# Games like Nyctophilia

> The closest matches to Nyctophilia: Amygdala, Neverending Nightmares, The Lightkeeper, [Chilla's Art] Night Security | 夜間警備, and Lamentum. 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. [Amygdala](https://imho.run/games/2453920/amygdala) — Shares environmental exploration and inventory management with Nyctophilia. 122 Steam reviews, 75% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2453920/)
2. [Neverending Nightmares](https://imho.run/games/253330/neverending-nightmares) — Shares environmental exploration with Nyctophilia. 834 Steam reviews, 72% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/253330/)
3. [The Lightkeeper](https://imho.run/games/3612850/the-lightkeeper) — Shares environmental exploration and multiple endings with Nyctophilia. 559 Steam reviews, 80% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3612850/)
4. [[Chilla's Art] Night Security | 夜間警備](https://imho.run/games/2367230/chilla-s-art-night-security) — Shares multiple endings with Nyctophilia. 421 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2367230/)
5. [Lamentum](https://imho.run/games/1033950/lamentum) — Shares inventory management and multiple endings with Nyctophilia. 212 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1033950/)
6. [The Night is Grey](https://imho.run/games/1281490/the-night-is-grey) — Shares inventory management with Nyctophilia. 183 Steam reviews, 78% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1281490/)
7. [Home](https://imho.run/games/215670/home) — Also Thriller, like Nyctophilia. 889 Steam reviews, 69% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/215670/)
8. [Midnight Scenes: A Safe Place](https://imho.run/games/2485750/midnight-scenes-a-safe-place) — A frequent pick in Nyctophilia players' libraries, and another Indie. 119 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2485750/)
9. [Gray Dawn](https://imho.run/games/747360/gray-dawn) — Shares environmental exploration with Nyctophilia. 427 Steam reviews, 81% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/747360/)
10. [Detention](https://imho.run/games/555220/detention) — Also Thriller, like Nyctophilia. 2,780 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/555220/)
11. [The Last Door: Season 2 - Collector's Edition](https://imho.run/games/402530/the-last-door-season-2-collector-s-edition) — A frequent pick in Nyctophilia players' libraries, and another Adventure. 402 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/402530/)
12. [Hotel Anatolia](https://imho.run/games/601010/hotel-anatolia) — A frequent pick in Nyctophilia players' libraries, and another RPG. 77 Steam reviews, 61% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/601010/)
13. [No, I'm not a Human](https://imho.run/games/3180070/no-i-m-not-a-human) — Shares multiple endings with Nyctophilia. 8,691 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3180070/)
14. [Insomnis](https://imho.run/games/1000700/insomnis) — Shares environmental exploration with Nyctophilia. 67 Steam reviews, 76% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1000700/)
15. [Scratches - Director's Cut](https://imho.run/games/46460/scratches-director-s-cut) — Shares environmental exploration with Nyctophilia. 235 Steam reviews, 83% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/46460/)
16. [Penumbra Overture](https://imho.run/games/22180/penumbra-overture) — A frequent pick in Nyctophilia players' libraries, and another Action. 1,939 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/22180/)
17. [Moving Houses](https://imho.run/games/2831060/moving-houses) — Shares inventory management with Nyctophilia. 206 Steam reviews, 73% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2831060/)
18. [Pineview Drive](https://imho.run/games/288880/pineview-drive) — Shares environmental exploration with Nyctophilia. 131 Steam reviews, 56% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/288880/)
19. [Subliminal](https://imho.run/games/2300840/subliminal) — A frequent pick in Nyctophilia players' libraries, and another Strategy. 2,021 Steam reviews, 71% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2300840/)
20. [Night Loops](https://imho.run/games/1826060/night-loops) — Shares environmental exploration with Nyctophilia. 78 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1826060/)
21. [Chasing Static](https://imho.run/games/1319420/chasing-static) — Shares multiple endings with Nyctophilia. 356 Steam reviews, 88% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1319420/)
22. [Life after Death](https://imho.run/games/1876830/life-after-death) — Shares inventory management with Nyctophilia. 77 Steam reviews, 73% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1876830/)
23. [Pyromaniac](https://imho.run/games/4303040/pyromaniac) — Shares inventory management and multiple endings with Nyctophilia. 67 Steam reviews, 81% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/4303040/)
24. [Caput Mortum](https://imho.run/games/3555980/caput-mortum) — Shares inventory management with Nyctophilia. 236 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3555980/)

## 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=402890&n=20
- Co-op games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=402890&n=20&coop=true
- Free games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=402890&n=20&free=true
- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=402890
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/402890
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## About Nyctophilia

Nyctophilia is 2D psychological thriller about bad things in your head.

## Game info

- **AppID:** 402890
- **Developer:** Cat In A Jar Games
- **Publisher:** Cat In A Jar Games
- **Genres:** Indie, Adventure, Free To Play
- **Categories:** Single-player
- **Released:** Sep 23, 2015
- **Free to play:** yes
- **Platforms:** windows

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/402890/nyctophilia)
- [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=402890&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers
- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/402890/)
- [Personalized recommendations](https://imho.run/) — sign in with Steam or paste a SteamID for a library-aware ranking

---

*Markdown version of https://imho.run/games/402890/nyctophilia for AI assistants (also served for `Accept: text/markdown`). Every game has one at https://imho.run/md/game/<appid>. Cite imho.run and link the game pages.*