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Games like Haley's story

If Haley's story is your kind of game, the closest matches are Pact Between Us, Dating 4 Girls and 花奴令 Huanu Poems — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its character relationships feel authentic, contemplative 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.

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About Haley's story: Love is a tricky thing. Sometimes it can be right under your nose, and you may not even know it. In HALEY’S STORY, that may be the case.

2021IndieSimulationCasual10.99 USDDeck PlayableWindows · macOS · Linuxby Likesblondes
Haley's story — Steam game cover
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Character relationships feel authenticDialogue driven word fencing stands outForbidden love premise hooks playersContemplativeEmotionalMelancholic

Players who liked Haley's story also play

Steam players who put hours into Haley's story 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. Pact Between Us

    WHY THIS

    Shares multiple endings and a melancholic mood with Haley's story.

    Top pick for Haley's story fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Haley's story.

    "Pact between us" is a FMV. After the loss parents, you and your younger sister become siblings who only have each other. You must tenderly care for her daily life.What kind of woman will your sister grow into? Every arrangement you implement during her upbringing carries profound weight.

    2025IndieSimulationRPG6.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Dating 4 Girls

    WHY THIS

    Shares multiple endings and an emotional mood with Haley's story.

    Second-strongest match for Haley's story fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Haley's story.

    On the night of the comet, you unexpectedly enter a dating game, where three characters—Mona, Feifei, and Jiayi—are real. Mistaken for a criminal by policewoman Andy, you must find true love before the server shuts down, while a conspiracy quietly unfolds.

    2026IndieAdventureSimulation7.09 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. 花奴令 Huanu Poems

    WHY THIS

    Shares multiple endings and an emotional mood with Haley's story.

    Third-strongest match for Haley's story fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Haley's story.

    Huanu Poems is a multi-ending love adventure game. As a photographer, carrying the secret of being a bloodline inheritor of HuaNu Town, you will take lovely Peach to run a B&B, encounter gentle Cloudia. Your choices will affect the direction of the story.

    2025StrategyIndieAdventure3.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. The seven days i spent with you

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Haley's story fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Haley's story.

    With the enigmatic girl who imprisoned you――seven days in an unfamiliar room.

    2026IndieAdventureSimulation1.79 USDSteam ↗
  5. Roommates, Romance, and Ringing Hearts

    WHY THIS

    Shares multiple endings and a whimsical mood with Haley's story.

    Ranked #5 for Haley's story fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation with Haley's story.

    Co-produced by TV Asahi and Aiming, this “drama-level” live-action romance game lets you experience a year of love, laughter, and longing. Decode the subtle signals of affection and create your own unforgettable love story.

    2026ActionAdventureSimulation10.79 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Bingus: My Beloved

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for Haley's story fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Haley's story.

    Bingus: My Beloved is a visual novel and dating sim where you choose to pursue Bingus or Big Floppa while you attend Zabloing Academy. Join your favorite high school club, make friends, and prepare to enter the Floppaverse! 💕

    2022IndieAdventureSimulation4.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. TryAndLove

    WHY THIS

    Shares multiple endings and a whimsical mood with Haley's story.

    Ranked #7 for Haley's story fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Haley's story.

    A man's life is a life of pursuing love. The childish love of childhood sweethearts? White Moonlight's pure love? Ignorant of the astringent love of forbidden fruit? Blind love like a moth flying into a flame? True love that transcends the world? Act Ren Xing and make a willful choice.

    2024IndieSimulationRPG6.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. In Search Of You

    WHY THIS

    Shares a melancholic mood with Haley's story.

    Ranked #8 for Haley's story fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation and Casual with Haley's story.

    This game is to rekindle the exhilarating sensation of youthful passion—to perfectly capture the essence of romantic endeavors, making the experience of falling in love both sweet and meaningful, and to inspire players with the beauty of love within the nightlife entertainment industry.

    2024SimulationRPGCasual6.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Reviewers mention these as similar to Haley's story

Surfaced from review text: when other players write 'if you liked X, try Y', we catch the name and resolve it back to a Steam game.

  1. Sisterly Lust

    WHY THIS

    Shares an emotional mood with Haley's story.

    Reviewers of Haley's story cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Casual with Haley's story.

    After the sudden death of your father you come back to your hometown and move to a new home to live with Liza, Bella, Rachel and Susan. Will you discover their personalities and secrets and maybe even develop romantic relationships with several of the girls?

    2020IndieAdventureCasual14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Acting Lessons

    WHY THIS

    Shares multiple endings and an emotional mood with Haley's story.

    Reviewers of Haley's story cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie with Haley's story.

    Do you want to experience an adult VN that many players and fans only could find the strength to play once? Then this is the game for you. Acting Lessons is packed with a rich story, comedy, sex and drama. The choices you make in this game will affect your adventure until the very end.

    2019Indie9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Depraved Awakening

    WHY THIS

    Shares choice driven narrative and multiple endings with Haley's story.

    Reviewers of Haley's story cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie with Haley's story.

    You are a private eye in Free City. Your latest client has found himself dead. As for how, many suspect suicide, though you're smarter than that. But poking around may get you in some hot water, but then again why would you be a private eye if you couldn't take the heat?

    2019Indie9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Life with Mary

    WHY THIS

    Shares choice driven narrative, multiple endings and a whimsical mood with Haley's story.

    Reviewers of Haley's story cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Casual with Haley's story.

    In LIFE WITH MARY, you take control of our MC who’s lived a pretty stale life, albeit successful with his career. But your mundane existence is changed when your longtime friend unexpectedly drops his daughter off to live with you, so she can attend a music school in the city.

    2020IndieAdventureCasual5.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Leap of Faith

    WHY THIS

    Shares a melancholic mood with Haley's story.

    Reviewers of Haley's story cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie with Haley's story.

    You thought it was going to be just another summer. You were wrong.

    2022IndieRPG10.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Chasing Sunsets

    WHY THIS

    Shares multiple endings and an emotional mood with Haley's story.

    Reviewers of Haley's story cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Casual with Haley's story.

    When your mother remarries, her new husband's fiery daughter enters your life. After forming an initial strong connection, misunderstanding pushes you apart. Years later, reunited by tragedy and conspiracy, the two of you must choose a path to follow: Will you be rivals, friends, or lovers?

    2024IndieAdventureCasual14.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Haley's story at current Steam store prices.

  1. Garry's Mod

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~55% under Haley's story on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with Haley's story.

    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.

    2006IndieSimulationCasual4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Vampire Survivors

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~55% under Haley's story on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Haley's story.

    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!

    2022ActionIndieRPG4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Slay the Spire

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~43% under Haley's story on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Haley's story.

    We fused card games and roguelikes together to make the best single player deckbuilder we could. Craft a unique deck, encounter bizarre creatures, discover relics of immense power, and Slay the Spire!

    2019StrategyIndie6.24 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Cookie Clicker

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~55% under Haley's story on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with Haley's story.

    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.

    2021StrategyIndieSimulation4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. WEBFISHING

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~55% under Haley's story on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Haley's story.

    WEBFISHING a multiplayer chatroom-focused fishing game! Relax and fish (on the web!)

    2024IndieMassively MultiplayerCasual4.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~91% under Haley's story on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Haley's story.

    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?

    2012ActionIndieAdventure0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Buckshot Roulette

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~73% under Haley's story on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with Haley's story.

    Play Russian roulette with a 12-gauge shotgun. Four enter. One leaves. Roll the dice with your life. Good luck!

    2024ActionIndieSimulation2.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. OneShot

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~45% under Haley's story on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Haley's story.

    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.

    2016IndieAdventureCasual5.99 USDSteam ↗

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. Shares Indie and Casual with Haley's story.

    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.

    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 Indie with Haley's story.

    Helltaker is a short game about sharply dressed demon girls.

    2020IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Bongo Cat

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with Haley's story.

    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 ↗
  5. 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 Haley's story.

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

    2023IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Our Life: Beginnings & Always

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with Haley's story.

    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.

    2020IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeSteam ↗
  7. missed messages.

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with Haley's story.

    ‘goth gf’s iPhone’ airdrops you - accept or decline? A love/horror story about life, death, & memes.

    2019IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. A Date with Death

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with Haley's story.

    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 ↗

Frequently asked about Haley's story

Does Haley's story run on Steam Deck?
Haley's story 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 Haley's story cost?
Haley's story is listed on Steam at 10.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Haley's story?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Haley's story are Pact Between Us, Dating 4 Girls, 花奴令 Huanu Poems.
Who developed Haley's story?
Haley's story was developed by Likesblondes.

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 Haley's story.

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