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Games like Young Hearts

If Young Hearts is your kind of game, the closest matches are Moth Cry, Venus: Improbable Dream and From Beyond — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its backgrounds hide playful details, atmospheric and contemplative. 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 Young Hearts: ‘Young Hearts’ is a visual novel in the genres of romance and slice of life, telling stories about the everyday life of a student company living in a warm southern town: stories about their secrets, dreams, love, their problems and ghosts of the past…

2024IndieSimulationCasual6.99 USDWindowsby Sky Seekers
Young Hearts — Steam game cover
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Backgrounds hide playful detailsBeautiful hand crafted backgrounds with hidden visual gags and details to findCurrently incomplete with 2 of 4 routes available leaving anticipation for nikita and dasha routesAtmosphericContemplativeCozy

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Steam players who put hours into Young Hearts 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. Moth Cry

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Young Hearts fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with Young Hearts.

    Moth Cry is a non-linear visual novel about life and its consequences. Experience life alongside the main character. His fate is in your hands.

    2024IndieAdventureCasual3.74 USDSteam ↗
  2. Venus: Improbable Dream

    WHY THIS

    Shares a contemplative mood with Young Hearts.

    Second-strongest match for Young Hearts fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with Young Hearts.

    Born with a birth defect that he hates, Kakeru struggles with severe anxiety and depression. Guide his timid decisions as he takes a brave step into a new world - joining his school's music club, making unexpected and inspiring new connections, and daring to dream again.

    2021IndieCasual12.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. From Beyond

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Young Hearts fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Casual with Young Hearts.

    From Beyond is a game about a man being transported into a different world after being stabbed. Will he find happiness and hope in a world filled with despair? Will he piece the puzzle pieces together and uncover the mystery of his newfound colorblindness? That's up to you... Or is it?

    2025Casual2.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Sophistry - Love & Despair

    WHY THIS

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

    How far will you go to fulfil Cherryl's dream before this one turns into a nightmare? All the choices you make will matter and carry over across the various episodes.

    2021IndieSimulationCasual5.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Soul Light

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for Young Hearts fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with Young Hearts.

    Kaya is a simple herbalist who denies her magic. But her native forest began to die, and only she can save it. A fellow tribe named Hary and an unfamiliar witch Anna, who is pursuing her goals will help her in this. Will Kaya be able to save the forest and not die on her own?

    2022IndieCasual6.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. WTC : Recruitment Day

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for Young Hearts fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Young Hearts.

    After Grendel Jinx is mugged, she chases after the thief, determined to retrieve her possessions - and also recruit the person responsible

    2022IndieAdventureSimulation0.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. Bride Of Darkness

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for Young Hearts fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Young Hearts.

    Maria's plans for the future are completely ruined, as her parents unexpectedly marry her off. But an unwanted marriage is not the worst thing that awaits Maria, and her own life is at risk.

    2023IndieEarly Access7.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. Welcome to the Sharehouse! ~ domestic life with three cute girls~

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for Young Hearts fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Young Hearts.

    Your story of living in a sharehouse with three beautiful girls!

    2026IndieAdventureSimulationSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

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

  1. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~86% under Young Hearts on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Young Hearts.

    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. Buckshot Roulette

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~57% under Young Hearts on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with Young Hearts.

    Play Russian roulette with a 12-gauge shotgun. Four enter. One leaves. Roll the dice with your life. Good luck!

    2024ActionIndieSimulation2.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. GRIS

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~46% under Young Hearts on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Young Hearts.

    Gris is a hopeful young girl lost in her own world, dealing with a painful experience in her life. Her journey through sorrow is manifested in her dress, which grants new abilities to better navigate her faded reality.

    2018IndieAdventure3.74 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. The Test

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~72% under Young Hearts on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with Young Hearts.

    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?

    2020IndieAdventureSimulation1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~79% under Young Hearts on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Young Hearts.

    A short story about what sort of challenges everyday little things can be. Help the girl buy milk, be the first not to disappoint her.

    2020IndieAdventure1.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Blood and Bacon

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~86% under Young Hearts on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Young Hearts.

    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 ↗
  7. Crypt of the NecroDancer

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~57% under Young Hearts on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Young Hearts.

    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!

    2015ActionIndieRPG2.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. A Short Hike

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~43% under Young Hearts on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Young Hearts.

    Hike, climb, and soar through the peaceful mountainside landscapes of Hawk Peak Provincial Park as you make your way to the summit.

    2019IndieAdventure3.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

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 Young Hearts.

    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.

    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 with Young Hearts.

    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 Young Hearts.

    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 with Young Hearts.

    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 Young Hearts.

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

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

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  8. The Looker

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2022IndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Young Hearts

How much does Young Hearts cost?
Young Hearts is listed on Steam at 6.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Young Hearts?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Young Hearts are Moth Cry, Venus: Improbable Dream, From Beyond.
Who developed Young Hearts?
Young Hearts was developed by Sky Seekers and published by Evening Studio.

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 Young Hearts.

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