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Games like Vampire Therapist

If Vampire Therapist is your kind of game, the closest matches are Maximum Security Boyfriend, I.T. Never Ends and Herald: The Interactive Period Drama – Complete Edition — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its atmospheric, chill 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 Vampire Therapist: Guide vampires through centuries of emotional baggage, decades of delusions and the odd bout of self-loathing with real cognitive behavioral therapy concepts and become a Vampire Therapist! Even vampires need a shoulder to cry on when a neck to bite just won’t do.

2024IndieSimulation14.99 USDDeck PlayableWindows · macOS · Linuxby Little Bat Games
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Cbt therapy techniques taught through gameplayCharacters feel deeply human despite being undeadDark humor and witty writing throughoutAtmosphericChillContemplative

Players who liked Vampire Therapist also play

Steam players who put hours into Vampire Therapist 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. Maximum Security Boyfriend

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Vampire Therapist fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Vampire Therapist.

    Maximum Security Boyfriend is a dark comedy visual novel set in a high-security prison where players navigate chaotic relationships, absurd situations, and branching narrative choices that shape romance, survival, and story outcomes.

    2026IndieSimulationCasualSteam ↗
  2. I.T. Never Ends

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Vampire Therapist fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Vampire Therapist.

    The printer is bleeding, the Wi-Fi is haunted, and Ticket #666 just came in. As the latest hire for a company run by cosmic horrors, your job is simple: Swipe to survive. Make binary decisions to survive the night shift in this dark comedy desktop simulator. I.T truly never ends.

    2026IndieAdventureSimulation12.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Herald: The Interactive Period Drama – Complete Edition

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Vampire Therapist.

    Third-strongest match for Vampire Therapist fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Vampire Therapist.

    Herald is a choice-driven adventure set on the high seas. Board the HLV Herald and uncover its dark secrets in an intriguing tale about tyranny and servitude.

    2025IndieAdventure19.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. WTF Do You Know?

    WHY THIS

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

    We just have one question for you... "WTF Do You Know?" I think it might be time for us to find out...

    2022IndieSimulationRPG1.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Stellar Mole

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for Vampire Therapist fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Vampire Therapist.

    You will play a role of Agent Vanø—infiltrating an alien colonial corporation. Your mission: gather Earth intelligence for alien while weaponizing every dirty trick to torment your alien colleagues, dismantling their operations from within.

    IndieSimulationRPGSteam ↗
  6. Dates & Wires: Augmented Edition

    WHY THIS

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

    The year is 1995, and you're newly single and ready to mingle in Stradania, the dysfunctional micronation whose chief exports are pig iron, human misery, and radioactive souvenir mugs. Sample the nightlife, try a VR trip or two, and maybe even find love - just try not to get your organs stolen.

    2024IndieSimulation7.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. Occult Hand of the Blood Lily

    WHY THIS

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

    A Gothic-Punk yuri visual novel about a magician on the run and her mysterious vampiric guardian. Journey by airship across a war-torn Europe and search for a legendary flower with the power to destroy nations.

    2027IndieAdventureCasualSteam ↗
  8. VANDALISM101

    WHY THIS

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

    VANDALISM101: An Office Simulation Visual Novel! You’ll become a new employee at the mysterious, top-secret research facility VANDALISM101. Complete the tasks assigned to you, boost your performance, and survive!

    IndieAdventureSimulationSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

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

  1. Garry's Mod

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Vampire Therapist on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with Vampire Therapist.

    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 ~67% under Vampire Therapist on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Vampire Therapist.

    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. PEAK

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~47% under Vampire Therapist on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Vampire Therapist.

    PEAK is a co-op climbing game where the slightest mistake can spell your doom. Either solo or as a group of lost nature scouts, your only hope of rescue from a mysterious island is to scale the mountain at its center. Do you have what it takes to reach the PEAK?

    2025ActionIndieAdventure7.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Slay the Spire

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~58% under Vampire Therapist on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Vampire Therapist.

    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!

    2019StrategyIndie6.24 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Inscryption

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~47% under Vampire Therapist on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Vampire Therapist.

    Inscryption is an inky black card-based odyssey that blends the deckbuilding roguelike, escape-room style puzzles, and psychological horror into a blood-laced smoothie. Darker still are the secrets inscrybed upon the cards...

    2021StrategyIndieAdventure7.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. How to Fish

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Vampire Therapist on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with Vampire Therapist.

    A 1-4 player physics based fishing simulator. While drinking and boating you suddenly crash into a small island. To work your way back home you have to learn How to Fish.

    2026ActionIndieSimulation4.95 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Cookie Clicker

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Vampire Therapist on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with Vampire Therapist.

    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 ↗
  8. WEBFISHING

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Vampire Therapist on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Vampire Therapist.

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

    2024IndieMassively MultiplayerCasual4.99 USDSteam ↗

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 Vampire Therapist.

    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 Vampire Therapist.

    Helltaker is a short game about sharply dressed demon girls.

    2020IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  5. Bongo Cat

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with Vampire Therapist.

    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 ↗
  6. ENA: Dream BBQ

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. 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 Vampire Therapist.

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

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

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗

Frequently asked about Vampire Therapist

Does Vampire Therapist run on Steam Deck?
Vampire Therapist is rated Playable on Steam Deck — it runs, but expect some manual adjustments (control remapping, text size, or graphics settings) for the best experience.
How much does Vampire Therapist cost?
Vampire Therapist is listed on Steam at 14.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Vampire Therapist?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Vampire Therapist are Maximum Security Boyfriend, I.T. Never Ends, Herald: The Interactive Period Drama – Complete Edition.
Who developed Vampire Therapist?
Vampire Therapist was developed by Little Bat Games.

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 Vampire Therapist.

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