# Games like Cradle

> The closest matches to Cradle: Firewatch, The Station, Cloudpunk, Tacoma, and Phoning Home. 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. [Firewatch](https://imho.run/games/383870/firewatch) — Also Short and Walking Simulator, like Cradle. 55,602 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/383870/)
2. [The Station](https://imho.run/games/565120/the-station) — Shares environmental storytelling and puzzle solving with Cradle. 685 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/565120/)
3. [Cloudpunk](https://imho.run/games/746850/cloudpunk) — Also Cyberpunk and Walking Simulator, like Cradle. 7,221 Steam reviews, 87% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/746850/)
4. [Tacoma](https://imho.run/games/343860/tacoma) — A frequent pick in Cradle players' libraries, and another Indie. 2,248 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/343860/)
5. [Phoning Home](https://imho.run/games/431650/phoning-home) — Shares exploration driven progression with Cradle. 428 Steam reviews, 68% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/431650/)
6. [Homesick](https://imho.run/games/244910/homesick) — Also Short and Walking Simulator, like Cradle. 717 Steam reviews, 74% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/244910/)
7. [Obduction](https://imho.run/games/306760/obduction) — Also Walking Simulator, like Cradle. 2,360 Steam reviews, 78% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/306760/)
8. [The Talos Principle 2](https://imho.run/games/835960/the-talos-principle-2) — Shares puzzle solving with Cradle. 8,242 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/835960/)
9. [Quadrilateral Cowboy](https://imho.run/games/240440/quadrilateral-cowboy) — Also Short and Cyberpunk, like Cradle. 745 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/240440/)
10. [Dreamfall: The Longest Journey](https://imho.run/games/6300/dreamfall-the-longest-journey) — Also Cyberpunk, like Cradle. 749 Steam reviews, 83% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/6300/)
11. [De-Void](https://imho.run/games/468570/de-void) — Shares environmental storytelling and puzzle solving with Cradle. 60 Steam reviews, 58% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/468570/)
12. [The Red Strings Club](https://imho.run/games/589780/the-red-strings-club) — Also Cyberpunk, like Cradle. 3,165 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/589780/)
13. [Some Distant Memory](https://imho.run/games/824850/some-distant-memory) — Shares environmental storytelling with Cradle. 146 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/824850/)
14. [Deliver Us The Moon](https://imho.run/games/428660/deliver-us-the-moon) — Also Short, like Cradle. 3,390 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/428660/)
15. [Gray Dawn](https://imho.run/games/747360/gray-dawn) — Shares puzzle solving with Cradle. 427 Steam reviews, 81% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/747360/)
16. [CAT Interstellar](https://imho.run/games/384740/cat-interstellar) — A frequent pick in Cradle players' libraries, and another Action. 510 Steam reviews, 73% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/384740/)
17. [Cyberpunk 2077](https://imho.run/games/1091500/cyberpunk-2077) — A frequent pick in Cradle players' libraries, and another RPG. 373,044 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1091500/)
18. [INFRA](https://imho.run/games/251110/infra) — Also Walking Simulator, like Cradle. 2,463 Steam reviews, 88% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/251110/)
19. [FAR: Lone Sails](https://imho.run/games/609320/far-lone-sails) — Also Short, like Cradle. 8,777 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/609320/)
20. [35MM](https://imho.run/games/466500/35mm) — Shares environmental storytelling with Cradle. 907 Steam reviews, 58% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/466500/)
21. [Gone Home](https://imho.run/games/232430/gone-home) — Shares environmental storytelling with Cradle. 10,791 Steam reviews, 77% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/232430/)
22. [The Uncertain: Last Quiet Day](https://imho.run/games/406970/the-uncertain-last-quiet-day) — Shares puzzle solving with Cradle. 619 Steam reviews, 66% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/406970/)
23. [Sunset](https://imho.run/games/287600/sunset) — Shares environmental storytelling with Cradle. 105 Steam reviews, 63% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/287600/)
24. [Outer Wilds](https://imho.run/games/753640/outer-wilds) — Same atmospheric mood as Cradle. 50,025 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/753640/)

## 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=361550&n=20
- Co-op games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=361550&n=20&coop=true
- Free games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=361550&n=20&free=true
- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=361550
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/361550
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## About Cradle

Cradle is a sci-fi first-person-view quest designed for the player to explore the surrounding world. The story is built around the relations of the protagonist and a mechanical girl who by quirk of fate found themselves amidst the desert.

## Game info

- **AppID:** 361550
- **Developer:** Flying Cafe for Semianimals
- **Publisher:** Flying Cafe for Semianimals
- **Genres:** Indie, Adventure
- **Categories:** Stats, Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Cloud, Full controller support, Steam Trading Cards, Family Sharing
- **Released:** Jul 24, 2015
- **Free to play:** no
- **Metacritic:** 65
- **Platforms:** windows, linux

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/361550/cradle)
- [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=361550&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers
- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/361550/)
- [Personalized recommendations](https://imho.run/) — sign in with Steam or paste a SteamID for a library-aware ranking

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