Games like The 257th Element
If The 257th Element is your kind of game, the closest matches are MATCH APP!, Beginning of the Rain and The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its art style stands out, atmospheric soundtrack and art 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 The 257th Element: In 2032, Tokyo scientists unveil Araraginium, the 257th element, capable of materializing matter and bringing back the deceased as Araragi Humans. Masakazu Tokimune, a Japanese high school student, grapples with daily life's blend of humor, intrigue, and love.
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MATCH APP!
WHY THIS
Top pick for The 257th Element fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with The 257th Element.
MATCH APP! is a visual novel game based on a Japanese dating app. Players take on the role of the protagonist and experience a story of new encounters through the dating app.
Beginning of the Rain
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for The 257th Element fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with The 257th Element.
"Beginning of the Rain" is a Visual Novel Simulation Game based on colorful illustrations and rich OSTs. It tells you the stories about many thing you can feel only as a student.
The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with The 257th Element.
Third-strongest match for The 257th Element fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with The 257th Element.
Immerse yourself in a dramatic yet charming and witty world of evidence-gathering, deduction and courtroom battles with this double-pack of the adventures of rookie lawyer Ryunosuke.
なつ♡カノ SUMMER GIRLFRIEND
WHY THIS
Ranked #4 for The 257th Element fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure and Casual with The 257th Element.
Can the overly insensitive Yuichi find a girlfriend this summer!?
まいにち男女入れ替わり生活！？ ～My Body Your Body～
WHY THIS
Ranked #5 for The 257th Element fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure and Casual with The 257th Element.
A guy and his 3 female friends have fallen under a curse where they swap bodies every day! Will the day really come when they can return to their original bodies?
Coffee flavor of love 咖啡甜恋
WHY THIS
Shares a relaxing mood with The 257th Element.
Ranked #6 for The 257th Element fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with The 257th Element.
Sweet love begins in the coffee shop. Office romances of coffee shop employees. This is a visual novel game with two endings.
Trap Yuri Garden
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with The 257th Element.
Ranked #7 for The 257th Element fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure and Casual with The 257th Element.
Traps in motion at long last! Trap series creators Aogiri Penta and Nishida Hajime bring us another exciting title, a cross-dressing yuri love story that will shatter its readers sense of values into a thousand pieces!
Saving Mrs. Hinako
WHY THIS
Shares character interaction, visual novel style, visual novel style and a relaxing mood with The 257th Element.
Ranked #8 for The 257th Element fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure and Casual with The 257th Element.
In this visual novel by Studio Pork, make a strong-willed yet acquiescent, pure-hearted but rebellious housewife fall in love with you!
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below The 257th Element at current Steam store prices.
Garry's Mod
WHY THIS
Priced ~83% under The 257th Element on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with The 257th Element.
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 ~50% under The 257th Element on Steam right now. Shares Indie with The 257th Element.
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?
Lethal Company
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under The 257th Element on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with The 257th Element.
A co-op horror about scavenging at abandoned moons to sell scrap to the Company.
Hollow Knight
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under The 257th Element on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with The 257th Element.
Forge your own path in Hollow Knight! An epic action adventure through a vast ruined kingdom of insects and heroes. Explore twisting caverns, battle tainted creatures and befriend bizarre bugs, all in a classic, hand-drawn 2D style.
People Playground
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under The 257th Element on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with The 257th Element.
Shoot, stab, burn, poison, tear, vaporise, or crush ragdolls in a large open space.
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 The 257th Element.
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 The 257th Element.
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. Shares Indie with The 257th Element.
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 and Adventure with The 257th Element.
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 The 257th Element.
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 and Adventure with The 257th Element.
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. Shares Indie with The 257th Element.
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
Plays great on Steam Deck
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with The 257th Element.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Adventure with The 257th Element.
Immerse yourself in a dramatic yet charming and witty world of evidence-gathering, deduction and courtroom battles with this double-pack of the adventures of rookie lawyer Ryunosuke.
Coffee flavor of love 咖啡甜恋
WHY THIS
Shares a relaxing mood with The 257th Element.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with The 257th Element.
Sweet love begins in the coffee shop. Office romances of coffee shop employees. This is a visual novel game with two endings.
Trap Yuri Garden
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with The 257th Element.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Adventure and Casual with The 257th Element.
Traps in motion at long last! Trap series creators Aogiri Penta and Nishida Hajime bring us another exciting title, a cross-dressing yuri love story that will shatter its readers sense of values into a thousand pieces!
Saving Mrs. Hinako
WHY THIS
Shares character interaction, visual novel style, visual novel style and a relaxing mood with The 257th Element.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Adventure and Casual with The 257th Element.
In this visual novel by Studio Pork, make a strong-willed yet acquiescent, pure-hearted but rebellious housewife fall in love with you!
Frequently asked about The 257th Element
- How much does The 257th Element cost?
- The 257th Element is listed on Steam at 29.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to The 257th Element?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside The 257th Element are MATCH APP!, Beginning of the Rain, The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles.
- Who developed The 257th Element?
- The 257th Element was developed by REAL co.Ltd.
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