# Games like Mainland

> The closest matches to Mainland: Roadwarden, Citizen Sleeper, No Longer Home, The Hungry Lamb: Traveling in the Late Ming Dynasty, and Zork Anthology. 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. [Roadwarden](https://imho.run/games/1155970/roadwarden) — Also Text-Based and Interactive Fiction, like Mainland. 3,718 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1155970/)
2. [Citizen Sleeper](https://imho.run/games/1578650/citizen-sleeper) — A frequent pick in Mainland players' libraries, and another RPG. 6,169 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1578650/)
3. [No Longer Home](https://imho.run/games/651490/no-longer-home) — Shares environmental interaction with Mainland. 171 Steam reviews, 62% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/651490/)
4. [The Hungry Lamb: Traveling in the Late Ming Dynasty](https://imho.run/games/2593370/the-hungry-lamb-traveling-in-the-late-ming-dynasty) — Also Interactive Fiction, like Mainland. 679 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2593370/)
5. [Zork Anthology](https://imho.run/games/570580/zork-anthology) — Shares text input command system and inventory management with Mainland. 105 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/570580/)
6. [SEASON: A letter to the future](https://imho.run/games/695330/season-a-letter-to-the-future) — A frequent pick in Mainland players' libraries, and another Indie. 801 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/695330/)
7. [To the Moon](https://imho.run/games/206440/to-the-moon) — Also Interactive Fiction, like Mainland. 19,211 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/206440/)
8. [Wanderlust: Travel Stories](https://imho.run/games/1051410/wanderlust-travel-stories) — Also Text-Based and Interactive Fiction, like Mainland. 79 Steam reviews, 82% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1051410/)
9. [The Life and Suffering of Sir Brante](https://imho.run/games/1272160/the-life-and-suffering-of-sir-brante) — A frequent pick in Mainland players' libraries, and another Strategy. 2,670 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1272160/)
10. [Ghost on the Shore](https://imho.run/games/1211930/ghost-on-the-shore) — Same atmospheric mood as Mainland. 121 Steam reviews, 85% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1211930/)
11. [Signs of the Sojourner](https://imho.run/games/1058690/signs-of-the-sojourner) — Also Text-Based and Interactive Fiction, like Mainland. 149 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1058690/)
12. [Inbetween Land](https://imho.run/games/345540/inbetween-land) — Also Interactive Fiction, like Mainland. 80 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/345540/)
13. [Thalassa: Edge of the Abyss](https://imho.run/games/1783680/thalassa-edge-of-the-abyss) — Shares environmental interaction with Mainland. 175 Steam reviews, 87% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1783680/)
14. [Lacuna – A Sci-Fi Noir Adventure](https://imho.run/games/1364100/lacuna-a-sci-fi-noir-adventure) — Also Text-Based and Interactive Fiction, like Mainland. 690 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1364100/)
15. [Terraformental](https://imho.run/games/3762790/terraformental) — Also Text-Based and Interactive Fiction, like Mainland. 237 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3762790/)
16. [Blackwood Crossing](https://imho.run/games/453310/blackwood-crossing) — Shares environmental interaction with Mainland. 213 Steam reviews, 81% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/453310/)
17. [Journal](https://imho.run/games/261680/journal) — Also Interactive Fiction, like Mainland. 238 Steam reviews, 81% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/261680/)
18. [Olija](https://imho.run/games/1297330/olija) — A frequent pick in Mainland players' libraries, and another Action. 387 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1297330/)
19. [Gone Home](https://imho.run/games/232430/gone-home) — Also Interactive Fiction, like Mainland. 10,791 Steam reviews, 77% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/232430/)
20. [The Wanderer: Frankenstein’s Creature](https://imho.run/games/966670/the-wanderer-frankenstein-s-creature) — Also Text-Based and Interactive Fiction, like Mainland. 98 Steam reviews, 85% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/966670/)
21. [Monolith](https://imho.run/games/1542390/monolith) — Also Interactive Fiction, like Mainland. 150 Steam reviews, 69% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1542390/)
22. [A Mage Reborn](https://imho.run/games/2004610/a-mage-reborn) — Also Text-Based and Interactive Fiction, like Mainland. 90 Steam reviews, 88% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2004610/)
23. [Leila](https://imho.run/games/2458430/leila) — Same atmospheric mood as Mainland. 148 Steam reviews, 83% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2458430/)
24. [Brothers - A Tale of Two Sons](https://imho.run/games/225080/brothers-a-tale-of-two-sons) — Same atmospheric mood as Mainland. 16,371 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/225080/)

## 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=366800&n=20
- Co-op games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=366800&n=20&coop=true
- Free games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=366800&n=20&free=true
- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=366800
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/366800
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## About Mainland

A text adventure game about a 19th century explorer who finds himself stranded and alone.

## Game info

- **AppID:** 366800
- **Developer:** Vasily Voronkov, Ryan Joseph, Peter Kosyh
- **Publisher:** INSTEAD Community
- **Genres:** Indie, Adventure, Free To Play
- **Categories:** Single-player
- **Released:** May 8, 2015
- **Free to play:** yes
- **Platforms:** windows

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/366800/mainland)
- [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=366800&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers
- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/366800/)
- [Personalized recommendations](https://imho.run/) — sign in with Steam or paste a SteamID for a library-aware ranking

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