Games like Long Story Short
If Long Story Short is your kind of game, the closest matches are A Shot in the Dark - Part 1, Isabella: Chasing Shadows and Chasing Sunsets — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its atmospheric, contemplative and immersive. 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.
Get personalized picks →About Long Story Short: Long Story Short is a funny and erotic adult game about a young man who finally decides to explore life beyond his computer screen. Follow him as he retells his experiences to a mysterious girl. Choose what kind of sexual person he will become. A new world of sexual debauchery awaits you.
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Steam players who put hours into Long Story Short 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.
A Shot in the Dark - Part 1
WHY THIS
Shares a contemplative mood with Long Story Short.
Top pick for Long Story Short fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Early Access with Long Story Short.
A Shot in the Dark is a choice-driven adult visual novel about new possibilities and dark secrets.
Isabella: Chasing Shadows
WHY THIS
Shares relationship building, visual novel style, adult content and an atmospheric mood with Long Story Short.
Second-strongest match for Long Story Short fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with Long Story Short.
Isabella - Chasing Shadows is an erotic thriller with adult elements. After the death of your fiancée, you’ll try to uncover the city’s darkest secrets. What connection does a ‘High Fashion’ model have to your fiancée’s death and can you protect those you care about? It’s up to you!
Chasing Sunsets
WHY THIS
Shares branching narrative, multiple endings and an atmospheric mood with Long Story Short.
Third-strongest match for Long Story Short fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with Long Story Short.
When your mother remarries, her new husband's fiery daughter enters your life. After forming an initial strong connection, misunderstanding pushes you apart. Years later, reunited by tragedy and conspiracy, the two of you must choose a path to follow: Will you be rivals, friends, or lovers?
It Was Raining That Night
WHY THIS
Shares visual novel style, replayability, adult content and an atmospheric mood with Long Story Short.
Ranked #4 for Long Story Short fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Early Access with Long Story Short.
"It Was Raining That Night" is an erotic visual novel that takes you on an adventure in the world of the mafia. With an engaging storyline and attractive characters, you're sure to get lost in the experience. Will you reign supreme or fall?
Lisa Total investigation!
WHY THIS
Shares visual novel style, branching narrative, adult content and an atmospheric mood with Long Story Short.
Ranked #5 for Long Story Short fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with Long Story Short.
Lisa Total investigation is an adult game about corruption. Play as the future husband of Lisa, who was forced into an investigation by a mysterious Scotland Yard officer. How far will you push your fiancée to successfully complete this investigation? Beware of your most perverse desire!
How to lose one's virginity
WHY THIS
Shares relationship building, visual novel style, adult content and a lighthearted mood with Long Story Short.
Ranked #6 for Long Story Short fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Long Story Short.
"How to Lose One's Virginity" is an adult visual novel that describes the process of self-discovery... and hot beauties. Playing the role of a loser, are you able to change your life and become someone women are very fond of and build your own harem?
Stranded in Space
WHY THIS
Shares dialogue driven choices, relationship building, adult content and an atmospheric mood with Long Story Short.
Ranked #7 for Long Story Short fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Casual and Early Access with Long Story Short.
Stranded in Space is an erotic sci-fi Visual Novel about a man who wakes up on a spaceship filled only with women. Meet a huge cast of beautiful girls, unravel the connected mysteries, and have a ton of sex within a story acclaimed for its comedy and writing.
Her Heart's Desire: A Landlord Epic
WHY THIS
Shares a lighthearted mood with Long Story Short.
Ranked #8 for Long Story Short fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Casual with Long Story Short.
Become a writer with a drinking problem and enjoy the debauchery when you rent out the spare bedrooms in your new house to three gorgeous women. Can you romance Daisy, Lily, and Rose? Find out in this farcical adult visual novel where you make the choices!
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Acting Lessons
WHY THIS
Shares relationship building and multiple endings with Long Story Short.
Reviewers of Long Story Short cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie with Long Story Short.
Do you want to experience an adult VN that many players and fans only could find the strength to play once? Then this is the game for you. Acting Lessons is packed with a rich story, comedy, sex and drama. The choices you make in this game will affect your adventure until the very end.
Depraved Awakening
WHY THIS
Shares replayability, multiple endings and an immersive mood with Long Story Short.
Reviewers of Long Story Short cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie with Long Story Short.
You are a private eye in Free City. Your latest client has found himself dead. As for how, many suspect suicide, though you're smarter than that. But poking around may get you in some hot water, but then again why would you be a private eye if you couldn't take the heat?
Sisterly Lust
WHY THIS
Shares choice consequences, branching narrative and an atmospheric mood with Long Story Short.
Reviewers of Long Story Short cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Casual with Long Story Short.
After the sudden death of your father you come back to your hometown and move to a new home to live with Liza, Bella, Rachel and Susan. Will you discover their personalities and secrets and maybe even develop romantic relationships with several of the girls?
City of Broken Dreamers: Book One
WHY THIS
Shares multiple endings and an atmospheric mood with Long Story Short.
Reviewers of Long Story Short cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie with Long Story Short.
City of Broken Dreamers is a mature adults only cyberpunk visual novel. In the game you will find a choice based visually erotic and exciting adventure.
Leap of Faith
WHY THIS
Shares choice consequences, branching narrative and a contemplative mood with Long Story Short.
Reviewers of Long Story Short cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie with Long Story Short.
You thought it was going to be just another summer. You were wrong.
Monster College
WHY THIS
Shares relationship building, visual novel style, adult content and an atmospheric mood with Long Story Short.
Reviewers of Long Story Short cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie with Long Story Short.
The protagonist of this story discovers that he is a werewolf. In his new life, he will meet beautiful women, each with their own fascinating peculiarities: demons, vampires, zombies, werewolves, gorgons...
Steps of Debauchery
WHY THIS
Shares choice consequences, relationship building, adult content and an atmospheric mood with Long Story Short.
Reviewers of Long Story Short cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Casual with Long Story Short.
Follow the steps of Riley - a girl who is trying discover her sexuality and unreveal her fantasies. She takes on the role of a waitress in a bar, engages in activities with an elderly neighbor, has streaming adventures with his grandson... and that's just the tip of the mountain!
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Long Story Short at current Steam store prices.
Garry's Mod
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under Long Story Short on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Long Story Short.
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.
Vampire Survivors
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under Long Story Short on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Long Story Short.
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!
R.E.P.O.
WHY THIS
Priced ~53% under Long Story Short on Steam right now. Shares Early Access with Long Story Short.
An online co-op horror game with up to 6 players. Locate valuable, fully physics-based objects and handle them with care as you retrieve and extract to satisfy your creator's desires.
PEAK
WHY THIS
Priced ~47% under Long Story Short on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Long Story Short.
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?
Slay the Spire
WHY THIS
Priced ~58% under Long Story Short on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Long Story Short.
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!
Inscryption
WHY THIS
Priced ~47% under Long Story Short on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Long Story Short.
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...
Cookie Clicker
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under Long Story Short on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Long Story Short.
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.
WEBFISHING
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under Long Story Short on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Long Story Short.
WEBFISHING a multiplayer chatroom-focused fishing game! Relax and fish (on the web!)
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
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 Long Story Short.
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.
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.
Ultimate Custom Night
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Long Story Short.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
Bongo Cat
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Long Story Short.
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?
ENA: Dream BBQ
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Long Story Short.
Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.
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 Casual with Long Story Short.
Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!
Indigo Park: Chapter 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Long Story Short.
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.
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Frequently asked about Long Story Short
- Does Long Story Short run on Steam Deck?
- Long Story Short 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 Long Story Short cost?
- Long Story Short is listed on Steam at 14.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Long Story Short?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Long Story Short are A Shot in the Dark - Part 1, Isabella: Chasing Shadows, Chasing Sunsets.
- Who developed Long Story Short?
- Long Story Short was developed by TTrickGames.
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