# Games like Californium

> The closest matches to Californium: The Norwood Suite, Maize, The Old City: Leviathan, Manifold Garden, and Kentucky Route Zero: PC Edition. 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. [The Norwood Suite](https://imho.run/games/696480/the-norwood-suite) — Also Investigation and Surreal, like Californium. 536 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/696480/)
2. [Maize](https://imho.run/games/284240/maize) — Shares environmental exploration with Californium. 662 Steam reviews, 88% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/284240/)
3. [The Old City: Leviathan](https://imho.run/games/297350/the-old-city-leviathan) — Also Surreal, like Californium. 409 Steam reviews, 69% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/297350/)
4. [Manifold Garden](https://imho.run/games/473950/manifold-garden) — Also Experimental and Psychedelic, like Californium. 4,329 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/473950/)
5. [Kentucky Route Zero: PC Edition](https://imho.run/games/231200/kentucky-route-zero-pc-edition) — Also Experimental and Surreal, like Californium. 2,419 Steam reviews, 82% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/231200/)
6. [KARMA: The Dark World](https://imho.run/games/1376200/karma-the-dark-world) — A frequent pick in Californium players' libraries, and another RPG. 773 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1376200/)
7. [Out Of Hands](https://imho.run/games/1839810/out-of-hands) — Also Psychedelic and Surreal, like Californium. 256 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1839810/)
8. [Oneiros](https://imho.run/games/869170/oneiros) — A frequent pick in Californium players' libraries, and another Action. 133 Steam reviews, 78% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/869170/)
9. [Broken Reality](https://imho.run/games/757480/broken-reality) — A frequent pick in Californium players' libraries, and another Indie. 1,626 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/757480/)
10. [The Wanderer: Frankenstein’s Creature](https://imho.run/games/966670/the-wanderer-frankenstein-s-creature) — Also Hidden Object and Interactive Fiction, like Californium. 98 Steam reviews, 85% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/966670/)
11. [Event[0]](https://imho.run/games/470260/event-0) — Shares narrative branching with Californium. 1,140 Steam reviews, 77% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/470260/)
12. [Antichamber](https://imho.run/games/219890/antichamber) — Also Psychedelic and Surreal, like Californium. 10,145 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/219890/)
13. [Psychroma](https://imho.run/games/1879950/psychroma) — Also Psychedelic and Surreal, like Californium. 137 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1879950/)
14. [BLACKSHARD](https://imho.run/games/3223390/blackshard) — Also Surreal and Hidden Object, like Californium. 191 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3223390/)
15. [The Franz Kafka Videogame](https://imho.run/games/392280/the-franz-kafka-videogame) — Also Experimental and Surreal, like Californium. 194 Steam reviews, 54% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/392280/)
16. [OK/NORMAL](https://imho.run/games/862580/ok-normal) — Also Experimental and Psychedelic, like Californium. 435 Steam reviews, 79% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/862580/)
17. [Rememoried](https://imho.run/games/368450/rememoried) — Also Experimental and Psychedelic, like Californium. 117 Steam reviews, 56% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/368450/)
18. [MirrorMoon EP](https://imho.run/games/231310/mirrormoon-ep) — Also Experimental and Surreal, like Californium. 259 Steam reviews, 63% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/231310/)
19. [Alt-Frequencies](https://imho.run/games/1035050/alt-frequencies) — Also Experimental and Investigation, like Californium. 155 Steam reviews, 85% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1035050/)
20. [Dreamcore](https://imho.run/games/2453060/dreamcore) — Shares environmental exploration with Californium. 797 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2453060/)
21. [NaissanceE](https://imho.run/games/265690/naissancee) — Shares environmental exploration with Californium. 2,816 Steam reviews, 85% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/265690/)
22. [Paradise Killer](https://imho.run/games/1160220/paradise-killer) — Also Investigation and Surreal, like Californium. 2,506 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1160220/)
23. [The Novelist](https://imho.run/games/245150/the-novelist) — Also Experimental and Interactive Fiction, like Californium. 449 Steam reviews, 78% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/245150/)
24. [Eclipsium](https://imho.run/games/2419670/eclipsium) — Also Psychedelic and Surreal, like Californium. 1,530 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2419670/)

## 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=402060&n=20
- Co-op games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=402060&n=20&coop=true
- Free games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=402060&n=20&free=true
- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=402060
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/402060
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## About Californium

Taking the form of a first-person experience of a bad trip, Californium pays homage to sci-fi legend Philip K. Dick by transporting you into the life of a writer searching for his own identity. Explore, solve the riddles and conduct your investigation. Will you find what’s behind the simulacra ?

## Game info

- **AppID:** 402060
- **Developer:** Darjeeling, Nova Production, ARTE France
- **Publisher:** ARTE France
- **Genres:** Indie, Adventure, Simulation, Casual
- **Categories:** Single-player, Steam Achievements, Family Sharing
- **Released:** Feb 17, 2016
- **Free to play:** no
- **Metacritic:** 64
- **Platforms:** windows, mac

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/402060/californium)
- [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=402060&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers
- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/402060/)
- [Personalized recommendations](https://imho.run/) — sign in with Steam or paste a SteamID for a library-aware ranking

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