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Games like Speed Dates

If Speed Dates is your kind of game, the closest matches are Game of Fate: Chasing Through Time, Love Is All Around and Love is All Around: Echoes of Yesterday — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its challenging, cinematic and funny. 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 Speed Dates: Embark Speed Dates, where you control first dates with 18 attractive women in this interactive FMV game. Shape your story with charm and humor for a personalized romantic journey.

2023IndieAdventureSimulationCasual1.79 USDWindowsby Icarus Interactive Entertainment
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Fmv with real actors creates immersive dating scenariosHumorous and relatable speed dating awkwardnessMultiple branching paths based on conversation choicesChallengingCinematicFunny

Players who liked Speed Dates also play

Steam players who put hours into Speed Dates 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. Game of Fate: Chasing Through Time

    WHY THIS

    Shares visual novel style, branching narrative and romance with Speed Dates.

    Top pick for Speed Dates fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Speed Dates.

    Immerse yourself in the first-person perspective, cross time and space, solve bizarre cases, save innocent victims, and catch a mysterious killer! You will solve murders, uphold justice, and also gain love. Are you ready? Play the "Game of Fate" that crosses time and space, life and death!

    2024IndieAdventureSimulation10.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Love Is All Around

    WHY THIS

    Shares relationship building, branching narrative and a lighthearted mood with Speed Dates.

    Second-strongest match for Speed Dates fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Speed Dates.

    The player becomes Gu Yi, uses the first-person perspective to immerse himself in meeting six beauties, and embarks on a joyful and sweet love journey with them. Six girls that are charming, innocent, intelligent, wild, sexy, glamorous, who will go to the end with you is up to you to decide.

    2023StrategyIndieAdventure6.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Love is All Around: Echoes of Yesterday

    WHY THIS

    Shares relationship building, visual novel style and slice of life with Speed Dates.

    Third-strongest match for Speed Dates fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Speed Dates.

    在本作中,“你”化身为即将迎来毕业季的男主顾易,在对未来的迷茫与憧憬中,你将与六位性格迥异、各具魅力的女生发生一连串的故事,她们或是鬼马少女、或是温柔甜心、猫系娇女、豆腐西施,千娇百媚、亦幻亦真,敬过往。

    2024StrategyIndieAdventure7.25 USDSteam ↗
  4. TryAndLove

    WHY THIS

    Shares relationship building, visual novel style, slice of life and a funny mood with Speed Dates.

    Ranked #4 for Speed Dates fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Speed Dates.

    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 ↗
  5. Half Billion: Love Choice

    WHY THIS

    Shares relationship building, visual novel style, slice of life and a funny mood with Speed Dates.

    Ranked #5 for Speed Dates fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Speed Dates.

    "Half Billion" is a surreal simulation business interactive game, where you will complete the entrepreneurial journey with a start-up capital of half billion. Six beauty enter your life. How will you balance the relationship? Note that "wealth" and "likability" will jointly determine the your story.

    2024StrategyIndieAdventure8.39 USDSteam ↗
  6. Road to Empress I

    WHY THIS

    Shares character interaction and visual novel style with Speed Dates.

    Ranked #6 for Speed Dates fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Speed Dates.

    You've never played a game like this before. Road to Empress I is a cinematic palace adventure where your choices decide everyone's fate. Tackle multiple story branches and a high mortality rate with charm, wisdom and courage? First...survive.

    2025IndieAdventureSimulation8.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Superscout

    WHY THIS

    Shares relationship building, visual novel style, visual novel style and a lighthearted mood with Speed Dates.

    Ranked #7 for Speed Dates fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Speed Dates.

    "Superscout" is a live-action interactive movie game where you will unravel the secrets of the girls you meet. The love beyond lifetimes, never let it go; the kindness in this life, engraved in your soul. Your choices will change your loved ones’ fate; those who love you will change yours...

    2024StrategyIndieAdventure8.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. I've Fallen For You!

    WHY THIS

    Shares character interaction, visual novel style, slice of life and a cinematic mood with Speed Dates.

    Ranked #8 for Speed Dates fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation with Speed Dates.

    Eight women simultaneously appear in your life, offering you unconditional love and support! Will you choose to uphold your beliefs and become a good man, or give in to human temptations and become a bad man?

    2024SimulationRPG7.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Speed Dates at current Steam store prices.

  1. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~45% under Speed Dates on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Speed Dates.

    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 ↗
  2. Blood and Bacon

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~45% under Speed Dates on Steam right now. Shares Adventure and Casual with Speed Dates.

    This Co-op Shooter , has Day and Night levels, multiple maps, players will take on 25 enemy types and numerous bosses, like Gargantuan Monsters and Minibosses every 10 days as you explore, shoot and run for your life against the onslaught of porcine monstrosities.

    2016ActionAdventureCasual0.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Peggle Deluxe

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~45% under Speed Dates on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Speed Dates.

    Take your best shot with energizing arcade fun! Aim, shoot, clear the orange pegs, then sit back and cheer as 10 whimsical teachers guide you to Peggle greatness.

    2007Casual0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. shapez

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~45% under Speed Dates on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with Speed Dates.

    shapez is an easy-going, minimalistic factory building game about the automation of shapes through extraction and satisfying production lines. Adapt to increasingly complex shapes and grow your factory across an infinitely expanding map. Your only limitation is your creativity!

    2020StrategyIndieSimulation0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~45% under Speed Dates on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with Speed Dates.

    "Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad?" is a fast paced shower-simulation where you shower with your 8-bit dad.It's good, clean fun!

    2015ActionIndieSimulation0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Insaniquarium Deluxe

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~45% under Speed Dates on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Speed Dates.

    The craziest aquarium game ever! Tend to your fish, keep them happy and they'll reward you with coins and jewels. Buy tank upgrades or egg parts which hatch different in-tank pets. These pets can help you feed your fish, collect coins, or even protect against the aliens that will invade your tank.

    2006Casual0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Montaro

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~45% under Speed Dates on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Speed Dates.

    Montaro is a DOGE.

    2016IndieCasual0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Bejeweled® 3

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~45% under Speed Dates on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Speed Dates.

    The biggest, brightest Bejeweled ever! Discover all-new ways to play the world’s #1 puzzle game. Find your perfect match with 8 breathtaking game modes that meet all your moods.

    2010StrategyCasual0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

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 Speed Dates.

    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. Shares Adventure with Speed Dates.

    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 and Adventure with Speed Dates.

    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 Speed Dates.

    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. ENA: Dream BBQ

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Speed Dates.

    Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.

    2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. 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 Speed Dates.

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

    2023IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. The Looker

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Speed Dates.

    You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.

    2022IndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. 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 Speed Dates.

    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 ↗

Frequently asked about Speed Dates

How much does Speed Dates cost?
Speed Dates is listed on Steam at 1.79 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Speed Dates?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Speed Dates are Game of Fate: Chasing Through Time, Love Is All Around, Love is All Around: Echoes of Yesterday.
Who developed Speed Dates?
Speed Dates was developed by Icarus Interactive Entertainment.

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 Speed Dates.

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