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Games like Arts & Hearts Academy

If Arts & Hearts Academy is your kind of game, the closest matches are Glass Heart: Retold, Belle Automata: Chronicle I and 我的恋爱逃生攻略 Love to Live — 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 Arts & Hearts Academy: In the romantic visual novel Arts & Hearts Academy, immerse yourself in a world of mysteries, art scandals, and love! A student girl dreams of winning a prestigious architecture competition and finding love. Little does she know, a cunning criminal has already set their traps.

2024IndieSimulationCasual9.99 USDWindows · macOS · Linuxby Vera Florentine
Arts & Hearts Academy — Steam game cover

Players who liked Arts & Hearts Academy also play

Steam players who put hours into Arts & Hearts Academy 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. Glass Heart: Retold

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Arts & Hearts Academy fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Arts & Hearts Academy.

    A modern romance otome/visual novel filled with drama, angst, adventure and, most of all, love. With a twenty percent chance to survive, you decide to experience living outside of a hospital for the first time. Can your heart handle the love that you find along the way?

    2024IndieSimulationCasual19.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Belle Automata: Chronicle I

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Arts & Hearts Academy fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Arts & Hearts Academy.

    Aureve is content with making tapestries with her master—but when he dies, his family sells her to a reclusive buyer. Thrown into a world of other androids, she must find her place and above all, answer the question: how does one weave a new identity when the strings to the old have been cut?

    2023IndieSimulationCasual19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. 我的恋爱逃生攻略 Love to Live

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Arts & Hearts Academy fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Arts & Hearts Academy.

    Trapped in a game of dreams, where the price of failing to escape is eternal slumber. Across shifting worlds, you meet 'him.' Is he merely a kindred spirit born of crisis, or a forgotten soul from your distant memories? A heart-pounding romance adventure across the dreamscape—begins now!

    2025IndieAdventureSimulation6.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Band Camp Boyfriend

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Arts & Hearts Academy fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation with Arts & Hearts Academy.

    Will you lead your marching band to victory as drum major? Explore band camp and attend rehearsal alongside an unforgettable cast of characters, where every choice matters. Find love or face tragedy in 7 routes with 35+ different endings in this colorful, musically-rich otome visual novel.

    2023Simulation10.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Lost in Secular Love

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for Arts & Hearts Academy fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Arts & Hearts Academy.

    A Otome game about romancing monks?! All the romanceable characters are monks?! Sweet yet seductive! The untainted body and soul that only you can touch… PS: The game is set in an alternate history with an alternate religion.

    2016IndieAdventureSimulation9.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. As We Know It

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for Arts & Hearts Academy fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Arts & Hearts Academy.

    A heavily branching visual novel, featuring love, friendship and life-sim elements in a future destroyed by the sun.

    2019IndieSimulationCasual14.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Sigh of the Abyss

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for Arts & Hearts Academy fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with Arts & Hearts Academy.

    Embrace the monster within in this dark fantasy visual novel with inclusive romances. Befriend charming allies, defy bitter rivals, fall in love. Your choices will save or condemn mortals, shaping the fate of a city as beautiful as it is cruel.

    2024IndieAdventureRPG13.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Road to Empress I

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for Arts & Hearts Academy fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Arts & Hearts Academy.

    You've never played a game like this before. Road to Empress I is a cinematic palace adventure where your choices decide everyone's fate. Tackle multiple story branches and a high mortality rate with charm, wisdom and courage? First...survive.

    2025IndieAdventureSimulation8.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Arts & Hearts Academy at current Steam store prices.

  1. Garry's Mod

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Arts & Hearts Academy on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with Arts & Hearts Academy.

    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.

    2006IndieSimulationCasual4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Vampire Survivors

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Arts & Hearts Academy on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Arts & Hearts Academy.

    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!

    2022ActionIndieRPG4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Cookie Clicker

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Arts & Hearts Academy on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with Arts & Hearts Academy.

    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.

    2021StrategyIndieSimulation4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. WEBFISHING

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Arts & Hearts Academy on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Arts & Hearts Academy.

    WEBFISHING a multiplayer chatroom-focused fishing game! Relax and fish (on the web!)

    2024IndieMassively MultiplayerCasual4.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~90% under Arts & Hearts Academy on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Arts & Hearts Academy.

    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?

    2012ActionIndieAdventure0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Buckshot Roulette

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~70% under Arts & Hearts Academy on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with Arts & Hearts Academy.

    Play Russian roulette with a 12-gauge shotgun. Four enter. One leaves. Roll the dice with your life. Good luck!

    2024ActionIndieSimulation2.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Brotato

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Arts & Hearts Academy on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Arts & Hearts Academy.

    Brotato is a top-down arena shooter roguelite where you play a potato wielding up to 6 weapons at a time to fight off hordes of aliens. Choose from a variety of traits and items to create unique builds and survive until help arrives.

    2023ActionIndieRPG4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Your Only Move Is HUSTLE

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Arts & Hearts Academy on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with Arts & Hearts Academy.

    Master your technique, execute flashy combos, and outsmart opponents across the world, frame-by-frame. Slow down the clock to fine-tune your fighting style in this innovative, turn-based combat simulator. Pulverize your friends and choreograph spectacular fight scenes. No training mode required.

    2023ActionStrategyIndie4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Free alternatives

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

  1. 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 Arts & Hearts Academy.

    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.

    2017IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. 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.

    2015ActionAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Helltaker

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Arts & Hearts Academy.

    Helltaker is a short game about sharply dressed demon girls.

    2020IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Arts & Hearts Academy.

    Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  5. Bongo Cat

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with Arts & Hearts Academy.

    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?

    2025IndieSimulationMassively MultiplayerFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. ENA: Dream BBQ

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Arts & Hearts Academy.

    Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.

    2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. 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 Simulation with Arts & Hearts Academy.

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

    2023IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Indigo Park: Chapter 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Arts & Hearts Academy.

    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.

    2024ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Arts & Hearts Academy

How much does Arts & Hearts Academy cost?
Arts & Hearts Academy is listed on Steam at 9.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Arts & Hearts Academy?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Arts & Hearts Academy are Glass Heart: Retold, Belle Automata: Chronicle I, 我的恋爱逃生攻略 Love to Live.
Who developed Arts & Hearts Academy?
Arts & Hearts Academy was developed by Vera Florentine.

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 Arts & Hearts Academy.

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