# Games like Area 86

> The closest matches to Area 86: Escape Simulator 2, Is this Game Trying to Kill Me?, Between Time: Escape Room, Regular Factory: Escape Room, and Blue Prince. 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. [Escape Simulator 2](https://imho.run/games/2879840/escape-simulator-2) — Shares achievement hunting with Area 86. 1,694 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2879840/)
2. [Is this Game Trying to Kill Me?](https://imho.run/games/2658470/is-this-game-trying-to-kill-me) — Shares environmental puzzles with Area 86. 577 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2658470/)
3. [Between Time: Escape Room](https://imho.run/games/1580150/between-time-escape-room) — Also Escape Room and Detective, like Area 86. 164 Steam reviews, 74% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1580150/)
4. [Regular Factory: Escape Room](https://imho.run/games/1790490/regular-factory-escape-room) — Also Escape Room and Hidden Object, like Area 86. 112 Steam reviews, 88% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1790490/)
5. [Blue Prince](https://imho.run/games/1569580/blue-prince) — Also Escape Room, like Area 86. 13,179 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1569580/)
6. [The Room](https://imho.run/games/288160/the-room) — A frequent pick in Area 86 players' libraries, and another Indie. 14,196 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/288160/)
7. [Overboard!](https://imho.run/games/1546920/overboard) — Also Detective and Choose Your Own Adventure, like Area 86. 454 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1546920/)
8. [Human Fall Flat](https://imho.run/games/477160/human-fall-flat) — Also Parkour, like Area 86. 30,421 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/477160/)
9. [How 2 Escape](https://imho.run/games/2264140/how-2-escape) — Also Escape Room and Hidden Object, like Area 86. 119 Steam reviews, 72% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2264140/)
10. [Tales From Space: Mutant Blobs Attack](https://imho.run/games/206370/tales-from-space-mutant-blobs-attack) — Shares physics based interaction with Area 86. 230 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/206370/)
11. [Heavenly Bodies](https://imho.run/games/1138850/heavenly-bodies) — Same funny mood as Area 86. 2,155 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1138850/)
12. [IMMORTALITY](https://imho.run/games/1350200/immortality) — Also Hidden Object and Choose Your Own Adventure, like Area 86. 1,118 Steam reviews, 84% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1350200/)
13. [Her Story](https://imho.run/games/368370/her-story) — Also Detective and Choose Your Own Adventure, like Area 86. 5,029 Steam reviews, 88% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/368370/)
14. [Not For Broadcast](https://imho.run/games/1147550/not-for-broadcast) — Also Choose Your Own Adventure and Interactive Fiction, like Area 86. 5,212 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1147550/)
15. [Linkito](https://imho.run/games/2312770/linkito) — A frequent pick in Area 86 players' libraries, and another Strategy. 74 Steam reviews, 85% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2312770/)
16. [WHAT THE GOLF?](https://imho.run/games/785790/what-the-golf) — A frequent pick in Area 86 players' libraries, and another Action. 2,059 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/785790/)
17. [Portal](https://imho.run/games/400/portal) — Shares achievement hunting with Area 86. 81,472 Steam reviews, 99% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/400/)
18. [Magnetic: Cage Closed](https://imho.run/games/344410/magnetic-cage-closed) — Shares physics based interaction with Area 86. 148 Steam reviews, 68% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/344410/)
19. [Axiom Verge](https://imho.run/games/332200/axiom-verge) — Same challenging mood as Area 86. 4,057 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/332200/)
20. [The Talos Principle 2](https://imho.run/games/835960/the-talos-principle-2) — Shares environmental puzzles with Area 86. 8,242 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/835960/)
21. [The Escapists 2](https://imho.run/games/641990/the-escapists-2) — Same funny mood as Area 86. 11,196 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/641990/)
22. [Breathedge](https://imho.run/games/738520/breathedge) — Same funny mood as Area 86. 5,309 Steam reviews, 73% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/738520/)
23. [Satisfactory](https://imho.run/games/526870/satisfactory) — Same contemplative mood as Area 86. 132,199 Steam reviews, 98% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/526870/)
24. [Mad Experiments: Escape Room](https://imho.run/games/1201550/mad-experiments-escape-room) — Also Escape Room and Hidden Object, like Area 86. 234 Steam reviews, 73% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1201550/)

## 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=810590&n=20
- Co-op games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=810590&n=20&coop=true
- Free games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=810590&n=20&free=true
- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=810590
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/810590
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## About Area 86

Area 86 is a physics-based escape room puzzle game. Control your robot in an interactive environment. Push, pick, throw, activate or destroy objects to escape.

## Game info

- **AppID:** 810590
- **Developer:** SimDevs
- **Publisher:** SimDevs
- **Genres:** Action, Indie, Adventure, Simulation
- **Categories:** Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Cloud, Steam Leaderboards, Full controller support, Remote Play on TV, Family Sharing
- **Released:** Apr 15, 2020
- **Free to play:** no
- **Platforms:** windows, mac, linux

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/810590/area-86)
- [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=810590&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers
- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/810590/)
- [Personalized recommendations](https://imho.run/) — sign in with Steam or paste a SteamID for a library-aware ranking

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