# Games like Blameless

> The closest matches to Blameless: Penumbra Overture, The Forgotten Ones, Home, Kraven Manor, and The Hat Man: Shadow Ward. 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. [Penumbra Overture](https://imho.run/games/22180/penumbra-overture) — Shares environmental exploration with Blameless. 1,939 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/22180/)
2. [The Forgotten Ones](https://imho.run/games/314280/the-forgotten-ones) — Also Survival Horror, like Blameless. 986 Steam reviews, 54% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/314280/)
3. [Home](https://imho.run/games/215670/home) — Also Short, like Blameless. 889 Steam reviews, 69% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/215670/)
4. [Kraven Manor](https://imho.run/games/296630/kraven-manor) — A frequent pick in Blameless players' libraries, and another Action. 371 Steam reviews, 73% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/296630/)
5. [The Hat Man: Shadow Ward](https://imho.run/games/291010/the-hat-man-shadow-ward) — Also Survival Horror, like Blameless. 897 Steam reviews, 57% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/291010/)
6. [CARIMARA: Beneath the forlorn limbs](https://imho.run/games/3570370/carimara-beneath-the-forlorn-limbs) — Shares environmental exploration and dialogue choices with Blameless. 1,065 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3570370/)
7. [The Beast Inside](https://imho.run/games/792300/the-beast-inside) — Also Survival Horror, like Blameless. 2,333 Steam reviews, 77% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/792300/)
8. [The Station](https://imho.run/games/565120/the-station) — A frequent pick in Blameless players' libraries, and another Indie. 685 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/565120/)
9. [GET EVEN](https://imho.run/games/299950/get-even) — Also Detective, like Blameless. 482 Steam reviews, 78% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/299950/)
10. [DISTRAINT: Deluxe Edition](https://imho.run/games/395170/distraint-deluxe-edition) — Also Short, like Blameless. 1,278 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/395170/)
11. [Pathologic 3](https://imho.run/games/3199650/pathologic-3) — Shares dialogue choices with Blameless. 994 Steam reviews, 87% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3199650/)
12. [Outlast](https://imho.run/games/238320/outlast) — Also Survival Horror, like Blameless. 28,158 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/238320/)
13. [Don't Be Afraid](https://imho.run/games/760410/don-t-be-afraid) — Shares environmental exploration with Blameless. 328 Steam reviews, 82% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/760410/)
14. [Neverending Nightmares](https://imho.run/games/253330/neverending-nightmares) — Also Short and Survival Horror, like Blameless. 834 Steam reviews, 72% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/253330/)
15. [Homesick](https://imho.run/games/244910/homesick) — Also Short, like Blameless. 717 Steam reviews, 74% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/244910/)
16. [The Guest](https://imho.run/games/402040/the-guest) — Also Short, like Blameless. 391 Steam reviews, 69% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/402040/)
17. [Insomnis](https://imho.run/games/1000700/insomnis) — Shares environmental exploration with Blameless. 67 Steam reviews, 76% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1000700/)
18. [Escape Room - Der kranke Kollege](https://imho.run/games/1301720/escape-room-der-kranke-kollege) — A frequent pick in Blameless players' libraries, and another Adventure. 4,684 Steam reviews, 80% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1301720/)
19. [Who's at the door?](https://imho.run/games/3690010/who-s-at-the-door) — Also Survival Horror, like Blameless. 530 Steam reviews, 88% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3690010/)
20. [Play With Me: Escape Room](https://imho.run/games/725780/play-with-me-escape-room) — Also Short and Survival Horror, like Blameless. 123 Steam reviews, 56% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/725780/)
21. [Baisu](https://imho.run/games/2821850/baisu) — Shares environmental exploration with Blameless. 144 Steam reviews, 85% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2821850/)
22. [Blasfemia](https://imho.run/games/3699970/blasfemia) — Also Survival Horror, like Blameless. 96 Steam reviews, 85% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3699970/)
23. [Silver Chains](https://imho.run/games/975470/silver-chains) — Same atmospheric mood as Blameless. 220 Steam reviews, 62% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/975470/)
24. [The Alien Cube](https://imho.run/games/1099220/the-alien-cube) — Shares environmental exploration with Blameless. 298 Steam reviews, 79% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1099220/)

## 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=530330&n=20
- Co-op games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=530330&n=20&coop=true
- Free games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=530330&n=20&free=true
- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=530330
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/530330
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## About Blameless

Blameless is a first-person adventure released in 2016, developed by Vaclav Hudec and published by Blameless Games. The free-to-play title places players in the role of an architect investigating a serial killer's house, where environmental exploration and item-based puzzle solving drive a linear narrative forward. Players navigate limited spaces with backtracking, making dialogue choices that shape their investigation. Reviewers highlight the fully voiced dialogue and how the atmosphere creates persistent tension throughout the short experience. The game is marked as playable on Steam Deck and holds an 81% positive rating from approximately 2300 Steam reviews. Players describe the overall mood as atmospheric, mysterious, tense, and unsettling, with the narrative unfolding through clues discovered in the environment rather than exposition alone.

## Game info

- **AppID:** 530330
- **Developer:** Vaclav Hudec
- **Publisher:** Blameless Games
- **Genres:** Indie, Adventure, Free To Play
- **Categories:** Captions available, Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Cloud
- **Released:** Oct 13, 2016
- **Free to play:** yes
- **Platforms:** windows, mac

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/530330/blameless)
- [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=530330&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers
- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/530330/)
- [Personalized recommendations](https://imho.run/) — sign in with Steam or paste a SteamID for a library-aware ranking

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