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Games like Butterfly//Circuit

If Butterfly//Circuit is your kind of game, the closest matches are Eldritch Academy, Nightmare Inside and Scarlet Beret - Murder at the Orphanage — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its anxious, 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 Butterfly//Circuit: Butterfly//Circuit is a cybergothic kinetic visual novel. Unravel the secrets of this character driven psychological thriller and explore the hidden interstices of a darkly (un)ordinary world. When glimmers of hope are snuffed out, the boundary between reality and fiction start to blur.

2024Indie9.99 USDWindows · macOS · Linuxby WireWARE
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Steam players who put hours into Butterfly//Circuit 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. Eldritch Academy

    WHY THIS

    Shares a contemplative mood with Butterfly//Circuit.

    Top pick for Butterfly//Circuit fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Butterfly//Circuit.

    The remote boarding school of Solana Academy has a sinister secret, one that Yue Ishikami and her classmates are forced to confront after a monster breaks free from the old dormitory. While magical petal-like stones give them the power to fight back, it soon becomes clear that they are out of their depth...

    2019IndieAdventure11.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Nightmare Inside

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Butterfly//Circuit fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Butterfly//Circuit.

    Join Finn on his adventure through the most beautiful periods of his adolescence! Finn, a 16 year old boy, lives in a cute town with his mother and friends. So, what will happen in his life? Put on your coats to find out, because Norway is cold! This game is not suitable for all audiences.

    2022IndieCasual3.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Scarlet Beret - Murder at the Orphanage

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Butterfly//Circuit fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Butterfly//Circuit.

    Fabienne a 17-year-old genius, has a rare gift: she detects lies! But when she discovers the body of one of her teachers, she’s left with no choice but to uncover the killer among the residents she’s lived with her entire life.

    2026IndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  4. Money for Girls: Amortized

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Butterfly//Circuit fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Butterfly//Circuit.

    Fashion. Corruption. Malice. A girl detective faces her darkest mystery yet, in this horror-romance visual novel with stickers, outfits, and bad ends.

    2026IndieRPGSteam ↗
  5. STARLET☆DISORDER

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for Butterfly//Circuit fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Butterfly//Circuit.

    Join STARLET☆DISORDER, the reality show: get famous, loved, watched. Live with rivals. Perform love. Survive confessionals. Go viral. Truth is ammunition. But there’s no clean truth. Broadcast turns your week into a story that never happened. Go live and swear you didn't mean it. It’s all recorded.

    2027IndieAdventureSimulationSteam ↗
  6. Elevenses: The Flask

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Butterfly//Circuit.

    Ranked #6 for Butterfly//Circuit fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Butterfly//Circuit.

    일레븐지스: 플라스크는 미스터리·로맨스 장르를 표방하는 비주얼 노벨 게임입니다. 한 치 앞을 예상할 수 없는 전개와 끝없이 펼쳐지는 반전, 영원히 끝나지 않는 11시의 티타임에 여러분을 초대합니다.

    2022IndieAdventureCasual2.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. Her Love, Like Poison

    WHY THIS

    Shares environmental storytelling, visual novel style and atmospheric with Butterfly//Circuit.

    Ranked #7 for Butterfly//Circuit fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Butterfly//Circuit.

    A dark lesbian horror/romance story so toxic it's emitting spores. Ethel, a shy university student, ventures into the wintry woods late at night, where she meets an enchanting femme fatale — but all is not as it seems.

    2025IndieCasual6.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Cage of Roses

    WHY THIS

    Shares visual novel style, dialogue choices and atmospheric with Butterfly//Circuit.

    Ranked #8 for Butterfly//Circuit fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Butterfly//Circuit.

    A haunting gothic romance set in the 19th century. Follow Meike, a young woman from an impoverished noble family, as she’s swept off her feet by the mysterious Magdalena: a vampire who possesses a dark secret.

    2025IndieSimulationRPG12.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Butterfly//Circuit at current Steam store prices.

  1. Garry's Mod

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Butterfly//Circuit on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Butterfly//Circuit.

    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 ~50% under Butterfly//Circuit on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Butterfly//Circuit.

    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. Cookie Clicker

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Butterfly//Circuit on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Butterfly//Circuit.

    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 ↗
  4. WEBFISHING

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Butterfly//Circuit on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Butterfly//Circuit.

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

    2024IndieMassively MultiplayerCasual4.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~90% under Butterfly//Circuit on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Butterfly//Circuit.

    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 ↗
  6. Buckshot Roulette

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~70% under Butterfly//Circuit on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Butterfly//Circuit.

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

    2024ActionIndieSimulation2.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Brotato

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Butterfly//Circuit on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Butterfly//Circuit.

    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.

    2023ActionIndieRPG4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Your Only Move Is HUSTLE

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Butterfly//Circuit on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Butterfly//Circuit.

    Master your technique, execute flashy combos, and outsmart opponents across the world, frame-by-frame. Slow down the clock to fine-tune your fighting style in this innovative, turn-based combat simulator. Pulverize your friends and choreograph spectacular fight scenes. No training mode required.

    2023ActionStrategyIndie4.99 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 with Butterfly//Circuit.

    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. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Butterfly//Circuit.

    Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  4. ENA: Dream BBQ

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Butterfly//Circuit.

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

    2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  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 with Butterfly//Circuit.

    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 with Butterfly//Circuit.

    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. Sheepy: A Short Adventure

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Butterfly//Circuit.

    A Short Handcrafted Pixel Art Platformer that follows Sheepy, an abandoned plushy brought to life. Sheepy: A Short Adventure is the first short game from MrSuicideSheep.

    2024IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Our Life: Beginnings & Always

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Butterfly//Circuit.

    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 Butterfly//Circuit

How much does Butterfly//Circuit cost?
Butterfly//Circuit is listed on Steam at 9.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Butterfly//Circuit?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Butterfly//Circuit are Eldritch Academy, Nightmare Inside, Scarlet Beret - Murder at the Orphanage.
Who developed Butterfly//Circuit?
Butterfly//Circuit was developed by WireWARE.

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 Butterfly//Circuit.

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