# Games like Recursed

> The closest matches to Recursed: Offspring Fling!, Braid, Escape Goat 2, The Bridge, and Stephen's Sausage Roll. 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. [Offspring Fling!](https://imho.run/games/211360/offspring-fling) — Also Puzzle-Platformer, like Recursed. 104 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/211360/)
2. [Braid](https://imho.run/games/26800/braid) — A frequent pick in Recursed players' libraries, and another Strategy. 3,460 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/26800/)
3. [Escape Goat 2](https://imho.run/games/255340/escape-goat-2) — A frequent pick in Recursed players' libraries, and another Action. 162 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/255340/)
4. [The Bridge](https://imho.run/games/204240/the-bridge) — Also Puzzle-Platformer, like Recursed. 1,236 Steam reviews, 85% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/204240/)
5. [Stephen's Sausage Roll](https://imho.run/games/353540/stephen-s-sausage-roll) — Same contemplative mood as Recursed. 1,082 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/353540/)
6. [FEZ](https://imho.run/games/224760/fez) — A frequent pick in Recursed players' libraries, and another Indie. 6,224 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/224760/)
7. [Circa Infinity](https://imho.run/games/390610/circa-infinity) — Also Puzzle-Platformer, like Recursed. 164 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/390610/)
8. [ANIMAL WELL](https://imho.run/games/813230/animal-well) — Also Puzzle-Platformer, like Recursed. 12,616 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/813230/)
9. [Toki Tori](https://imho.run/games/38700/toki-tori) — Also Puzzle-Platformer, like Recursed. 769 Steam reviews, 87% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/38700/)
10. [BOOR](https://imho.run/games/450170/boor) — Also Puzzle-Platformer, like Recursed. 94 Steam reviews, 72% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/450170/)
11. [Semblance](https://imho.run/games/700160/semblance) — Also Puzzle-Platformer, like Recursed. 160 Steam reviews, 85% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/700160/)
12. [Super Puzzled Cat](https://imho.run/games/2650350/super-puzzled-cat) — Also Puzzle-Platformer, like Recursed. 63 Steam reviews, 98% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2650350/)
13. [Super Magbot](https://imho.run/games/1205170/super-magbot) — Also Puzzle-Platformer, like Recursed. 114 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1205170/)
14. [BLACKHOLE](https://imho.run/games/322680/blackhole) — Also Puzzle-Platformer, like Recursed. 197 Steam reviews, 73% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/322680/)
15. [Mushroom 11](https://imho.run/games/243160/mushroom-11) — Also Puzzle-Platformer, like Recursed. 112 Steam reviews, 88% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/243160/)
16. [Sunblaze](https://imho.run/games/1525660/sunblaze) — Also Puzzle-Platformer, like Recursed. 176 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1525660/)
17. [Alwa's Legacy](https://imho.run/games/1205900/alwa-s-legacy) — Also Puzzle-Platformer, like Recursed. 279 Steam reviews, 87% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1205900/)
18. [Celeste](https://imho.run/games/504230/celeste) — Also Puzzle-Platformer, like Recursed. 58,812 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/504230/)
19. [Eden Genesis](https://imho.run/games/2562900/eden-genesis) — Also Puzzle-Platformer, like Recursed. 69 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2562900/)
20. [Redactem](https://imho.run/games/502400/redactem) — Also Puzzle-Platformer, like Recursed. 58 Steam reviews, 53% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/502400/)
21. [Crypt of the NecroDancer](https://imho.run/games/247080/crypt-of-the-necrodancer) — Same intense mood as Recursed. 12,463 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/247080/)
22. [The Way](https://imho.run/games/311010/the-way) — Also Puzzle-Platformer, like Recursed. 429 Steam reviews, 79% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/311010/)
23. [Munin](https://imho.run/games/281750/munin) — Also Puzzle-Platformer, like Recursed. 257 Steam reviews, 80% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/281750/)
24. [La-Mulana 2](https://imho.run/games/835430/la-mulana-2) — Also Puzzle-Platformer, like Recursed. 459 Steam reviews, 87% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/835430/)

## 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=497780&n=20
- Co-op games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=497780&n=20&coop=true
- Free games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=497780&n=20&free=true
- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=497780
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/497780
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## About Recursed

A puzzle game where the rooms are items and the items are rooms. Get to the goal by moving, rearranging and duplicating rooms and altering the structure of the world.

## Game info

- **AppID:** 497780
- **Developer:** Portponky
- **Publisher:** Shambles Software
- **Genres:** Indie, Adventure
- **Categories:** Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Cloud, Full controller support, Steam Trading Cards, Family Sharing
- **Released:** Sep 30, 2016
- **Free to play:** no
- **Platforms:** windows, mac, linux

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/497780/recursed)
- [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=497780&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers
- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/497780/)
- [Personalized recommendations](https://imho.run/) — sign in with Steam or paste a SteamID for a library-aware ranking

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