Rank 01Why this
Shares consequence system and choice driven narrative with Vanity Fair: The Pursuit.
- $14.99 (Price checked Oct 31)
- Deck Playable
- 2025
Games like Vanity Fair: The Pursuit
- 15 games
- Updated May 4, 2026
Players who liked Vanity Fair: The Pursuit also play
The closest matches to Vanity Fair: The Pursuit: Mandate Of Heaven, Road to Empress I, Revenge on gold diggers , Game of Fate 2: A Century's Promise, and Cellveillance. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
- Rank 01
Rank 02Why this
Shares choice driven narrative and branching narrative with Vanity Fair: The Pursuit.
- $8.49 (Price checked Nov 3)
- Deck Playable
- 2025
Rank 03Why this
Also FMV and Drama, like Vanity Fair: The Pursuit.
- $6.99 (Price checked Oct 31)
- Deck Playable
- 2025
Rank 04 
Game of Fate 2: A Century's Promise
Why this: Shares choice driven narrative and relationship building with Vanity Fair: The Pursuit.
Rank 05 
Cellveillance
Why this: Shares choice driven narrative and environmental storytelling with Vanity Fair: The Pursuit.
Rank 06 
The Hungry Lamb: Traveling in the Late Ming Dynasty
Why this: Also Word Game and Drama, like Vanity Fair: The Pursuit.
Rank 07 
Love Is All Around
Why this: Also FMV and Dating Sim, like Vanity Fair: The Pursuit.
Rank 08 
美女，请别影响我成仙
Why this: Shares choice driven narrative and point and click with Vanity Fair: The Pursuit.
The full ranked list: top 24 games like Vanity Fair: The Pursuit
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- 1Mandate Of Heaven
Shares consequence system and choice driven narrative with Vanity Fair: The Pursuit.
- 87% of 105 reviews
- 2Road to Empress I
Shares choice driven narrative and branching narrative with Vanity Fair: The Pursuit.
- 96% of 1,360 reviews
- 3
- 4Game of Fate 2: A Century's Promise
Shares choice driven narrative and relationship building with Vanity Fair: The Pursuit.
- 97% of 63 reviews
- 5Cellveillance
Shares choice driven narrative and environmental storytelling with Vanity Fair: The Pursuit.
- 89% of 53 reviews
- 6The Hungry Lamb: Traveling in the Late Ming Dynasty
Also Word Game and Drama, like Vanity Fair: The Pursuit.
- 93% of 679 reviews
- 7
- 8美女，请别影响我成仙
Shares choice driven narrative and point and click with Vanity Fair: The Pursuit.
- 97% of 181 reviews
- 9
- 10
- 11I've Fallen For You!
Shares choice driven progression and branching narrative with Vanity Fair: The Pursuit.
- 92% of 122 reviews
- 12Superscout
Shares relationship building and branching narrative with Vanity Fair: The Pursuit.
- 71% of 65 reviews
- 13
- 14
- 15Knowledge, or know Lady
Shares branching narrative and dialogue choices with Vanity Fair: The Pursuit.
- 96% of 1,097 reviews
- 16
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- 19I Was a Teenage Exocolonist
Shares choice driven narrative and multiple endings with Vanity Fair: The Pursuit.
- 96% of 3,777 reviews
- 20
- 21Charming Hearts
Also Dating Sim and Interactive Fiction, like Vanity Fair: The Pursuit.
- 89% of 84 reviews
- 22Secrets of the Heartbeat
Shares choice driven narrative and dialogue choices with Vanity Fair: The Pursuit.
- 86% of 73 reviews
- 23The Life and Suffering of Sir Brante
Same emotional mood as Vanity Fair: The Pursuit.
- 90% of 2,670 reviews
- 24Angels with Scaly Wings™ / 鱗羽の天使
Also Drama and Dating Sim, like Vanity Fair: The Pursuit.
- 97% of 1,149 reviews
- Released: 2024
- Developer: 木焱工作室
- Price: $6.99checked Oct 31
- Steam Deck: Deck Playable
- 93% of 115 reviews
- Genres: Indie, Simulation, RPG, Casual
- Platforms: Windows, macOS
Players highlight
- 15 years of character development and story progression
- Branching story with 50 paths and multiple dramatically different endings
- Choices ripple across 15 years
- Atmospheric
- Cinematic
- Contemplative
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Why this: Shares choice driven narrative and relationship building with Vanity Fair: The Pursuit.
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Why this: Shares relationship building and branching narrative with Vanity Fair: The Pursuit.
Tell Me Why
Why this: Also Drama and Cinematic, like Vanity Fair: The Pursuit.
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Why this: Also Dating Sim and Interactive Fiction, like Vanity Fair: The Pursuit.
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Why this: Also Life Sim and Dating Sim, like Vanity Fair: The Pursuit.
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Why this: Explores character driven, like Vanity Fair: The Pursuit.
About Vanity Fair: The Pursuit
The closest matches to Vanity Fair: The Pursuit: Mandate Of Heaven, Road to Empress I, Revenge on gold diggers , Game of Fate 2: A Century's Promise, and Cellveillance. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
If Vanity Fair: The Pursuit is your kind of game, the closest matches are Mandate Of Heaven, Road to Empress I and Revenge on gold diggers — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as atmospheric, cinematic and contemplative, and single out its branching narrative and character affinity tracking. 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.
About Vanity Fair: The Pursuit: Players follow Lu Yuan through important stages of his life and experience his growth trajectory from youth to maturity. It will take you to relive those decisions that you have never tried to make in reality, and feel the different life brought about by each choice.
Is Vanity Fair: The Pursuit worth buying?
Players recommend it
A summary of what players say, not a promise you'll like it. Every signal is listed below.
- 93% of 115 Steam reviews are positive.
- We don't track this game's daily reviews yet, so this is the all-time picture.
- On sale: 60% off, now $2.79 (checked Nov 7).
- People who recommend it had played a median of 8 h when they wrote their review.
- Steam Deck Playable: works, with some rough edges.
What fans praise · Themes mined from positive reviews
- 15 years of character development and story progression
- Branching story with 50 paths and multiple dramatically different endings
- Choices ripple across 15 years
- Choices that genuinely affect relationships and career outcomes
Top critical reviews
The most up-voted negative English reviews in our sample, quoted as written.
“Honestly, love the game but the English translation is criminal. I can't fathom how this company can't get a simple localization team to fix their translations. Their second game "Mandate of Heaven" has a similar problem. These games are…”
People who play it also play: Mandate Of Heaven, Road to Empress I, Revenge on gold diggers
Frequently asked about Vanity Fair: The Pursuit
Can I run it?
Does Vanity Fair: The Pursuit run on Steam Deck?
Vanity Fair: The Pursuit 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 Vanity Fair: The Pursuit cost?
Vanity Fair: The Pursuit is listed on Steam at 6.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Vanity Fair: The Pursuit?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Vanity Fair: The Pursuit are Mandate Of Heaven, Road to Empress I, Revenge on gold diggers .
Who developed Vanity Fair: The Pursuit?
Vanity Fair: The Pursuit was developed by 木焱工作室 and published by Wave Games, 木焱工作室, CC_Games.