# Games like Commutator

> The closest matches to Commutator: Transient: Extended Edition, >observer_, Observation, INDUSTRIA, and Outer Wilds. 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. [Transient: Extended Edition](https://imho.run/games/962630/transient-extended-edition) — Also Dystopian, like Commutator. 150 Steam reviews, 65% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/962630/)
2. [>observer_](https://imho.run/games/514900/observer) — A frequent pick in Commutator players' libraries, and another Indie. 1,920 Steam reviews, 77% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/514900/)
3. [Observation](https://imho.run/games/906100/observation) — A frequent pick in Commutator players' libraries, and another Indie. 2,478 Steam reviews, 79% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/906100/)
4. [INDUSTRIA](https://imho.run/games/1172650/industria) — A frequent pick in Commutator players' libraries, and another Action. 1,454 Steam reviews, 74% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1172650/)
5. [Outer Wilds](https://imho.run/games/753640/outer-wilds) — A frequent pick in Commutator players' libraries, and another Action. 50,025 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/753640/)
6. [SOMA](https://imho.run/games/282140/soma) — A frequent pick in Commutator players' libraries, and another Action. 23,563 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/282140/)
7. [Stories Untold](https://imho.run/games/558420/stories-untold) — A frequent pick in Commutator players' libraries, and another Indie. 3,201 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/558420/)
8. [Is this Game Trying to Kill Me?](https://imho.run/games/2658470/is-this-game-trying-to-kill-me) — A frequent pick in Commutator players' libraries, and another Action. 577 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2658470/)
9. [The Alien Cube](https://imho.run/games/1099220/the-alien-cube) — A frequent pick in Commutator players' libraries, and another Indie. 298 Steam reviews, 79% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1099220/)
10. [We Were Here Together](https://imho.run/games/865360/we-were-here-together) — A frequent pick in Commutator players' libraries, and another Indie. 4,859 Steam reviews, 83% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/865360/)
11. [The Station](https://imho.run/games/565120/the-station) — A frequent pick in Commutator players' libraries, and another Indie. 685 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/565120/)
12. [Draugen](https://imho.run/games/770390/draugen) — A frequent pick in Commutator players' libraries, and another Indie. 966 Steam reviews, 73% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/770390/)
13. [Homesick](https://imho.run/games/244910/homesick) — A frequent pick in Commutator players' libraries, and another Indie. 717 Steam reviews, 74% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/244910/)
14. [What Remains of Edith Finch](https://imho.run/games/501300/what-remains-of-edith-finch) — A frequent pick in Commutator players' libraries, and another Indie. 17,663 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/501300/)
15. [Conarium](https://imho.run/games/313780/conarium) — A frequent pick in Commutator players' libraries, and another Indie. 925 Steam reviews, 74% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/313780/)
16. [ROUTINE](https://imho.run/games/606160/routine) — A frequent pick in Commutator players' libraries, and another Action. 4,122 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/606160/)
17. [Still Wakes the Deep](https://imho.run/games/1622910/still-wakes-the-deep) — A frequent pick in Commutator players' libraries, and another Action. 6,408 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1622910/)
18. [Ethel](https://imho.run/games/2852930/ethel) — A frequent pick in Commutator players' libraries, and another Indie. 185 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2852930/)
19. [Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs](https://imho.run/games/239200/amnesia-a-machine-for-pigs) — A frequent pick in Commutator players' libraries, and another Action. 4,318 Steam reviews, 65% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/239200/)
20. [STASIS](https://imho.run/games/380150/stasis) — A frequent pick in Commutator players' libraries, and another Indie. 940 Steam reviews, 78% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/380150/)
21. [KARMA: The Dark World](https://imho.run/games/1376200/karma-the-dark-world) — A frequent pick in Commutator players' libraries, and another RPG. 773 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1376200/)
22. [Return of the Obra Dinn](https://imho.run/games/653530/return-of-the-obra-dinn) — A frequent pick in Commutator players' libraries, and another Indie. 17,928 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/653530/)
23. [Mundaun](https://imho.run/games/720350/mundaun) — A frequent pick in Commutator players' libraries, and another Action. 894 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/720350/)
24. [Maid of Sker](https://imho.run/games/826940/maid-of-sker) — A frequent pick in Commutator players' libraries, and another Action. 642 Steam reviews, 80% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/826940/)

## 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=4319640&n=20
- Co-op games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=4319640&n=20&coop=true
- Free games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=4319640&n=20&free=true
- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=4319640
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/4319640
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## About Commutator

A HUD-only psychological horror. You are an operator on a night shift that never ends, watching a frozen Arctic station through a dead man's terminal. No body, no camera, no music — only the interface, and the thing learning to use it back. Fully playable text-only.

## Game info

- **AppID:** 4319640
- **Developer:** iaroslav motailov
- **Publisher:** iaroslav motailov
- **Genres:** Indie, Adventure
- **Categories:** Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Cloud, Family Sharing, Camera Comfort, Custom Volume Controls, Stereo Sound, Surround Sound, Playable without Timed Input, Save Anytime
- **Released:** Jul 14, 2026
- **Free to play:** no
- **Platforms:** windows, mac, linux

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/4319640/commutator)
- [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=4319640&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers
- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/4319640/)
- [Personalized recommendations](https://imho.run/) — sign in with Steam or paste a SteamID for a library-aware ranking

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