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Games like The Hearth and Harbour

If The Hearth and Harbour is your kind of game, the closest matches are Glasshouse, Teller's Duty and KuloNiku: Bowl Up! — picked from the ranked list below. 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 The Hearth and Harbour: Transform a run-down restaurant and build a new life for yourself in this management RPG. Decide what kind of restaurant you want to create and what kind of person you want to be. As a storm brews outside, every choice you make has consequences.

2026AdventureSimulationRPGWindowsby Saltstone Studios
The Hearth and Harbour — Steam game cover

Players who liked The Hearth and Harbour also play

Steam players who put hours into The Hearth and Harbour 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. Glasshouse

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for The Hearth and Harbour fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares RPG with The Hearth and Harbour.

    Feudalpunk CRPG, with Turn-based combat, set in a lockdown apartment block at the dawn of a world war. Investigate the mysterious triple murder next door, fight the Political Conspiracy, and make terrible choices before the flatmates do it for you!

  2. Teller's Duty

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for The Hearth and Harbour fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure and Simulation with The Hearth and Harbour.

    In 1980, you land a teller job at Kertasia Bank thanks to your distant uncle. But the bank follows bizarre rules set by a foolish government. Face strict policies, tough customers, and moral choices while saving for your mom’s medical bills. Your fate is in your hands.

    2026IndieAdventureSimulation9.59 USDSteam ↗
  3. KuloNiku: Bowl Up!

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for The Hearth and Harbour fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation with The Hearth and Harbour.

    Prep your stations for a cozy cooking game with attitude! Prepare unique meals for quirky small-town locals, upgrade and customize your shop, compete in thrilling cooking battles to become top chef, and protect your family’s long-running restaurant alongside a cast of curious companions!

    2026IndieSimulationCasual11.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Cliffhanger: Challenger of Tomorrow

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for The Hearth and Harbour fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure and RPG with The Hearth and Harbour.

    Punch out Fascists and unravel conspiracies in this pulp adventure set in a retro-futuristic 1930s world of airships, fast cars, and two-fisted action!

    2021ActionIndieAdventure6.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Not Tonight 2

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for The Hearth and Harbour fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure and Simulation with The Hearth and Harbour.

    Immigration Enforcement Case #112: You are under arrest. Unless your friends can cross a broken America, retrieve your identifying documents and stay out of trouble... this is the end of the American dream for you.

    2022AdventureSimulationRPG2.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. The Necromancer's Tale

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for The Hearth and Harbour fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure and RPG with The Hearth and Harbour.

    A story-rich gothic RPG. Master the rituals of an ancient spellbook. Raise an undead army to march against your enemies. Commune with the realm of the dead & struggle with your descent into madness. Progress through secrecy, diplomacy, blackmail, coercion & seduction until ready to reveal yourself.

    2025StrategyAdventureRPG24.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Ancient Russian Life Simulator

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for The Hearth and Harbour fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation with The Hearth and Harbour.

    The most realistic simulator of the life of ancient Rus during the war with lizards! A historical saga about the greatness of our ancestors, bravely fighting the green plague that outnumbered them!

    2023IndieSimulationCasual0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Pact Between Us

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for The Hearth and Harbour fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation and RPG with The Hearth and Harbour.

    "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 ↗

Free alternatives

Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.

  1. The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Simulation with The Hearth and Harbour.

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

    2023IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. missed messages.

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Simulation with The Hearth and Harbour.

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

    2019IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Grimm's Hollow

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure and RPG with The Hearth and Harbour.

    A spooky, freeware RPG where you search the afterlife for your brother. Reap ghosts with your scythe, explore haunted caves, and eat ghostly treats on your journey through death.

    2019IndieAdventureRPGFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. UNBEATABLE [white label]

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with The Hearth and Harbour.

    A young girl learns a song. An exclusive side-story set in the world of D-CELL GAMES' upcoming rhythm-adventure.

    2021ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Magic Archery

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Simulation and RPG with The Hearth and Harbour.

    Train a commoner to become the greatest archer in this short incremental game! Increase your stats, gather wealth from quests, buy upgrades, and infuse your arrows with magic.

    2024IndieSimulationRPGFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Paper Lily - Chapter 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure and RPG with The Hearth and Harbour.

    Paper Lily is an RPG horror game in which you can solve puzzles in different ways. Explore a hidden world, meet strange characters, and guide Lacie as she attempts to find answers about her unusual condition.

    2024IndieAdventureRPGFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Project Kat - Paper Lily Prologue

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure and RPG with The Hearth and Harbour.

    Project Kat is a short, unconventional RPG horror game in which there is always another way. Solve puzzles, make friends (or not), and guide Kat as she attempts to uncover the mystery behind a strange golden letter.

    2021IndieAdventureRPGFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Saihate Station

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure and RPG with The Hearth and Harbour.

    An exploration/horror/adventure game about the codependent, love-hate relationship between two men.

    2025IndieAdventureRPGFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Plays great on Steam Deck

Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.

  1. KuloNiku: Bowl Up!

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Simulation with The Hearth and Harbour.

    Prep your stations for a cozy cooking game with attitude! Prepare unique meals for quirky small-town locals, upgrade and customize your shop, compete in thrilling cooking battles to become top chef, and protect your family’s long-running restaurant alongside a cast of curious companions!

    2026IndieSimulationCasual11.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Not Tonight 2

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Adventure and Simulation with The Hearth and Harbour.

    Immigration Enforcement Case #112: You are under arrest. Unless your friends can cross a broken America, retrieve your identifying documents and stay out of trouble... this is the end of the American dream for you.

    2022AdventureSimulationRPG2.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. The Necromancer's Tale

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Adventure and RPG with The Hearth and Harbour.

    A story-rich gothic RPG. Master the rituals of an ancient spellbook. Raise an undead army to march against your enemies. Commune with the realm of the dead & struggle with your descent into madness. Progress through secrecy, diplomacy, blackmail, coercion & seduction until ready to reveal yourself.

    2025StrategyAdventureRPG24.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about The Hearth and Harbour

What games are most similar to The Hearth and Harbour?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside The Hearth and Harbour are Glasshouse, Teller's Duty, KuloNiku: Bowl Up!.
Who developed The Hearth and Harbour?
The Hearth and Harbour was developed by Saltstone Studios and published by Fellow Traveller.

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 The Hearth and Harbour.

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