# Games like Depression The Game

> The closest matches to Depression The Game: Luto, Husk, Fragments of Him, Room of Depression, and Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice. 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. [Luto](https://imho.run/games/1729740/luto) — Also Psychological and Walking Simulator, like Depression The Game. 558 Steam reviews, 84% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1729740/)
2. [Husk](https://imho.run/games/553960/husk) — Shares environmental storytelling with Depression The Game. 54 Steam reviews, 59% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/553960/)
3. [Fragments of Him](https://imho.run/games/428540/fragments-of-him) — Also Walking Simulator and Emotional, like Depression The Game. 91 Steam reviews, 82% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/428540/)
4. [Room of Depression](https://imho.run/games/2056340/room-of-depression) — Also Life Sim and Emotional, like Depression The Game. 260 Steam reviews, 70% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2056340/)
5. [Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice](https://imho.run/games/414340/hellblade-senua-s-sacrifice) — A frequent pick in Depression The Game players' libraries, and another Action. 28,398 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/414340/)
6. [Summer of '58](https://imho.run/games/1609080/summer-of-58) — Also Historical and Psychological, like Depression The Game. 1,719 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1609080/)
7. [EDENGATE: The Edge of Life](https://imho.run/games/1414650/edengate-the-edge-of-life) — A frequent pick in Depression The Game players' libraries, and another Adventure. 68 Steam reviews, 68% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1414650/)
8. [The Hungry Lamb: Traveling in the Late Ming Dynasty](https://imho.run/games/2593370/the-hungry-lamb-traveling-in-the-late-ming-dynasty) — Also Historical and Interactive Fiction, like Depression The Game. 679 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2593370/)
9. [Dead Take](https://imho.run/games/3352690/dead-take) — A frequent pick in Depression The Game players' libraries, and another Indie. 556 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3352690/)
10. [Sea of Solitude](https://imho.run/games/1225590/sea-of-solitude) — Also Walking Simulator and Emotional, like Depression The Game. 618 Steam reviews, 80% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1225590/)
11. [Mosaic](https://imho.run/games/349270/mosaic) — Also Psychological and Walking Simulator, like Depression The Game. 183 Steam reviews, 75% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/349270/)
12. [The Town of Light](https://imho.run/games/433100/the-town-of-light) — Also Historical and Psychological, like Depression The Game. 821 Steam reviews, 73% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/433100/)
13. [Detention](https://imho.run/games/555220/detention) — Same bleak mood as Depression The Game. 2,780 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/555220/)
14. [OPUS: Echo of Starsong - Full Bloom Edition](https://imho.run/games/1504500/opus-echo-of-starsong-full-bloom-edition) — Also Walking Simulator and Emotional, like Depression The Game. 1,245 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1504500/)
15. [Night in the Woods](https://imho.run/games/481510/night-in-the-woods) — Shares environmental storytelling with Depression The Game. 13,243 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/481510/)
16. [The Stanley Parable](https://imho.run/games/221910/the-stanley-parable) — Also Psychological and Walking Simulator, like Depression The Game. 28,192 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/221910/)
17. [SHUT IN](https://imho.run/games/1438190/shut-in) — Also Psychological and Emotional, like Depression The Game. 71 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1438190/)
18. [Wednesdays](https://imho.run/games/2747770/wednesdays) — Also Psychological and Emotional, like Depression The Game. 88 Steam reviews, 99% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2747770/)
19. [Eliza](https://imho.run/games/716500/eliza) — Also Psychological and Emotional, like Depression The Game. 759 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/716500/)
20. [Lydia](https://imho.run/games/629000/lydia) — Also Psychological and Emotional, like Depression The Game. 229 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/629000/)
21. [Static Dread: The Lighthouse](https://imho.run/games/3298940/static-dread-the-lighthouse) — Also Psychological, like Depression The Game. 356 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3298940/)
22. [I Was a Teenage Exocolonist](https://imho.run/games/1148760/i-was-a-teenage-exocolonist) — Also Life Sim and Interactive Fiction, like Depression The Game. 3,777 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1148760/)
23. [Pathologic 3](https://imho.run/games/3199650/pathologic-3) — A frequent pick in Depression The Game players' libraries, and another RPG. 994 Steam reviews, 87% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3199650/)
24. [Gone Home](https://imho.run/games/232430/gone-home) — Also Walking Simulator and Interactive Fiction, like Depression The Game. 10,791 Steam reviews, 77% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/232430/)

## 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=881920&n=20
- Co-op games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=881920&n=20&coop=true
- Free games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=881920&n=20&free=true
- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=881920
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/881920
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## About Depression The Game

Depression The Game is an interactive game simulating major depression. You are joining a young man on one of his really bad days trying to handle his thoughts and survive that day... Will he?

## Game info

- **AppID:** 881920
- **Developer:** DeepWorks Studios
- **Publisher:** DeepWorks Studios
- **Genres:** Indie, Simulation
- **Categories:** Single-player, Steam Achievements, Family Sharing
- **Released:** Jul 7, 2018
- **Free to play:** no
- **Platforms:** windows

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/881920/depression-the-game)
- [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=881920&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers
- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/881920/)
- [Personalized recommendations](https://imho.run/) — sign in with Steam or paste a SteamID for a library-aware ranking

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