Games like 9-nine-:Episode 4
If 9-nine-:Episode 4 is your kind of game, the closest matches are 9-nine-:Episode 1, 9-nine-:NewEpisode and 9-nine-:Episode 2 — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its narrative inevitability feels predestined, atmospheric 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 9-nine-:Episode 4: Kakeru and his friends uncover the identity of the mastermind behind the incidents in Shiromitsugawa as the story shifts to focus on Noa Yuuki, a girl with a strong sense of justice. What secrets will they uncover about the Artifacts and the bonds that ties them all together?
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9-nine-:Episode 1
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with 9-nine-:Episode 4.
Top pick for 9-nine-:Episode 4 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Casual with 9-nine-:Episode 4.
Help Miyako and Kakeru track down a superpowered serial killer before they strike again.
9-nine-:NewEpisode
WHY THIS
Shares a melancholic mood with 9-nine-:Episode 4.
Second-strongest match for 9-nine-:Episode 4 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Casual with 9-nine-:Episode 4.
Enjoy short after stories for the heroines of the 9-nine- series in 9-nine-:NewEpisode!
9-nine-:Episode 2
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with 9-nine-:Episode 4.
Third-strongest match for 9-nine-:Episode 4 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Casual with 9-nine-:Episode 4.
It's Sora and Kakeru's time to shine when the action heats up in 9-nine-: Episode 2. Can they take down the murderer before it's too late for them both?
Natsu no Iro no Nostalgia
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with 9-nine-:Episode 4.
Ranked #4 for 9-nine-:Episode 4 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Casual with 9-nine-:Episode 4.
《追忆夏色年华》是由美少女游戏品牌MOONSTONE制作的一款奇幻恋爱题材作品。讲述了主人公与妹妹时隔三年一同返回故乡生活，并与曾经关系密切的三位女孩再度相见，并深入了解她们内心隐藏的爱意与黑暗的故事。本作由山风岚负责原画，吴担当剧本，solfa制作音乐，霜月遥献唱主题曲。
月影魅像-解放之羽-
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with 9-nine-:Episode 4.
Ranked #5 for 9-nine-:Episode 4 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Casual with 9-nine-:Episode 4.
《月影魅像-解放之羽-》是由日本美少女游戏品牌Applique制作的一款悬疑传奇题材作品。本作由小田原箱根负责作画、桐月编写剧本、鹰石忍制作音乐。讲述了一个层层剥茧，需要完成十几种不同结局才能最终了解全貌的精彩故事。本作曾荣获萌系游戏大赏2017年度话题金奖。
Riddle Joker
WHY THIS
Ranked #6 for 9-nine-:Episode 4 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Casual with 9-nine-:Episode 4.
For decades, superpowers and psychic abilities were thought to be mere science fiction, but the discovery of a certain particle called the "Astron" at the end of the 20th century proved to the world that these wondrous phenomena were real.
彷徨之街 The Street of Adrift
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with 9-nine-:Episode 4.
Ranked #7 for 9-nine-:Episode 4 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries.
大小姐与头牌花魁的羁绊、救赎与毁灭故事。
Wonderful Everyday Down the Rabbit-Hole
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with 9-nine-:Episode 4.
Ranked #8 for 9-nine-:Episode 4 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Casual with 9-nine-:Episode 4.
Wonderful Everyday is a visual novel with multiple routes which develops a story based on a few concepts: "the sky and the world", "the beginning and the end", "literature and science", "savior and hero", "brother and sister".
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below 9-nine-:Episode 4 at current Steam store prices.
Garry's Mod
WHY THIS
Priced ~75% under 9-nine-:Episode 4 on Steam right now. Shares Casual with 9-nine-:Episode 4.
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.
People Playground
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under 9-nine-:Episode 4 on Steam right now. Shares Casual with 9-nine-:Episode 4.
Shoot, stab, burn, poison, tear, vaporise, or crush ragdolls in a large open space.
Vampire Survivors
WHY THIS
Priced ~75% under 9-nine-:Episode 4 on Steam right now. Shares Casual with 9-nine-:Episode 4.
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!
Cookie Clicker
WHY THIS
Priced ~75% under 9-nine-:Episode 4 on Steam right now. Shares Casual with 9-nine-:Episode 4.
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 ~75% under 9-nine-:Episode 4 on Steam right now. Shares Casual with 9-nine-:Episode 4.
WEBFISHING a multiplayer chatroom-focused fishing game! Relax and fish (on the web!)
OneShot
WHY THIS
Priced ~70% under 9-nine-:Episode 4 on Steam right now. Shares Casual with 9-nine-:Episode 4.
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.
Human Fall Flat
WHY THIS
Priced ~70% under 9-nine-:Episode 4 on Steam right now. Shares Casual with 9-nine-:Episode 4.
Human Fall Flat is a hilarious, light-hearted platformer set in floating dreamscapes that can be played solo or with up to 8 players online. Free new levels keep its vibrant community rewarded.
Brotato
WHY THIS
Priced ~75% under 9-nine-:Episode 4 on Steam right now. Shares Casual with 9-nine-:Episode 4.
Brotato is a top-down arena shooter roguelite where you play a potato wielding up to 6 weapons at a time to fight off hordes of aliens. Choose from a variety of traits and items to create unique builds and survive until help arrives.
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 Casual with 9-nine-:Episode 4.
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.
Bongo Cat
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
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?
The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Casual with 9-nine-:Episode 4.
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.
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 Casual with 9-nine-:Episode 4.
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 Casual with 9-nine-:Episode 4.
‘goth gf’s iPhone’ airdrops you - accept or decline? A love/horror story about life, death, & memes.
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9-nine-:Episode 2
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with 9-nine-:Episode 4.
Another title from PALETTE, the studio behind 9-nine-:Episode 4. Shares Casual with 9-nine-:Episode 4.
It's Sora and Kakeru's time to shine when the action heats up in 9-nine-: Episode 2. Can they take down the murderer before it's too late for them both?
9-nine-:Episode 1
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with 9-nine-:Episode 4.
Another title from PALETTE, the studio behind 9-nine-:Episode 4. Shares Casual with 9-nine-:Episode 4.
Help Miyako and Kakeru track down a superpowered serial killer before they strike again.
9-nine-:Episode 3
WHY THIS
Shares branching narrative and an atmospheric mood with 9-nine-:Episode 4.
Another title from PALETTE, the studio behind 9-nine-:Episode 4. Shares Casual with 9-nine-:Episode 4.
9-nine-: Episode 3 is the latest chapter in this series of supernatural mystery visual novels with the focus now shifted towards a new heroine, Haruka Kosaka.
9-nine-:NewEpisode
WHY THIS
Shares a melancholic mood with 9-nine-:Episode 4.
Another title from PALETTE, the studio behind 9-nine-:Episode 4. Shares Casual with 9-nine-:Episode 4.
Enjoy short after stories for the heroines of the 9-nine- series in 9-nine-:NewEpisode!
Mashiroiro Symphony HD -Sana Edition-
WHY THIS
Shares a melancholic mood with 9-nine-:Episode 4.
Another title from PALETTE, the studio behind 9-nine-:Episode 4.
A one-route standalone expansion for the fan-favorite visual novel Mashiroiro Symphony. The main character's classmate Sana finally takes the spotlight with a new story and new CGs by artist Tsubasu Izumi!
Mashiroiro Symphony HD -Love is Pure White-
WHY THIS
Shares branching narrative and an atmospheric mood with 9-nine-:Episode 4.
Another title from PALETTE, the studio behind 9-nine-:Episode 4.
A winter-themed romcom visual novel with four main heroines and one mysterious cat-like creature! In a town where tradition and modernity meet, protagonist Shingo Uryu's whole life changes when he begins attending the prestigious Yuihime Girls Private Academy...
Saku Saku: Love Blooms with the Cherry Blossoms
WHY THIS
Shares an emotional mood with 9-nine-:Episode 4.
Another title from PALETTE, the studio behind 9-nine-:Episode 4. Shares Casual with 9-nine-:Episode 4.
A girl who cannot fall in love. A boy who has no interest in love. If they were to fall in love with each other, how would the world change? From Palette, developers of "Mashiro Iro Symphony", comes the romantic school comedy, "Saku Saku: Love Blooms with the Cherry Blossoms."
Frequently asked about 9-nine-:Episode 4
- Does 9-nine-:Episode 4 run on Steam Deck?
- 9-nine-:Episode 4 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 9-nine-:Episode 4 cost?
- 9-nine-:Episode 4 is listed on Steam at 19.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to 9-nine-:Episode 4?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside 9-nine-:Episode 4 are 9-nine-:Episode 1, 9-nine-:NewEpisode, 9-nine-:Episode 2.
- Who developed 9-nine-:Episode 4?
- 9-nine-:Episode 4 was developed by PALETTE and published by Sekai Project.
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