# Games like Valley

> The closest matches to Valley: A Story About My Uncle, Downward: Enhanced Edition, Firewatch, Slender: The Arrival, and The Vanishing of Ethan Carter. 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. [A Story About My Uncle](https://imho.run/games/278360/a-story-about-my-uncle) — Also Parkour and 3D Platformer, like Valley. 7,175 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/278360/)
2. [Downward: Enhanced Edition](https://imho.run/games/506900/downward-enhanced-edition) — Also Parkour, like Valley. 354 Steam reviews, 70% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/506900/)
3. [Firewatch](https://imho.run/games/383870/firewatch) — Also Walking Simulator, like Valley. 55,602 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/383870/)
4. [Slender: The Arrival](https://imho.run/games/252330/slender-the-arrival) — A frequent pick in Valley players' libraries, and another Action. 3,482 Steam reviews, 87% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/252330/)
5. [The Vanishing of Ethan Carter](https://imho.run/games/258520/the-vanishing-of-ethan-carter) — A frequent pick in Valley players' libraries, and another Indie. 4,130 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/258520/)
6. [RiME](https://imho.run/games/493200/rime) — Also Walking Simulator and 3D Platformer, like Valley. 1,451 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/493200/)
7. [SOMA](https://imho.run/games/282140/soma) — Also Walking Simulator, like Valley. 23,563 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/282140/)
8. [The Talos Principle 2](https://imho.run/games/835960/the-talos-principle-2) — Shares environmental puzzles with Valley. 8,242 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/835960/)
9. [Refunct](https://imho.run/games/406150/refunct) — Also Parkour and 3D Platformer, like Valley. 7,461 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/406150/)
10. [Mirror's Edge™](https://imho.run/games/17410/mirror-s-edge) — Also Parkour and 3D Platformer, like Valley. 14,924 Steam reviews, 87% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/17410/)
11. [DEATH STRANDING DIRECTOR'S CUT](https://imho.run/games/1850570/death-stranding-director-s-cut) — Also Walking Simulator, like Valley. 19,229 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1850570/)
12. [Outer Wilds](https://imho.run/games/753640/outer-wilds) — Same atmospheric mood as Valley. 50,025 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/753640/)
13. [DeadCore](https://imho.run/games/284460/deadcore) — Also Parkour and 3D Platformer, like Valley. 1,031 Steam reviews, 85% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/284460/)
14. [Grow Home](https://imho.run/games/323320/grow-home) — Also Parkour and 3D Platformer, like Valley. 2,864 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/323320/)
15. [Aporia: Beyond The Valley](https://imho.run/games/573130/aporia-beyond-the-valley) — Also Walking Simulator, like Valley. 273 Steam reviews, 82% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/573130/)
16. [Lifeless Planet Premier Edition](https://imho.run/games/261530/lifeless-planet-premier-edition) — Shares environmental puzzles with Valley. 1,510 Steam reviews, 75% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/261530/)
17. [Jusant](https://imho.run/games/1977170/jusant) — Shares environmental puzzles with Valley. 2,322 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1977170/)
18. [INFRA](https://imho.run/games/251110/infra) — Shares environmental puzzles with Valley. 2,463 Steam reviews, 88% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/251110/)
19. [The Solus Project](https://imho.run/games/313630/the-solus-project) — Also Walking Simulator, like Valley. 1,536 Steam reviews, 78% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/313630/)
20. [Subnautica](https://imho.run/games/264710/subnautica) — Same atmospheric mood as Valley. 177,256 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/264710/)
21. [Cradle](https://imho.run/games/361550/cradle) — Also Walking Simulator, like Valley. 924 Steam reviews, 63% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/361550/)
22. [Prototype™](https://imho.run/games/10150/prototype) — Also Parkour, like Valley. 5,002 Steam reviews, 76% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/10150/)
23. [Star Overdrive](https://imho.run/games/2055590/star-overdrive) — Also 3D Platformer, like Valley. 96 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2055590/)
24. [The Station](https://imho.run/games/565120/the-station) — Also Walking Simulator, like Valley. 685 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/565120/)

## 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=378610&n=20
- Co-op games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=378610&n=20&coop=true
- Free games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=378610&n=20&free=true
- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=378610
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/378610
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## About Valley

Valley is a 2016 first-person action-adventure game developed by Blue Isle Studios. Set in a vast open world, players navigate the environment using an exoskeleton suit that grants enhanced speed and agility while solving environmental puzzles and collecting items scattered throughout the landscape. The game emphasizes exploration and fast-paced running and jumping mechanics. Players describe the experience as atmospheric, immersive, and relaxing, with particular praise for the graphics and soundtrack creating a nostalgic chill atmosphere. The solo-only adventure runs at a medium length with a chill difficulty curve. Valley holds a 91% positive rating from over 4,300 Steam reviews and is not currently supported on Steam Deck.

## Game info

- **AppID:** 378610
- **Developer:** Blue Isle Studios
- **Publisher:** Blue Isle Publishing
- **Genres:** Action, Indie, Adventure
- **Categories:** Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Cloud, Full controller support, Steam Trading Cards, Remote Play on TV, Family Sharing
- **Released:** Aug 24, 2016
- **Free to play:** no
- **Platforms:** windows, mac, linux

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/378610/valley)
- [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=378610&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers
- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/378610/)
- [Personalized recommendations](https://imho.run/) — sign in with Steam or paste a SteamID for a library-aware ranking

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