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Games like BUSTAFELLOWS

If BUSTAFELLOWS is your kind of game, the closest matches are As Long As It's Not Illegal: Act I, Amnesia™: Memories and 7'scarlet — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its routes offer varied storytelling, atmospheric and contemplative. 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 BUSTAFELLOWS: A new visual novel from the legendary eXtend! Mixing dangerous romance with murder mystery, BUSTAFELLOWS is a steamy noir mystery that will make you shiver but ask for more!

2021Adventure31.99 USDDeck VerifiedWindowsby NIPPON CULTURAL BROADCASTING EXTEND INC.
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Players who liked BUSTAFELLOWS also play

Steam players who put hours into BUSTAFELLOWS 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. As Long As It's Not Illegal: Act I

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for BUSTAFELLOWS fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries.

    It's Friday night, you and the other Senior Elites devise a plan to throw a party at the rival campus. Carpool across Suncity limits, down into the lawless land of the Undercity. It's Illegal for these two cities to mingle. But is it illegal if... you're never caught?

    2022IndieSimulationCasual7.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Amnesia™: Memories

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with BUSTAFELLOWS.

    Second-strongest match for BUSTAFELLOWS fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with BUSTAFELLOWS.

    You awaken to find your memories gone. To learn the truth behind your amnesia, you’ll choose from five romantic paths, each its own world. With 20+ endings, can you write the lasting love story you deserve, or will your love and life come to an end?

    2015Adventure9.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. 7'scarlet

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with BUSTAFELLOWS.

    Third-strongest match for BUSTAFELLOWS fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with BUSTAFELLOWS.

    The remote town of Okunezato is shaped like a crescent moon and shrouded in dark myths and legends. Take on the role of a brave young woman journeying into the unknown to uncover dangerous truths and locate her missing brother with her childhood friend.

    2019Adventure29.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. OZMAFIA!!

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with BUSTAFELLOWS.

    Ranked #4 for BUSTAFELLOWS fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with BUSTAFELLOWS.

    Once upon a time, a girl, her pet dog, and three companions made a journey to meet a great wizard who could grant their wishes. But what if the girl hadn’t believed that “there’s no place like home”? Explore a fairytale world through a dozen routes and 20+ endings!

    2016Adventure34.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. 私のリアルは充実しすぎている フルボイス版

    WHY THIS

    Shares a funny mood with BUSTAFELLOWS.

    Ranked #5 for BUSTAFELLOWS fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with BUSTAFELLOWS.

    顔良し、頭良し、性格良し。 完全無欠のリア充女子が送るドタバタラブコメディ!(たぶん)

    2022IndieAdventureCasual9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Ken ga Kimi: Momoyo Tsuzuri

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with BUSTAFELLOWS.

    Ranked #6 for BUSTAFELLOWS fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with BUSTAFELLOWS.

    KEN ga KIMI is Japanese legend ADV and is highly recommended since released at Japan. KEN ga KIMI Momoyo Tsudzuri is the FD of the original game and it has 100 stories included.

    2020AdventureRPG49.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. A Date with Death

    WHY THIS

    Shares a funny mood with BUSTAFELLOWS.

    Ranked #7 for BUSTAFELLOWS fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries.

    Fight against & romance the one hunting for your soul in A Date with Death, a romance chat simulator where you date(?) the Grim Reaper himself. Create your own character, decorate your apartment, and chat away with the charming yet dangerous Grim Reaper through text and video calls.

    2023IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. My Vow to My Liege

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with BUSTAFELLOWS.

    Ranked #8 for BUSTAFELLOWS fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries.

    《My Vow to My Liege》is a visual novel dating game. Players get to play as a girl disguised as the King of Ng, a man. The 4 dateable characters are: the guide, the enemy, the minister and the guard.Will they choose the man over the country? Love over hate? Who will they finally end up with?

    2020IndieCasual5.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

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

  1. Terraria

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~69% under BUSTAFELLOWS on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with BUSTAFELLOWS.

    Dig, fight, explore, build! Nothing is impossible in this action-packed adventure game. Four Pack also available!

    2011ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Lethal Company

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~69% under BUSTAFELLOWS on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with BUSTAFELLOWS.

    A co-op horror about scavenging at abandoned moons to sell scrap to the Company.

    2023ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Hollow Knight

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~53% under BUSTAFELLOWS on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with BUSTAFELLOWS.

    Forge your own path in Hollow Knight! An epic action adventure through a vast ruined kingdom of insects and heroes. Explore twisting caverns, battle tainted creatures and befriend bizarre bugs, all in a classic, hand-drawn 2D style.

    2017ActionIndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Portal 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~69% under BUSTAFELLOWS on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with BUSTAFELLOWS.

    The "Perpetual Testing Initiative" has been expanded to allow you to design co-op puzzles for you and your friends!

    2011ActionAdventure9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. PEAK

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~75% under BUSTAFELLOWS on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with BUSTAFELLOWS.

    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?

    2025ActionIndieAdventure7.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Don't Starve Together

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~53% under BUSTAFELLOWS on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with BUSTAFELLOWS.

    Fight, Farm, Build and Explore Together in the standalone multiplayer expansion to the uncompromising wilderness survival game, Don't Starve.

    2016ActionStrategyIndie14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Inscryption

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~75% under BUSTAFELLOWS on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with BUSTAFELLOWS.

    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...

    2021StrategyIndieAdventure7.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. It Takes Two

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~56% under BUSTAFELLOWS on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with BUSTAFELLOWS.

    Embark on the craziest journey of your life in It Takes Two. Invite a friend to join for free with Friend’s Pass and work together across a huge variety of gleefully disruptive gameplay challenges. Winner of GAME OF THE YEAR at the Game Awards 2021.

    2021ActionAdventure13.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

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.

    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. Shares Adventure with BUSTAFELLOWS.

    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 Adventure with BUSTAFELLOWS.

    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.

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

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  5. 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?

    2025IndieSimulationMassively MultiplayerFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. ENA: Dream BBQ

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with BUSTAFELLOWS.

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

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

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.

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

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

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with BUSTAFELLOWS.

    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 ↗

Frequently asked about BUSTAFELLOWS

Is BUSTAFELLOWS verified for Steam Deck?
Yes — BUSTAFELLOWS 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 BUSTAFELLOWS cost?
BUSTAFELLOWS is listed on Steam at 31.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to BUSTAFELLOWS?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside BUSTAFELLOWS are As Long As It's Not Illegal: Act I, Amnesia™: Memories, 7'scarlet.
Who developed BUSTAFELLOWS?
BUSTAFELLOWS was developed by NIPPON CULTURAL BROADCASTING EXTEND INC. and published by PQube.

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 BUSTAFELLOWS.

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