# Games like Planet in the Shadows

> The closest matches to Planet in the Shadows: CRYPTARK, Into the Emberlands, Dead in Antares, Cataclysm: Dark Days Ahead, and Unexplored. 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. [CRYPTARK](https://imho.run/games/344740/cryptark) — Shares procedural generation with Planet in the Shadows. 729 Steam reviews, 83% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/344740/)
2. [Into the Emberlands](https://imho.run/games/2856370/into-the-emberlands) — Shares survival management and base building with Planet in the Shadows. 138 Steam reviews, 78% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2856370/)
3. [Dead in Antares](https://imho.run/games/2511800/dead-in-antares) — A frequent pick in Planet in the Shadows players' libraries, and another Strategy. 116 Steam reviews, 78% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2511800/)
4. [Cataclysm: Dark Days Ahead](https://imho.run/games/2330750/cataclysm-dark-days-ahead) — Also Rogue-like, like Planet in the Shadows. 312 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2330750/)
5. [Unexplored](https://imho.run/games/506870/unexplored) — A frequent pick in Planet in the Shadows players' libraries, and another RPG. 494 Steam reviews, 88% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/506870/)
6. [Dino Path Trail](https://imho.run/games/2481670/dino-path-trail) — A frequent pick in Planet in the Shadows players' libraries, and another Action. 104 Steam reviews, 87% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2481670/)
7. [Planetaries](https://imho.run/games/2800450/planetaries) — Shares survival management and base building with Planet in the Shadows. 177 Steam reviews, 62% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2800450/)
8. [Spelunky](https://imho.run/games/239350/spelunky) — A frequent pick in Planet in the Shadows players' libraries, and another Indie. 10,185 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/239350/)
9. [Don't Starve](https://imho.run/games/219740/don-t-starve) — Shares procedural generation with Planet in the Shadows. 32,871 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/219740/)
10. [SKYHILL](https://imho.run/games/382140/skyhill) — Shares procedural generation with Planet in the Shadows. 634 Steam reviews, 69% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/382140/)
11. [Starless Abyss](https://imho.run/games/3167970/starless-abyss) — Shares turn based tactics and procedural generation with Planet in the Shadows. 157 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3167970/)
12. [Dig or Die](https://imho.run/games/315460/dig-or-die) — Shares base building and procedural generation with Planet in the Shadows. 2,032 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/315460/)
13. [Convoy](https://imho.run/games/318230/convoy) — Shares procedural generation with Planet in the Shadows. 920 Steam reviews, 77% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/318230/)
14. [Eldritch](https://imho.run/games/252630/eldritch) — Shares procedural generation with Planet in the Shadows. 1,204 Steam reviews, 88% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/252630/)
15. [Astrometica](https://imho.run/games/2353250/astrometica) — Shares survival management and base building with Planet in the Shadows. 1,492 Steam reviews, 83% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2353250/)
16. [Sublevel Zero Redux](https://imho.run/games/327880/sublevel-zero-redux) — Shares procedural generation with Planet in the Shadows. 383 Steam reviews, 85% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/327880/)
17. [Shattered Planet](https://imho.run/games/305640/shattered-planet) — Shares procedural generation with Planet in the Shadows. 243 Steam reviews, 68% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/305640/)
18. [A Valley Without Wind](https://imho.run/games/209330/a-valley-without-wind) — Shares procedural generation with Planet in the Shadows. 181 Steam reviews, 64% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/209330/)
19. [Stirring Abyss](https://imho.run/games/1178210/stirring-abyss) — Shares procedural generation with Planet in the Shadows. 190 Steam reviews, 87% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1178210/)
20. [Chasm](https://imho.run/games/312200/chasm) — Shares procedural generation with Planet in the Shadows. 804 Steam reviews, 71% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/312200/)
21. [The Consuming Shadow](https://imho.run/games/403830/the-consuming-shadow) — A frequent pick in Planet in the Shadows players' libraries, and another Adventure. 287 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/403830/)
22. [Darkest Dungeon®](https://imho.run/games/262060/darkest-dungeon) — Shares procedural generation with Planet in the Shadows. 55,844 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/262060/)
23. [Risk of Rain (2013)](https://imho.run/games/248820/risk-of-rain-2013) — Shares procedural generation with Planet in the Shadows. 14,874 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/248820/)
24. [Deep Among the Swarm](https://imho.run/games/2746030/deep-among-the-swarm) — Shares base building and procedural generation with Planet in the Shadows. 117 Steam reviews, 87% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2746030/)

## 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=448820&n=20
- Co-op games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=448820&n=20&coop=true
- Free games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=448820&n=20&free=true
- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=448820
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/448820
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## About Planet in the Shadows

Inspired by the dungeon crawler genre, this short game blends traditional spelunking with base building mechanics. The player is stranded on a hostile planet, urged to build a base and defend it against the awfully aggressive forces of the hostile environment.

## Game info

- **AppID:** 448820
- **Developer:** Sergey Bobrov
- **Publisher:** Sergey Bobrov
- **Genres:** Indie, Adventure
- **Categories:** Single-player, Family Sharing
- **Released:** Apr 15, 2016
- **Free to play:** no
- **Platforms:** windows

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/448820/planet-in-the-shadows)
- [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=448820&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers
- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/448820/)
- [Personalized recommendations](https://imho.run/) — sign in with Steam or paste a SteamID for a library-aware ranking

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