Games like Liminal Border Part I
If Liminal Border Part I is your kind of game, the closest matches are Sophistry - Love & Despair, Liminal Border Part III and Mashiroiro Symphony HD -Sana Edition- — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its appealing cast with hina, atmospheric mystery and atmospheric. 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 Liminal Border Part I: First game of a four-part visual novel series. Nerdy Itsuki Ninomae accidentally creates a “digital hypnotism movie.” Showing it to his neighbor causes him to learn her and a classmate’s dark secret, dragging him into the underbelly of society.
Players who liked Liminal Border Part I also play
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Sophistry - Love & Despair
WHY THIS
Top pick for Liminal Border Part I fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries.
How far will you go to fulfil Cherryl's dream before this one turns into a nightmare? All the choices you make will matter and carry over across the various episodes.
Liminal Border Part III
WHY THIS
Shares visual novel style, psychological and an atmospheric mood with Liminal Border Part I.
Second-strongest match for Liminal Border Part I fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Liminal Border Part I.
Following the events of Part II, Itsuki and the gang's "Rave" business is close to getting off the ground. Itsuki looks to Meryl Hathaway, a young girl often seen accompanying Kotoko, as a counter to the violence of the Umon-kai as he searches for a way to destroy them once and for all.
Mashiroiro Symphony HD -Sana Edition-
WHY THIS
Shares character interaction, visual novel style, slice of life and an emotional mood with Liminal Border Part I.
Third-strongest match for Liminal Border Part I fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Liminal Border Part I.
A one-route standalone expansion for the fan-favorite visual novel Mashiroiro Symphony. The main character's classmate Sana finally takes the spotlight with a new story and new CGs by artist Tsubasu Izumi!
NUKITASHI 2
WHY THIS
Shares visual novel style, adult content and an emotional mood with Liminal Border Part I.
Ranked #4 for Liminal Border Part I fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Liminal Border Part I.
A new battle begins for Junnosuke—backed by the FS Big Three! “This is what it truly means for the minority to get vengeance.”
Holy Maid Academy
WHY THIS
Ranked #5 for Liminal Border Part I fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Liminal Border Part I.
When Ryunosuke Kokuto lands a professorial role at an exclusive academy, his hopes for his new charges prove more ambitious than most! In this characteristically crispy dark comedy VN from Liquid, navigate an unlikely career filled with breakneck twists through the lofty halls of St. Martius.
Amazing Grace -What color is your attribute?-
WHY THIS
Shares visual novel style, character driven and an atmospheric mood with Liminal Border Part I.
Ranked #6 for Liminal Border Part I fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Liminal Border Part I.
“A holy night with no dawn, my dear...” You awaken in a strange town full of art, blanketed in snow, and enclosed by a massive wall. On Christmas, it all burns down—and the girl who loves it most rewinds time to the start of Advent. Find the truth in the loop and paint it on this canvas of a town!
Taimanin Yukikaze
WHY THIS
Shares visual novel style, adult content and an atmospheric mood with Liminal Border Part I.
Ranked #7 for Liminal Border Part I fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Liminal Border Part I.
A classic visual novel about a demon-slaying ninja. Yukikaze is an up-and-coming young Taimanin with a suite of deadly lightning powers, but when she embarks on a mission to rescue her missing mother, she just might have bitten off more than she can chew...
The Restless Sheep & The Lone Wolf -A Tale of Cutthroat Lovers-
WHY THIS
Shares visual novel style, adult content and an atmospheric mood with Liminal Border Part I.
Ranked #8 for Liminal Border Part I fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Liminal Border Part I.
In this twisted love story of a visual novel by CLOCKUP, an insomniac must decide whether to protect his position as a yakuza bigwig’s pet killer or the mysterious woman who can put him to sleep.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Liminal Border Part I at current Steam store prices.
PEAK
WHY THIS
Priced ~47% under Liminal Border Part I on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Liminal Border Part I.
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?
Inscryption
WHY THIS
Priced ~47% under Liminal Border Part I on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Liminal Border Part I.
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...
Noita
WHY THIS
Priced ~47% under Liminal Border Part I on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Liminal Border Part I.
Noita is a magical action roguelite set in a world where every pixel is physically simulated. Fight, explore, melt, burn, freeze and evaporate your way through the procedurally generated world using spells you've created yourself.
POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~93% under Liminal Border Part I on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Liminal Border Part I.
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?
OneShot
WHY THIS
Priced ~60% under Liminal Border Part I on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Liminal Border Part I.
OneShot is a surreal top down Puzzle/Adventure game with unique gameplay capabilities. You are to guide a child through a mysterious world on a mission to restore its long-dead sun. The world knows you exist.
Human Fall Flat
WHY THIS
Priced ~60% under Liminal Border Part I on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Liminal Border Part I.
Human Fall Flat is a hilarious, light-hearted platformer set in floating dreamscapes that can be played solo or with up to 8 players online. Free new levels keep its vibrant community rewarded.
GRIS
WHY THIS
Priced ~75% under Liminal Border Part I on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Liminal Border Part I.
Gris is a hopeful young girl lost in her own world, dealing with a painful experience in her life. Her journey through sorrow is manifested in her dress, which grants new abilities to better navigate her faded reality.
The Test
WHY THIS
Priced ~87% under Liminal Border Part I on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Liminal Border Part I.
You will answer a series of questions that will reveal truths from deep within. These questions may make you uncomfortable, but with great knowledge comes great sacrifice. Can you make it all the way through The Test, and if you do, are you sure you want the answers you seek?
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.
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. Shares Adventure with Liminal Border Part I.
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.
Bongo Cat
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
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 Adventure with Liminal Border Part I.
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.
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 Adventure with Liminal Border Part I.
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.
The Looker
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.
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Head-to-head comparisons
More from Purple Software
Other recommendable Steam games by Purple Software, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
Aoi Tori
WHY THIS
Shares character interaction, visual novel style, psychological and an atmospheric mood with Liminal Border Part I.
Another title from Purple Software, the studio behind Liminal Border Part I.
Shiratori Ritsu, the sole male at Kirihara Academy for Girls and its priest, protects the school from demons but finds his sanity tested by the arrival of a new student, the one-hundred-year-old vampire Mary Harker, and a call from the devil, questioning his purpose in life.
Kunado Chronicles
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Liminal Border Part I.
Another title from Purple Software, the studio behind Liminal Border Part I. Shares Adventure with Liminal Border Part I.
The dragon is already dead. Help what's left of humanity learn how to live in this post-apocalyptic fantasy visual novel.
ChronoClock
WHY THIS
Shares an emotional mood with Liminal Border Part I.
Another title from Purple Software, the studio behind Liminal Border Part I. Shares Adventure with Liminal Border Part I.
Next in line to manage a multi-million dollar corporation is our protagonist, Rei Sawatari. He inherited one very important heirloom from his late grandfather: a single pocket watch that grants him a mysterious power— The power to go five minutes back in time.
Liminal Border Part II
WHY THIS
Shares visual novel style, dark and an atmospheric mood with Liminal Border Part I.
Another title from Purple Software, the studio behind Liminal Border Part I. Shares Adventure with Liminal Border Part I.
Unfairly saddled with crippling debt after the events of Part I, Itsuki Ninomae and the gang turn to fellow student and daughter of a crime lord Kotoko Teshigawara for help. An intertwined web of loyalties and desire awaits as Itsuki, Kotoko and the others fight for justice.
Liminal Border Part III
WHY THIS
Shares visual novel style, psychological and an atmospheric mood with Liminal Border Part I.
Another title from Purple Software, the studio behind Liminal Border Part I. Shares Adventure with Liminal Border Part I.
Following the events of Part II, Itsuki and the gang's "Rave" business is close to getting off the ground. Itsuki looks to Meryl Hathaway, a young girl often seen accompanying Kotoko, as a counter to the violence of the Umon-kai as he searches for a way to destroy them once and for all.
Liminal Border Part IV
WHY THIS
Another title from Purple Software, the studio behind Liminal Border Part I. Shares Adventure with Liminal Border Part I.
The conclusion of the Liminal Border visual novel series. After the countless twists and turns of Part III, Itsuki's business is now a massive success, but all he can see is the need for revenge. Standing on the border between justice and evil, which way will Itsuki fall?
NICE TO MEET YOU, AGAIN
WHY THIS
Shares indie and an atmospheric mood with Liminal Border Part I.
Another title from Purple Software, the studio behind Liminal Border Part I.
NICE TO MEET YOU, AGAIN is a dramatic story by veteran visual novel developer, Purple software. How would you rewrite your life if given the chance to travel 13 years in to the past?
Frequently asked about Liminal Border Part I
- Does Liminal Border Part I run on Steam Deck?
- Liminal Border Part I 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 Liminal Border Part I cost?
- Liminal Border Part I is listed on Steam at 14.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Liminal Border Part I?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Liminal Border Part I are Sophistry - Love & Despair, Liminal Border Part III, Mashiroiro Symphony HD -Sana Edition-.
- Who developed Liminal Border Part I?
- Liminal Border Part I was developed by Purple Software and published by Shiravune.
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