Free games like Anime City
Below are 8 free-to-play Steam games similar to Anime City, ranked by player overlap and content similarity. No purchase or Steam login required to view the list. Every pick is a full free-to-play title — not a demo, trial, or time-limited giveaway. imho.run's catalogue refreshes daily, so newly free or newly popular titles surface here without manual editing.
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Our Life: Beginnings & Always
Free-to-play alternative to Anime City — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Casual with Anime City.
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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A Date with Death
Free-to-play alternative to Anime City — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Simulation with Anime City.
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.
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The Sims™ 4
Free-to-play alternative to Anime City — no purchase or trial window. Shares Simulation and Casual with Anime City.
Play with life and discover the possibilities. Unleash your imagination and create a world of Sims that’s wholly unique. Explore and customize every detail from Sims to homes–and much more.
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Lovers of Aether
Free-to-play alternative to Anime City — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Simulation with Anime City.
Are you tired of fighting? Lovers of Aether is the game for you! This is a wholesome animal dating simulator set in the world of Rivals of Aether.
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Everlasting Summer
Free-to-play alternative to Anime City — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Casual with Anime City.
Visual novel loved by many – Everlasting Summer – now on Steam!
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Doki Doki Literature Club!
Free-to-play alternative to Anime City — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Casual with Anime City.
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.
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Tailor Tales
Free-to-play alternative to Anime City — no purchase or trial window. Shares Simulation and Casual with Anime City.
Play as an aspiring fashion designer with your own boutique and experience a heart pounding romance.
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ERROR143
Free-to-play alternative to Anime City — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Simulation with Anime City.
A bickering and bantering rivals-to-lovers visual novel where you fall in love after first hack.