# Games like Heaven's Vault

> The closest matches to Heaven's Vault: TR-49, In Other Waters, Overboard!, 80 Days, and The Excavation of Hob's Barrow. 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. [TR-49](https://imho.run/games/3838370/tr-49) — Also Interactive Fiction, like Heaven's Vault. 908 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3838370/)
2. [In Other Waters](https://imho.run/games/890720/in-other-waters) — Same atmospheric mood as Heaven's Vault. 1,457 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/890720/)
3. [Overboard!](https://imho.run/games/1546920/overboard) — Also Choose Your Own Adventure and Interactive Fiction, like Heaven's Vault. 454 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1546920/)
4. [80 Days](https://imho.run/games/381780/80-days) — A frequent pick in Heaven's Vault players' libraries, and another Strategy. 936 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/381780/)
5. [The Excavation of Hob's Barrow](https://imho.run/games/1182310/the-excavation-of-hob-s-barrow) — A frequent pick in Heaven's Vault players' libraries, and another Adventure. 1,857 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1182310/)
6. [Paradise Killer](https://imho.run/games/1160220/paradise-killer) — A frequent pick in Heaven's Vault players' libraries, and another RPG. 2,506 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1160220/)
7. [Her Story](https://imho.run/games/368370/her-story) — A frequent pick in Heaven's Vault players' libraries, and another Indie. 5,029 Steam reviews, 88% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/368370/)
8. [Chants of Sennaar](https://imho.run/games/1931770/chants-of-sennaar) — Same atmospheric mood as Heaven's Vault. 11,961 Steam reviews, 98% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1931770/)
9. [Leila](https://imho.run/games/2458430/leila) — Also Narrative, like Heaven's Vault. 148 Steam reviews, 83% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2458430/)
10. [The Gardens Between](https://imho.run/games/600990/the-gardens-between) — Also Narrative, like Heaven's Vault. 955 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/600990/)
11. [Whispers of a Machine](https://imho.run/games/631570/whispers-of-a-machine) — Same atmospheric mood as Heaven's Vault. 995 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/631570/)
12. [Between Horizons – A Sci-Fi Detective Adventure](https://imho.run/games/1921980/between-horizons-a-sci-fi-detective-adventure) — Also Interactive Fiction, like Heaven's Vault. 247 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1921980/)
13. [Monolith](https://imho.run/games/1542390/monolith) — Also Interactive Fiction, like Heaven's Vault. 150 Steam reviews, 69% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1542390/)
14. [Expelled!](https://imho.run/games/2963890/expelled) — Also Choose Your Own Adventure and Interactive Fiction, like Heaven's Vault. 177 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2963890/)
15. [Pendragon: Narrative Tactics](https://imho.run/games/1240050/pendragon-narrative-tactics) — Also Narrative and Interactive Fiction, like Heaven's Vault. 93 Steam reviews, 70% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1240050/)
16. [The Assembly](https://imho.run/games/373650/the-assembly) — Also Interactive Fiction, like Heaven's Vault. 97 Steam reviews, 68% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/373650/)
17. [Elroy and the Aliens](https://imho.run/games/1082190/elroy-and-the-aliens) — A frequent pick in Heaven's Vault players' libraries, and another Adventure. 273 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1082190/)
18. [The Roottrees are Dead](https://imho.run/games/2754380/the-roottrees-are-dead) — Also Interactive Fiction, like Heaven's Vault. 4,456 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2754380/)
19. [The Longest Journey](https://imho.run/games/6310/the-longest-journey) — Shares world exploration with Heaven's Vault. 1,339 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/6310/)
20. [IMMORTALITY](https://imho.run/games/1350200/immortality) — Also Choose Your Own Adventure and Interactive Fiction, like Heaven's Vault. 1,118 Steam reviews, 84% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1350200/)
21. [Obduction](https://imho.run/games/306760/obduction) — Same atmospheric mood as Heaven's Vault. 2,360 Steam reviews, 78% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/306760/)
22. [Kentucky Route Zero: PC Edition](https://imho.run/games/231200/kentucky-route-zero-pc-edition) — Also Narrative, like Heaven's Vault. 2,419 Steam reviews, 82% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/231200/)
23. [J.U.L.I.A.: Among the Stars](https://imho.run/games/257690/j-u-l-i-a-among-the-stars) — Same atmospheric mood as Heaven's Vault. 617 Steam reviews, 85% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/257690/)
24. [Pentiment](https://imho.run/games/1205520/pentiment) — Also Choose Your Own Adventure and Interactive Fiction, like Heaven's Vault. 4,985 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1205520/)

## 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=774201&n=20
- Co-op games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=774201&n=20&coop=true
- Free games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=774201&n=20&free=true
- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=774201
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/774201
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## About Heaven's Vault

Heaven's Vault is an Indie adventure game developed by inkle Ltd that released in 2019 at $24.99. Players explore an ancient space Nebula as an archaeologist uncovering a lost history, with gameplay focused on dialogue interaction, linguistic puzzles, and world exploration. The game features a system where players learn and decipher a unique hieroglyphic language. Reviewers highlight a rich narrative and lore throughout the experience. Players describe the atmosphere as immersive and note the art style as visually distinctive. The game runs verified on Steam Deck and presents challenging gameplay across a long single-player campaign.

## Game info

- **AppID:** 774201
- **Developer:** inkle Ltd
- **Publisher:** inkle Ltd
- **Genres:** Indie, Adventure
- **Categories:** Single-player, Full controller support, Remote Play on TV, Family Sharing
- **Released:** Apr 16, 2019
- **Free to play:** no
- **Metacritic:** 76
- **Platforms:** windows

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/774201/heaven-s-vault)
- [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=774201&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers
- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/774201/)
- [Personalized recommendations](https://imho.run/) — sign in with Steam or paste a SteamID for a library-aware ranking

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