# Games like Absent

> The closest matches to Absent: Full Throttle Remastered, CAYNE, Sam & Max: Beyond Time and Space, There Is No Game: Wrong Dimension, and Comedy Quest. 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. [Full Throttle Remastered](https://imho.run/games/228360/full-throttle-remastered) — Shares point and click and puzzle solving with Absent. 1,270 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/228360/)
2. [CAYNE](https://imho.run/games/532840/cayne) — A frequent pick in Absent players' libraries, and another Indie. 920 Steam reviews, 77% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/532840/)
3. [Sam & Max: Beyond Time and Space](https://imho.run/games/1747050/sam-max-beyond-time-and-space) — Shares point and click and puzzle solving with Absent. 368 Steam reviews, 99% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1747050/)
4. [There Is No Game: Wrong Dimension](https://imho.run/games/1240210/there-is-no-game-wrong-dimension) — Shares puzzle solving with Absent. 9,373 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1240210/)
5. [Comedy Quest](https://imho.run/games/399520/comedy-quest) — Shares point and click with Absent. 236 Steam reviews, 85% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/399520/)
6. [Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People: Season 1](https://imho.run/games/8340/strong-bad-s-cool-game-for-attractive-people-season-1) — A frequent pick in Absent players' libraries, and another Adventure. 317 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/8340/)
7. [Slender Threads](https://imho.run/games/1116480/slender-threads) — Shares point and click and puzzle solving with Absent. 292 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1116480/)
8. [The Drifter](https://imho.run/games/1170570/the-drifter) — Shares voice acting driven dialogue with Absent. 3,185 Steam reviews, 98% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1170570/)
9. [Simon the Sorcerer Origins](https://imho.run/games/1939890/simon-the-sorcerer-origins) — Shares point and click with Absent. 73 Steam reviews, 82% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1939890/)
10. [Death of the Reprobate](https://imho.run/games/1739900/death-of-the-reprobate) — Shares point and click and puzzle solving with Absent. 434 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1739900/)
11. [Fire: Ungh’s Quest](https://imho.run/games/325520/fire-ungh-s-quest) — Shares point and click and puzzle solving with Absent. 153 Steam reviews, 82% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/325520/)
12. [Thimbleweed Park™](https://imho.run/games/569860/thimbleweed-park) — Same atmospheric mood as Absent. 2,210 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/569860/)
13. [The Book of Unwritten Tales 2](https://imho.run/games/279940/the-book-of-unwritten-tales-2) — Shares voice acting driven dialogue and puzzle solving with Absent. 356 Steam reviews, 88% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/279940/)
14. [Gibbous -  A Cthulhu Adventure](https://imho.run/games/914020/gibbous-a-cthulhu-adventure) — Shares point and click with Absent. 1,048 Steam reviews, 87% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/914020/)
15. [Stories Untold](https://imho.run/games/558420/stories-untold) — Shares puzzle solving with Absent. 3,201 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/558420/)
16. [Deponia](https://imho.run/games/214340/deponia) — Shares point and click and puzzle solving with Absent. 3,001 Steam reviews, 78% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/214340/)
17. [The Order of the Thorne - The King's Challenge](https://imho.run/games/425600/the-order-of-the-thorne-the-king-s-challenge) — Shares point and click and puzzle solving with Absent. 84 Steam reviews, 85% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/425600/)
18. [Detention](https://imho.run/games/555220/detention) — Shares point and click and puzzle solving with Absent. 2,780 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/555220/)
19. [An English Haunting](https://imho.run/games/2474030/an-english-haunting) — Shares point and click and puzzle solving with Absent. 247 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2474030/)
20. [SpaceVenture](https://imho.run/games/1374960/spaceventure) — Shares point and click and puzzle solving with Absent. 68 Steam reviews, 88% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1374960/)
21. [The Franz Kafka Videogame](https://imho.run/games/392280/the-franz-kafka-videogame) — Shares point and click and puzzle solving with Absent. 194 Steam reviews, 54% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/392280/)
22. [Centum](https://imho.run/games/2625550/centum) — A frequent pick in Absent players' libraries, and another RPG. 101 Steam reviews, 82% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2625550/)
23. [Fran Bow](https://imho.run/games/362680/fran-bow) — Shares point and click and puzzle solving with Absent. 8,241 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/362680/)
24. [Day of the Tentacle Remastered](https://imho.run/games/388210/day-of-the-tentacle-remastered) — Same funny mood as Absent. 1,982 Steam reviews, 98% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/388210/)

## 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=398450&n=20
- Co-op games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=398450&n=20&coop=true
- Free games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=398450&n=20&free=true
- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=398450
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/398450
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## About Absent

Absent is the first freeware release from FNGames. Originally released in 2013, the game makes its' Steam debut this year.

## Game info

- **AppID:** 398450
- **Developer:** FNGames
- **Publisher:** FNGames
- **Genres:** Adventure, Free To Play
- **Categories:** Single-player
- **Released:** Aug 31, 2015
- **Free to play:** yes
- **Platforms:** windows

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/398450/absent)
- [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=398450&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers
- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/398450/)
- [Personalized recommendations](https://imho.run/) — sign in with Steam or paste a SteamID for a library-aware ranking

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