Games like Synthetic Lover
If Synthetic Lover is your kind of game, the closest matches are DRAMAtical Murder, The Symbiant and The Symbiant Re:Union — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its atmospheric, contemplative and emotional. 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 Synthetic Lover: In the future a biot working as a companion and without free will, encounters a device that makes him feel human. Self-discovery, hardships, and romance may follow. A BL/Yaoi visual novel.
Players who liked Synthetic Lover also play
Steam players who put hours into Synthetic Lover 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.
DRAMAtical Murder
WHY THIS
Shares multiple endings and an emotional mood with Synthetic Lover.
Top pick for Synthetic Lover fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries.
Aoba's vibrant cyberpunk world is one of contrasts: high-tech virtual reality battles versus street gang turf wars, ultra-exclusive luxury resorts and tiny junk shops. The choices you make will shape the path of Aoba's journey into the dark secrets lurking beneath the glossy sheen of the city.
The Symbiant
WHY THIS
Shares multiple endings and an atmospheric mood with Synthetic Lover.
Second-strongest match for Synthetic Lover fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with Synthetic Lover.
The Symbiant is a BL / Yaoi / Gay visual novel about two men, both from vastly different worlds, embracing their sexuality and their newfound romance. It is also a tale of interstellar friendship and being gay in space!
The Symbiant Re:Union
WHY THIS
Shares multiple endings and an atmospheric mood with Synthetic Lover.
Third-strongest match for Synthetic Lover fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with Synthetic Lover.
Take a deep dive into Danya’s and Brahve’s heat and romance in The Symbiant Re:Union. The events take place after two Endings of The Symbiant’s main game.
Dream Daddy: A Dad Dating Simulator
WHY THIS
Shares a whimsical mood with Synthetic Lover.
Ranked #4 for Synthetic Lover fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with Synthetic Lover.
Dream Daddy: A Dad Dating Simulator is a game where you play as a Dad and your goal is to meet and romance other hot Dads. Are you ready? Hi ready, I'm Dad.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Synthetic Lover at current Steam store prices.
Garry's Mod
WHY THIS
Priced ~80% under Synthetic Lover on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Synthetic Lover.
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.
Lethal Company
WHY THIS
Priced ~60% under Synthetic Lover on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Synthetic Lover.
A co-op horror about scavenging at abandoned moons to sell scrap to the Company.
People Playground
WHY THIS
Priced ~60% under Synthetic Lover on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Synthetic Lover.
Shoot, stab, burn, poison, tear, vaporise, or crush ragdolls in a large open space.
Fallout: New Vegas
WHY THIS
Priced ~60% under Synthetic Lover on Steam right now. Shares RPG with Synthetic Lover.
Welcome to Vegas. New Vegas. Enjoy your stay!
Vampire Survivors
WHY THIS
Priced ~80% under Synthetic Lover on Steam right now. Shares Indie and RPG with Synthetic Lover.
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!
PEAK
WHY THIS
Priced ~68% under Synthetic Lover on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Synthetic Lover.
PEAK is a co-op climbing game where the slightest mistake can spell your doom. Either solo or as a group of lost nature scouts, your only hope of rescue from a mysterious island is to scale the mountain at its center. Do you have what it takes to reach the PEAK?
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 and Casual with Synthetic Lover.
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.
ENA: Dream BBQ
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Synthetic Lover.
Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.
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 Synthetic Lover.
Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!
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 Synthetic Lover.
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.
Counter-Strike:Global Offensive
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
Counter-Strike:Global Offensive (CS:GO) expands upon the team-based action gameplay that it pioneered when it was launched over 2 decades ago. CS:GO features new maps, characters, weapons, and game modes, and delivers updated versions of the classic CS content (de_dust2, etc.).
missed messages.
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with Synthetic Lover.
‘goth gf’s iPhone’ airdrops you - accept or decline? A love/horror story about life, death, & memes.
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Frequently asked about Synthetic Lover
- Does Synthetic Lover run on Steam Deck?
- Synthetic Lover is rated Playable on Steam Deck — it runs, but expect some manual adjustments (control remapping, text size, or graphics settings) for the best experience.
- How much does Synthetic Lover cost?
- Synthetic Lover is listed on Steam at 24.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Synthetic Lover?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Synthetic Lover are DRAMAtical Murder, The Symbiant, The Symbiant Re:Union.
- Who developed Synthetic Lover?
- Synthetic Lover was developed by HeartCoreDev.
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 Synthetic Lover.
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