Games like DATE A LIVE: Ren Dystopia
If DATE A LIVE: Ren Dystopia is your kind of game, the closest matches are DATE A LIVE: Rio Reincarnation, Rainbow Dreams and LUNARiA -Virtualized Moonchild- — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its contemplative, emotional and funny. 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 DATE A LIVE: Ren Dystopia: Play as Shido and unravel the secrets of the mysterious spirit Ren in the visual novel follow-up to DATE A LIVE: Rio Reincarnation, based on the acclaimed light novel and anime series.
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DATE A LIVE: Rio Reincarnation
WHY THIS
Shares multiple endings and an emotional mood with DATE A LIVE: Ren Dystopia.
Top pick for DATE A LIVE: Ren Dystopia fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation with DATE A LIVE: Ren Dystopia.
Show the Spirits the power of love and save the world in this romantic visual novel!
Rainbow Dreams
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for DATE A LIVE: Ren Dystopia fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation and Casual with DATE A LIVE: Ren Dystopia.
Join Luka Sanguis, a college student unwittingly married to a Goddess, as he uncovers the mysteries of the world around him in this slice of life/comedy visual novel. Living a double life, Luka tangles with both his personal troubles as well as his role in saving the world from Daemons.
LUNARiA -Virtualized Moonchild-
WHY THIS
Shares visual novel style, visual novel style and an emotional mood with DATE A LIVE: Ren Dystopia.
Third-strongest match for DATE A LIVE: Ren Dystopia fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation and Casual with DATE A LIVE: Ren Dystopia.
Genius gamer T-Bit rakes in the prize money in VR races day after day. One day, after experiencing a network error mid-race, he ends up in Lunar World, a moon-based server. There, he meets an AI avatar by the name of Lunar-Q. A love story spanning the 384,400 km between the Earth and moon begins!
小白兔电商~Bunny e-Shop
WHY THIS
Shares an emotional mood with DATE A LIVE: Ren Dystopia.
Ranked #4 for DATE A LIVE: Ren Dystopia fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation with DATE A LIVE: Ren Dystopia.
Experience a hilarious and adorable e-commerce game in a magical world where humans and monsters are at war. Help a humble rabbit fairy expand her online store selling homegrown carrots. Uncover hidden secrets while growing the business and becoming a successful entrepreneur.
The Hungry Lamb: Traveling in the Late Ming Dynasty
WHY THIS
Shares branching narrative, dialogue choices, character driven and an emotional mood with DATE A LIVE: Ren Dystopia.
Ranked #5 for DATE A LIVE: Ren Dystopia fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries.
He is a bandit who sells lives. She is a mute girl seeking revenge. In a famine-ravaged ancient China, a ruthless trafficker escorts four girls to a demon's feast. But when a deadly secret is revealed, a cold transaction turns into a journey of redemption. A dark visual novel about an unlikely bond.
Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World- The Prophecy of the Throne
WHY THIS
Shares an emotional mood with DATE A LIVE: Ren Dystopia.
Ranked #6 for DATE A LIVE: Ren Dystopia fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries.
Enjoy a new Re:ZERO storyline, fully supervised by the series author Tappei Nagatsuki! Featuring brand new characters designed by the original artist Shinichirou Otsuka as well as your favorites from the series!
CLANNAD
WHY THIS
Shares an emotional mood with DATE A LIVE: Ren Dystopia.
Ranked #7 for DATE A LIVE: Ren Dystopia fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Casual with DATE A LIVE: Ren Dystopia.
From the world renowned visual novel studio Key, the highly rated story of CLANNAD is now available on Steam! Improved visuals, achievement integration, and Dangopedia make this the best version of CLANNAD to date.
GINKA
WHY THIS
Shares visual novel style, replayability, anime and an emotional mood with DATE A LIVE: Ren Dystopia.
Ranked #8 for DATE A LIVE: Ren Dystopia fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Casual with DATE A LIVE: Ren Dystopia.
"Return to that summer with you..." Ryusei returns to the small island of his younger years, where time flows by gently, to spend a fairy-tale summer vacation with his childhood friend who was spirited away.
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DATE A LIVE: Rio Reincarnation
WHY THIS
Shares multiple endings and an emotional mood with DATE A LIVE: Ren Dystopia.
Reviewers of DATE A LIVE: Ren Dystopia cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Simulation with DATE A LIVE: Ren Dystopia.
Show the Spirits the power of love and save the world in this romantic visual novel!
Reincarnatio
WHY THIS
Reviewers of DATE A LIVE: Ren Dystopia cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Simulation and Casual with DATE A LIVE: Ren Dystopia.
"Reincarnatio" is a village-building card game. Build houses, populate them with people, and work to acquire resources. Construct various facilities to develop and expand the village.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below DATE A LIVE: Ren Dystopia at current Steam store prices.
Garry's Mod
WHY THIS
Priced ~88% under DATE A LIVE: Ren Dystopia on Steam right now. Shares Simulation and Casual with DATE A LIVE: Ren Dystopia.
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.
Stardew Valley
WHY THIS
Priced ~63% under DATE A LIVE: Ren Dystopia on Steam right now. Shares Simulation with DATE A LIVE: Ren Dystopia.
You've inherited your grandfather's old farm plot in Stardew Valley. Armed with hand-me-down tools and a few coins, you set out to begin your new life. Can you learn to live off the land and turn these overgrown fields into a thriving home?
Schedule I
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under DATE A LIVE: Ren Dystopia on Steam right now. Shares Simulation with DATE A LIVE: Ren Dystopia.
From small-time dope pusher to kingpin - manufacture and distribute a range of drugs throughout the grungy city of Hyland Point. Expand your empire with properties, businesses, employees and more.
The Forest
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under DATE A LIVE: Ren Dystopia on Steam right now. Shares Simulation with DATE A LIVE: Ren Dystopia.
As the lone survivor of a passenger jet crash, you find yourself in a mysterious forest battling to stay alive against a society of cannibalistic mutants. Build, explore, survive in this terrifying first person survival horror simulator.
People Playground
WHY THIS
Priced ~75% under DATE A LIVE: Ren Dystopia on Steam right now. Shares Simulation and Casual with DATE A LIVE: Ren Dystopia.
Shoot, stab, burn, poison, tear, vaporise, or crush ragdolls in a large open space.
Euro Truck Simulator 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under DATE A LIVE: Ren Dystopia on Steam right now. Shares Simulation with DATE A LIVE: Ren Dystopia.
Travel across Europe as king of the road, a trucker who delivers important cargo across impressive distances! With dozens of cities to explore, your endurance, skill and speed will all be pushed to their limits.
Vampire Survivors
WHY THIS
Priced ~88% under DATE A LIVE: Ren Dystopia on Steam right now. Shares Casual with DATE A LIVE: Ren Dystopia.
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!
Balatro
WHY THIS
Priced ~70% under DATE A LIVE: Ren Dystopia on Steam right now. Shares Casual with DATE A LIVE: Ren Dystopia.
The poker roguelike. Balatro is a hypnotically satisfying deckbuilder where you play illegal poker hands, discover game-changing jokers, and trigger adrenaline-pumping, outrageous combos.
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 Casual with DATE A LIVE: Ren Dystopia.
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.
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 Simulation with DATE A LIVE: Ren Dystopia.
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?
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 DATE A LIVE: Ren Dystopia.
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.
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.
Our Life: Beginnings & Always
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Casual with DATE A LIVE: Ren Dystopia.
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.
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More from Idea Factory
Other recommendable Steam games by Idea Factory, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
Azur Lane Crosswave
WHY THIS
Shares a lighthearted mood with DATE A LIVE: Ren Dystopia.
Another title from Idea Factory, the studio behind DATE A LIVE: Ren Dystopia.
In the middle of each nation's normal training routine, a Joint Military Exercise was enacted. A select few from each nation were chosen to participate in this rigorous event. But, how did this event come to be? Are there other ulterior motives at play?
Cyberdimension Neptunia: 4 Goddesses Online
WHY THIS
Another title from Idea Factory, the studio behind DATE A LIVE: Ren Dystopia.
In this hack 'n' slash adventure co-developed with Tamsoft and Compile Heart, the 4 Goddesses enter an online fantasy game inspired by... themselves! Choose from 12 characters with unique playstyles and skills to fight in realtime brawls, customize with accessories, and play online with others!
Amnesia™: Memories
WHY THIS
Shares an emotional mood with DATE A LIVE: Ren Dystopia.
Another title from Idea Factory, the studio behind DATE A LIVE: Ren Dystopia.
You awaken to find your memories gone. To learn the truth behind your amnesia, you’ll choose from five romantic paths, each its own world. With 20+ endings, can you write the lasting love story you deserve, or will your love and life come to an end?
Hyperdimension Neptunia Re;Birth3 V Generation
WHY THIS
Another title from Idea Factory, the studio behind DATE A LIVE: Ren Dystopia.
Lost in an alternate dimension, Neptune must collect enough shares to get back home. Sounds easy – except the Seven Sages want to rid Gamindustri of CPUs, including Neptune! Help defeat them and return her to her own world in this JRPG – or be stuck in the '80s forever!
Hyperdimension Neptunia Re;Birth2: Sisters Generation
WHY THIS
Another title from Idea Factory, the studio behind DATE A LIVE: Ren Dystopia.
Gamindustri has been taken over by a new threat, and the CPUs are nowhere to be found! It’s now up to their younger sisters to step into the spotlight and save the day in this hilarious, deeply customizable JRPG!
Megadimension Neptunia VII
WHY THIS
Another title from Idea Factory, the studio behind DATE A LIVE: Ren Dystopia.
New challengers are taking control of Gamindustri, and Neptune's nowhere in sight. Now she’s gotta help a mysterious stranger fight a colossal new evil, reclaim her Goddess title, and find some time for pudding! Go next gen with Giant Battles and multi-worlds in this JRPG!
DATE A LIVE: Rio Reincarnation
WHY THIS
Shares multiple endings and an emotional mood with DATE A LIVE: Ren Dystopia.
Another title from Idea Factory, the studio behind DATE A LIVE: Ren Dystopia. Shares Simulation with DATE A LIVE: Ren Dystopia.
Show the Spirits the power of love and save the world in this romantic visual novel!
Hyperdimension Neptunia U: Action Unleashed
WHY THIS
Shares a funny mood with DATE A LIVE: Ren Dystopia.
Another title from Idea Factory, the studio behind DATE A LIVE: Ren Dystopia.
Choose your tag team and rip through massive hordes of enemies with exciting aerial and ground-based combos. Look out, though - take too many hits and your clothes and defense will end up shredded!
Plays great on Steam Deck
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
DATE A LIVE: Rio Reincarnation
WHY THIS
Shares multiple endings and an emotional mood with DATE A LIVE: Ren Dystopia.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Simulation with DATE A LIVE: Ren Dystopia.
Show the Spirits the power of love and save the world in this romantic visual novel!
LUNARiA -Virtualized Moonchild-
WHY THIS
Shares visual novel style, visual novel style and an emotional mood with DATE A LIVE: Ren Dystopia.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Simulation and Casual with DATE A LIVE: Ren Dystopia.
Genius gamer T-Bit rakes in the prize money in VR races day after day. One day, after experiencing a network error mid-race, he ends up in Lunar World, a moon-based server. There, he meets an AI avatar by the name of Lunar-Q. A love story spanning the 384,400 km between the Earth and moon begins!
小白兔电商~Bunny e-Shop
WHY THIS
Shares an emotional mood with DATE A LIVE: Ren Dystopia.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Simulation with DATE A LIVE: Ren Dystopia.
Experience a hilarious and adorable e-commerce game in a magical world where humans and monsters are at war. Help a humble rabbit fairy expand her online store selling homegrown carrots. Uncover hidden secrets while growing the business and becoming a successful entrepreneur.
The Hungry Lamb: Traveling in the Late Ming Dynasty
WHY THIS
Shares branching narrative, dialogue choices, character driven and an emotional mood with DATE A LIVE: Ren Dystopia.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box.
He is a bandit who sells lives. She is a mute girl seeking revenge. In a famine-ravaged ancient China, a ruthless trafficker escorts four girls to a demon's feast. But when a deadly secret is revealed, a cold transaction turns into a journey of redemption. A dark visual novel about an unlikely bond.
Frequently asked about DATE A LIVE: Ren Dystopia
- Does DATE A LIVE: Ren Dystopia run on Steam Deck?
- DATE A LIVE: Ren Dystopia 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 DATE A LIVE: Ren Dystopia cost?
- DATE A LIVE: Ren Dystopia is listed on Steam at 39.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to DATE A LIVE: Ren Dystopia?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside DATE A LIVE: Ren Dystopia are DATE A LIVE: Rio Reincarnation, Rainbow Dreams, LUNARiA -Virtualized Moonchild-.
- Who developed DATE A LIVE: Ren Dystopia?
- DATE A LIVE: Ren Dystopia was developed by Idea Factory, Compile Heart, Sting and published by Idea Factory International.
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