# Games like The Initiate

> The closest matches to The Initiate: The Initiate 2: The First Interviews, The Guest, The Crow's Eye, The Beast Inside, and Is this Game Trying to Kill Me?. 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 Initiate 2: The First Interviews](https://imho.run/games/858360/the-initiate-2-the-first-interviews) — Shares hidden object collection with The Initiate. 68 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/858360/)
2. [The Guest](https://imho.run/games/402040/the-guest) — Same atmospheric mood as The Initiate. 391 Steam reviews, 69% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/402040/)
3. [The Crow's Eye](https://imho.run/games/449510/the-crow-s-eye) — A frequent pick in The Initiate players' libraries, and another Indie. 58 Steam reviews, 62% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/449510/)
4. [The Beast Inside](https://imho.run/games/792300/the-beast-inside) — A frequent pick in The Initiate players' libraries, and another Action. 2,333 Steam reviews, 77% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/792300/)
5. [Is this Game Trying to Kill Me?](https://imho.run/games/2658470/is-this-game-trying-to-kill-me) — Shares inventory management with The Initiate. 577 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2658470/)
6. [Resonance](https://imho.run/games/212050/resonance) — Shares inventory management with The Initiate. 366 Steam reviews, 87% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/212050/)
7. [The Spectrum Retreat](https://imho.run/games/763250/the-spectrum-retreat) — A frequent pick in The Initiate players' libraries, and another Strategy. 159 Steam reviews, 76% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/763250/)
8. [Dead Take](https://imho.run/games/3352690/dead-take) — Same atmospheric mood as The Initiate. 556 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3352690/)
9. [An English Haunting](https://imho.run/games/2474030/an-english-haunting) — A frequent pick in The Initiate players' libraries, and another Adventure. 247 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2474030/)
10. [The Station](https://imho.run/games/565120/the-station) — Shares inventory management with The Initiate. 685 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/565120/)
11. [Ether One](https://imho.run/games/265950/ether-one) — Shares inventory management with The Initiate. 239 Steam reviews, 75% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/265950/)
12. [The Room](https://imho.run/games/288160/the-room) — Same atmospheric mood as The Initiate. 14,196 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/288160/)
13. [Silence of the Sleep](https://imho.run/games/321870/silence-of-the-sleep) — Shares inventory management with The Initiate. 222 Steam reviews, 75% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/321870/)
14. [GET EVEN](https://imho.run/games/299950/get-even) — Same atmospheric mood as The Initiate. 482 Steam reviews, 78% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/299950/)
15. [Static Dread: The Lighthouse](https://imho.run/games/3298940/static-dread-the-lighthouse) — Same atmospheric mood as The Initiate. 356 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3298940/)
16. [Homesick](https://imho.run/games/244910/homesick) — Same atmospheric mood as The Initiate. 717 Steam reviews, 74% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/244910/)
17. [Zero Escape: The Nonary Games](https://imho.run/games/477740/zero-escape-the-nonary-games) — Same atmospheric mood as The Initiate. 3,855 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/477740/)
18. [The Talos Principle](https://imho.run/games/257510/the-talos-principle) — Same atmospheric mood as The Initiate. 16,978 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/257510/)
19. [Blue Prince](https://imho.run/games/1569580/blue-prince) — Same mysterious mood as The Initiate. 13,179 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1569580/)
20. [Penumbra Overture](https://imho.run/games/22180/penumbra-overture) — Same atmospheric mood as The Initiate. 1,939 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/22180/)
21. [Lamentum](https://imho.run/games/1033950/lamentum) — Shares inventory management with The Initiate. 212 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1033950/)
22. [White Night](https://imho.run/games/301560/white-night) — Same atmospheric mood as The Initiate. 146 Steam reviews, 68% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/301560/)
23. [Aporia: Beyond The Valley](https://imho.run/games/573130/aporia-beyond-the-valley) — Same atmospheric mood as The Initiate. 273 Steam reviews, 82% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/573130/)
24. [Silver Chains](https://imho.run/games/975470/silver-chains) — Shares inventory management with The Initiate. 220 Steam reviews, 62% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/975470/)

## 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=659480&n=20
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- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=659480
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/659480
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## About The Initiate

The Initiate is a mystery puzzle game. You awake in a house full of traps and puzzles - This is your trial; complete it, or die!

## Game info

- **AppID:** 659480
- **Developer:** Deceptive Games Ltd.
- **Publisher:** Deceptive Games Ltd.
- **Genres:** Action, Indie, Adventure
- **Categories:** Single-player, Steam Achievements, Family Sharing
- **Released:** Aug 1, 2017
- **Free to play:** no
- **Platforms:** windows, mac

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/659480/the-initiate)
- [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=659480&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers
- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/659480/)
- [Personalized recommendations](https://imho.run/) — sign in with Steam or paste a SteamID for a library-aware ranking

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