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Games like Banishing You

If Banishing You is your kind of game, the closest matches are A Tithe in Blood, Asphodelium and Sorcerer's Choice: Angel or Demon? — 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 Banishing You: Step into the world of Banishing You, a visual novel where choices shape your journey. Accept a mysterious invitation to a dream realm full of enigmatic characters and challenges. Navigate passive-aggressive comments, flirtatious strangers, and unravel a quest that could save or doom both worlds.

2024IndieRPGCasual4.99 USDWindows · macOS · Linuxby lapys games
Banishing You — Steam game cover

Players who liked Banishing You also play

Steam players who put hours into Banishing You 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. A Tithe in Blood

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Banishing You fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with Banishing You.

    A dark yuri visual novel about a quiet university student who discovers blood magic in the depths of her grief. Stepping into a world she little understands, Honoka finds unexpected love, and inadvertently sets in motion a deadly series of events.

    2025IndieCasual14.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Asphodelium

    WHY THIS

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

    You killed him once before. Don't make the same mistake twice. A melancholic boys love visual novel about killing cults and your past confronting you.

    2025IndieSimulationCasual7.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Sorcerer's Choice: Angel or Demon?

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Banishing You fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Casual with Banishing You.

    A Boys Love visual novel with branching plotlines and two love interests. Features beautiful CGs and sprites, and top-notch voice acting throughout the game.

    2023SimulationCasual11.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Demonheart: The Ice Demon

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Banishing You fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares RPG and Casual with Banishing You.

    Play as the young witch Shar, as she moves in with a famous witch who keeps demonic prisoners in her basement. Will you find romance or doom?

    2022AdventureSimulationRPG6.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. The Tales of Bayun

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for Banishing You fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and RPG with Banishing You.

    Can a flat world resting on the backs of three demon bears live in peace? Of course not! Immerse yourself in the universe of the dark Slavic legends, explore the characters' stories and make difficult choices that affect the course of events. Bayun the Cat will help you. If you're lucky, that is.

    2023IndieAdventureRPG6.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. Sweet Home

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for Banishing You fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and RPG with Banishing You.

    Sweet Home is a visual novel set in a Chinese high school. Parted friendships, ambiguous romances, tangled relationships, and flawed families... Are these just the pangs of adolescence—or something heavier? Step into the shoes of Zhao Ying, shape her choices, and uncover every possible path.

    2025IndieSimulationRPG7.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. 夜永 Eternal Love

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for Banishing You fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and RPG with Banishing You.

    《夜永》是一款百合向视觉小说游戏,讲述了在前作(千面 Melancholy Love)剧情发生半年之后,聆花女子学院中破茧而出的少女们的故事。

    2020IndieAdventureSimulation4.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. 秘密舞会

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for Banishing You fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and RPG with Banishing You.

    《秘密舞会》是一款百合向视觉小说游戏,是聆花百合系列外传第一期。

    2021IndieAdventureSimulation2.99 USDSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

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

  1. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~80% under Banishing You on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Banishing You.

    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. The Test

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~60% under Banishing You on Steam right now. Shares Indie and RPG with Banishing You.

    You will answer a series of questions that will reveal truths from deep within. These questions may make you uncomfortable, but with great knowledge comes great sacrifice. Can you make it all the way through The Test, and if you do, are you sure you want the answers you seek?

    2020IndieAdventureSimulation1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~70% under Banishing You on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Banishing You.

    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 ↗
  4. Blood and Bacon

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~80% under Banishing You on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Banishing You.

    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 ↗
  5. Placid Plastic Duck Simulator

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~60% under Banishing You on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Banishing You.

    The ultimate high-tech rubber duck simulation, Placid Plastic Duck brings you dangerous levels of relaxation. With chill music, dreamy 3D graphics, and many different happy ducks, your only priority is to float around. Zero Ducks given.

    2022SimulationCasual1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Peggle Deluxe

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~80% under Banishing You on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Banishing You.

    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 ↗
  7. shapez

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~80% under Banishing You on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Banishing You.

    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 ↗
  8. The Test: Hypothesis Rising

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~60% under Banishing You on Steam right now. Shares Indie and RPG with Banishing You.

    The second chapter in The Test trilogy. Answer a series of in-depth questions to reveal hidden truths about yourself and unlock secrets to discover how your life can change drastically with just a few, slight modifications. ...But are you sure you want the answers you seek?

    2020IndieAdventureSimulation1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

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 Banishing You.

    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. 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 Banishing You.

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

    2023IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. 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 Banishing You.

    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 ↗
  5. missed messages.

    WHY THIS

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

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

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

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Banishing You.

    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 ↗
  7. Awaria

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Banishing You.

    Awaria is a short game about working in haunted maintenance tunnels.

    2024ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Grimm's Hollow

    WHY THIS

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

    A spooky, freeware RPG where you search the afterlife for your brother. Reap ghosts with your scythe, explore haunted caves, and eat ghostly treats on your journey through death.

    2019IndieAdventureRPGFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

More from lapys games

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

  1. Orpheus' Revenge

    WHY THIS

    Another title from lapys games, the studio behind Banishing You. Shares Indie with Banishing You.

    Get ready to put your mouse to use and get smack talked by a bunch of pixels!  Orpheus' Revenge is an 80s inspired arcade shooter with more sass than sense. Pixel graphics, neon colours and electronic beats meet greek mythology.

    2024ActionIndie1.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Tenfold Tales

    WHY THIS

    Another title from lapys games, the studio behind Banishing You. Shares Indie and RPG with Banishing You.

    A cozy oldschool adventure where you explore a magical map, one tile at a time. Guide Lapin, a curious bunny girl, through a patchwork world of strange events, tough decisions, and stat-driven surprises.

    2025IndieAdventureRPG3.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Crow's Curated Closet - Shop Simulator

    WHY THIS

    Another title from lapys games, the studio behind Banishing You. Shares Indie and Casual with Banishing You.

    Step into the role of a boutique owner with a flair for the unusual. Decorate your shop, unlock new collections, and create a space your customers won’t want to leave. Grow your business, optimise your layout, and watch the numbers climb. Turn your tiny shop into a thriving gothic fashion powerhouse

    2026IndieSimulationCasualSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Banishing You

How much does Banishing You cost?
Banishing You is listed on Steam at 4.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Banishing You?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Banishing You are A Tithe in Blood, Asphodelium, Sorcerer's Choice: Angel or Demon?.
Who developed Banishing You?
Banishing You was developed by lapys games.

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 Banishing You.

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