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Games like Sayonara Golden Days

If Sayonara Golden Days is your kind of game, the closest matches are Oneiros, Manifold Garden and Californium — 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 Sayonara Golden Days: Discover the reason why a college gaming club broke apart in this unfinished game made by its club members, and relive the golden days that vaguely exist in our memories.

2021Indie1.99 USDWindows · macOSby NotDeadLuna Studio
Sayonara Golden Days — Steam game cover

Players who liked Sayonara Golden Days also play

Steam players who put hours into Sayonara Golden Days 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. Oneiros

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Sayonara Golden Days fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Sayonara Golden Days.

    Will you be able to break the vicious circle? Can you regain control? Experience the surreal adventure filled with many puzzles and psychedelic visions.

    2020ActionIndieAdventure4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Manifold Garden

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Sayonara Golden Days fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Sayonara Golden Days.

    Rediscover gravity and explore an Escher-esque world of impossible architecture. Witness infinity in first-person and master its rules to solve physics-defying puzzles. Cultivate a garden to open new paths forward, where an eternal expanse awaits.

    2020IndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Californium

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Sayonara Golden Days fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Sayonara Golden Days.

    Taking the form of a first-person experience of a bad trip, Californium pays homage to sci-fi legend Philip K. Dick by transporting you into the life of a writer searching for his own identity. Explore, solve the riddles and conduct your investigation. Will you find what’s behind the simulacra ?

    2016IndieAdventureSimulation6.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. stikir

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Sayonara Golden Days fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Sayonara Golden Days.

    This game is about making this game.

    2019ActionIndieAdventure2.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. INDIKA

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for Sayonara Golden Days fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries.

    Play a third-person, story-driven game set in alternative Russia at the turn of the XIX century where religious visions clash with harsh reality. INDIKA tells the story of a young nun who sets off on a journey of self-discovery with the most unusual companion by her side, the devil himself.

    2024Adventure24.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Ayahuasca

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for Sayonara Golden Days fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Sayonara Golden Days.

    In the jungle at night, a journey awaits for you... are you ready to embrace the experience? Ayahuasca, the vine of the soul, and how to find your inner space.

    2020Indie12.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. Superliminal

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for Sayonara Golden Days fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries.

    Perception is reality. In this mind-bending first-person puzzler, you escape a surreal dream world through solving impossible puzzles using the ambiguity of depth and perspective.

    2020ActionAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. SIMULACRA 2

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for Sayonara Golden Days fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Sayonara Golden Days.

    A dead influencer. An obsessed detective. Three suspects. Piece the truth together by going through the victim’s phone messages, videos, and social media in the follow up to the critically acclaimed SIMULACRA.

    2020IndieSimulation7.99 USDSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Sayonara Golden Days at current Steam store prices.

  1. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Sayonara Golden Days on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Sayonara Golden Days.

    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 ↗
  2. shapez

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Sayonara Golden Days on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Sayonara Golden Days.

    shapez is an easy-going, minimalistic factory building game about the automation of shapes through extraction and satisfying production lines. Adapt to increasingly complex shapes and grow your factory across an infinitely expanding map. Your only limitation is your creativity!

    2020StrategyIndieSimulation0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Sayonara Golden Days on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Sayonara Golden Days.

    "Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad?" is a fast paced shower-simulation where you shower with your 8-bit dad.It's good, clean fun!

    2015ActionIndieSimulation0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Montaro

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Sayonara Golden Days on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Sayonara Golden Days.

    Montaro is a DOGE.

    2016IndieCasual0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Bit Blaster XL

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Sayonara Golden Days on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Sayonara Golden Days.

    Bit Blaster XL is a fast-paced, retro arcade shoot 'em up (shmup) inspired by the classic quarter-munchers of the ‘80s. Easy to pick up, hard to put down, boost, dodge, shoot, and chase high scores in this addictive, old-school action game!

    2016ActionIndieCasual0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Dictators:No Peace Countryballs

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Sayonara Golden Days on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Sayonara Golden Days.

    Dictators : No Peace Countryballs is a war simulation and dictator game. This is a fun,simple and some say a funny countryballs game. If you like simulation games, you will love playing Dictators : No Peace. Play as a dictator of your favourite country and colonize the world.

    2020StrategyIndieSimulation0.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. TYRONE vs COPS

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Sayonara Golden Days on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Sayonara Golden Days.

    Awaken the latent power of your melanin and kill cops in this thought-provoking game on police brutality in America.

    2022ActionIndie0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Orbt XL

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Sayonara Golden Days on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Sayonara Golden Days.

    Defy gravity in Orbt XL! A fast-paced, addictive, 'just-one-more-round' arcade score chaser. Stay in orbit, dodge obstacles, and rack up points, the closer you are to the black hole, the higher your score! Easy to learn, tough to master, and perfect for quick play sessions while waiting in queue.

    2017ActionIndieCasual0.99 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 with Sayonara Golden Days.

    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. 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.

    2015ActionAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Helltaker

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Sayonara Golden Days.

    Helltaker is a short game about sharply dressed demon girls.

    2020IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Sayonara Golden Days.

    Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  5. ENA: Dream BBQ

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Sayonara Golden Days.

    Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.

    2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Sayonara Golden Days.

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

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

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Sayonara Golden Days.

    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 ↗
  8. The Looker

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Sayonara Golden Days.

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

    2022IndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Plays great on Steam Deck

Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.

  1. Manifold Garden

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie with Sayonara Golden Days.

    Rediscover gravity and explore an Escher-esque world of impossible architecture. Witness infinity in first-person and master its rules to solve physics-defying puzzles. Cultivate a garden to open new paths forward, where an eternal expanse awaits.

    2020IndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. stikir

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie with Sayonara Golden Days.

    This game is about making this game.

    2019ActionIndieAdventure2.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. INDIKA

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box.

    Play a third-person, story-driven game set in alternative Russia at the turn of the XIX century where religious visions clash with harsh reality. INDIKA tells the story of a young nun who sets off on a journey of self-discovery with the most unusual companion by her side, the devil himself.

    2024Adventure24.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Superliminal

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box.

    Perception is reality. In this mind-bending first-person puzzler, you escape a surreal dream world through solving impossible puzzles using the ambiguity of depth and perspective.

    2020ActionAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Sayonara Golden Days

How much does Sayonara Golden Days cost?
Sayonara Golden Days is listed on Steam at 1.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Sayonara Golden Days?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Sayonara Golden Days are Oneiros, Manifold Garden, Californium.
Who developed Sayonara Golden Days?
Sayonara Golden Days was developed by NotDeadLuna Studio.

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 Sayonara Golden Days.

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