Games like My Lovely Wife
If My Lovely Wife is your kind of game, the closest matches are My Lovely Daughter, Slay the Princess — The Pristine Cut and 武儒绘卷 - 天地奇缘 — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its bleak, contemplative and dark. 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 My Lovely Wife: My Lovely Wife delves into the depths of a man’s grief after the sudden death of his beloved wife. Explore the notions of one’s willingness to do anything for love and the importance of letting go in this mix of dating, management, and alchemy simulators.
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My Lovely Daughter
WHY THIS
Shares a bleak mood with My Lovely Wife.
Top pick for My Lovely Wife fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with My Lovely Wife.
My Lovely Daughter is an alchemist simulator that explores the depth of a father’s grief and how far he will go to resurrect his daughter. Contains dark and disturbing subject matters, might not be suitable for children or those who are easily disturbed.
Slay the Princess — The Pristine Cut
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for My Lovely Wife fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with My Lovely Wife.
You're here to slay the princess. Don't believe her lies.
武儒绘卷 - 天地奇缘
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for My Lovely Wife fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with My Lovely Wife.
"Wuru Painting Scroll - Romance of Heaven and Earth" is a development game with a mythological background. Players can formulate their own development routes in the game, or defend their homeland and the country, fight in all directions, or seek wisdom and courage.
House of Petals
WHY THIS
Ranked #4 for My Lovely Wife fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with My Lovely Wife.
A romance psychological thriller visual novel with point-and-click investigation, set in ancient Asia. Investigate your past, make deductions from clues, uncover chilling secrets, and survive a dangerously obsessive love. Perfect for fans of yanderes and the mystery genre.
49 Keys
WHY THIS
Shares multiple endings and an unsettling mood with My Lovely Wife.
Ranked #5 for My Lovely Wife fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with My Lovely Wife.
It all began when you opened that letter. Penned by your late master, it details how you are now heir to his mysterious legacy. You set off for the island on which he'd spent his final years... and so a truly unsettling journey begins, a journey into the deepest secrets of magic and the occult.
A Salem Witch Trial - Murder Mystery
WHY THIS
Ranked #6 for My Lovely Wife fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with My Lovely Wife.
When a murdered family is discovered in 17th Century Salem, at the height of a witch hysteria, people start to suspect something supernatural to blame. An atmospheric murder mystery. Connect the evidence and see if you can deduce the secrets behind the mystery.
My Waifu Becomes Real
WHY THIS
Ranked #7 for My Lovely Wife fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Adventure with My Lovely Wife.
Your waifu, Laras, is no longer virtual. She’s real, living with you, and bringing your dream to life. How will you handle the unexpected?
Komorebi
WHY THIS
Shares a contemplative mood with My Lovely Wife.
Ranked #8 for My Lovely Wife fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with My Lovely Wife.
In a society plagued by visions of the future, a group of friends attempt to find their own way in a predestined life. This isn't easy, however, when they live under the Argus Corporation - a superpower dedicated to maintaining social order. A fully voice acted dystopic story/dating-sim. Play today!
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below My Lovely Wife at current Steam store prices.
Garry's Mod
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under My Lovely Wife on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with My Lovely Wife.
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 ~67% under My Lovely Wife on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with My Lovely Wife.
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 ~47% under My Lovely Wife on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with My Lovely Wife.
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?
Sid Meier's Civilization® V
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under My Lovely Wife on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with My Lovely Wife.
Create, discover, and download new player-created maps, scenarios, interfaces, and more!
Slay the Spire
WHY THIS
Priced ~58% under My Lovely Wife on Steam right now. Shares Strategy and Indie with My Lovely Wife.
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!
Inscryption
WHY THIS
Priced ~47% under My Lovely Wife on Steam right now. Shares Strategy and Indie with My Lovely Wife.
Inscryption is an inky black card-based odyssey that blends the deckbuilding roguelike, escape-room style puzzles, and psychological horror into a blood-laced smoothie. Darker still are the secrets inscrybed upon the cards...
Cookie Clicker
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under My Lovely Wife on Steam right now. Shares Strategy and Indie with My Lovely Wife.
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 ~67% under My Lovely Wife on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with My Lovely Wife.
WEBFISHING a multiplayer chatroom-focused fishing game! Relax and fish (on the web!)
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 My Lovely Wife.
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. Shares Adventure with My Lovely Wife.
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 My Lovely Wife.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
ENA: Dream BBQ
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with My Lovely Wife.
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 Simulation with My Lovely Wife.
Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!
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 My Lovely Wife.
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.
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 My Lovely Wife.
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.
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More from GameChanger Studio
Other recommendable Steam games by GameChanger Studio, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
My Lovely Daughter
WHY THIS
Shares a bleak mood with My Lovely Wife.
Another title from GameChanger Studio, the studio behind My Lovely Wife. Shares Indie and Adventure with My Lovely Wife.
My Lovely Daughter is an alchemist simulator that explores the depth of a father’s grief and how far he will go to resurrect his daughter. Contains dark and disturbing subject matters, might not be suitable for children or those who are easily disturbed.
1998: The Toll Keeper Story
WHY THIS
Shares multiple endings, resource management and a dark mood with My Lovely Wife.
Another title from GameChanger Studio, the studio behind My Lovely Wife. Shares Indie and Simulation with My Lovely Wife.
A narrative simulation game where you play as a mother-to-be working as a toll keeper in the fictional country of Janapa, a nation on the brink of chaos. Navigate daily challenges and make difficult moral choices to survive—all for the sake of your unborn child.
My Lovely Empress
WHY THIS
Shares a dark mood with My Lovely Wife.
Another title from GameChanger Studio, the studio behind My Lovely Wife. Shares Strategy and Indie with My Lovely Wife.
My Lovely Empress is an empire management sim inspired by Asian mythology. As the Emperor of the Crimson Empire, you will build relations with neighboring rulers, balance internal factions, and ensure the prosperity of your people, all before you reap their souls to resurrect your beloved empress.
NSFW ~ Not a Simulator For Working
WHY THIS
Shares resource management with My Lovely Wife.
Another title from GameChanger Studio, the studio behind My Lovely Wife. Shares Indie and Simulation with My Lovely Wife.
NSFW or Not a Simulator For Working is a casual simulator game where you try not to work anytime you can. Be careful of your snitching co-worker and strict boss. If you get caught, you will get FIRED !!!
Ascender
WHY THIS
Another title from GameChanger Studio, the studio behind My Lovely Wife. Shares Indie and Adventure with My Lovely Wife.
Ascender is a 2D explorative puzzle metroidvania. The game is set in the open world of GOA's districts, and the player will face many unique puzzles to solve. Warning!! This game will truly challenge your puzzle and platforming skill :D
GoBlock's Impossible Medley
WHY THIS
Another title from GameChanger Studio, the studio behind My Lovely Wife. Shares Indie and Casual with My Lovely Wife.
GoBlock's Impossible Medley is the most impossible and frustrating yet addictive game that you ever play. The game combines three challenging gameplay in one impossible game. You will jump, fly and roll in a loop throughout the game.
Plays great on Steam Deck
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
My Lovely Daughter
WHY THIS
Shares a bleak mood with My Lovely Wife.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with My Lovely Wife.
My Lovely Daughter is an alchemist simulator that explores the depth of a father’s grief and how far he will go to resurrect his daughter. Contains dark and disturbing subject matters, might not be suitable for children or those who are easily disturbed.
Slay the Princess — The Pristine Cut
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with My Lovely Wife.
You're here to slay the princess. Don't believe her lies.
Komorebi
WHY THIS
Shares a contemplative mood with My Lovely Wife.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with My Lovely Wife.
In a society plagued by visions of the future, a group of friends attempt to find their own way in a predestined life. This isn't easy, however, when they live under the Argus Corporation - a superpower dedicated to maintaining social order. A fully voice acted dystopic story/dating-sim. Play today!
Frequently asked about My Lovely Wife
- Is My Lovely Wife verified for Steam Deck?
- Yes — My Lovely Wife 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 My Lovely Wife cost?
- My Lovely Wife is listed on Steam at 14.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to My Lovely Wife?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside My Lovely Wife are My Lovely Daughter, Slay the Princess — The Pristine Cut, 武儒绘卷 - 天地奇缘.
- Who developed My Lovely Wife?
- My Lovely Wife was developed by GameChanger Studio, Toge Productions and published by Neon Doctrine.
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