Games like Long and Hard... Summer!
If Long and Hard... Summer! is your kind of game, the closest matches are Yakuza Rogue: Yokohama massage parlor chapter, MILF's Plaza and NTRaholic — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its contemplative, stressful and tense. 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 Long and Hard... Summer!: Girls, exams and the struggle to pay the rent. Experience the life of a student who failed his first semester of Game Design Course in our Dating Sim - "Long and Hard... Summer!". Constantly choose between studying, work and love as you try to make it through the season.
Players who liked Long and Hard... Summer! also play
Steam players who put hours into Long and Hard... Summer! 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.
Yakuza Rogue: Yokohama massage parlor chapter
WHY THIS
Shares relationship building and time management with Long and Hard... Summer!.
Top pick for Long and Hard... Summer! fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation and Casual with Long and Hard... Summer!.
This is a simulation game with strong erotic elements. You play as an underworld member aiming to earn 10 million yen in 30 days for a promotion. Manage a massage parlor by day, promote it at night, and date other characters. Gameplay includes parlor management and pinball battles.
MILF's Plaza
WHY THIS
Shares relationship building and mini games with Long and Hard... Summer!.
Second-strongest match for Long and Hard... Summer! fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure and Casual with Long and Hard... Summer!.
MILF's Plaza is an erotic visual novel with a non-linear plot in a unique 2D style! The main character, full of ambition and eager for thrills, is ready to do anything to find his place in the sun. But his life is only turning out to be more complicated...
NTRaholic
WHY THIS
Shares relationship building, time management and a stressful mood with Long and Hard... Summer!.
Third-strongest match for Long and Hard... Summer! fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation and Casual with Long and Hard... Summer!.
Newlyweds Chiho and Shota, burdened by money troubles, want to move in as your new tenants. When they hesitate at the rent, you make a bold suggestion: “Why not have Chiho clean my room to make up the difference?” So begins an unusual and daring arrangement...
Self Defense Dojo
WHY THIS
Shares time management and mini games with Long and Hard... Summer!.
Ranked #4 for Long and Hard... Summer! fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation and Casual with Long and Hard... Summer!.
This is a simulation-style erotic game with humorous elements incorporated.
Winter Memories
WHY THIS
Shares relationship building and time management with Long and Hard... Summer!.
Ranked #5 for Long and Hard... Summer! fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure and Simulation with Long and Hard... Summer!.
After the unforgettable summer memories you’ve made half a year ago, Yui, Rio, and Miyuki are back. With the change of seasons and the cold falling snow, a new page to your story is about to begin.
Love n Life: Lucky Teacher
WHY THIS
Shares relationship building and time management with Long and Hard... Summer!.
Ranked #6 for Long and Hard... Summer! fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation and Casual with Long and Hard... Summer!.
After the pandemic Covitch69, you lost your job as a space aviation expert and now become a teacher in a small town. Luckily, every cloud has a silver lining as you are stepping into a world where love blooms unexpectedly and leads you to captivating ladies with immersive romantic tales.
Her Heart's Desire: A Landlord Epic
WHY THIS
Shares a contemplative mood with Long and Hard... Summer!.
Ranked #7 for Long and Hard... Summer! fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation and Casual with Long and Hard... Summer!.
Become a writer with a drinking problem and enjoy the debauchery when you rent out the spare bedrooms in your new house to three gorgeous women. Can you romance Daisy, Lily, and Rose? Find out in this farcical adult visual novel where you make the choices!
LOLLIPOP: SUMMER!
WHY THIS
Ranked #8 for Long and Hard... Summer! fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Casual with Long and Hard... Summer!.
LOLLIPOP: SUMMER! is an exciting puzzle game with delicious, sweet candy combinations! In the game LOLLIPOP: SUMMER! You will find many bright and varied visuals and very beautiful music.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Long and Hard... Summer! at current Steam store prices.
Garry's Mod
WHY THIS
Priced ~55% under Long and Hard... Summer! on Steam right now. Shares Simulation and Casual with Long and Hard... Summer!.
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.
Vampire Survivors
WHY THIS
Priced ~55% under Long and Hard... Summer! on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Long and Hard... Summer!.
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 ~55% under Long and Hard... Summer! on Steam right now. Shares Simulation and Casual with Long and Hard... Summer!.
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 ~55% under Long and Hard... Summer! on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Long and Hard... Summer!.
WEBFISHING a multiplayer chatroom-focused fishing game! Relax and fish (on the web!)
POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~91% under Long and Hard... Summer! on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Long and Hard... Summer!.
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 ~73% under Long and Hard... Summer! on Steam right now. Shares Simulation with Long and Hard... Summer!.
Play Russian roulette with a 12-gauge shotgun. Four enter. One leaves. Roll the dice with your life. Good luck!
OneShot
WHY THIS
Priced ~45% under Long and Hard... Summer! on Steam right now. Shares Adventure and Casual with Long and Hard... Summer!.
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 ~45% under Long and Hard... Summer! on Steam right now. Shares Adventure and Simulation with Long and Hard... Summer!.
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.
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 Long and Hard... Summer!.
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.
Bongo Cat
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Simulation with Long and Hard... Summer!.
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 Adventure with Long and Hard... Summer!.
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 Simulation and Casual with Long and Hard... Summer!.
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 Adventure with Long and Hard... Summer!.
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.
The Looker
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.
Our Life: Beginnings & Always
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Casual with Long and Hard... Summer!.
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.
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More from Inlet Pipe Productions
Other recommendable Steam games by Inlet Pipe Productions, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
Komadori Inn
WHY THIS
Shares relationship building and time management with Long and Hard... Summer!.
Another title from Inlet Pipe Productions, the studio behind Long and Hard... Summer!. Shares Adventure and Simulation with Long and Hard... Summer!.
Your boring life changed, when you started to work at the Komadori Inn. A picturesque forest by the sea and beautiful co-workers make the perfect place for relaxing. Manage your time, energy and sperm while you choose between responsibilities and fun in our Dating Sim Adventure.
Shuttlecock-H
WHY THIS
Another title from Inlet Pipe Productions, the studio behind Long and Hard... Summer!. Shares Casual with Long and Hard... Summer!.
Shuttlecock-H is a Space Bullet Hell in the company of beautiful women. Win their hearts by dodging deadly bullets. Give them (and by chance yourself too) an orgasm out of this world!
Shuttlecock-H: Covered Rematch
WHY THIS
Another title from Inlet Pipe Productions, the studio behind Long and Hard... Summer!. Shares Casual with Long and Hard... Summer!.
Shuttlecock-H: Covered Rematch is a second installment of the challenging Bullet Hell for players of all ages. Completely new levels in a pleasant company of three cute girls.
Picross Love
WHY THIS
Another title from Inlet Pipe Productions, the studio behind Long and Hard... Summer!. Shares Casual with Long and Hard... Summer!.
Picross Love is a classical puzzle game in the company of beautiful women. Win their hearts by resolving logical pictures.
Frequently asked about Long and Hard... Summer!
- Does Long and Hard... Summer! run on Steam Deck?
- Long and Hard... Summer! 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 Long and Hard... Summer! cost?
- Long and Hard... Summer! is listed on Steam at 10.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Long and Hard... Summer!?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Long and Hard... Summer! are Yakuza Rogue: Yokohama massage parlor chapter, MILF's Plaza, NTRaholic.
- Who developed Long and Hard... Summer!?
- Long and Hard... Summer! was developed by Inlet Pipe Productions.
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