# Games like O.B.O.L

> The closest matches to O.B.O.L: Scarlet Hollow, Still Wakes the Deep, Static Dread: The Lighthouse, The Infectious Madness of Doctor Dekker, and SOMA. 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. [Scarlet Hollow](https://imho.run/games/1609230/scarlet-hollow) — Also Lovecraftian and Dark Fantasy, like O.B.O.L. 3,657 Steam reviews, 98% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1609230/)
2. [Still Wakes the Deep](https://imho.run/games/1622910/still-wakes-the-deep) — A frequent pick in O.B.O.L players' libraries, and another Action. 6,408 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1622910/)
3. [Static Dread: The Lighthouse](https://imho.run/games/3298940/static-dread-the-lighthouse) — Also Lovecraftian, like O.B.O.L. 356 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3298940/)
4. [The Infectious Madness of Doctor Dekker](https://imho.run/games/545540/the-infectious-madness-of-doctor-dekker) — A frequent pick in O.B.O.L players' libraries, and another Indie. 453 Steam reviews, 83% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/545540/)
5. [SOMA](https://imho.run/games/282140/soma) — Also Lovecraftian, like O.B.O.L. 23,563 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/282140/)
6. [Stirring Abyss](https://imho.run/games/1178210/stirring-abyss) — Also Lovecraftian and Turn-Based Strategy, like O.B.O.L. 190 Steam reviews, 87% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1178210/)
7. [Amnesia: The Dark Descent](https://imho.run/games/57300/amnesia-the-dark-descent) — Also Lovecraftian, like O.B.O.L. 12,717 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/57300/)
8. [Is this Game Trying to Kill Me?](https://imho.run/games/2658470/is-this-game-trying-to-kill-me) — Also Dark Fantasy, like O.B.O.L. 577 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2658470/)
9. [Darkwood](https://imho.run/games/274520/darkwood) — A frequent pick in O.B.O.L players' libraries, and another RPG. 9,910 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/274520/)
10. [Sign of Silence](https://imho.run/games/1346070/sign-of-silence) — Also Lovecraftian, like O.B.O.L. 745 Steam reviews, 50% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1346070/)
11. [Solium Infernum](https://imho.run/games/1893810/solium-infernum) — Also Turn-Based Strategy and Dark Fantasy, like O.B.O.L. 1,067 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1893810/)
12. [Darkest Dungeon®](https://imho.run/games/262060/darkest-dungeon) — Also Lovecraftian and Dark Fantasy, like O.B.O.L. 55,844 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/262060/)
13. [Cabernet](https://imho.run/games/2401410/cabernet) — Also Dark Fantasy, like O.B.O.L. 1,198 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2401410/)
14. [Roots Devour](https://imho.run/games/2612690/roots-devour) — A frequent pick in O.B.O.L players' libraries, and another Strategy. 80 Steam reviews, 78% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2612690/)
15. [Lamentum](https://imho.run/games/1033950/lamentum) — Also Lovecraftian, like O.B.O.L. 212 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1033950/)
16. [Dead of Darkness](https://imho.run/games/2157210/dead-of-darkness) — Also Lovecraftian, like O.B.O.L. 103 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2157210/)
17. [Cultist Simulator](https://imho.run/games/718670/cultist-simulator) — Also Lovecraftian and Dark Fantasy, like O.B.O.L. 5,197 Steam reviews, 79% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/718670/)
18. [Skautfold: Shrouded in Sanity](https://imho.run/games/444590/skautfold-shrouded-in-sanity) — Also Lovecraftian and Dark Fantasy, like O.B.O.L. 305 Steam reviews, 81% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/444590/)
19. [Gibbous -  A Cthulhu Adventure](https://imho.run/games/914020/gibbous-a-cthulhu-adventure) — Also Lovecraftian and Dark Fantasy, like O.B.O.L. 1,048 Steam reviews, 87% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/914020/)
20. [The Hundred Line -Last Defense Academy-](https://imho.run/games/3014080/the-hundred-line-last-defense-academy-) — Also Turn-Based Strategy, like O.B.O.L. 3,461 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3014080/)
21. [ASYLUM](https://imho.run/games/230210/asylum) — Also Lovecraftian, like O.B.O.L. 254 Steam reviews, 84% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/230210/)
22. [Transient: Extended Edition](https://imho.run/games/962630/transient-extended-edition) — Also Lovecraftian, like O.B.O.L. 150 Steam reviews, 65% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/962630/)
23. [Scanner Sombre](https://imho.run/games/475190/scanner-sombre) — Also Lovecraftian, like O.B.O.L. 2,301 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/475190/)
24. [The Room Three](https://imho.run/games/456750/the-room-three) — Also Lovecraftian, like O.B.O.L. 5,992 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/456750/)

## 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=4054050&n=20
- Co-op games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=4054050&n=20&coop=true
- Free games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=4054050&n=20&free=true
- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=4054050
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/4054050
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## About O.B.O.L

Gamble your life on a coin flip against a mysterious old man sent by the CORPORATE to decide whether you keep your job. Trapped in a claustrophobic collapsing metal coffin deep under the ocean, you'll slowly lose your sanity in this eldritch, Lovecraftian horror.

## Game info

- **AppID:** 4054050
- **Developer:** MrEliptik, Woland
- **Publisher:** MrEliptik
- **Genres:** Action, Strategy, Indie, Adventure
- **Categories:** Single-player, Steam Achievements, Family Sharing, Camera Comfort, Custom Volume Controls, Stereo Sound, Playable without Timed Input, Mouse Only Option, #category_playable_at_your_own_pace
- **Released:** Sep 17, 2026
- **Free to play:** no
- **Platforms:** windows, linux

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/4054050/o-b-o-l)
- [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=4054050&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers
- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/4054050/)
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