# Games like A Normal Lost Phone

> The closest matches to A Normal Lost Phone: Another Lost Phone: Laura's Story, Alt-Frequencies, If Found..., Gone Home, and Wednesdays. 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. [Another Lost Phone: Laura's Story](https://imho.run/games/689910/another-lost-phone-laura-s-story) — Also Narration and Short, like A Normal Lost Phone. 367 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/689910/)
2. [Alt-Frequencies](https://imho.run/games/1035050/alt-frequencies) — A frequent pick in A Normal Lost Phone players' libraries, and another Indie. 155 Steam reviews, 85% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1035050/)
3. [If Found...](https://imho.run/games/1041920/if-found) — Also LGBTQ+ and Interactive Fiction, like A Normal Lost Phone. 947 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1041920/)
4. [Gone Home](https://imho.run/games/232430/gone-home) — Also Short and LGBTQ+, like A Normal Lost Phone. 10,791 Steam reviews, 77% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/232430/)
5. [Wednesdays](https://imho.run/games/2747770/wednesdays) — Also Narration and Psychological, like A Normal Lost Phone. 88 Steam reviews, 99% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2747770/)
6. [The Operator](https://imho.run/games/1771980/the-operator) — Shares password recovery with A Normal Lost Phone. 3,406 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1771980/)
7. [To the Moon](https://imho.run/games/206440/to-the-moon) — Also Short and Psychological, like A Normal Lost Phone. 19,211 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/206440/)
8. [What Remains of Edith Finch](https://imho.run/games/501300/what-remains-of-edith-finch) — Also Narration and Short, like A Normal Lost Phone. 17,663 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/501300/)
9. [Murder by Numbers](https://imho.run/games/1140290/murder-by-numbers) — Also Detective and LGBTQ+, like A Normal Lost Phone. 947 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1140290/)
10. [There Is No Game: Wrong Dimension](https://imho.run/games/1240210/there-is-no-game-wrong-dimension) — Also Narration and Interactive Fiction, like A Normal Lost Phone. 9,373 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1240210/)
11. [DISTRAINT: Deluxe Edition](https://imho.run/games/395170/distraint-deluxe-edition) — Also Short and Psychological, like A Normal Lost Phone. 1,278 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/395170/)
12. [IMMORTALITY](https://imho.run/games/1350200/immortality) — Also LGBTQ+ and Interactive Fiction, like A Normal Lost Phone. 1,118 Steam reviews, 84% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1350200/)
13. [No Longer Home](https://imho.run/games/651490/no-longer-home) — Also LGBTQ+ and Interactive Fiction, like A Normal Lost Phone. 171 Steam reviews, 62% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/651490/)
14. [A Mortician's Tale](https://imho.run/games/578720/a-mortician-s-tale) — Also Short and LGBTQ+, like A Normal Lost Phone. 1,216 Steam reviews, 72% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/578720/)
15. [The Roottrees are Dead](https://imho.run/games/2754380/the-roottrees-are-dead) — Also Detective and Interactive Fiction, like A Normal Lost Phone. 4,456 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2754380/)
16. [The Chrono Jotter](https://imho.run/games/1398740/the-chrono-jotter) — Also Detective and LGBTQ+, like A Normal Lost Phone. 137 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1398740/)
17. [Home](https://imho.run/games/215670/home) — Also Short and Psychological, like A Normal Lost Phone. 889 Steam reviews, 69% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/215670/)
18. [Until Then](https://imho.run/games/1574820/until-then) — Also LGBTQ+ and Psychological, like A Normal Lost Phone. 8,274 Steam reviews, 98% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1574820/)
19. [The Gap](https://imho.run/games/1458300/the-gap) — Also Short and Detective, like A Normal Lost Phone. 85 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1458300/)
20. [Heavy Rain](https://imho.run/games/960910/heavy-rain) — Also Narration and Detective, like A Normal Lost Phone. 6,053 Steam reviews, 81% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/960910/)
21. [VIDEOVERSE](https://imho.run/games/2079180/videoverse) — Also Narration and Interactive Fiction, like A Normal Lost Phone. 165 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2079180/)
22. [TR-49](https://imho.run/games/3838370/tr-49) — A frequent pick in A Normal Lost Phone players' libraries, and another Adventure. 908 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3838370/)
23. [Fragments of Him](https://imho.run/games/428540/fragments-of-him) — Also LGBTQ+ and Interactive Fiction, like A Normal Lost Phone. 91 Steam reviews, 82% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/428540/)
24. [Where the Water Tastes Like Wine](https://imho.run/games/447120/where-the-water-tastes-like-wine) — Also Narration and LGBTQ+, like A Normal Lost Phone. 682 Steam reviews, 76% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/447120/)

## 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=523210&n=20
- Co-op games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=523210&n=20&coop=true
- Free games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=523210&n=20&free=true
- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=523210
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/523210
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## About A Normal Lost Phone

A Normal Lost Phone (2017) is an indie narrative game where players investigate a stranger's smartphone to piece together their life. Players engage with email forensics, social media exploration, text message analysis, lore scavenging, and password recovery as they uncover increasingly personal details. Reviewers highlight the experience as atmospheric and contemplative, with players describing the unique phone interface as particularly immersive. The game is noted for its authentic LGBTQ+ identity exploration and emotional resonance, with players describing the short but impactful narrative as a meaningful journey. The game received an 89% positive rating from 1373 Steam reviews.

## Game info

- **AppID:** 523210
- **Developer:** Accidental Queens
- **Publisher:** PID Games, Dear Villagers
- **Genres:** Indie, Casual
- **Categories:** Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Trading Cards, Family Sharing
- **Released:** Jan 26, 2017
- **Free to play:** no
- **Metacritic:** 71
- **Platforms:** windows, mac, linux

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/523210/a-normal-lost-phone)
- [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=523210&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers
- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/523210/)
- [Personalized recommendations](https://imho.run/) — sign in with Steam or paste a SteamID for a library-aware ranking

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