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Games like Friendship with Benefits

If Friendship with Benefits is your kind of game, the closest matches are Meet Cute: Delivery 🐾, Friendship with Benefits 2 and Furry Shakespeare: Dashing Dinosaurs & Sexy Centaurs β€” 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 β€” not a generic popularity list.

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Friendship with Benefits is an indie visual novel released in 2020 that blends dating simulation, free-roaming exploration, and role-playing mechanics within a fantasy setting. Players can pursue relationships with over 20 romanceable characters across an open world infused with magic. The game offers a medium-length, sit-down experience designed for relaxed, solo play at a price of $10.99 USD. Reviewers highlight the substantial story content and life simulation elements alongside the romantic focus. The title holds a 96% positive rating from over 1,000 Steam reviews and is marked as playable on Steam Deck.

About Friendship with Benefits: Friendship with Benefits is a unique eroge game that combines free-roaming elements, visual novel, dating simulator and role-playing mechanics. With a cast of over 20+ romanceable characters, where will you begin in this new and wonderful world?

2020Indie10.99 USDDeck PlayableWindows Β· macOS Β· Linuxby TwistedScarlett60
Friendship with Benefits β€” Steam game cover

Players who liked Friendship with Benefits also play

Steam players who put hours into Friendship with Benefits also tend to own these titles β€” 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. Meet Cute: Delivery 🐾

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Friendship with Benefits fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Friendship with Benefits.

    Thank you for your order! Your package will soon be delivered by our cutest delivery girl. Be gentle with her, and you might receive a discount on your next order!

    2022IndieAdventureCasual0.99 USDSteam β†—
  2. Friendship with Benefits 2

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Friendship with Benefits fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Friendship with Benefits.

    Arcadia has changed, but its gorgeous ponies haven’t. In this eroge, explore a new world, unlock over 40+ explicit scenes, and romance 25+ unique girls, all eager to share their deepest desires with you. Where will you begin in this new world?

    2025IndieSimulationCasual17.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam β†—
  3. Furry Shakespeare: Dashing Dinosaurs & Sexy Centaurs

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Friendship with Benefits fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Friendship with Benefits.

    A bunch of dinosaurs, dragons, and other mythical beasts are putting on a modern adaptation of Romeo & Juliet. The real drama is backstage. Because, I mean, where else would it be? Honestly?

    2019IndieAdventure7.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam β†—
  4. Furries & Scalies & Bears OH MY! 2: Return to Kale Bay

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Friendship with Benefits fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Friendship with Benefits.

    There's a whole world of weird and wild anthro animals and scaly dragons out there to discover!

    2021IndieAdventure9.99 USDSteam β†—
  5. The Office Type

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for Friendship with Benefits fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Friendship with Benefits.

    Add love to your resume! Date, befriend, or explore deeper moments with a wide variety of characters at once, and explore dozens of narratives in this office-themed comedy dating sim.

    2025IndieSimulationCasual19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam β†—
  6. Paradise Lust

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for Friendship with Benefits fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Friendship with Benefits.

    A 2D Point & Click Dating Adventure set on an idyllic tropical island. Meet and romance girls, catch fish, serve drinks, solve puzzles, and get laid in a paradise of intrigue, romance, and lust.

    2023IndieAdventureRPG14.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam β†—
  7. Furries & Scalies & Bears OH MY!

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for Friendship with Benefits fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Friendship with Benefits.

    Enter a village full of talking, anthropomorphic animals. Find out their secrets. Make friends.

    2019IndieAdventure9.99 USDSteam β†—
  8. Tuition Academia

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for Friendship with Benefits fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Friendship with Benefits.

    Take control of a customizable female protagonist in an exciting, role-playing, life simulation game where you try to pay off your student debt. Work several risquΓ© side jobs while trying to balance the day-to-day of college. How far will you go to earn that money? Will you remain innocent?

    2022IndieSimulationRPG9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam β†—

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Friendship with Benefits at current Steam store prices.

  1. Garry's Mod

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~55% under Friendship with Benefits on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Friendship with Benefits.

    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 β†—
  2. Vampire Survivors

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~55% under Friendship with Benefits on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Friendship with Benefits.

    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 β†—
  3. Slay the Spire

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~43% under Friendship with Benefits on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Friendship with Benefits.

    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 β†—
  4. Cookie Clicker

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~55% under Friendship with Benefits on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Friendship with Benefits.

    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 β†—
  5. WEBFISHING

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~55% under Friendship with Benefits on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Friendship with Benefits.

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

    2024IndieMassively MultiplayerCasual4.99 USDSteam β†—
  6. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~91% under Friendship with Benefits on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Friendship with Benefits.

    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 β†—
  7. Buckshot Roulette

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~73% under Friendship with Benefits on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Friendship with Benefits.

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

    2024ActionIndieSimulation2.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam β†—
  8. OneShot

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~45% under Friendship with Benefits on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Friendship with Benefits.

    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 β†—

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 β€” no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Friendship with Benefits.

    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 β†—
  2. Helltaker

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool β€” no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Friendship with Benefits.

    Helltaker is a short game about sharply dressed demon girls.

    2020IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam β†—
  3. Bongo Cat

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool β€” no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Friendship with Benefits.

    Bongo cat needs your help. Bongo cat needz more hatz!!! Every time you press a key, Bongo cat will punch your taskbar. Type, click, play, work to collect more points. Which hats will you find?

    2025IndieSimulationMassively MultiplayerFreeDeck PlayableSteam β†—
  4. The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool β€” no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Friendship with Benefits.

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

    2023IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam β†—
  5. The Looker

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool β€” no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Friendship with Benefits.

    You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.

    2022IndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam β†—
  6. Our Life: Beginnings & Always

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool β€” no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Friendship with Benefits.

    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 β†—
  7. missed messages.

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool β€” no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Friendship with Benefits.

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

    2019IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam β†—
  8. NGU IDLE

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool β€” no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Friendship with Benefits.

    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 β†—

More from TwistedScarlett60

Other recommendable Steam games by TwistedScarlett60, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.

  1. Monster Girl 1,000

    WHY THIS

    Another title from TwistedScarlett60, the studio behind Friendship with Benefits. Shares Indie with Friendship with Benefits.

    Embark on a journey across Elysium, battling fierce foes and exploring mysterious lands. Engage in over one hundred steamy encounters with monster girls while uncovering a mysterious plot spanning millennia. Get ready for an unforgettable journey filled with action, adventure, and romance!

    2023IndieRPG17.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam β†—
  2. Tuition Academia

    WHY THIS

    Another title from TwistedScarlett60, the studio behind Friendship with Benefits. Shares Indie with Friendship with Benefits.

    Take control of a customizable female protagonist in an exciting, role-playing, life simulation game where you try to pay off your student debt. Work several risquΓ© side jobs while trying to balance the day-to-day of college. How far will you go to earn that money? Will you remain innocent?

    2022IndieSimulationRPG9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam β†—
  3. Friendship with Benefits 2

    WHY THIS

    Another title from TwistedScarlett60, the studio behind Friendship with Benefits. Shares Indie with Friendship with Benefits.

    Arcadia has changed, but its gorgeous ponies haven’t. In this eroge, explore a new world, unlock over 40+ explicit scenes, and romance 25+ unique girls, all eager to share their deepest desires with you. Where will you begin in this new world?

    2025IndieSimulationCasual17.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam β†—
  4. Unveiling the Unknown

    WHY THIS

    Another title from TwistedScarlett60, the studio behind Friendship with Benefits. Shares Indie with Friendship with Benefits.

    Welcome to Balethorn Manor, where five maids are waiting to serve your every need and desire. By the day, talk to your maids, fall in love, and make love. By night, dive into an expansive dungeon system and collect untold riches to level your maids and upgrade the manor!

    2024IndieRPGCasual17.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam β†—

Frequently asked about Friendship with Benefits

Does Friendship with Benefits run on Steam Deck?
Friendship with Benefits is rated Playable on Steam Deck β€” it runs, but expect some manual adjustments (control remapping, text size, or graphics settings) for the best experience.
How much does Friendship with Benefits cost?
Friendship with Benefits is listed on Steam at 10.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Friendship with Benefits?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Friendship with Benefits are Meet Cute: Delivery 🐾, Friendship with Benefits 2, Furry Shakespeare: Dashing Dinosaurs & Sexy Centaurs.
Who developed Friendship with Benefits?
Friendship with Benefits was developed by TwistedScarlett60.

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 Friendship with Benefits.

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28 Games Like Friendship with Benefits (2026) Β· imho.run