# Games like The Grandfather

> The closest matches to The Grandfather: The Night is Grey, Detention, Fran Bow, Slender Threads, and An English Haunting. 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 Night is Grey](https://imho.run/games/1281490/the-night-is-grey) — Shares point and click and puzzle solving with The Grandfather. 183 Steam reviews, 78% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1281490/)
2. [Detention](https://imho.run/games/555220/detention) — A frequent pick in The Grandfather players' libraries, and another Indie. 2,780 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/555220/)
3. [Fran Bow](https://imho.run/games/362680/fran-bow) — Shares point and click and puzzle solving with The Grandfather. 8,241 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/362680/)
4. [Slender Threads](https://imho.run/games/1116480/slender-threads) — Shares point and click and puzzle solving with The Grandfather. 292 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1116480/)
5. [An English Haunting](https://imho.run/games/2474030/an-english-haunting) — A frequent pick in The Grandfather players' libraries, and another Adventure. 247 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2474030/)
6. [Mindlock - The Apartment](https://imho.run/games/2669150/mindlock-the-apartment) — Also Narration, like The Grandfather. 162 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2669150/)
7. [Downfall](https://imho.run/games/364390/downfall) — Same atmospheric mood as The Grandfather. 636 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/364390/)
8. [Neverending Nightmares](https://imho.run/games/253330/neverending-nightmares) — Shares puzzle solving with The Grandfather. 834 Steam reviews, 72% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/253330/)
9. [Rusty Lake: Roots](https://imho.run/games/532110/rusty-lake-roots) — Shares point and click and puzzle solving with The Grandfather. 1,696 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/532110/)
10. [Violent Horror Stories 2](https://imho.run/games/3636960/violent-horror-stories-2) — Shares point and click and puzzle solving with The Grandfather. 56 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3636960/)
11. [Dead Take](https://imho.run/games/3352690/dead-take) — Also Survival Horror, like The Grandfather. 556 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3352690/)
12. [The Fan](https://imho.run/games/572330/the-fan) — Shares point and click with The Grandfather. 68 Steam reviews, 71% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/572330/)
13. [Strangeland](https://imho.run/games/1369520/strangeland) — Also Narration, like The Grandfather. 689 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1369520/)
14. [Stories Untold](https://imho.run/games/558420/stories-untold) — Shares puzzle solving with The Grandfather. 3,201 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/558420/)
15. [Masochisia](https://imho.run/games/396310/masochisia) — Same atmospheric mood as The Grandfather. 302 Steam reviews, 82% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/396310/)
16. [Little Misfortune](https://imho.run/games/714120/little-misfortune) — Shares point and click with The Grandfather. 5,350 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/714120/)
17. [The Cat Lady](https://imho.run/games/253110/the-cat-lady) — Shares puzzle solving with The Grandfather. 2,612 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/253110/)
18. [Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs](https://imho.run/games/239200/amnesia-a-machine-for-pigs) — Also Narration and Survival Horror, like The Grandfather. 4,318 Steam reviews, 65% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/239200/)
19. [Nikopol: Secrets of the Immortals](https://imho.run/games/11370/nikopol-secrets-of-the-immortals) — Also Comic Book, like The Grandfather. 141 Steam reviews, 52% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/11370/)
20. [Phantasmagoria](https://imho.run/games/501990/phantasmagoria) — Shares point and click with The Grandfather. 234 Steam reviews, 87% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/501990/)
21. [The Last Door - Collector's Edition](https://imho.run/games/284390/the-last-door-collector-s-edition) — Same atmospheric mood as The Grandfather. 968 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/284390/)
22. [Tokyo Dark](https://imho.run/games/687260/tokyo-dark) — Same atmospheric mood as The Grandfather. 581 Steam reviews, 85% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/687260/)
23. [Penumbra: Black Plague Gold Edition](https://imho.run/games/22120/penumbra-black-plague-gold-edition) — A frequent pick in The Grandfather players' libraries, and another Action. 1,480 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/22120/)
24. [Enigma of Fear](https://imho.run/games/1507580/enigma-of-fear) — Shares puzzle solving with The Grandfather. 229 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1507580/)

## 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=433750&n=20
- Co-op games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=433750&n=20&coop=true
- Free games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=433750&n=20&free=true
- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=433750
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/433750
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## About The Grandfather

One night The Grandfather went to give his wife a good night kiss, she ignored him as usual, this broke his heart every night. He went to sleep in his own bed, full of misery as usual, but this night would turn out to be different than the others.

## Game info

- **AppID:** 433750
- **Developer:** Mikeypoo's Games, David Szymanski
- **Genres:** Indie, Adventure
- **Categories:** Single-player
- **Released:** May 3, 2016
- **Free to play:** yes
- **Platforms:** windows, mac

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/433750/the-grandfather)
- [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=433750&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers
- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/433750/)
- [Personalized recommendations](https://imho.run/) — sign in with Steam or paste a SteamID for a library-aware ranking

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