Games like I Was a Teenage Exocolonist
If I Was a Teenage Exocolonist is your kind of game, the closest matches are InfiniteCorp: Cyberpunk Cards, Red Thread and Ladies I'm Ready — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its choices reshape entire lifetimes, atmospheric and contemplative. 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.
Get personalized picks →About I Was a Teenage Exocolonist: Spend your teenage years on an alien planet in this narrative RPG with card-based battles. Explore, grow up, and fall in love. The choices you make and skills you master over ten years will determine the course of your life and the survival of your colony.
Players who liked I Was a Teenage Exocolonist also play
Steam players who put hours into I Was a Teenage Exocolonist 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.
InfiniteCorp: Cyberpunk Cards
WHY THIS
Top pick for I Was a Teenage Exocolonist fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with I Was a Teenage Exocolonist.
The 2190 year. You are an employee of a corporation dealing in goods distribution and logistics in the “megatower” – the place where all local citizens live. Find yourself in the cyberpunk reality by playing InfiniteCorp, a decision-based strategy card game!
Red Thread
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for I Was a Teenage Exocolonist fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with I Was a Teenage Exocolonist.
Dive into "Red Thread," a singleplayer strategy card game where you navigate life's complexities through relationships. Build connections, manage challenges, and achieve your goals. Each choice shapes your destiny. Can you weave your path to success?
Ladies I'm Ready
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for I Was a Teenage Exocolonist fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with I Was a Teenage Exocolonist.
The player becomes Samuel, uses the first-person perspective to immerse himself in meeting two beauties, and embarks on a joyful and sweet love journey with them. Two girls with different personalities, and it is up to you to decide who will go to the end with you.
Chinese Newcomer
WHY THIS
Ranked #4 for I Was a Teenage Exocolonist fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with I Was a Teenage Exocolonist.
"Chinese Newcomer" blends deck-building with career simulation. Players choose one of three cards to collect, manage stamina. Use "Legacy Points" to grant Five-Elements talents to descendants, rectifying past regrets. Make choices along paths and embarking on a multi-generational journey.
Dance of Theseus
WHY THIS
Ranked #5 for I Was a Teenage Exocolonist fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with I Was a Teenage Exocolonist.
Dance of Theseus is a dress-up life sim set in the glamorous world of monster ballrooms. Craft new body parts, assemble yourself, and use dance moves to outshine everyone. Fit in. Stand out. Make friends. Fall in love. How many parts will you replace before finding your way back home?
这个CEO我当定了！
WHY THIS
Shares multiple endings and an atmospheric mood with I Was a Teenage Exocolonist.
Ranked #6 for I Was a Teenage Exocolonist fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation and RPG with I Was a Teenage Exocolonist.
《这个ceo我当定了！》跟随着主人公（林燃）的求职机遇，进入这职场之中的龙争虎斗。财富与名望，就在选择之间，抓住机遇，成就事业。在这暗斗之中，是为利益与虎谋皮？还是无畏恐惧向死而生？这职场ceo我当定了！
我的机器人女友
WHY THIS
Shares time management, multiple endings and an emotional mood with I Was a Teenage Exocolonist.
Ranked #7 for I Was a Teenage Exocolonist fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with I Was a Teenage Exocolonist.
This is a simulation game that combines nurturing with romance.You'll cultivate a one-of-a-kind robotic girlfriend while sharing romantic moments with multiple girls, each possessing distinct personalities.
女神的贴身男仆
WHY THIS
Shares choice driven narrative, multiple endings and an atmospheric mood with I Was a Teenage Exocolonist.
Ranked #8 for I Was a Teenage Exocolonist fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with I Was a Teenage Exocolonist.
"Service of Five Graces" is a romance FMV. You play as Lin Ye. One day, you wake up to find you've become the personal butler to the five ladies!? To repay your father's debts, you have no choice but to step into this mansion, beginning a strange life of being "ordered around" by five young women.
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Princess Maker 5
WHY THIS
Shares an emotional mood with I Was a Teenage Exocolonist.
Reviewers of I Was a Teenage Exocolonist cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Simulation with I Was a Teenage Exocolonist.
Discover magic in our world with Princess Maker 5! A lone princess needs your care in a realm where fantasy meets reality. Guide her growth and shape her destiny. Create unforgettable memories as you raise her.
Citizen Sleeper
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with I Was a Teenage Exocolonist.
Reviewers of I Was a Teenage Exocolonist cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and RPG with I Was a Teenage Exocolonist.
Roleplaying in the ruins of interplanetary capitalism. Live the life of an escaped worker, washed-up on a lawless station at the edge of an interstellar society. Inspired by the flexibility and freedom of TTRPGs, explore the station, choose your friends, escape your past and change your future.
Magical Diary: Horse Hall
WHY THIS
Shares a whimsical mood with I Was a Teenage Exocolonist.
Reviewers of I Was a Teenage Exocolonist cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and RPG with I Was a Teenage Exocolonist.
You have been invited to attend a magical school. You can make new friends, learn spells, face exams, run for class office, and try to find a date for the May Day Ball.
Long Live The Queen
WHY THIS
Shares time management with I Was a Teenage Exocolonist.
Reviewers of I Was a Teenage Exocolonist cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Simulation with I Was a Teenage Exocolonist.
Rule the world or die trying!Being a Princess is not an easy job. Being a Queen is even harder. Especially when you're only fourteen years old, and the reason you've inherited the throne is that your royal mother has just met an untimely end.Now power is up for grabs.
Potionomics
WHY THIS
Shares deck building, time management and an emotional mood with I Was a Teenage Exocolonist.
Reviewers of I Was a Teenage Exocolonist cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Simulation with I Was a Teenage Exocolonist.
You’ve inherited your uncle’s potion shop—and a huge debt. Better get brewing! Customize your store, hire heroes to gather ingredients, befriend (or romance) fellow vendors to learn new haggling strategies, and go head-to-head with competitors in this narrative-driven, deck-building shop simulator.
Volcano Princess
WHY THIS
Shares an emotional mood with I Was a Teenage Exocolonist.
Reviewers of I Was a Teenage Exocolonist cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Simulation with I Was a Teenage Exocolonist.
Prepare the next monarch by finding her hobbies, training her for battle, and befriending the citizens she'll one day protect. Dive into an all-new parenting-simulator-RPG adventure, where every decision you make will not only affect the future of your daughter but that of an entire empire!
Our Life: Beginnings & Always
WHY THIS
Shares choice driven narrative and an emotional mood with I Was a Teenage Exocolonist.
Reviewers of I Was a Teenage Exocolonist cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie with I Was a Teenage Exocolonist.
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.
Chinese Parents
WHY THIS
Reviewers of I Was a Teenage Exocolonist cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Simulation with I Was a Teenage Exocolonist.
In this casual sim set in China, you step into the shoes of an average kid from birth towards the end of your high school. Study hard, have fun, make friends and face your ultimate challenge, the “Gaokao”. What will your life be after that? And when you have a child, will you be a Tiger Parent?
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below I Was a Teenage Exocolonist at current Steam store prices.
Garry's Mod
WHY THIS
Priced ~60% under I Was a Teenage Exocolonist on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with I Was a Teenage Exocolonist.
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.
Vampire Survivors
WHY THIS
Priced ~60% under I Was a Teenage Exocolonist on Steam right now. Shares Indie and RPG with I Was a Teenage Exocolonist.
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!
Slay the Spire
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under I Was a Teenage Exocolonist on Steam right now. Shares Indie with I Was a Teenage Exocolonist.
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!
Cookie Clicker
WHY THIS
Priced ~60% under I Was a Teenage Exocolonist on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with I Was a Teenage Exocolonist.
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.
WEBFISHING
WHY THIS
Priced ~60% under I Was a Teenage Exocolonist on Steam right now. Shares Indie with I Was a Teenage Exocolonist.
WEBFISHING a multiplayer chatroom-focused fishing game! Relax and fish (on the web!)
POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~92% under I Was a Teenage Exocolonist on Steam right now. Shares Indie with I Was a Teenage Exocolonist.
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?
Buckshot Roulette
WHY THIS
Priced ~76% under I Was a Teenage Exocolonist on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with I Was a Teenage Exocolonist.
Play Russian roulette with a 12-gauge shotgun. Four enter. One leaves. Roll the dice with your life. Good luck!
OneShot
WHY THIS
Priced ~52% under I Was a Teenage Exocolonist on Steam right now. Shares Indie with I Was a Teenage Exocolonist.
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.
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Doki Doki Literature Club!
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with I Was a Teenage Exocolonist.
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.
Life is Strange - Episode 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
Episode 1 now FREE! Life is Strange is an award-winning and critically acclaimed episodic adventure game that allows the player to rewind time and affect the past, present and future.
Ultimate Custom Night
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with I Was a Teenage Exocolonist.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
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 Simulation with I Was a Teenage Exocolonist.
Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!
Our Life: Beginnings & Always
WHY THIS
Shares choice driven narrative and an emotional mood with I Was a Teenage Exocolonist.
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with I Was a Teenage Exocolonist.
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.
missed messages.
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with I Was a Teenage Exocolonist.
‘goth gf’s iPhone’ airdrops you - accept or decline? A love/horror story about life, death, & memes.
NGU IDLE
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with I Was a Teenage Exocolonist.
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!
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More from Northway Games
Other recommendable Steam games by Northway Games, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
Rebuild 3: Gangs of Deadsville
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with I Was a Teenage Exocolonist.
Another title from Northway Games, the studio behind I Was a Teenage Exocolonist. Shares Indie and Simulation with I Was a Teenage Exocolonist.
Rebuild a ruined city in this post-apocalyptic mix of strategy and simulation. Manage survivors, scavenge for food and supplies, deal with rival gangs, illness, interpersonal strife and zombie attacks.
Fantastic Contraption
WHY THIS
Shares a whimsical mood with I Was a Teenage Exocolonist.
Another title from Northway Games, the studio behind I Was a Teenage Exocolonist. Shares Indie and Simulation with I Was a Teenage Exocolonist.
A surreal building game for VR. Create life-sized contraptions as tall as you can reach, then send them whirling, flinging, and trundling off to solve puzzles on the other side of a floating island. There are no right or wrong solutions, so bring your creativity.
Fantastic Contraption Classic 1 & 2
WHY THIS
Shares a whimsical mood with I Was a Teenage Exocolonist.
Another title from Northway Games, the studio behind I Was a Teenage Exocolonist. Shares Simulation with I Was a Teenage Exocolonist.
The original physics building game is now on PC! Use minimal tools to build an infinite variety of puzzle-solving machines. Featuring over 70 THOUSAND user-generated levels, and includes the sequel Fantastic Contraption Classic 2!
Frequently asked about I Was a Teenage Exocolonist
- Is I Was a Teenage Exocolonist verified for Steam Deck?
- Yes — I Was a Teenage Exocolonist is Steam Deck Verified, meaning Valve has confirmed it runs well on the Deck with full controller, text legibility, and default configuration support.
- How much does I Was a Teenage Exocolonist cost?
- I Was a Teenage Exocolonist is listed on Steam at 12.49 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to I Was a Teenage Exocolonist?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside I Was a Teenage Exocolonist are InfiniteCorp: Cyberpunk Cards, Red Thread, Ladies I'm Ready.
- Who developed I Was a Teenage Exocolonist?
- I Was a Teenage Exocolonist was developed by Northway Games and published by Finji.
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 I Was a Teenage Exocolonist.
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