Games like ChildStory
If ChildStory is your kind of game, the closest matches are Seed of God, Fateward and 地獄廚房RPG — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its hidden lore rewards exploration, humor and wordplay shine and atmospheric. 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 ChildStory: The adventure-quest game with hot bullet hells bosses. Every month Sonya gets to the lighthouse to eat the moon and continue the cycle. And each cycle was similar to the previous one. But she will remember the last one for a long time.
Players who liked ChildStory also play
Steam players who put hours into ChildStory 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.
Seed of God
WHY THIS
Top pick for ChildStory fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure and RPG with ChildStory.
Seed of God is a epic scale turnbased Battle 2D/3d JRPG with a characterdriven story that will take you on a unforgettable journey in the style of FinalFantasy. Face choices that define your morale(Good/Bad) and change events as you explore a fantasy world and unfold this epic saga
Fateward
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for ChildStory fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with ChildStory.
An RPG that plays out in film and bends with every decision and every path you take. A young adventurer leaves his home and walks into legend: a sentient blade at his side, gods watching, an old danger stirring at the frontier of the kingdom. The fate of the world is yours to shape.
유어 블라이트
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with ChildStory.
Ranked #4 for ChildStory fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and RPG with ChildStory.
'Your Blight' is a turn-based dark fantasy RPG that survives in a city sealed off by the appearance of a vampire. Survive for a limited time of 21 days. Explore the city. Meet the survivors. And uncover the secrets surrounding you and the world.
The Nameless: Slay Dragon
WHY THIS
Shares boss fights and an atmospheric mood with ChildStory.
Ranked #5 for ChildStory fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with ChildStory.
The Nameless: Slay Dragon is like a mix of CRPG and JRPG. In short - how to slay the immensely powerful and cunning evil dragon? You will play as a young man having a bloody feud with a dragon, and face powerful, sinister and tricky enemies with friends....
Shadows Over Loathing
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with ChildStory.
Ranked #6 for ChildStory fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with ChildStory.
Shadows over Loathing — a slapstick-figure comedy adventure-RPG full of mobsters, monsters, and mysteries.
Word Game
WHY THIS
Shares puzzle solving and an atmospheric mood with ChildStory.
Ranked #7 for ChildStory fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with ChildStory.
Word game is literally a game of words. Player controls "I" to find clues between lines, delete words to change the meaning of sentences, or shift words to rewrite facts. “I” must be wise and brave enough complete the mission of words. May the best "I” win!
Athenian Rhapsody
WHY THIS
Shares a whimsical mood with ChildStory.
Ranked #8 for ChildStory fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with ChildStory.
Forge your own story and explore the world of Athens in Athenian Rhapsody, a souls-like platonic dating simulator with cooking-mama and WarioWare style battle mechanics... and by that I mean it's a choose-your-own-adventure action RPG with the ability to trade ENTIRE PLAYTHROUGHS between friends!!
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OneShot
WHY THIS
Shares puzzle solving and an atmospheric mood with ChildStory.
Reviewers of ChildStory cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Adventure with ChildStory.
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.
DELTARUNE
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with ChildStory.
Reviewers of ChildStory cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and RPG with ChildStory.
Dive into the parallel story to UNDERTALE! Fight or spare your way through action-packed battles as you explore a mysterious world alongside an endearing cast of new and familiar characters. Chapters 1-4 will be available on launch, with more planned as free updates!
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below ChildStory at current Steam store prices.
POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~88% under ChildStory on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with ChildStory.
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?
Buckshot Roulette
WHY THIS
Priced ~63% under ChildStory on Steam right now. Shares Indie with ChildStory.
Play Russian roulette with a 12-gauge shotgun. Four enter. One leaves. Roll the dice with your life. Good luck!
GRIS
WHY THIS
Priced ~53% under ChildStory on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with ChildStory.
Gris is a hopeful young girl lost in her own world, dealing with a painful experience in her life. Her journey through sorrow is manifested in her dress, which grants new abilities to better navigate her faded reality.
The Test
WHY THIS
Priced ~75% under ChildStory on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with ChildStory.
You will answer a series of questions that will reveal truths from deep within. These questions may make you uncomfortable, but with great knowledge comes great sacrifice. Can you make it all the way through The Test, and if you do, are you sure you want the answers you seek?
Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk
WHY THIS
Priced ~81% under ChildStory on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with ChildStory.
A short story about what sort of challenges everyday little things can be. Help the girl buy milk, be the first not to disappoint her.
Blood and Bacon
WHY THIS
Priced ~88% under ChildStory on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with ChildStory.
This Co-op Shooter , has Day and Night levels, multiple maps, players will take on 25 enemy types and numerous bosses, like Gargantuan Monsters and Minibosses every 10 days as you explore, shoot and run for your life against the onslaught of porcine monstrosities.
Crypt of the NecroDancer
WHY THIS
Priced ~63% under ChildStory on Steam right now. Shares Indie and RPG with ChildStory.
Crypt of the NecroDancer is an award winning hardcore roguelike rhythm game. Move to the music and deliver beatdowns to the beat! Groove to the epic Danny Baranowsky soundtrack, or select songs from your own MP3 collection!
A Short Hike
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under ChildStory on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with ChildStory.
Hike, climb, and soar through the peaceful mountainside landscapes of Hawk Peak Provincial Park as you make your way to the summit.
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 with ChildStory.
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 ChildStory.
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 ChildStory.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
Bongo Cat
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with ChildStory.
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?
ENA: Dream BBQ
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with ChildStory.
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 with ChildStory.
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 ChildStory.
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.
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Frequently asked about ChildStory
- How much does ChildStory cost?
- ChildStory is listed on Steam at 8.00 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to ChildStory?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside ChildStory are Seed of God, Fateward, 地獄廚房RPG.
- Who developed ChildStory?
- ChildStory was developed by Oliver Orangers.
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 ChildStory.
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