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Games like Vain Riser

If Vain Riser is your kind of game, the closest matches are 回忆画册~MemoriesAlbum~, BROKEN God Awakening and WAGAMAMA HIGH SPEC OC — picked from the ranked list below. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.

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About Vain Riser: "Vain Riser" is an AVG developed by Team Strrationalism. In the game, girls gather in the Victorian coastal town "Gloden Sand Town" to realize their dream of flying into the blue sky step by step.

2021IndieAdventureCasual12.99 USDWindowsby 弦语蝶梦
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Steam players who put hours into Vain Riser also tend to own these titles — a signal called collaborative filtering. imho.run cross-references millions of library ownership patterns to surface games whose real audiences overlap, regardless of whether their genre tags match.

  1. 回忆画册~MemoriesAlbum~

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Vain Riser fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Vain Riser.

    This work adopts the story mode of double female owners. The two female owners have their own corresponding endings. The player can decide the route of the endings from the first person perspective through options.

    2022IndieAdventureSimulation4.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. BROKEN God Awakening

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Vain Riser fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Vain Riser.

    BROKEN God Awakening is a Galgame with supernatural abilities in a modern urban background.

    2025IndieAdventureSimulation4.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. WAGAMAMA HIGH SPEC OC

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Vain Riser fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Casual with Vain Riser.

    Kouki Narumi and the girls are back in this fan disc release with side stories featuring each of the heroines from WAGAMAMA HIGH SPEC including new stories focusing on the minor heroines as well. Enjoy the hijinks and romantic encounters in WAGAMAMA HIGH SPEC OC!

    2025RPGCasual19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Vampires' Melody 2

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Vain Riser fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Vain Riser.

    Emerald seas! Blue skies! Sandy beaches! An island adventure in the ocean sounds like a trip to paradise. However, the place is a nightmare with no one to provide any blood for Raylan to feed on after he turned into a vampire by accident, especially since he has another hungry vampire at his side.

    2023IndieAdventureRPG3.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. 错误之事

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for Vain Riser fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with Vain Riser.

    The Wrong Thing is an avg short visual novel produced by Coffee Studio. It tells the story of a former company's slaves who was fired at home and a female high school student from the first person perspective.

    2023IndieRPGCasual3.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. Last Lovers 绿洲之爱

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for Vain Riser fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Vain Riser.

    This is a visual novel about the doomsday zombie.This work is a multi line and multi ending eschatological love song and a visual novel of all age love.

    2022IndieAdventureSimulation8.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. Elysium

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for Vain Riser fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Vain Riser.

    In this cyberpunk-themed linear visual novel, you take on the role of Jill the bartender during a 14-day time loop. While crafting drinks for customers is part of your job, the true challenge lies in unraveling the dark secrets hidden beneath this neon-lit world.

    2025IndieAdventureCasual0.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. 残雪凝辉录-Truth in Turbulent

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for Vain Riser fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Vain Riser.

    Truth in Turbulent "Truth in Turbulent" is an AVG mystery set in a chaotic era. As Meng Xubai, uncover truths behind your uncle's disappearance and find the truth with wit and courage.

    2024StrategyIndieAdventure9.99 USDSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Vain Riser at current Steam store prices.

  1. Garry's Mod

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~62% under Vain Riser on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Vain Riser.

    Garry's Mod is a physics sandbox. There aren't any predefined aims or goals. We give you the tools and leave you to play.

    2006IndieSimulationCasual4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Vampire Survivors

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~62% under Vain Riser on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Vain Riser.

    Mow down thousands of night creatures and survive until dawn! Vampire Survivors is a gothic horror casual game with rogue-lite elements, where your choices can allow you to quickly snowball against the hundreds of monsters that get thrown at you. Be the bullet hell!

    2022ActionIndieRPG4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Slay the Spire

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~52% under Vain Riser on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Vain Riser.

    We fused card games and roguelikes together to make the best single player deckbuilder we could. Craft a unique deck, encounter bizarre creatures, discover relics of immense power, and Slay the Spire!

    2019StrategyIndie6.24 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Cookie Clicker

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~62% under Vain Riser on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Vain Riser.

    An idle game about making cookies! Originally released in 2013 on the web, and actively developed since then. This is the official version for Steam.

    2021StrategyIndieSimulation4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. WEBFISHING

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~62% under Vain Riser on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Vain Riser.

    WEBFISHING a multiplayer chatroom-focused fishing game! Relax and fish (on the web!)

    2024IndieMassively MultiplayerCasual4.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~92% under Vain Riser on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Vain Riser.

    Live a week in the life of "The POSTAL Dude"; a hapless everyman just trying to check off some chores. Buying milk, returning an overdue library book, getting Gary Coleman's autograph, what could possibly go wrong?

    2012ActionIndieAdventure0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Buckshot Roulette

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~77% under Vain Riser on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Vain Riser.

    Play Russian roulette with a 12-gauge shotgun. Four enter. One leaves. Roll the dice with your life. Good luck!

    2024ActionIndieSimulation2.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. OneShot

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~54% under Vain Riser on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Vain Riser.

    OneShot is a surreal top down Puzzle/Adventure game with unique gameplay capabilities. You are to guide a child through a mysterious world on a mission to restore its long-dead sun. The world knows you exist.

    2016IndieAdventureCasual5.99 USDSteam ↗

Free alternatives

Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.

  1. Doki Doki Literature Club!

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with Vain Riser.

    The Literature Club is full of cute girls! Will you write the way into their heart? This game is not suitable for children or those who are easily disturbed.

    2017IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Helltaker

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Vain Riser.

    Helltaker is a short game about sharply dressed demon girls.

    2020IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with Vain Riser.

    Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!

    2023IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Indigo Park: Chapter 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Vain Riser.

    Explore the abandoned childhood wonder of Indigo Park! Guided by Rambley the Raccoon, help restore power to the destroyed amusement park while you run from the reason it shut down.

    2024ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Our Life: Beginnings & Always

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with Vain Riser.

    A twenty-dollar bill, four summers, fifteen years, and a one of a kind life. Create an experience that’s all your own in this near-fully customizable visual novel where you grow from childhood to adulthood with the lonely boy next door.

    2020IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeSteam ↗
  6. missed messages.

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with Vain Riser.

    ‘goth gf’s iPhone’ airdrops you - accept or decline? A love/horror story about life, death, & memes.

    2019IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. NGU IDLE

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Vain Riser.

    NGU Idle is a Free To Play Idle game that's full of weird humor, tons of upgrades and hundreds of hours of content! Try out NGU Idle today and experience the joy of Numbers Going Up!

    2019IndieAdventureSimulationFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. A Date with Death

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Vain Riser.

    Fight against & romance the one hunting for your soul in A Date with Death, a romance chat simulator where you date(?) the Grim Reaper himself. Create your own character, decorate your apartment, and chat away with the charming yet dangerous Grim Reaper through text and video calls.

    2023IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Vain Riser

How much does Vain Riser cost?
Vain Riser is listed on Steam at 12.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Vain Riser?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Vain Riser are 回忆画册~MemoriesAlbum~, BROKEN God Awakening, WAGAMAMA HIGH SPEC OC.
Who developed Vain Riser?
Vain Riser was developed by 弦语蝶梦.

imho.run ranks Steam game alternatives using a mix of collaborative filtering (ALS / iALS / EASE / LightGCN), content scoring over genres, categories, Steam tags, developers, and publishers, plus AI-extracted vibes mined from review text. The page above is generated in seed mode anchored on Vain Riser.

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