# Games like The Artifact

> The closest matches to The Artifact: The Station, Old Man's Journey, The Room, COCOON, and Morningstar: Descent to Deadrock. 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. [The Station](https://imho.run/games/565120/the-station) — Also Space, like The Artifact. 685 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/565120/)
2. [Old Man's Journey](https://imho.run/games/581270/old-man-s-journey) — Shares point and click navigation with The Artifact. 999 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/581270/)
3. [The Room](https://imho.run/games/288160/the-room) — Same atmospheric mood as The Artifact. 14,196 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/288160/)
4. [COCOON](https://imho.run/games/1497440/cocoon) — A frequent pick in The Artifact players' libraries, and another Indie. 3,713 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1497440/)
5. [Morningstar: Descent to Deadrock](https://imho.run/games/339130/morningstar-descent-to-deadrock) — Also Space, like The Artifact. 420 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/339130/)
6. [Obduction](https://imho.run/games/306760/obduction) — Same atmospheric mood as The Artifact. 2,360 Steam reviews, 78% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/306760/)
7. [Monolith](https://imho.run/games/1542390/monolith) — Also Space, like The Artifact. 150 Steam reviews, 69% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1542390/)
8. [Strange Antiquities](https://imho.run/games/2885870/strange-antiquities) — Same atmospheric mood as The Artifact. 1,956 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2885870/)
9. [The Blind Prophet](https://imho.run/games/968370/the-blind-prophet) — A frequent pick in The Artifact players' libraries, and another RPG. 164 Steam reviews, 82% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/968370/)
10. [J.U.L.I.A.: Among the Stars](https://imho.run/games/257690/j-u-l-i-a-among-the-stars) — Also Space, like The Artifact. 617 Steam reviews, 85% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/257690/)
11. [Meridian 157: Chapter 1](https://imho.run/games/1458920/meridian-157-chapter-1) — Shares point and click navigation with The Artifact. 161 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1458920/)
12. [The Swapper](https://imho.run/games/231160/the-swapper) — A frequent pick in The Artifact players' libraries, and another Action. 3,406 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/231160/)
13. [STASIS](https://imho.run/games/380150/stasis) — Also Space, like The Artifact. 940 Steam reviews, 78% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/380150/)
14. [Mysteries of the Undead](https://imho.run/games/1036980/mysteries-of-the-undead) — A frequent pick in The Artifact players' libraries, and another Adventure. 73 Steam reviews, 66% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1036980/)
15. [Escape Rosecliff Island](https://imho.run/games/3600/escape-rosecliff-island) — Shares object rotation with The Artifact. 154 Steam reviews, 84% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3600/)
16. [The Abandoned Planet](https://imho.run/games/2014470/the-abandoned-planet) — Also Space, like The Artifact. 113 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2014470/)
17. [Myst IV: Revelation](https://imho.run/games/925940/myst-iv-revelation) — Shares point and click navigation with The Artifact. 189 Steam reviews, 66% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/925940/)
18. [Machinika: Atlas](https://imho.run/games/2817620/machinika-atlas) — Also Space, like The Artifact. 212 Steam reviews, 73% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2817620/)
19. [Q.U.B.E. 2](https://imho.run/games/359100/q-u-b-e-2) — Also Space, like The Artifact. 557 Steam reviews, 80% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/359100/)
20. [Stories Untold](https://imho.run/games/558420/stories-untold) — Same atmospheric mood as The Artifact. 3,201 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/558420/)
21. [Dark Fall: Lost Souls](https://imho.run/games/46750/dark-fall-lost-souls) — Shares point and click navigation with The Artifact. 153 Steam reviews, 58% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/46750/)
22. [The Descendant](https://imho.run/games/351940/the-descendant) — Shares point and click navigation with The Artifact. 344 Steam reviews, 75% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/351940/)
23. [TRACE Definitive Edition](https://imho.run/games/3448760/trace-definitive-edition) — Shares point and click navigation with The Artifact. 64 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3448760/)
24. [Outer Wilds](https://imho.run/games/753640/outer-wilds) — Also Space, like The Artifact. 50,025 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/753640/)

## 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=532920&n=20
- Co-op games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=532920&n=20&coop=true
- Free games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=532920&n=20&free=true
- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=532920
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/532920
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## About The Artifact

Woken from a hypersleep, you find yourself alone on a drifting star cruiser, light years from home. The crew has disappeared, leaving behind nothing but a few scattered records and a strange artifact that seems to hold the key to an alien civilisation.

## Game info

- **AppID:** 532920
- **Developer:** Colin Wren, Sean Scaplehorn, Wayne Jackson, Jason Mallett
- **Publisher:** Enigma Games LTD, KPL
- **Genres:** Indie
- **Categories:** Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Trading Cards, Family Sharing
- **Released:** Jun 2, 2017
- **Free to play:** no
- **Platforms:** windows

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/532920/the-artifact)
- [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=532920&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers
- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/532920/)
- [Personalized recommendations](https://imho.run/) — sign in with Steam or paste a SteamID for a library-aware ranking

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