# Games like Mars Underground

> The closest matches to Mars Underground: Isles of Sea and Sky, ANIMAL WELL, TR-49, Mindcop, and To the Moon. 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. [Isles of Sea and Sky](https://imho.run/games/1233070/isles-of-sea-and-sky) — Shares puzzle solving with Mars Underground. 839 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1233070/)
2. [ANIMAL WELL](https://imho.run/games/813230/animal-well) — Also Nonlinear, like Mars Underground. 12,616 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/813230/)
3. [TR-49](https://imho.run/games/3838370/tr-49) — Also Nonlinear and Interactive Fiction, like Mars Underground. 908 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3838370/)
4. [Mindcop](https://imho.run/games/1517180/mindcop) — A frequent pick in Mars Underground players' libraries, and another Indie. 184 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1517180/)
5. [To the Moon](https://imho.run/games/206440/to-the-moon) — Also RPGMaker and Interactive Fiction, like Mars Underground. 19,211 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/206440/)
6. [Reventure](https://imho.run/games/900270/reventure) — Also Nonlinear, like Mars Underground. 2,407 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/900270/)
7. [Angeline Era](https://imho.run/games/2393920/angeline-era) — A frequent pick in Mars Underground players' libraries, and another Action. 553 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2393920/)
8. [Alt-Frequencies](https://imho.run/games/1035050/alt-frequencies) — Also Time Manipulation and Interactive Fiction, like Mars Underground. 155 Steam reviews, 85% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1035050/)
9. [A Bird Story](https://imho.run/games/327410/a-bird-story) — A frequent pick in Mars Underground players' libraries, and another RPG. 2,875 Steam reviews, 84% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/327410/)
10. [There Is No Game: Wrong Dimension](https://imho.run/games/1240210/there-is-no-game-wrong-dimension) — Also Interactive Fiction, like Mars Underground. 9,373 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1240210/)
11. [OneShot](https://imho.run/games/420530/oneshot) — Also RPGMaker, like Mars Underground. 31,336 Steam reviews, 98% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/420530/)
12. [The Darkside Detective](https://imho.run/games/368390/the-darkside-detective) — Shares dialogue exploration with Mars Underground. 1,987 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/368390/)
13. [Expelled!](https://imho.run/games/2963890/expelled) — Shares time loop replay with Mars Underground. 177 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2963890/)
14. [Verne: The Shape of Fantasy](https://imho.run/games/1424600/verne-the-shape-of-fantasy) — Shares puzzle solving with Mars Underground. 81 Steam reviews, 84% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1424600/)
15. [The Crimson Diamond](https://imho.run/games/1098770/the-crimson-diamond) — Same atmospheric mood as Mars Underground. 534 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1098770/)
16. [Boyhood's End](https://imho.run/games/2403290/boyhood-s-end) — A frequent pick in Mars Underground players' libraries, and another Adventure. 109 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2403290/)
17. [Last Word](https://imho.run/games/355530/last-word) — Also RPGMaker, like Mars Underground. 199 Steam reviews, 84% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/355530/)
18. [Centum](https://imho.run/games/2625550/centum) — Shares puzzle solving with Mars Underground. 101 Steam reviews, 82% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2625550/)
19. [Lacuna – A Sci-Fi Noir Adventure](https://imho.run/games/1364100/lacuna-a-sci-fi-noir-adventure) — Also Interactive Fiction, like Mars Underground. 690 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1364100/)
20. [The Excavation of Hob's Barrow](https://imho.run/games/1182310/the-excavation-of-hob-s-barrow) — Shares puzzle solving with Mars Underground. 1,857 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1182310/)
21. [OFF](https://imho.run/games/3339880/off) — Shares puzzle solving with Mars Underground. 2,016 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3339880/)
22. [Stories from Sol: The Gun-Dog](https://imho.run/games/2118420/stories-from-sol-the-gun-dog) — Also Interactive Fiction, like Mars Underground. 404 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2118420/)
23. [VIDEOVERSE](https://imho.run/games/2079180/videoverse) — Also Interactive Fiction, like Mars Underground. 165 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2079180/)
24. [Songbringer](https://imho.run/games/367080/songbringer) — Also Nonlinear, like Mars Underground. 97 Steam reviews, 76% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/367080/)

## 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=578420&n=20
- Co-op games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=578420&n=20&coop=true
- Free games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=578420&n=20&free=true
- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=578420
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/578420
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## About Mars Underground

Mars Underground is an apocalyptic adventure where you relive the same day over and over. With each cycle new items can be picked up and topics unlocked.​ Explore the possibilities of this timeloop and uncover multiple endings.

## Game info

- **AppID:** 578420
- **Developer:** Matt Sanderson
- **Publisher:** Matt Sanderson
- **Genres:** Indie, Adventure, Free To Play
- **Categories:** Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Cloud, Full controller support, Remote Play Together
- **Released:** Mar 14, 2019
- **Free to play:** yes
- **Platforms:** windows, linux

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/578420/mars-underground)
- [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=578420&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers
- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/578420/)
- [Personalized recommendations](https://imho.run/) — sign in with Steam or paste a SteamID for a library-aware ranking

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