Games like A YEAR OF SPRINGS
If A YEAR OF SPRINGS is your kind of game, the closest matches are A TAVERN FOR TEA, one night, hot springs and TRUE LOVE'S CURSE — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its atmospheric, cozy 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 A YEAR OF SPRINGS: Experience the stories of Haru, Erika, and Manami, a trio of friends navigating their feelings of love, connection, and just wanting to belong.
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Steam players who put hours into A YEAR OF SPRINGS 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.
A TAVERN FOR TEA
WHY THIS
Top pick for A YEAR OF SPRINGS fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with A YEAR OF SPRINGS.
A fantasy tea-brewing adventure. Listen to your customers' worries and brew them the tea that they didn't know they needed.
one night, hot springs
WHY THIS
Shares choice driven narrative and an emotional mood with A YEAR OF SPRINGS.
Second-strongest match for A YEAR OF SPRINGS fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with A YEAR OF SPRINGS.
Haru is invited by her old friend Manami to spend a night at the hot springs. All Haru wants to do is enjoy the hot springs like everyone else, but she doesn't want to cause any trouble...
TRUE LOVE'S CURSE
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for A YEAR OF SPRINGS fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries.
A fantasy curse-casting adventure. Make curses that can only be undone by true love's kiss!
A HERO AND A GARDEN
WHY THIS
Ranked #4 for A YEAR OF SPRINGS fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with A YEAR OF SPRINGS.
Play as a fairytale hero and help him garden, since saving the princess didn't go that well. A fantasy gardening visual novel and clicker game.
Spirit Talk - Cozy Visual Novel
WHY THIS
Ranked #5 for A YEAR OF SPRINGS fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with A YEAR OF SPRINGS.
Cozy visual novel about a lovely witch who’s able to talk to spirits in a fantasy setting. Using her powers, Julia helps her neighbors in their daily whereabouts. Craft potions, find the right time to use them and get to know both spirits and clients to find their peace.
VIDEOVERSE
WHY THIS
Shares branching endings and an atmospheric mood with A YEAR OF SPRINGS.
Ranked #6 for A YEAR OF SPRINGS fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with A YEAR OF SPRINGS.
Relive the days of the early internet and dive into this fictional video game era, where the 'Kinmoku Shark’ gaming system and its online social network 'Videoverse' were still popular…
AmaTisMo
WHY THIS
Ranked #7 for A YEAR OF SPRINGS fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with A YEAR OF SPRINGS.
A visual novel about mental health, depression, and self-love. Play as Amatista, a young woman trapped in isolation, as she begins a journey she never asked for. Every choice shapes the story. Fully accessible for blind and visually impaired players.
The Wreck
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with A YEAR OF SPRINGS.
Ranked #8 for A YEAR OF SPRINGS fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with A YEAR OF SPRINGS.
In this 3D visual novel, follow failed screenwriter Junon as she attempts to make it through the most pivotal day in her life. Relive the past, alter the present, and embrace the future, or without your help, Junon’s story might end in a wreck.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below A YEAR OF SPRINGS at current Steam store prices.
POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~80% under A YEAR OF SPRINGS on Steam right now. Shares Indie with A YEAR OF SPRINGS.
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?
The Test
WHY THIS
Priced ~60% under A YEAR OF SPRINGS on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with A YEAR OF SPRINGS.
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 ~70% under A YEAR OF SPRINGS on Steam right now. Shares Indie with A YEAR OF SPRINGS.
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 ~80% under A YEAR OF SPRINGS on Steam right now. Shares Casual with A YEAR OF SPRINGS.
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.
Placid Plastic Duck Simulator
WHY THIS
Priced ~60% under A YEAR OF SPRINGS on Steam right now. Shares Simulation and Casual with A YEAR OF SPRINGS.
The ultimate high-tech rubber duck simulation, Placid Plastic Duck brings you dangerous levels of relaxation. With chill music, dreamy 3D graphics, and many different happy ducks, your only priority is to float around. Zero Ducks given.
Peggle Deluxe
WHY THIS
Priced ~80% under A YEAR OF SPRINGS on Steam right now. Shares Casual with A YEAR OF SPRINGS.
Take your best shot with energizing arcade fun! Aim, shoot, clear the orange pegs, then sit back and cheer as 10 whimsical teachers guide you to Peggle greatness.
shapez
WHY THIS
Priced ~80% under A YEAR OF SPRINGS on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with A YEAR OF SPRINGS.
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!
The Test: Hypothesis Rising
WHY THIS
Priced ~60% under A YEAR OF SPRINGS on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with A YEAR OF SPRINGS.
The second chapter in The Test trilogy. Answer a series of in-depth questions to reveal hidden truths about yourself and unlock secrets to discover how your life can change drastically with just a few, slight modifications. ...But are you sure you want the answers you seek?
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 and Casual with A YEAR OF SPRINGS.
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.
Ultimate Custom Night
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with A YEAR OF SPRINGS.
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 and Simulation with A YEAR OF SPRINGS.
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 with A YEAR OF SPRINGS.
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 and Simulation with A YEAR OF SPRINGS.
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 with A YEAR OF SPRINGS.
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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Head-to-head comparisons
More from npckc
Other recommendable Steam games by npckc, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
a pet shop after dark
WHY THIS
Shares a cozy mood with A YEAR OF SPRINGS.
Another title from npckc, the studio behind A YEAR OF SPRINGS. Shares Indie and Casual with A YEAR OF SPRINGS.
PETSITTER WANTED. A horror point-and-click adventure game. Water the plants, feed the pets, and DON'T turn off the lights.
A TAVERN FOR TEA
WHY THIS
Another title from npckc, the studio behind A YEAR OF SPRINGS. Shares Indie and Simulation with A YEAR OF SPRINGS.
A fantasy tea-brewing adventure. Listen to your customers' worries and brew them the tea that they didn't know they needed.
one night, hot springs
WHY THIS
Shares choice driven narrative and an emotional mood with A YEAR OF SPRINGS.
Another title from npckc, the studio behind A YEAR OF SPRINGS. Shares Indie and Simulation with A YEAR OF SPRINGS.
Haru is invited by her old friend Manami to spend a night at the hot springs. All Haru wants to do is enjoy the hot springs like everyone else, but she doesn't want to cause any trouble...
A HERO AND A GARDEN
WHY THIS
Another title from npckc, the studio behind A YEAR OF SPRINGS. Shares Indie and Simulation with A YEAR OF SPRINGS.
Play as a fairytale hero and help him garden, since saving the princess didn't go that well. A fantasy gardening visual novel and clicker game.
Marron's Day
WHY THIS
Another title from npckc, the studio behind A YEAR OF SPRINGS. Shares Indie and Casual with A YEAR OF SPRINGS.
Marron's Day is a silly pocket-sized adventure where you're a bunny trying to save the town festival! Help out your animal friends, play cute minigames, and explore this cosy and retro pixel-art town.
TRUE LOVE'S CURSE
WHY THIS
Another title from npckc, the studio behind A YEAR OF SPRINGS.
A fantasy curse-casting adventure. Make curses that can only be undone by true love's kiss!
Frequently asked about A YEAR OF SPRINGS
- Is A YEAR OF SPRINGS verified for Steam Deck?
- Yes — A YEAR OF SPRINGS 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 A YEAR OF SPRINGS cost?
- A YEAR OF SPRINGS is listed on Steam at 4.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to A YEAR OF SPRINGS?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside A YEAR OF SPRINGS are A TAVERN FOR TEA, one night, hot springs, TRUE LOVE'S CURSE.
- Who developed A YEAR OF SPRINGS?
- A YEAR OF SPRINGS was developed by npckc.
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