# Games like STAY

> The closest matches to STAY: Static Dread: The Lighthouse, Home, Dead Take, Heavy Rain, and Roadwarden. 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 STAY. 356 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3298940/)
2. [Home](https://imho.run/games/215670/home) — Also Thriller and Psychological, like STAY. 889 Steam reviews, 69% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/215670/)
3. [Dead Take](https://imho.run/games/3352690/dead-take) — A frequent pick in STAY players' libraries, and another Indie. 556 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3352690/)
4. [Heavy Rain](https://imho.run/games/960910/heavy-rain) — Also Thriller and Interactive Fiction, like STAY. 6,053 Steam reviews, 81% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/960910/)
5. [Roadwarden](https://imho.run/games/1155970/roadwarden) — Also Choose Your Own Adventure and Interactive Fiction, like STAY. 3,718 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1155970/)
6. [Centum](https://imho.run/games/2625550/centum) — A frequent pick in STAY players' libraries, and another RPG. 101 Steam reviews, 82% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2625550/)
7. [Homicipher](https://imho.run/games/2302660/homicipher) — Shares puzzle solving with STAY. 2,886 Steam reviews, 99% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2302660/)
8. [The Coffin of Andy and Leyley](https://imho.run/games/2378900/the-coffin-of-andy-and-leyley) — Also Psychological, like STAY. 18,377 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2378900/)
9. [Lacuna – A Sci-Fi Noir Adventure](https://imho.run/games/1364100/lacuna-a-sci-fi-noir-adventure) — Also Thriller and Interactive Fiction, like STAY. 690 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1364100/)
10. [Scarlet Hollow](https://imho.run/games/1609230/scarlet-hollow) — Also Interactive Fiction, like STAY. 3,657 Steam reviews, 98% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1609230/)
11. [No, I'm not a Human](https://imho.run/games/3180070/no-i-m-not-a-human) — Also Thriller and Psychological, like STAY. 8,691 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3180070/)
12. [DISTRAINT: Deluxe Edition](https://imho.run/games/395170/distraint-deluxe-edition) — Also Psychological, like STAY. 1,278 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/395170/)
13. [Your Turn To Die -Death Game By Majority-](https://imho.run/games/2067780/your-turn-to-die-death-game-by-majority-) — Also Psychological and Choose Your Own Adventure, like STAY. 1,685 Steam reviews, 98% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2067780/)
14. [INSIDE](https://imho.run/games/304430/inside) — Same atmospheric mood as STAY. 23,692 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/304430/)
15. [Amanda the Adventurer 3](https://imho.run/games/3657210/amanda-the-adventurer-3) — Also Thriller and Choose Your Own Adventure, like STAY. 462 Steam reviews, 88% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3657210/)
16. [Detention](https://imho.run/games/555220/detention) — Also Thriller, like STAY. 2,780 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/555220/)
17. [Late Shift](https://imho.run/games/584980/late-shift) — Also Thriller and Choose Your Own Adventure, like STAY. 1,748 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/584980/)
18. [Midnight Scenes: A Safe Place](https://imho.run/games/2485750/midnight-scenes-a-safe-place) — Also Thriller and Psychological, like STAY. 119 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2485750/)
19. [The Complex](https://imho.run/games/1107790/the-complex) — A frequent pick in STAY players' libraries, and another Adventure. 935 Steam reviews, 77% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1107790/)
20. [Loretta](https://imho.run/games/1592540/loretta) — Also Thriller and Psychological, like STAY. 64 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1592540/)
21. [The Test](https://imho.run/games/1241510/the-test) — Also Psychological and Choose Your Own Adventure, like STAY. 18,549 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1241510/)
22. [Hazy Mind](https://imho.run/games/2380340/hazy-mind) — Also Psychological and Choose Your Own Adventure, like STAY. 107 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2380340/)
23. [The Stanley Parable](https://imho.run/games/221910/the-stanley-parable) — Also Psychological, like STAY. 28,192 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/221910/)
24. [CLeM](https://imho.run/games/1861440/clem) — Same atmospheric mood as STAY. 110 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1861440/)

## 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=753230&n=20
- Co-op games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=753230&n=20&coop=true
- Free games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=753230&n=20&free=true
- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=753230
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/753230
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## About STAY

Award-winning, innovative puzzle-adventure. By communicating through your PC, you must help a kidnapped man escape captivity - in real-time. While you sleep, he is alone. When you return to your PC he has hope. Your encouragement and advice will be the difference between his salvation or despair.

## Game info

- **AppID:** 753230
- **Developer:** Appnormals Team
- **Publisher:** Appnormals Team
- **Genres:** Indie, Adventure
- **Categories:** Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Trading Cards, Family Sharing
- **Released:** May 16, 2018
- **Free to play:** no
- **Platforms:** windows, mac

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/753230/stay)
- [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=753230&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers
- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/753230/)
- [Personalized recommendations](https://imho.run/) — sign in with Steam or paste a SteamID for a library-aware ranking

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