Games like DearMyFriend
If DearMyFriend is your kind of game, the closest matches are Eiyuden Chronicle: Rising, Ocean's Heart and Kotama and Academy Citadel — picked from the ranked list below. 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 DearMyFriend: Set off to the unknown world Stargather Land now. The shadow of chaos is shrouding here for so long, a girl from another world shoulders the responsibility of saving this land. Travel with the power of elements until the end of destiny, only fight will lead her to the finish.
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Steam players who put hours into DearMyFriend 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.
Eiyuden Chronicle: Rising
WHY THIS
Top pick for DearMyFriend fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with DearMyFriend.
Eiyuden Chronicle: Rising is an action RPG set in the same world as Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes. Features town-upgrading mechanics, fast-paced combat. A prequel to the world of the Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes.
Ocean's Heart
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for DearMyFriend fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with DearMyFriend.
Ocean’s Heart is an epic top-down action RPG in which you explore a beautiful archipelago as a young woman named Tilia. Take on contracts to fight monsters, descend deep into ancient dungeons, defeat menacing foes, and unravel the mystery of Ocean’s Heart. All done in beautiful, bright pixel art.
Kotama and Academy Citadel
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for DearMyFriend fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with DearMyFriend.
In the Academy Citadel, strength reigns supreme: only the most powerful survive and thrive. Fight your way through the high-tech Academy in your quest to get the highest of honors for a student, and uncover secrets that can save it in its direst crisis in this 2.5D side-scrolling Metroidvania.
Eastward
WHY THIS
Ranked #4 for DearMyFriend fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with DearMyFriend.
Welcome to the charming world of Eastward - population declining! Journey through a society on the brink of collapse. Discover delightful towns, strange creatures and even stranger people! Wield a trusty frying pan and mystic powers on an adventure into the unknown…
LunarLux
WHY THIS
Ranked #5 for DearMyFriend fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with DearMyFriend.
Experience a sci-fi action-adventure RPG on the Moon in the year 30XX! Join Bella in a story of science, truth, justice, and trust, as she travels the silver globe to find a way to save humanity from Comet Coda! It's time to unleash your Lux!
Touhou Blooming Soul
WHY THIS
Ranked #6 for DearMyFriend fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with DearMyFriend.
Follow Hata no Kokoro as she explores and defeats enemies on the stage of Gensokyo. The game contains many randomized elements such as items, skills and maps. Players can utilize a variety of different playstyles, making each run uniquely different from the last.
Dungeons of Hinterberg
WHY THIS
Ranked #7 for DearMyFriend fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with DearMyFriend.
Discover the magic and lore of the Alps in this acclaimed Action Adventure. Forge relationships with locals to help you solve puzzles, battle monsters and uncover secrets of the legendary Dungeons of Hinterberg!
Ys X: Nordics
WHY THIS
Ranked #8 for DearMyFriend fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with DearMyFriend.
Explore uncharted islands, engage in fast-paced action combat, and experience the high seas adventures of unlikely allies Adol and Karja in Ys X: Nordics!
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 DearMyFriend.
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 Action and Adventure with DearMyFriend.
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 Action and Indie with DearMyFriend.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
ENA: Dream BBQ
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with DearMyFriend.
Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.
Indigo Park: Chapter 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with DearMyFriend.
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.
missed messages.
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with DearMyFriend.
‘goth gf’s iPhone’ airdrops you - accept or decline? A love/horror story about life, death, & memes.
NGU IDLE
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with DearMyFriend.
NGU Idle is a Free To Play Idle game that's full of weird humor, tons of upgrades and hundreds of hours of content! Try out NGU Idle today and experience the joy of Numbers Going Up!
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Plays great on Steam Deck
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
Eiyuden Chronicle: Rising
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with DearMyFriend.
Eiyuden Chronicle: Rising is an action RPG set in the same world as Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes. Features town-upgrading mechanics, fast-paced combat. A prequel to the world of the Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes.
Kotama and Academy Citadel
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with DearMyFriend.
In the Academy Citadel, strength reigns supreme: only the most powerful survive and thrive. Fight your way through the high-tech Academy in your quest to get the highest of honors for a student, and uncover secrets that can save it in its direst crisis in this 2.5D side-scrolling Metroidvania.
Touhou Blooming Soul
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with DearMyFriend.
Follow Hata no Kokoro as she explores and defeats enemies on the stage of Gensokyo. The game contains many randomized elements such as items, skills and maps. Players can utilize a variety of different playstyles, making each run uniquely different from the last.
Dungeons of Hinterberg
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with DearMyFriend.
Discover the magic and lore of the Alps in this acclaimed Action Adventure. Forge relationships with locals to help you solve puzzles, battle monsters and uncover secrets of the legendary Dungeons of Hinterberg!
Frequently asked about DearMyFriend
- What games are most similar to DearMyFriend?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside DearMyFriend are Eiyuden Chronicle: Rising, Ocean's Heart, Kotama and Academy Citadel.
- Who developed DearMyFriend?
- DearMyFriend was developed by Gulu Games and published by Paras Games.
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 DearMyFriend.
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