# Games like Welcome to the Game

> The closest matches to Welcome to the Game: Welcome to the Game II, Amnesia: The Dark Descent, Scrutinized, Is this Game Trying to Kill Me?, and The Dark Occult. 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. [Welcome to the Game II](https://imho.run/games/720250/welcome-to-the-game-ii) — Shares puzzle solving with Welcome to the Game. 1,880 Steam reviews, 81% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/720250/)
2. [Amnesia: The Dark Descent](https://imho.run/games/57300/amnesia-the-dark-descent) — Also Gore, like Welcome to the Game. 12,717 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/57300/)
3. [Scrutinized](https://imho.run/games/1384770/scrutinized) — Also Hacking, like Welcome to the Game. 978 Steam reviews, 88% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1384770/)
4. [Is this Game Trying to Kill Me?](https://imho.run/games/2658470/is-this-game-trying-to-kill-me) — A frequent pick in Welcome to the Game players' libraries, and another Action. 577 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2658470/)
5. [The Dark Occult](https://imho.run/games/921780/the-dark-occult) — Also Gore and Violent, like Welcome to the Game. 342 Steam reviews, 66% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/921780/)
6. [Visage](https://imho.run/games/594330/visage) — Also Violent, like Welcome to the Game. 3,985 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/594330/)
7. [Outlast](https://imho.run/games/238320/outlast) — Also Gore, like Welcome to the Game. 28,158 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/238320/)
8. [Welcome to Kowloon](https://imho.run/games/2515240/welcome-to-kowloon) — A frequent pick in Welcome to the Game players' libraries, and another Indie. 594 Steam reviews, 85% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2515240/)
9. [XXX_CYBERRAT_XXX](https://imho.run/games/2132430/xxx-cyberrat-xxx) — Shares hacking minigame with Welcome to the Game. 99 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2132430/)
10. [The Beast Inside](https://imho.run/games/792300/the-beast-inside) — Shares puzzle solving with Welcome to the Game. 2,333 Steam reviews, 77% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/792300/)
11. [Take the Dream IX](https://imho.run/games/428870/take-the-dream-ix) — A frequent pick in Welcome to the Game players' libraries, and another RPG. 132 Steam reviews, 77% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/428870/)
12. [Dead Take](https://imho.run/games/3352690/dead-take) — Shares puzzle solving with Welcome to the Game. 556 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3352690/)
13. [Gachimuchi Reloaded](https://imho.run/games/766730/gachimuchi-reloaded) — Also Gore and Violent, like Welcome to the Game. 110 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/766730/)
14. [Resident Evil 7 Biohazard](https://imho.run/games/418370/resident-evil-7-biohazard) — Shares puzzle solving with Welcome to the Game. 31,078 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/418370/)
15. [MADiSON](https://imho.run/games/1670870/madison) — Shares puzzle solving with Welcome to the Game. 1,147 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1670870/)
16. [Gray Dawn](https://imho.run/games/747360/gray-dawn) — Shares puzzle solving with Welcome to the Game. 427 Steam reviews, 81% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/747360/)
17. [The Dark Inside Me](https://imho.run/games/345230/the-dark-inside-me) — Also Gore and Violent, like Welcome to the Game. 89 Steam reviews, 61% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/345230/)
18. [SOMA](https://imho.run/games/282140/soma) — Shares puzzle solving with Welcome to the Game. 23,563 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/282140/)
19. [Scorn](https://imho.run/games/698670/scorn) — Shares puzzle solving with Welcome to the Game. 6,512 Steam reviews, 75% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/698670/)
20. [Remothered: Tormented Fathers](https://imho.run/games/633360/remothered-tormented-fathers) — Also Gore and Violent, like Welcome to the Game. 658 Steam reviews, 70% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/633360/)
21. [Deadly Night](https://imho.run/games/2026880/deadly-night) — Shares puzzle solving with Welcome to the Game. 158 Steam reviews, 73% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2026880/)
22. [Disc Room](https://imho.run/games/1229580/disc-room) — Also Gore and Violent, like Welcome to the Game. 553 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1229580/)
23. [Pony Island](https://imho.run/games/405640/pony-island) — Shares puzzle solving with Welcome to the Game. 7,895 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/405640/)
24. [Granny](https://imho.run/games/962400/granny) — Also Gore and Violent, like Welcome to the Game. 3,638 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/962400/)

## 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=485380&n=20
- Co-op games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=485380&n=20&coop=true
- Free games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=485380&n=20&free=true
- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=485380
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/485380
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## About Welcome to the Game

Welcome to the Game is a psychological horror simulation developed and published by Reflect Studios, released in 2016 at a price of $4.99 USD and marked as playable on Steam Deck. Set within a deep web environment, the game tasks players with navigating digital spaces to locate a Red Room through puzzle-solving, code-collection, and digital clue-tracking. Reviewers and players describe the experience as atmospheric, tense, and stressful, with immersive hacking minigames that generate genuine tension. Real-time survival mechanics, jump-scare triggering, and an unforgiving difficulty curve demand full concentration from players, with mistakes requiring quick recovery. The title has earned an 82% positive score from 1,586 Steam reviews, and mechanics such as deep web exploration and simulation of online paranoia feature prominently throughout its medium-length runtime.

## Game info

- **AppID:** 485380
- **Developer:** Reflect Studios
- **Publisher:** Reflect Studios
- **Genres:** Indie, Simulation, Sexual Content, Nudity, Violent, Gore
- **Categories:** Single-player, Family Sharing
- **Released:** Jun 15, 2016
- **Free to play:** no
- **Platforms:** windows, mac

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/485380/welcome-to-the-game)
- [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=485380&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers
- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/485380/)
- [Personalized recommendations](https://imho.run/) — sign in with Steam or paste a SteamID for a library-aware ranking

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