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Games like Housemates

If Housemates is your kind of game, the closest matches are Corrupt Them All - Devilina Vein, Idol Hands and Plastic Soul — 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 Housemates: Housemates is a daily life simulation game. A lust virus has hit the country! Play as a college student stuck inside with his landlady and housemate. Talk to them, get to know them, and importantly, 'help them out' with the lust virus!

2024IndieSimulationCasual9.99 USDWindows · macOS · Linuxby Huli
Housemates — Steam game cover

Players who liked Housemates also play

Steam players who put hours into Housemates 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. Corrupt Them All - Devilina Vein

    WHY THIS

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

    Corrupt Them All, a clicker corruption dating sim. Expose their true nature and encourage them in their dirty self-discovery journey that they've been hiding. Click, Corrupt, Build your harem empire.

    2024StrategyIndieAdventure4.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Idol Hands

    WHY THIS

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

    Uesugi Wakari, the ex-member of an idol group, was kicked out after a masturbation video leak. How will you rebuild her dream and turn her into a superstar? Your hectic journey (and nasty fun) has begun! With 30+ pornos, 400+ pics, 20+ outfits, and more, Idol Hands will blow your... (Cough)... mind!

    2022IndieSimulationRPG10.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Plastic Soul

    WHY THIS

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

    Plastic Soul is a daily life simulation about living with an android. Play as a man who gets an android from you son to help you move on from your deceased wife. Progress through the story by interacting with your android and discover the secret behind your wife's death.

    2023IndieAdventureSimulation9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. 恋爱关系/Romance

    WHY THIS

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

    It is a love oriented short visual novel, which contains a wealth of interesting games and a large number of exquisite CG pictures. The man lives in the same apartment with his friends, works in the same company, and leads a monotonous life. The appearance of interns has changed the repetitive life.

    2021SimulationCasual3.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Lovey-Dovey Lockdown

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for Housemates fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation and Casual with Housemates.

    You and your former college crush have been locked in a room through divine intervention. The only way out is for you to…

    2024SimulationCasual9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Summer Clover

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for Housemates fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Housemates.

    Experience a summer like never before as you become a live-in housekeeper for three charming sisters (and your supportive supervisor).

    2024StrategyIndieAdventure17.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Kaiju Princess

    WHY THIS

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

    Living with a mysterious invader from outer space... who controls horrifying kaijus! (but she's pretty lazy)

    2022StrategyIndieSimulation10.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. NTRaholic

    WHY THIS

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

    Newlyweds Chiho and Shota, burdened by money troubles, want to move in as your new tenants. When they hesitate at the rent, you make a bold suggestion: “Why not have Chiho clean my room to make up the difference?” So begins an unusual and daring arrangement...

    2025StrategySimulationCasual14.99 USDSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

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

  1. Garry's Mod

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Housemates on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with Housemates.

    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 Housemates on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Housemates.

    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 Housemates on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with Housemates.

    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 Housemates on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Housemates.

    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 Housemates on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Housemates.

    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 Housemates on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with Housemates.

    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 Housemates on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Housemates.

    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 Housemates on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with Housemates.

    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 Housemates.

    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 Housemates.

    Helltaker is a short game about sharply dressed demon girls.

    2020IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Bongo Cat

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  5. 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 Housemates.

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

    2023IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Our Life: Beginnings & Always

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with Housemates.

    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.

    2020IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeSteam ↗
  7. missed messages.

    WHY THIS

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

    ‘goth gf’s iPhone’ airdrops you - accept or decline? A love/horror story about life, death, & memes.

    2019IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. A Date with Death

    WHY THIS

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

    Fight against & romance the one hunting for your soul in A Date with Death, a romance chat simulator where you date(?) the Grim Reaper himself. Create your own character, decorate your apartment, and chat away with the charming yet dangerous Grim Reaper through text and video calls.

    2023IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

More from Huli

Other recommendable Steam games by Huli, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.

  1. Lovelust: Project Stockholm

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Huli, the studio behind Housemates. Shares Casual with Housemates.

    An adventure game/visual novel where you play as a college student who impulsively kidnaps his classmate friend or teacher, and develop a romantic relationship with them over time.

    2022AdventureCasual9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Plastic Soul

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Huli, the studio behind Housemates. Shares Indie and Simulation with Housemates.

    Plastic Soul is a daily life simulation about living with an android. Play as a man who gets an android from you son to help you move on from your deceased wife. Progress through the story by interacting with your android and discover the secret behind your wife's death.

    2023IndieAdventureSimulation9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Hollow Memories

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Huli, the studio behind Housemates. Shares Indie and Simulation with Housemates.

    You recently moved back to your hometown to find a job and move into a suspiciously cheap apartment, you find out that it's haunted by a pair of sexy ghosts, and you're stuck until the curse is broken. Discover a way to break the curse, and help the ghosts move on by filling their hollow memories.

    2025IndieSimulationCasual9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Housemates

Does Housemates work on Steam Deck?
Housemates is currently rated Unsupported on Steam Deck. It may not launch or may have significant issues that block normal play.
How much does Housemates cost?
Housemates is listed on Steam at 9.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Housemates?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Housemates are Corrupt Them All - Devilina Vein, Idol Hands, Plastic Soul.
Who developed Housemates?
Housemates was developed by Huli.

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 Housemates.

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