# Games like Born Punk

> The closest matches to Born Punk: Technobabylon, VirtuaVerse, ENCODYA, Whispers of a Machine, and Between Horizons – A Sci-Fi Detective Adventure. 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. [Technobabylon](https://imho.run/games/307580/technobabylon) — Also Cyberpunk and Futuristic, like Born Punk. 903 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/307580/)
2. [VirtuaVerse](https://imho.run/games/1019310/virtuaverse) — Also Cyberpunk, like Born Punk. 541 Steam reviews, 82% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1019310/)
3. [ENCODYA](https://imho.run/games/1137450/encodya) — A frequent pick in Born Punk players' libraries, and another Adventure. 139 Steam reviews, 71% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1137450/)
4. [Whispers of a Machine](https://imho.run/games/631570/whispers-of-a-machine) — Also Cyberpunk, like Born Punk. 995 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/631570/)
5. [Between Horizons – A Sci-Fi Detective Adventure](https://imho.run/games/1921980/between-horizons-a-sci-fi-detective-adventure) — Also Futuristic, like Born Punk. 247 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1921980/)
6. [Monolith](https://imho.run/games/1542390/monolith) — A frequent pick in Born Punk players' libraries, and another Indie. 150 Steam reviews, 69% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1542390/)
7. [Lacuna – A Sci-Fi Noir Adventure](https://imho.run/games/1364100/lacuna-a-sci-fi-noir-adventure) — Also Cyberpunk and Thriller, like Born Punk. 690 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1364100/)
8. [Nine Noir Lives](https://imho.run/games/914890/nine-noir-lives) — Also Cats, like Born Punk. 78 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/914890/)
9. [Thimbleweed Park™](https://imho.run/games/569860/thimbleweed-park) — Same atmospheric mood as Born Punk. 2,210 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/569860/)
10. [2064: Read Only Memories](https://imho.run/games/330820/2064-read-only-memories) — Also Cyberpunk, like Born Punk. 563 Steam reviews, 84% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/330820/)
11. [Lucy Dreaming](https://imho.run/games/1532710/lucy-dreaming) — Same atmospheric mood as Born Punk. 215 Steam reviews, 99% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1532710/)
12. [Beyond a Steel Sky](https://imho.run/games/1146310/beyond-a-steel-sky) — A frequent pick in Born Punk players' libraries, and another Action. 762 Steam reviews, 87% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1146310/)
13. [The Red Strings Club](https://imho.run/games/589780/the-red-strings-club) — Also Cyberpunk, like Born Punk. 3,165 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/589780/)
14. [Old Skies](https://imho.run/games/1346360/old-skies) — Also Futuristic, like Born Punk. 799 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1346360/)
15. [The Uncertain: Last Quiet Day](https://imho.run/games/406970/the-uncertain-last-quiet-day) — Shares puzzle solving with Born Punk. 619 Steam reviews, 66% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/406970/)
16. [Dreamfall Chapters](https://imho.run/games/237850/dreamfall-chapters) — Also Cyberpunk and Futuristic, like Born Punk. 1,917 Steam reviews, 80% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/237850/)
17. [Anachronox](https://imho.run/games/242940/anachronox) — A frequent pick in Born Punk players' libraries, and another RPG. 328 Steam reviews, 79% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/242940/)
18. [Lamplight City](https://imho.run/games/761460/lamplight-city) — Same atmospheric mood as Born Punk. 599 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/761460/)
19. [SpaceVenture](https://imho.run/games/1374960/spaceventure) — Shares dialogue skipping and puzzle solving with Born Punk. 68 Steam reviews, 88% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1374960/)
20. [Justin Wack and the Big Time Hack](https://imho.run/games/1131670/justin-wack-and-the-big-time-hack) — Also Cats, like Born Punk. 72 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1131670/)
21. [Crowns and Pawns: Kingdom of Deceit](https://imho.run/games/1125910/crowns-and-pawns-kingdom-of-deceit) — Same atmospheric mood as Born Punk. 260 Steam reviews, 84% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1125910/)
22. [Kathy Rain](https://imho.run/games/370910/kathy-rain) — Same atmospheric mood as Born Punk. 1,259 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/370910/)
23. [The Drifter](https://imho.run/games/1170570/the-drifter) — Also Thriller, like Born Punk. 3,185 Steam reviews, 98% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1170570/)
24. [Paradigm](https://imho.run/games/600370/paradigm) — Shares puzzle solving with Born Punk. 884 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/600370/)

## 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=979480&n=20
- Co-op games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=979480&n=20&coop=true
- Free games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=979480&n=20&free=true
- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=979480
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/979480
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## About Born Punk

A former combat hacker, a corporate CEO and a malfunctioning android get possessed by mysterious, otherworldly entities and must band together to save themselves and uncover the entities' origins. Talk, puzzle and explore your way through this (often humorous) cyberpunk thriller.

## Game info

- **AppID:** 979480
- **Developer:** Insert Disk 22
- **Publisher:** Insert Disk 22
- **Genres:** Indie, Adventure
- **Categories:** Partial Controller Support, Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Cloud, Family Sharing
- **Released:** Jun 17, 2022
- **Free to play:** no
- **Platforms:** windows, mac, linux

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/979480/born-punk)
- [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=979480&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers
- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/979480/)
- [Personalized recommendations](https://imho.run/) — sign in with Steam or paste a SteamID for a library-aware ranking

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