Games like Shards of the Heart
If Shards of the Heart is your kind of game, the closest matches are I keep Dying in Another World, Toxic Yuri and Celestine — 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 Shards of the Heart: A dark RPG blending mystery, fantasy, and romance. When a strange girl appears in Sawyer's town, demons follow. Uncover hidden truths, build relationships, and fight to protect what remains.
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I keep Dying in Another World
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Top pick for Shards of the Heart fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries.
Fantasy Murder Mystery Visual Novel filled with dark humor, countless deaths, despair, suspenseful twists, and complex relationships in an exciting story!
Toxic Yuri
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Second-strongest match for Shards of the Heart fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries.
An overworked office lady discovers a sludge girl abandoned in a box in an alleyway and takes her home. A poisonous and fluffy romance begins. Experience the most toxic love story the world has ever seen.
Celestine
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Third-strongest match for Shards of the Heart fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares RPG with Shards of the Heart.
Celestine, by the makers of Final Battle, features an enthralling story with many twists and turns, and a gameplay to satisfy the itch of RPG players. It is a must-have for fans of the old Final Fantasy, Dragon Quest and Breath of Fire.
End's Beginning
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Ranked #4 for Shards of the Heart fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares RPG with Shards of the Heart.
'End’s beginning' is a Japanese-style fantasy romance visual novel. As Carter Evan, uncover the truth behind his death and Shermanland's fall. With a nearly 300,000-word script, experience four unique relationships: Brother and Brother, Monarch and Knight, God and Follower, and Vampire and Prey.
WTF Do You Know?
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Ranked #5 for Shards of the Heart fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares RPG with Shards of the Heart.
We just have one question for you... "WTF Do You Know?" I think it might be time for us to find out...
Komorebi
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Ranked #6 for Shards of the Heart fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries.
In a society plagued by visions of the future, a group of friends attempt to find their own way in a predestined life. This isn't easy, however, when they live under the Argus Corporation - a superpower dedicated to maintaining social order. A fully voice acted dystopic story/dating-sim. Play today!
Doodle Date
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Ranked #7 for Shards of the Heart fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries.
Romance, seduce, and even marry your own drawings! Forget about finding true love; In Doodle Date, you create it!
Foul Play - Yuri Visual Novel
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Ranked #8 for Shards of the Heart fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares RPG with Shards of the Heart.
Foul Play tells the story of a young, bright-eyed detective who is determined to succeed. Her world quickly turns upside down after she is tasked with catching a sexy, mercurial assassin. In the end, she'll need to determine how pure her conscience really is. After all, justice is subjective.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Shards of the Heart at current Steam store prices.
Vampire Survivors
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Priced ~50% under Shards of the Heart on Steam right now. Shares RPG with Shards of the Heart.
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!
Brotato
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Priced ~50% under Shards of the Heart on Steam right now. Shares RPG with Shards of the Heart.
Brotato is a top-down arena shooter roguelite where you play a potato wielding up to 6 weapons at a time to fight off hordes of aliens. Choose from a variety of traits and items to create unique builds and survive until help arrives.
The Test
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Priced ~80% under Shards of the Heart on Steam right now. Shares RPG with Shards of the Heart.
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?
Crypt of the NecroDancer
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Priced ~70% under Shards of the Heart on Steam right now. Shares RPG with Shards of the Heart.
Crypt of the NecroDancer is an award winning hardcore roguelike rhythm game. Move to the music and deliver beatdowns to the beat! Groove to the epic Danny Baranowsky soundtrack, or select songs from your own MP3 collection!
Streets of Rogue
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Priced ~60% under Shards of the Heart on Steam right now. Shares RPG with Shards of the Heart.
Fight, sneak, and hack your way through randomly generated cities. It's like Nuclear Throne meets Deus Ex, mixed with the anarchy of GTA. Rogue-lite meets immersive sim, and goes completely insane.
Tower Wizard
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Priced ~70% under Shards of the Heart on Steam right now. Shares RPG with Shards of the Heart.
Help a wizard build and upgrade a wizard tower in this incremental game! Use the tower to study magic, summon spirits, create buildings, and influence the world.
The Test: Hypothesis Rising
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Priced ~80% under Shards of the Heart on Steam right now. Shares RPG with Shards of the Heart.
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!
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
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
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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.
ENA: Dream BBQ
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.
The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!
Indigo Park: Chapter 1
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
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.
Our Life: Beginnings & Always
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
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.
missed messages.
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
‘goth gf’s iPhone’ airdrops you - accept or decline? A love/horror story about life, death, & memes.
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Frequently asked about Shards of the Heart
- How much does Shards of the Heart cost?
- Shards of the Heart is listed on Steam at 9.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Shards of the Heart?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Shards of the Heart are I keep Dying in Another World, Toxic Yuri, Celestine.
- Who developed Shards of the Heart?
- Shards of the Heart was developed by Kiki Cakes.
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 Shards of the Heart.
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