# Games like Anchorhead

> The closest matches to Anchorhead: Static Dread: The Lighthouse, Stories Untold, Scarlet Hollow, SUNLESS SEA, and SOMA. 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. [Static Dread: The Lighthouse](https://imho.run/games/3298940/static-dread-the-lighthouse) — Shares puzzle solving with Anchorhead. 356 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3298940/)
2. [Stories Untold](https://imho.run/games/558420/stories-untold) — Also Text-Based, like Anchorhead. 3,201 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/558420/)
3. [Scarlet Hollow](https://imho.run/games/1609230/scarlet-hollow) — Also Lovecraftian and Interactive Fiction, like Anchorhead. 3,657 Steam reviews, 98% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1609230/)
4. [SUNLESS SEA](https://imho.run/games/304650/sunless-sea) — Also Lovecraftian, like Anchorhead. 5,627 Steam reviews, 84% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/304650/)
5. [SOMA](https://imho.run/games/282140/soma) — A frequent pick in Anchorhead players' libraries, and another Action. 23,563 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/282140/)
6. [The Innsmouth Case](https://imho.run/games/1231950/the-innsmouth-case) — Also Lovecraftian and Text-Based, like Anchorhead. 87 Steam reviews, 62% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1231950/)
7. [Amnesia: Rebirth](https://imho.run/games/999220/amnesia-rebirth) — A frequent pick in Anchorhead players' libraries, and another Indie. 4,300 Steam reviews, 76% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/999220/)
8. [The Alien Cube](https://imho.run/games/1099220/the-alien-cube) — Shares puzzle solving with Anchorhead. 298 Steam reviews, 79% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1099220/)
9. [Call of the Sea](https://imho.run/games/1042490/call-of-the-sea) — Shares puzzle solving with Anchorhead. 2,379 Steam reviews, 87% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1042490/)
10. [Cthulhu: The Cosmic Abyss](https://imho.run/games/2760560/cthulhu-the-cosmic-abyss) — A frequent pick in Anchorhead players' libraries, and another Adventure. 88 Steam reviews, 52% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2760560/)
11. [The Excavation of Hob's Barrow](https://imho.run/games/1182310/the-excavation-of-hob-s-barrow) — Also Interactive Fiction, like Anchorhead. 1,857 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1182310/)
12. [Slender Threads](https://imho.run/games/1116480/slender-threads) — Shares puzzle solving with Anchorhead. 292 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1116480/)
13. [The Vanishing of Ethan Carter](https://imho.run/games/258520/the-vanishing-of-ethan-carter) — Shares puzzle solving with Anchorhead. 4,130 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/258520/)
14. [Moons of Madness](https://imho.run/games/1012840/moons-of-madness) — Shares puzzle solving with Anchorhead. 1,209 Steam reviews, 77% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1012840/)
15. [Inscryption](https://imho.run/games/1092790/inscryption) — A frequent pick in Anchorhead players' libraries, and another Strategy. 74,873 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1092790/)
16. [Roadwarden](https://imho.run/games/1155970/roadwarden) — Also Text-Based and Interactive Fiction, like Anchorhead. 3,718 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1155970/)
17. [Transient: Extended Edition](https://imho.run/games/962630/transient-extended-edition) — Also Lovecraftian, like Anchorhead. 150 Steam reviews, 65% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/962630/)
18. [ASYLUM](https://imho.run/games/230210/asylum) — Also Lovecraftian, like Anchorhead. 254 Steam reviews, 84% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/230210/)
19. [The Sinking City Remastered](https://imho.run/games/750130/the-sinking-city-remastered) — Also Lovecraftian, like Anchorhead. 1,970 Steam reviews, 74% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/750130/)
20. [Still Wakes the Deep](https://imho.run/games/1622910/still-wakes-the-deep) — Also Lovecraftian, like Anchorhead. 6,408 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1622910/)
21. [The Last Door - Collector's Edition](https://imho.run/games/284390/the-last-door-collector-s-edition) — Also Lovecraftian, like Anchorhead. 968 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/284390/)
22. [The Old City: Leviathan](https://imho.run/games/297350/the-old-city-leviathan) — Also Lovecraftian, like Anchorhead. 409 Steam reviews, 69% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/297350/)
23. [Centum](https://imho.run/games/2625550/centum) — A frequent pick in Anchorhead players' libraries, and another RPG. 101 Steam reviews, 82% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2625550/)
24. [STASIS: BONE TOTEM](https://imho.run/games/1426010/stasis-bone-totem) — Shares puzzle solving with Anchorhead. 1,376 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1426010/)

## 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=726870&n=20
- Co-op games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=726870&n=20&coop=true
- Free games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=726870&n=20&free=true
- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=726870
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/726870
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## About Anchorhead

You take a deep breath of salty air as the first raindrops begin to spatter the pavement, and the swollen, slate-colored clouds that blanket the sky mutter ominous portents amongst themselves over the little coastal town of Anchorhead.

## Game info

- **AppID:** 726870
- **Developer:** Michael Gentry
- **Publisher:** Michael Gentry
- **Genres:** Indie, Adventure
- **Categories:** Single-player, Family Sharing
- **Released:** Jan 31, 2018
- **Free to play:** no
- **Platforms:** windows, mac

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/726870/anchorhead)
- [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=726870&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers
- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/726870/)
- [Personalized recommendations](https://imho.run/) — sign in with Steam or paste a SteamID for a library-aware ranking

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