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Games like Notes of the Young Lady: In Turbulent Times

If Notes of the Young Lady: In Turbulent Times is your kind of game, the closest matches are When I'm Not Drawing, Pact Between Us and Growing Up — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its atmospheric, challenging and cozy. 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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2023StrategyIndieAdventureSimulationRPGCasual11.99 USDWindows · macOS · Linuxby CerebralJam
Notes of the Young Lady: In Turbulent Times — Steam game cover
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Collection systems album memories hidden guides for completionistsDeep stat and schedule management with meaningful choicesEvent driven progression keeps gameplay unpredictableAtmosphericChallengingCozy

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Steam players who put hours into Notes of the Young Lady: In Turbulent Times 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. When I'm Not Drawing

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Notes of the Young Lady: In Turbulent Times fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Notes of the Young Lady: In Turbulent Times.

    In this cozy life-simulation RPG, you play as a young artist who moves to a new city to pursue your dreams. Plan your schedule, balance life and career, explore the city, and meet new friends! Live a fulfilling year on your own, at your own pace.

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  2. Pact Between Us

    WHY THIS

    Shares time management, character progression, grindy and an emotional mood with Notes of the Young Lady: In Turbulent Times.

    Second-strongest match for Notes of the Young Lady: In Turbulent Times fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Notes of the Young Lady: In Turbulent Times.

    "Pact between us" is a FMV. After the loss parents, you and your younger sister become siblings who only have each other. You must tenderly care for her daily life.What kind of woman will your sister grow into? Every arrangement you implement during her upbringing carries profound weight.

    2025IndieSimulationRPG6.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Growing Up

    WHY THIS

    Shares relationship building, time management and a cozy mood with Notes of the Young Lady: In Turbulent Times.

    Third-strongest match for Notes of the Young Lady: In Turbulent Times fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Notes of the Young Lady: In Turbulent Times.

    This is the story of your life. Experience the entire journey from toddler to adulthood. Go to schools, learn new things, meet new friends, and have wild adventures! Every choice you make will influence your future career, and decide who your romantic partner will be. Who will you become?

    2021StrategyIndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Volcano Princess

    WHY THIS

    Shares an emotional mood with Notes of the Young Lady: In Turbulent Times.

    Ranked #4 for Notes of the Young Lady: In Turbulent Times fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Notes of the Young Lady: In Turbulent Times.

    Prepare the next monarch by finding her hobbies, training her for battle, and befriending the citizens she'll one day protect. Dive into an all-new parenting-simulator-RPG adventure, where every decision you make will not only affect the future of your daughter but that of an entire empire!

    2023StrategyIndieSimulation10.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Lullaby Days

    WHY THIS

    Shares a whimsical mood with Notes of the Young Lady: In Turbulent Times.

    Ranked #5 for Notes of the Young Lady: In Turbulent Times fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Notes of the Young Lady: In Turbulent Times.

    Marchen fantasy raising simulation 『Lullaby Days』 is a game where the goal is to grow a duckling girl into a hero. Your duckling girl will grow through education, part-time work, exploration, and more. Create 70 endings in the Kingdom of Oberebach with around 90 sub-characters.

    2022IndieSimulationRPG19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. I Was a Teenage Exocolonist

    WHY THIS

    Shares choice driven narrative, time management and an atmospheric mood with Notes of the Young Lady: In Turbulent Times.

    Ranked #6 for Notes of the Young Lady: In Turbulent Times fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Notes of the Young Lady: In Turbulent Times.

    Spend your teenage years on an alien planet in this narrative RPG with card-based battles. Explore, grow up, and fall in love. The choices you make and skills you master over ten years will determine the course of your life and the survival of your colony.

    2022IndieSimulationRPG12.49 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Ethereal Enigma

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Notes of the Young Lady: In Turbulent Times.

    Ranked #7 for Notes of the Young Lady: In Turbulent Times fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Notes of the Young Lady: In Turbulent Times.

    A choice-driven, slice of life visual novel featuring full voice-over and an intricate relationship system!

    2020IndieAdventureSimulationSteam ↗
  8. Magical Princess

    WHY THIS

    Shares choice driven narrative, time management, slice of life and an emotional mood with Notes of the Young Lady: In Turbulent Times.

    Ranked #8 for Notes of the Young Lady: In Turbulent Times fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Notes of the Young Lady: In Turbulent Times.

    Raise your daughter while she attends a magical academy. Choose which classes she attends, jobs she does, training she undergoes, and more in a character raising sim packed full of story and over 50 endings to reach. How she grows up to be the world's cutest princess depends on you!

    2026IndieAdventureSimulation11.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Notes of the Young Lady: In Turbulent Times at current Steam store prices.

  1. Garry's Mod

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~58% under Notes of the Young Lady: In Turbulent Times on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with Notes of the Young Lady: In Turbulent Times.

    Garry's Mod is a physics sandbox. There aren't any predefined aims or goals. We give you the tools and leave you to play.

    2006IndieSimulationCasual4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Vampire Survivors

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~58% under Notes of the Young Lady: In Turbulent Times on Steam right now. Shares Indie and RPG with Notes of the Young Lady: In Turbulent Times.

    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!

    2022ActionIndieRPG4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Slay the Spire

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~48% under Notes of the Young Lady: In Turbulent Times on Steam right now. Shares Strategy and Indie with Notes of the Young Lady: In Turbulent Times.

    We fused card games and roguelikes together to make the best single player deckbuilder we could. Craft a unique deck, encounter bizarre creatures, discover relics of immense power, and Slay the Spire!

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  4. Cookie Clicker

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~58% under Notes of the Young Lady: In Turbulent Times on Steam right now. Shares Strategy and Indie with Notes of the Young Lady: In Turbulent Times.

    An idle game about making cookies! Originally released in 2013 on the web, and actively developed since then. This is the official version for Steam.

    2021StrategyIndieSimulation4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. WEBFISHING

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~58% under Notes of the Young Lady: In Turbulent Times on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Notes of the Young Lady: In Turbulent Times.

    WEBFISHING a multiplayer chatroom-focused fishing game! Relax and fish (on the web!)

    2024IndieMassively MultiplayerCasual4.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~92% under Notes of the Young Lady: In Turbulent Times on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Notes of the Young Lady: In Turbulent Times.

    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 ↗
  7. Plants vs. Zombies GOTY Edition

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~58% under Notes of the Young Lady: In Turbulent Times on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Notes of the Young Lady: In Turbulent Times.

    Zombies are invading your home, and the only defense is your arsenal of plants! Armed with an alien nursery-worth of zombie-zapping plants like peashooters and cherry bombs, you'll need to think fast and plant faster to stop dozens of types of zombies dead in their tracks.

    2009Strategy4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Buckshot Roulette

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~75% under Notes of the Young Lady: In Turbulent Times on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with Notes of the Young Lady: In Turbulent Times.

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    2024ActionIndieSimulation2.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Free alternatives

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  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 Notes of the Young Lady: In Turbulent Times.

    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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  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 Notes of the Young Lady: In Turbulent Times.

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  3. Helltaker

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Notes of the Young Lady: In Turbulent Times.

    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 Notes of the Young Lady: In Turbulent Times.

    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?

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  5. 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 Notes of the Young Lady: In Turbulent Times.

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

    2023IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Indigo Park: Chapter 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Notes of the Young Lady: In Turbulent Times.

    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.

    2024ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. 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 Notes of the Young Lady: In Turbulent Times.

    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 ↗
  8. missed messages.

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with Notes of the Young Lady: In Turbulent Times.

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    2019IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Notes of the Young Lady: In Turbulent Times

How much does Notes of the Young Lady: In Turbulent Times cost?
Notes of the Young Lady: In Turbulent Times is listed on Steam at 11.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Notes of the Young Lady: In Turbulent Times?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Notes of the Young Lady: In Turbulent Times are When I'm Not Drawing, Pact Between Us, Growing Up.
Who developed Notes of the Young Lady: In Turbulent Times?
Notes of the Young Lady: In Turbulent Times was developed by CerebralJam.

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