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Games like Winter Memories

If Winter Memories is your kind of game, the closest matches are Summer Memories, Love n Life: Lucky Teacher and Natsu no Sagashimono ~What We Found That Summer~ — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its cozy, emotional and melancholic. 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 Winter Memories: After the unforgettable summer memories you’ve made half a year ago, Yui, Rio, and Miyuki are back. With the change of seasons and the cold falling snow, a new page to your story is about to begin.

2024AdventureSimulationRPGCasual19.99 USDDeck PlayableWindowsby Dojin Otome
Winter Memories — Steam game cover
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Achievement system with gameplay affecting rewardsCharacter relationships feel genuinely deepCharming pixel art with animated sequencesCozyEmotionalMelancholic

Players who liked Winter Memories also play

Steam players who put hours into Winter Memories 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. Summer Memories

    WHY THIS

    Shares relationship building and a cozy mood with Winter Memories.

    Top pick for Winter Memories fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure and RPG with Winter Memories.

    It's summer break, and it's been years since you've last seen your aunt and cousins in the countryside! You don't know what to expect, but what could go wrong? Find out in Summer Memories!

    2020AdventureRPG19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Love n Life: Lucky Teacher

    WHY THIS

    Shares relationship building, time management, slice of life and an emotional mood with Winter Memories.

    Second-strongest match for Winter Memories fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation and RPG with Winter Memories.

    After the pandemic Covitch69, you lost your job as a space aviation expert and now become a teacher in a small town. Luckily, every cloud has a silver lining as you are stepping into a world where love blooms unexpectedly and leads you to captivating ladies with immersive romantic tales.

    2024SimulationRPGCasual5.39 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Natsu no Sagashimono ~What We Found That Summer~

    WHY THIS

    Shares time management, mini games, slice of life and a melancholic mood with Winter Memories.

    Third-strongest match for Winter Memories fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares RPG and Casual with Winter Memories.

    Summer vacation is finally here, and the next few weeks promise to be anything but uneventful! Natsu has just 30 days to acclimate to life in the countryside, help the locals face their demons, find that special someone, and gain the self-confidence to return home with his head held high!

    2024RPGCasual14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Summer Clover

    WHY THIS

    Shares relationship building, time management, slice of life and a cozy mood with Winter Memories.

    Ranked #4 for Winter Memories fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure and Simulation with Winter Memories.

    Experience a summer like never before as you become a live-in housekeeper for three charming sisters (and your supportive supervisor).

    2024StrategyIndieAdventure17.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Living With Sister: Monochrome Fantasy

    WHY THIS

    Shares relationship building, collectible hunting, slice of life and an emotional mood with Winter Memories.

    Ranked #5 for Winter Memories fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries.

    When your father goes off on an adventure, it's up to you to keep the lights on and take care of your sister.

    2024Indie12.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. Dream Date

    WHY THIS

    Shares a cozy mood with Winter Memories.

    Ranked #6 for Winter Memories fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure and Simulation with Winter Memories.

    Date, communicate, enhance feelings and record good memories with girls!

    2020IndieAdventureSimulation1.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Dusk Pub - Adult Only

    WHY THIS

    Shares mini games with Winter Memories.

    Ranked #7 for Winter Memories fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation and RPG with Winter Memories.

    As the manager of Dusk Pub, you have to put in a lot of efforts to run your own worn-down bar and expand your business to other parts of the land Brendt. Meet a variety of cute girls and recruit them as servers, helping them develop their business talent and know them inside out.

    2024IndieSimulationRPG12.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Peeping Dorm Manager

    WHY THIS

    Shares mini games, dialogue choices, slice of life and a relaxing mood with Winter Memories.

    Ranked #8 for Winter Memories fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares RPG with Winter Memories.

    repairing utilities, cleaning, and taking out the garbage! These are the essential skills for a dormitory manager! Of course, there are also mundane tasks like Yet, they can't deter you from living with cute college girls, obtaining valuable information from the dormitory, and wooing your tenants!

    2023IndieRPG10.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

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

  1. Terraria

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Winter Memories on Steam right now. Shares Adventure and RPG with Winter Memories.

    Dig, fight, explore, build! Nothing is impossible in this action-packed adventure game. Four Pack also available!

    2011ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Garry's Mod

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~75% under Winter Memories on Steam right now. Shares Simulation and Casual with Winter Memories.

    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 ↗
  3. Lethal Company

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Winter Memories on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Winter Memories.

    A co-op horror about scavenging at abandoned moons to sell scrap to the Company.

    2023ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. People Playground

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Winter Memories on Steam right now. Shares Simulation and Casual with Winter Memories.

    Shoot, stab, burn, poison, tear, vaporise, or crush ragdolls in a large open space.

    2019ActionIndieSimulation9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Portal 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Winter Memories on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Winter Memories.

    The "Perpetual Testing Initiative" has been expanded to allow you to design co-op puzzles for you and your friends!

    2011ActionAdventure9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Fallout: New Vegas

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Winter Memories on Steam right now. Shares RPG with Winter Memories.

    Welcome to Vegas. New Vegas. Enjoy your stay!

    2010ActionRPG9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Undertale

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Winter Memories on Steam right now. Shares RPG with Winter Memories.

    UNDERTALE! The RPG game where you don't have to destroy anyone.

    2015IndieRPG9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Vampire Survivors

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~75% under Winter Memories on Steam right now. Shares RPG and Casual with Winter Memories.

    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 ↗

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 Casual with Winter Memories.

    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. Helltaker

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with Winter Memories.

    Helltaker is a short game about sharply dressed demon girls.

    2020IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Bongo Cat

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Simulation with Winter Memories.

    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 ↗
  4. The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Simulation and Casual with Winter Memories.

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

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

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with Winter Memories.

    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 ↗
  6. Our Life: Beginnings & Always

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Casual with Winter Memories.

    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 ↗
  7. Counter-Strike:Global Offensive

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.

    Counter-Strike:Global Offensive (CS:GO) expands upon the team-based action gameplay that it pioneered when it was launched over 2 decades ago. CS:GO features new maps, characters, weapons, and game modes, and delivers updated versions of the classic CS content (de_dust2, etc.).

    2012ActionFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. missed messages.

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Simulation and Casual with Winter Memories.

    ‘goth gf’s iPhone’ airdrops you - accept or decline? A love/horror story about life, death, & memes.

    2019IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Winter Memories

Does Winter Memories run on Steam Deck?
Winter Memories 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 Winter Memories cost?
Winter Memories is listed on Steam at 19.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Winter Memories?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Winter Memories are Summer Memories, Love n Life: Lucky Teacher, Natsu no Sagashimono ~What We Found That Summer~.
Who developed Winter Memories?
Winter Memories was developed by Dojin Otome and published by Kagura 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 Winter Memories.

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