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Games like Love and Crime

If Love and Crime is your kind of game, the closest matches are REDLINE — Strings of Fate, My Fair Cat: Snow and Moonlight Dialogue — 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 Love and Crime: A visual novel with an exciting detective and romantic plot. Take on a dangerous investigation and find your love in a lost Japanese town.

2024IndieCasual2.99 USDWindows · macOSby Mango x2
Love and Crime — Steam game cover

Players who liked Love and Crime also play

Steam players who put hours into Love and Crime 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. REDLINE — Strings of Fate

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Love and Crime fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Love and Crime.

    A sci-fi otome game where your choices shape love — and the future of society.

    IndieAdventureSteam ↗
  2. My Fair Cat: Snow

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Love and Crime fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with Love and Crime.

    Dive into a feel-good adventure of love, laughter, and cat companionship. For anyone who has ever smiled at the thought of making a cat's day!

    2024IndieCasual7.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Moonlight Dialogue

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Love and Crime fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries.

    A romantic visual novel set in an enigmatic counseling center under the moonlight. As a Finder, listen to the stories of charming characters, heal their hearts, and uncover hidden secrets. Your choices will determine your destiny and love. Will you find your true connection amidst the nightmares?

    2026SimulationEarly AccessSteam ↗
  4. The Last Act

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Love and Crime fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Casual with Love and Crime.

    Sarah’s an aspiring actress and finally got her big break! Productions come with their challenges and romances, but Sarah never thought her big break would bring a ghost! Will this supernatural hiccup ruin everything Sarah's worked for? Help her solve the mysteries, and she may also find love!

    2021Casual4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. The Server

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for Love and Crime fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with Love and Crime.

    A FULLY ENGLISH-VOICED otome mystery visual novel set in a fog-shrouded coastal town. Work as a waitress at an exclusive supper club, romance four men hiding dangerous secrets, and uncover the truth buried beneath. Every choice you make shapes your path and where it ends.

    2026IndieAdventureCasualSteam ↗
  6. Up All Night

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for Love and Crime fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries.

    Unearth secrets hidden between the trees. Solve a murder. Confront what awaits in the darkness. Whatever transpires, you’re guaranteed to be up all night.

    2021Adventure6.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. Low Effort Romance

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for Love and Crime fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Love and Crime.

    Low Effort Romance is an otome visual novel about two tired adults who accidentally fall for each other between quarterly reports. Can you juggle deadlines, nosy coworkers, group projects, and a romance that keeps almost happening on company property?

    2026IndieAdventureSteam ↗
  8. A Quiet Place Between Us

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for Love and Crime fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Casual with Love and Crime.

    A beautiful romance visual novel where love blossoms gently before drifting toward heartbreak. Guide Hina and Kenta through a warm yet fragile relationship shaped by outside pressure, hidden motives, and painful choices leading to emotional multiple endings.

    AdventureCasualSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Love and Crime at current Steam store prices.

  1. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Love and Crime on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Love and Crime.

    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 ↗
  2. Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Love and Crime on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Love and Crime.

    A short story about what sort of challenges everyday little things can be. Help the girl buy milk, be the first not to disappoint her.

    2020IndieAdventure1.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Blood and Bacon

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Love and Crime on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Love and Crime.

    This Co-op Shooter , has Day and Night levels, multiple maps, players will take on 25 enemy types and numerous bosses, like Gargantuan Monsters and Minibosses every 10 days as you explore, shoot and run for your life against the onslaught of porcine monstrosities.

    2016ActionAdventureCasual0.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Peggle Deluxe

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Love and Crime on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Love and Crime.

    Take your best shot with energizing arcade fun! Aim, shoot, clear the orange pegs, then sit back and cheer as 10 whimsical teachers guide you to Peggle greatness.

    2007Casual0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. shapez

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Love and Crime on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Love and Crime.

    shapez is an easy-going, minimalistic factory building game about the automation of shapes through extraction and satisfying production lines. Adapt to increasingly complex shapes and grow your factory across an infinitely expanding map. Your only limitation is your creativity!

    2020StrategyIndieSimulation0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Love and Crime on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Love and Crime.

    "Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad?" is a fast paced shower-simulation where you shower with your 8-bit dad.It's good, clean fun!

    2015ActionIndieSimulation0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Insaniquarium Deluxe

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Love and Crime on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Love and Crime.

    The craziest aquarium game ever! Tend to your fish, keep them happy and they'll reward you with coins and jewels. Buy tank upgrades or egg parts which hatch different in-tank pets. These pets can help you feed your fish, collect coins, or even protect against the aliens that will invade your tank.

    2006Casual0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Montaro

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Love and Crime on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Love and Crime.

    Montaro is a DOGE.

    2016IndieCasual0.99 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 Love and Crime.

    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 Love and Crime.

    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 Love and Crime.

    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 with Love and Crime.

    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 Love and Crime.

    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 Casual with Love and Crime.

    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 Love and Crime.

    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 Love and Crime

How much does Love and Crime cost?
Love and Crime is listed on Steam at 2.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Love and Crime?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Love and Crime are REDLINE — Strings of Fate, My Fair Cat: Snow, Moonlight Dialogue.
Who developed Love and Crime?
Love and Crime was developed by Mango x2.

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 Love and Crime.

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