# Games like Black River

> The closest matches to Black River: OFF, Choose Wisely, Thorne - Death Merchants, Scarlet Hollow, and Transparent Black. 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. [OFF](https://imho.run/games/3339880/off) — Shares turn based combat with Black River. 2,016 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3339880/)
2. [Choose Wisely](https://imho.run/games/618750/choose-wisely) — Shares boss rush with Black River. 60 Steam reviews, 73% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/618750/)
3. [Thorne - Death Merchants](https://imho.run/games/451920/thorne-death-merchants) — Also RPGMaker, like Black River. 86 Steam reviews, 70% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/451920/)
4. [Scarlet Hollow](https://imho.run/games/1609230/scarlet-hollow) — Shares achievement hunting with Black River. 3,657 Steam reviews, 98% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1609230/)
5. [Transparent Black](https://imho.run/games/687830/transparent-black) — A frequent pick in Black River players' libraries, and another RPG. 81 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/687830/)
6. [Darkwood](https://imho.run/games/274520/darkwood) — Same atmospheric mood as Black River. 9,910 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/274520/)
7. [Pathologic 3](https://imho.run/games/3199650/pathologic-3) — Same atmospheric mood as Black River. 994 Steam reviews, 87% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3199650/)
8. [Gleaner Heights](https://imho.run/games/786580/gleaner-heights) — A frequent pick in Black River players' libraries, and another Action. 237 Steam reviews, 69% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/786580/)
9. [LISA: The Painful](https://imho.run/games/335670/lisa-the-painful) — Shares turn based combat with Black River. 9,948 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/335670/)
10. [OMORI](https://imho.run/games/1150690/omori) — Also RPGMaker, like Black River. 53,302 Steam reviews, 98% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1150690/)
11. [Cabernet](https://imho.run/games/2401410/cabernet) — Same atmospheric mood as Black River. 1,198 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2401410/)
12. [Lone Survivor: The Director's Cut](https://imho.run/games/209830/lone-survivor-the-director-s-cut) — Same atmospheric mood as Black River. 581 Steam reviews, 87% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/209830/)
13. [Coffin of Ashes](https://imho.run/games/546080/coffin-of-ashes) — Also RPGMaker, like Black River. 140 Steam reviews, 84% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/546080/)
14. [Tales of the Black Forest](https://imho.run/games/1093910/tales-of-the-black-forest) — Also RPGMaker, like Black River. 1,048 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1093910/)
15. [Greyfox RPG](https://imho.run/games/341310/greyfox-rpg) — Also RPGMaker, like Black River. 832 Steam reviews, 73% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/341310/)
16. [Wolf & Rabbit](https://imho.run/games/757180/wolf-rabbit) — Shares achievement hunting with Black River. 89 Steam reviews, 81% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/757180/)
17. [Dead in Antares](https://imho.run/games/2511800/dead-in-antares) — A frequent pick in Black River players' libraries, and another Strategy. 116 Steam reviews, 78% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2511800/)
18. [The Deal](https://imho.run/games/567340/the-deal) — Shares turn based combat with Black River. 51 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/567340/)
19. [Trench Face](https://imho.run/games/3894170/trench-face) — Shares turn based combat with Black River. 284 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3894170/)
20. [Grunn](https://imho.run/games/2720950/grunn) — A frequent pick in Black River players' libraries, and another Indie. 911 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2720950/)
21. [Hotel Anatolia](https://imho.run/games/601010/hotel-anatolia) — Also RPGMaker, like Black River. 77 Steam reviews, 61% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/601010/)
22. [The Crooked Man](https://imho.run/games/736570/the-crooked-man) — Shares achievement hunting with Black River. 698 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/736570/)
23. [Rusty Lake Hotel](https://imho.run/games/435120/rusty-lake-hotel) — Shares achievement hunting with Black River. 2,019 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/435120/)
24. [Sultan's Game](https://imho.run/games/3117820/sultan-s-game) — Same atmospheric mood as Black River. 1,233 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3117820/)

## 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=585090&n=20
- Co-op games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=585090&n=20&coop=true
- Free games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=585090&n=20&free=true
- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=585090
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/585090
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## About Black River

Black River is a Survival-Horror RPG worth 3-5 hours of intense gameplay where you ultimately have to turn the table on those who want to harm you. It is not about escaping the village of Black River, it's about putting an end to its misery!

## Game info

- **AppID:** 585090
- **Developer:** Thorne Games
- **Publisher:** Thorne Games
- **Genres:** Action, Strategy, Indie, Adventure, Simulation, RPG, Casual
- **Categories:** Partial Controller Support, Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Cloud, Steam Trading Cards, Family Sharing
- **Released:** Apr 4, 2017
- **Free to play:** no
- **Platforms:** windows

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/585090/black-river)
- [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=585090&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers
- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/585090/)
- [Personalized recommendations](https://imho.run/) — sign in with Steam or paste a SteamID for a library-aware ranking

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