 353560
- **Developer:** Mario von Rickenbach, Michael Frei
- **Publisher:** Etter Studio
- **Genres:** Indie, Adventure, Casual
- **Categories:** Single-player, Family Sharing
- **Released:** Mar 5, 2015
- **Free to play:** no
- **Platforms:** windows, mac, linux

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/353560/plug-play)
- [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=353560&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers
- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/353560/)
- [Personalized recommendations](https://imho.run/) — sign in with Steam or paste a SteamID for a library-aware ranking

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