# Games like The Crooked Man

> The closest matches to The Crooked Man: The Sand Man, The Hanged Man, The Boogie Man, Mad Father, and The Witch's House MV. 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 Sand Man](https://imho.run/games/741250/the-sand-man) — Shares puzzle solving with The Crooked Man. 186 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/741250/)
2. [The Hanged Man](https://imho.run/games/749890/the-hanged-man) — Also RPGMaker, like The Crooked Man. 117 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/749890/)
3. [The Boogie Man](https://imho.run/games/749840/the-boogie-man) — A frequent pick in The Crooked Man players' libraries, and another Indie. 150 Steam reviews, 82% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/749840/)
4. [Mad Father](https://imho.run/games/483980/mad-father) — Also RPGMaker and Survival Horror, like The Crooked Man. 2,441 Steam reviews, 98% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/483980/)
5. [The Witch's House MV](https://imho.run/games/885810/the-witch-s-house-mv) — A frequent pick in The Crooked Man players' libraries, and another RPG. 949 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/885810/)
6. [Corpse Party](https://imho.run/games/251270/corpse-party) — Also RPGMaker and Survival Horror, like The Crooked Man. 906 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/251270/)
7. [Cat in the Box](https://imho.run/games/1257410/cat-in-the-box) — Also RPGMaker and Survival Horror, like The Crooked Man. 372 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1257410/)
8. [DISTRAINT: Deluxe Edition](https://imho.run/games/395170/distraint-deluxe-edition) — Same atmospheric mood as The Crooked Man. 1,278 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/395170/)
9. [The Alien Cube](https://imho.run/games/1099220/the-alien-cube) — Also Survival Horror, like The Crooked Man. 298 Steam reviews, 79% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1099220/)
10. [OFF](https://imho.run/games/3339880/off) — Shares puzzle solving with The Crooked Man. 2,016 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3339880/)
11. [Alicemare](https://imho.run/games/524850/alicemare) — Also RPGMaker, like The Crooked Man. 699 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/524850/)
12. [CLeM](https://imho.run/games/1861440/clem) — Same atmospheric mood as The Crooked Man. 110 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1861440/)
13. [The Bridge Curse 2: The Extrication](https://imho.run/games/2331330/the-bridge-curse-2-the-extrication) — A frequent pick in The Crooked Man players' libraries, and another Adventure. 124 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2331330/)
14. [Hollow Cocoon](https://imho.run/games/2414630/hollow-cocoon) — Shares achievement hunting and puzzle solving with The Crooked Man. 181 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2414630/)
15. [SOMA](https://imho.run/games/282140/soma) — A frequent pick in The Crooked Man players' libraries, and another Action. 23,563 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/282140/)
16. [LISA: The Painful](https://imho.run/games/335670/lisa-the-painful) — Also RPGMaker, like The Crooked Man. 9,948 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/335670/)
17. [Look Outside](https://imho.run/games/3373660/look-outside) — Shares puzzle solving with The Crooked Man. 8,069 Steam reviews, 98% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3373660/)
18. [Ad Infinitum](https://imho.run/games/1234430/ad-infinitum) — Shares puzzle solving with The Crooked Man. 384 Steam reviews, 78% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1234430/)
19. [Yuppie Psycho: Executive Edition](https://imho.run/games/597760/yuppie-psycho-executive-edition) — Shares puzzle solving with The Crooked Man. 2,072 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/597760/)
20. [Stitched HD](https://imho.run/games/727340/stitched-hd) — Shares puzzle solving with The Crooked Man. 72 Steam reviews, 78% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/727340/)
21. [Lamentum](https://imho.run/games/1033950/lamentum) — Shares puzzle solving with The Crooked Man. 212 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1033950/)
22. [IMSCARED](https://imho.run/games/429720/imscared) — Shares puzzle solving with The Crooked Man. 1,981 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/429720/)
23. [Static Dread: The Lighthouse](https://imho.run/games/3298940/static-dread-the-lighthouse) — Shares puzzle solving with The Crooked Man. 356 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3298940/)
24. [Red Haze](https://imho.run/games/428860/red-haze) — Shares puzzle solving with The Crooked Man. 140 Steam reviews, 81% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/428860/)

## 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=736570&n=20
- Co-op games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=736570&n=20&coop=true
- Free games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=736570&n=20&free=true
- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=736570
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/736570
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## About The Crooked Man

There was a crooked man, and he walked a crooked mile... This is the first title in the series known as The Strange Man, developed by Uri Games. Experience the myriad horrors awaiting David as he moves into his new house.

## Game info

- **AppID:** 736570
- **Developer:** Uri Games
- **Publisher:** PLAYISM
- **Genres:** Indie, Adventure, Casual
- **Categories:** Partial Controller Support, Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Cloud, Steam Trading Cards, Family Sharing
- **Released:** Jan 16, 2018
- **Free to play:** no
- **Platforms:** windows

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/736570/the-crooked-man)
- [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=736570&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers
- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/736570/)
- [Personalized recommendations](https://imho.run/) — sign in with Steam or paste a SteamID for a library-aware ranking

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