Rank 01Why this
Shares social media simulation with VIDEOVERSE.
- $9.99 (Price checked Nov 3)
- Deck Playable
- 2021
Games like VIDEOVERSE
- 24 games
- Updated May 4, 2026
Players who liked VIDEOVERSE also play
The closest matches to VIDEOVERSE: Emily is Away <3, SEASON: A letter to the future, I Was a Teenage Exocolonist, Fall of Porcupine, and Slay the Princess — The Pristine Cut. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
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Rank 02Why this
Also Narrative and Drama, like VIDEOVERSE.
- $9.99 (Price checked Nov 3)
- Deck Verified
- 2023
Rank 03Why this
Also Choose Your Own Adventure and Interactive Fiction, like VIDEOVERSE.
- $12.49 (Price checked Nov 3)
- Deck Verified
- 2022
Rank 04 
Fall of Porcupine
Why this: Also Narration and Emotional, like VIDEOVERSE.
Rank 05 
306 new reviews this week- Trending
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Signs of the Sojourner
Why this: Also Narrative and Choose Your Own Adventure, like VIDEOVERSE.
Rank 08 
One Night Stand
Why this: Shares achievement hunting with VIDEOVERSE.
The full ranked list: top 24 games like VIDEOVERSE
Best match first, as plain text. The same list for AI assistants:
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- 3I Was a Teenage Exocolonist
Also Choose Your Own Adventure and Interactive Fiction, like VIDEOVERSE.
- 96% of 3,777 reviews
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- 7Signs of the Sojourner
Also Narrative and Choose Your Own Adventure, like VIDEOVERSE.
- 89% of 149 reviews
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- 15Refind Self: The Personality Test Game
Also Emotional and Choose Your Own Adventure, like VIDEOVERSE.
- 92% of 1,321 reviews
- 16Wanderlust: Travel Stories
Also Narration and Choose Your Own Adventure, like VIDEOVERSE.
- 82% of 79 reviews
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- 19OPUS: Echo of Starsong - Full Bloom Edition
Also Emotional and Interactive Fiction, like VIDEOVERSE.
- 95% of 1,245 reviews
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- 21There Is No Game: Wrong Dimension
Also Narration and Interactive Fiction, like VIDEOVERSE.
- 97% of 9,373 reviews
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- Released: 2023
- Developer: Kinmoku
- Price: $5.84−55%checked Oct 31
- Steam Deck: Deck Verified
- 95% of 165 reviews
- Genres: Indie, Adventure, Simulation, Casual
- Metacritic 90
- Platforms: Windows, macOS, Linux
Players highlight
- Captures early internet nostalgia without direct references
- Choice driven dialogue feels consequential
- Emotional storytelling about online friendships
- Atmospheric
- Emotional
- Nostalgic
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Cheaper alternatives
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Why this: Also Narrative and Emotional, like VIDEOVERSE.
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Why this: Also Choose Your Own Adventure and Interactive Fiction, like VIDEOVERSE.
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Why this: Same atmospheric mood as VIDEOVERSE.
Lacuna – A Sci-Fi Noir Adventure
Why this: Also Narration and Interactive Fiction, like VIDEOVERSE.
Free alternatives
Free games the recommender matches to VIDEOVERSE, limited to titles with at least 500 Steam reviews and 80% positive.
one night, hot springs
Why this: Shares achievement hunting with VIDEOVERSE.
Tell Me Why
Why this: Also Drama and Emotional, like VIDEOVERSE.
Our Life: Beginnings & Always
Why this: Also Choose Your Own Adventure and Interactive Fiction, like VIDEOVERSE.
ERROR143
Why this: Shares dialogue driven choices with VIDEOVERSE.
The Test: Secrets of the Soul
Why this: Also Emotional and Choose Your Own Adventure, like VIDEOVERSE.
Life is Strange 2
Why this: Also Drama and Choose Your Own Adventure, like VIDEOVERSE.
Plays great on Steam Deck
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
SEASON: A letter to the future
Why this: Also Narrative and Drama, like VIDEOVERSE.
I Was a Teenage Exocolonist
Why this: Also Choose Your Own Adventure and Interactive Fiction, like VIDEOVERSE.
Fall of Porcupine
Why this: Also Narration and Emotional, like VIDEOVERSE.
- 306 new reviews this week
- Trending
About VIDEOVERSE
The closest matches to VIDEOVERSE: Emily is Away <3, SEASON: A letter to the future, I Was a Teenage Exocolonist, Fall of Porcupine, and Slay the Princess — The Pristine Cut. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
If VIDEOVERSE is your kind of game, the closest matches are Emily is Away <3, SEASON: A letter to the future and I Was a Teenage Exocolonist — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as atmospheric, emotional and nostalgic, and single out its achievement hunting and branching endings. 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.
About VIDEOVERSE: 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…
Is VIDEOVERSE worth buying?
Players recommend it
A summary of what players say, not a promise you'll like it. Every signal is listed below.
- 95% of 165 Steam reviews are positive.
- We don't track this game's daily reviews yet, so this is the all-time picture.
- Price: $12.99 (checked Nov 7).
- People who recommend it had played a median of 6 h when they wrote their review.
- Steam Deck Verified.
What fans praise · Themes mined from positive reviews
- Captures early internet nostalgia without direct references
- Choice driven dialogue feels consequential
- Emotional storytelling about online friendships
- Interactive forum style exploration
Top critical reviews
The most up-voted negative English reviews in our sample, quoted as written.
“A fun throwback to the ICQ/MSN and MySpace/Xanga days. The story is told through a pixel art-styled social media platform... kudos to the developer for this creative approach to a visual novel. That said, the story is both cheesy and…”
“this game was NOT fun. i cant tell if i wasnt the target audience, but the game doesnt /FEEL/ like the miiverse clone it sets out to set up. the protagonist is boring with nothing particularly interesting about them (to be honest, it feels…”
People who play it also play: Emily is Away <3, SEASON: A letter to the future, I Was a Teenage Exocolonist
Frequently asked about VIDEOVERSE
Can I run it?
Is VIDEOVERSE verified for Steam Deck?
Yes — VIDEOVERSE 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 VIDEOVERSE cost?
VIDEOVERSE is listed on Steam at 5.84 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to VIDEOVERSE?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside VIDEOVERSE are Emily is Away <3, SEASON: A letter to the future, I Was a Teenage Exocolonist.
Who developed VIDEOVERSE?
VIDEOVERSE was developed by Kinmoku.