# Games like DISTRAINT 2

> The closest matches to DISTRAINT 2: DISTRAINT: Deluxe Edition, Afterdream, Mindlock - The Apartment, That Dragon, Cancer, and Layers of Fear 2 (2019). 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. [DISTRAINT: Deluxe Edition](https://imho.run/games/395170/distraint-deluxe-edition) — Also Side Scroller, like DISTRAINT 2. 1,278 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/395170/)
2. [Afterdream](https://imho.run/games/1995880/afterdream) — Also Surreal and Walking Simulator, like DISTRAINT 2. 116 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1995880/)
3. [Mindlock - The Apartment](https://imho.run/games/2669150/mindlock-the-apartment) — Also Narration and Surreal, like DISTRAINT 2. 162 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2669150/)
4. [That Dragon, Cancer](https://imho.run/games/419460/that-dragon-cancer) — A frequent pick in DISTRAINT 2 players' libraries, and another Indie. 1,175 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/419460/)
5. [Layers of Fear 2 (2019)](https://imho.run/games/1029890/layers-of-fear-2-2019) — A frequent pick in DISTRAINT 2 players' libraries, and another Adventure. 771 Steam reviews, 71% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1029890/)
6. [The White Door](https://imho.run/games/1145960/the-white-door) — Also Surreal, like DISTRAINT 2. 1,537 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1145960/)
7. [Discolored](https://imho.run/games/933860/discolored) — Also Surreal and Walking Simulator, like DISTRAINT 2. 419 Steam reviews, 74% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/933860/)
8. [Detention](https://imho.run/games/555220/detention) — Also Surreal, like DISTRAINT 2. 2,780 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/555220/)
9. [What Remains of Edith Finch](https://imho.run/games/501300/what-remains-of-edith-finch) — Also Narration and Walking Simulator, like DISTRAINT 2. 17,663 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/501300/)
10. [Rainswept](https://imho.run/games/772290/rainswept) — Also Surreal and Walking Simulator, like DISTRAINT 2. 185 Steam reviews, 85% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/772290/)
11. [Project Songbird](https://imho.run/games/3180410/project-songbird) — A frequent pick in DISTRAINT 2 players' libraries, and another Action. 109 Steam reviews, 83% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3180410/)
12. [Year Walk](https://imho.run/games/269050/year-walk) — Also Surreal and Walking Simulator, like DISTRAINT 2. 916 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/269050/)
13. [Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs](https://imho.run/games/239200/amnesia-a-machine-for-pigs) — Also Narration and Walking Simulator, like DISTRAINT 2. 4,318 Steam reviews, 65% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/239200/)
14. [Thomas Was Alone](https://imho.run/games/220780/thomas-was-alone) — Also Narration and Side Scroller, like DISTRAINT 2. 3,576 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/220780/)
15. [Fran Bow](https://imho.run/games/362680/fran-bow) — Also Surreal, like DISTRAINT 2. 8,241 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/362680/)
16. [Ghost on the Shore](https://imho.run/games/1211930/ghost-on-the-shore) — Also Narration and Walking Simulator, like DISTRAINT 2. 121 Steam reviews, 85% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1211930/)
17. [Dear Esther: Landmark Edition](https://imho.run/games/520720/dear-esther-landmark-edition) — Also Narration and Walking Simulator, like DISTRAINT 2. 1,402 Steam reviews, 76% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/520720/)
18. [Obduction](https://imho.run/games/306760/obduction) — Also Surreal and Walking Simulator, like DISTRAINT 2. 2,360 Steam reviews, 78% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/306760/)
19. [There Is No Game: Wrong Dimension](https://imho.run/games/1240210/there-is-no-game-wrong-dimension) — Also Narration, like DISTRAINT 2. 9,373 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1240210/)
20. [Luto](https://imho.run/games/1729740/luto) — Also Narration and Walking Simulator, like DISTRAINT 2. 558 Steam reviews, 84% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1729740/)
21. [Heal](https://imho.run/games/1056610/heal) — Also Surreal, like DISTRAINT 2. 162 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1056610/)
22. [INDIKA](https://imho.run/games/1373960/indika) — Also Narration and Surreal, like DISTRAINT 2. 2,313 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1373960/)
23. [Silence of the Sleep](https://imho.run/games/321870/silence-of-the-sleep) — Also Side Scroller, like DISTRAINT 2. 222 Steam reviews, 75% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/321870/)
24. [Strangeland](https://imho.run/games/1369520/strangeland) — Also Narration and Surreal, like DISTRAINT 2. 689 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1369520/)

## 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=743390&n=20
- Co-op games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=743390&n=20&coop=true
- Free games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=743390&n=20&free=true
- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=743390
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/743390
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## About DISTRAINT 2

You are Price, a man who sold his humanity to get a partnership from a leading company: McDade, Bruton & Moore. DISTRAINT 2 follows on from the events of the first game. It's a sinister tale about restoring hope and finding your purpose.

## Game info

- **AppID:** 743390
- **Developer:** Jesse Makkonen
- **Publisher:** Jesse Makkonen
- **Genres:** Indie, Adventure, Casual
- **Categories:** Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Cloud, Full controller support, Steam Trading Cards, Family Sharing
- **Released:** Nov 13, 2018
- **Free to play:** no
- **Platforms:** windows

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/743390/distraint-2)
- [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=743390&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers
- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/743390/)
- [Personalized recommendations](https://imho.run/) — sign in with Steam or paste a SteamID for a library-aware ranking

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