# Games like Heliophobia

> The closest matches to Heliophobia: Penumbra: Black Plague Gold Edition, Pathologic 3, Out of Sight, Dead Take, and The Coma 2: Vicious Sisters. 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. [Penumbra: Black Plague Gold Edition](https://imho.run/games/22120/penumbra-black-plague-gold-edition) — Shares psychological horror and puzzle solving with Heliophobia. 1,480 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/22120/)
2. [Pathologic 3](https://imho.run/games/3199650/pathologic-3) — Shares puzzle solving with Heliophobia. 994 Steam reviews, 87% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3199650/)
3. [Out of Sight](https://imho.run/games/2526310/out-of-sight) — Shares stealth avoidance and puzzle solving with Heliophobia. 350 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2526310/)
4. [Dead Take](https://imho.run/games/3352690/dead-take) — Also Surreal, like Heliophobia. 556 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3352690/)
5. [The Coma 2: Vicious Sisters](https://imho.run/games/1045720/the-coma-2-vicious-sisters) — Shares stealth avoidance with Heliophobia. 404 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1045720/)
6. [SOMA](https://imho.run/games/282140/soma) — A frequent pick in Heliophobia players' libraries, and another Action. 23,563 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/282140/)
7. [Tormenture](https://imho.run/games/2545220/tormenture) — Shares puzzle solving with Heliophobia. 130 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2545220/)
8. [The Shattering](https://imho.run/games/596000/the-shattering) — Shares narrative fragmentation with Heliophobia. 129 Steam reviews, 76% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/596000/)
9. [Visage](https://imho.run/games/594330/visage) — Also Surreal, like Heliophobia. 3,985 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/594330/)
10. [ANIMAL WELL](https://imho.run/games/813230/animal-well) — Also Nonlinear and Surreal, like Heliophobia. 12,616 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/813230/)
11. [Lucius](https://imho.run/games/218640/lucius) — Shares stealth avoidance with Heliophobia. 3,013 Steam reviews, 79% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/218640/)
12. [Little Nightmares](https://imho.run/games/424840/little-nightmares) — A frequent pick in Heliophobia players' libraries, and another Adventure. 18,797 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/424840/)
13. [Neverending Nightmares](https://imho.run/games/253330/neverending-nightmares) — Shares puzzle solving with Heliophobia. 834 Steam reviews, 72% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/253330/)
14. [Stories Untold](https://imho.run/games/558420/stories-untold) — A frequent pick in Heliophobia players' libraries, and another Indie. 3,201 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/558420/)
15. [Remothered: Tormented Fathers](https://imho.run/games/633360/remothered-tormented-fathers) — Same atmospheric mood as Heliophobia. 658 Steam reviews, 70% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/633360/)
16. [Decay: The Mare](https://imho.run/games/323720/decay-the-mare) — Shares psychological horror with Heliophobia. 481 Steam reviews, 72% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/323720/)
17. [The Alien Cube](https://imho.run/games/1099220/the-alien-cube) — Shares puzzle solving with Heliophobia. 298 Steam reviews, 79% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1099220/)
18. [Ad Infinitum](https://imho.run/games/1234430/ad-infinitum) — Shares puzzle solving with Heliophobia. 384 Steam reviews, 78% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1234430/)
19. [ROUTINE](https://imho.run/games/606160/routine) — Shares puzzle solving with Heliophobia. 4,122 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/606160/)
20. [The Beast Inside](https://imho.run/games/792300/the-beast-inside) — Shares puzzle solving with Heliophobia. 2,333 Steam reviews, 77% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/792300/)
21. [Mundaun](https://imho.run/games/720350/mundaun) — Shares stealth avoidance with Heliophobia. 894 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/720350/)
22. [Rusty Lake Hotel](https://imho.run/games/435120/rusty-lake-hotel) — Shares puzzle solving with Heliophobia. 2,019 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/435120/)
23. [Eldritch](https://imho.run/games/252630/eldritch) — A frequent pick in Heliophobia players' libraries, and another RPG. 1,204 Steam reviews, 88% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/252630/)
24. [LIMBO](https://imho.run/games/48000/limbo) — Shares puzzle solving with Heliophobia. 12,690 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/48000/)

## 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=899590&n=20
- Co-op games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=899590&n=20&coop=true
- Free games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=899590&n=20&free=true
- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=899590
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/899590
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## About Heliophobia

Heliophobia is a first-person horror/mystery adventure presented through a surreal, non-linear narrative. You awake on a vacant plane, given only a singular task: kill the one with the initials "J.R.".

## Game info

- **AppID:** 899590
- **Developer:** Glass Knuckle Games
- **Publisher:** Glass Knuckle Games
- **Genres:** Action, Indie, Adventure
- **Categories:** Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Cloud, Full controller support, Family Sharing
- **Released:** Oct 18, 2018
- **Free to play:** no
- **Platforms:** windows, mac, linux

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/899590/heliophobia)
- [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=899590&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers
- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/899590/)
- [Personalized recommendations](https://imho.run/) — sign in with Steam or paste a SteamID for a library-aware ranking

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