# Games like Nepenthe

> The closest matches to Nepenthe: OneShot, OFF, The Endless Empty, Undertale, and Tormenture. 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. [OneShot](https://imho.run/games/420530/oneshot) — Shares multiple endings with Nepenthe. 31,336 Steam reviews, 98% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/420530/)
2. [OFF](https://imho.run/games/3339880/off) — Also RPGMaker and Surreal, like Nepenthe. 2,016 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3339880/)
3. [The Endless Empty](https://imho.run/games/959410/the-endless-empty) — A frequent pick in Nepenthe players' libraries, and another RPG. 120 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/959410/)
4. [Undertale](https://imho.run/games/391540/undertale) — Also Bullet Hell, like Nepenthe. 160,033 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/391540/)
5. [Tormenture](https://imho.run/games/2545220/tormenture) — Also Surreal, like Nepenthe. 130 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2545220/)
6. [LISA: The Painful](https://imho.run/games/335670/lisa-the-painful) — Also RPGMaker, like Nepenthe. 9,948 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/335670/)
7. [Lucid Dream Adventure](https://imho.run/games/773090/lucid-dream-adventure) — A frequent pick in Nepenthe players' libraries, and another Indie. 88 Steam reviews, 76% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/773090/)
8. [Look Outside](https://imho.run/games/3373660/look-outside) — Shares multiple endings with Nepenthe. 8,069 Steam reviews, 98% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3373660/)
9. [Children of Silentown](https://imho.run/games/1108000/children-of-silentown) — Shares multiple endings with Nepenthe. 420 Steam reviews, 85% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1108000/)
10. [Escape from Ever After](https://imho.run/games/1996390/escape-from-ever-after) — Also Action RPG, like Nepenthe. 999 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1996390/)
11. [Everhood](https://imho.run/games/1229380/everhood) — Also Surreal and Bullet Hell, like Nepenthe. 8,159 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1229380/)
12. [Stitched HD](https://imho.run/games/727340/stitched-hd) — Shares multiple endings with Nepenthe. 72 Steam reviews, 78% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/727340/)
13. [Happy Game](https://imho.run/games/1206060/happy-game) — Also Surreal, like Nepenthe. 1,199 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1206060/)
14. [Jimmy and the Pulsating Mass](https://imho.run/games/706560/jimmy-and-the-pulsating-mass) — Also RPGMaker, like Nepenthe. 471 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/706560/)
15. [Thorne - Death Merchants](https://imho.run/games/451920/thorne-death-merchants) — Also RPGMaker and Action RPG, like Nepenthe. 86 Steam reviews, 70% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/451920/)
16. [Suits: A Business RPG](https://imho.run/games/410670/suits-a-business-rpg) — Shares hand drawn art style with Nepenthe. 764 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/410670/)
17. [Shattered - Tale of the Forgotten King](https://imho.run/games/1045180/shattered-tale-of-the-forgotten-king) — Also Action RPG, like Nepenthe. 334 Steam reviews, 67% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1045180/)
18. [寇莎梅特：困世迷情 Consummate:Missing World](https://imho.run/games/630060/consummate-missing-world) — Shares multiple endings with Nepenthe. 88 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/630060/)
19. [Salt and Sanctuary](https://imho.run/games/283640/salt-and-sanctuary) — Also Action RPG, like Nepenthe. 7,119 Steam reviews, 88% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/283640/)
20. [Notch - The Innocent LunA: Eclipsed SinnerS](https://imho.run/games/325120/notch-the-innocent-luna-eclipsed-sinners) — Shares multiple endings with Nepenthe. 158 Steam reviews, 71% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/325120/)
21. [DELTARUNE](https://imho.run/games/1671210/deltarune) — Also Bullet Hell and Action RPG, like Nepenthe. 63,288 Steam reviews, 99% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1671210/)
22. [Zelle](https://imho.run/games/725330/zelle) — Also RPGMaker and Surreal, like Nepenthe. 253 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/725330/)
23. [The Boogie Man](https://imho.run/games/749840/the-boogie-man) — Shares multiple endings with Nepenthe. 150 Steam reviews, 82% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/749840/)
24. [Arboria](https://imho.run/games/924070/arboria) — Also Action RPG, like Nepenthe. 418 Steam reviews, 79% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/924070/)

## 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=789570&n=20
- Co-op games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=789570&n=20&coop=true
- Free games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=789570&n=20&free=true
- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=789570
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/789570
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## About Nepenthe

You won't need a haircut where you're going... mostly because you're bald. Inspired by Earthbound, Undertale, and other alt-RPGs, Nepenthe is a hand-drawn game made of dad-jokes and existential dread. Also cookies. Lots of cookies.

## Game info

- **AppID:** 789570
- **Developer:** Yitz
- **Publisher:** yours truly
- **Genres:** Action, Indie, Adventure, RPG
- **Categories:** Partial Controller Support, Single-player, Family Sharing
- **Released:** May 17, 2018
- **Free to play:** no
- **Platforms:** windows, mac, linux

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/789570/nepenthe)
- [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=789570&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers
- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/789570/)
- [Personalized recommendations](https://imho.run/) — sign in with Steam or paste a SteamID for a library-aware ranking

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