Games like Cinders
If Cinders is your kind of game, the closest matches are Low Effort Romance, Ecosphere and REDLINE — Strings of Fate — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its choices shape protagonists morality, dark fairy tale retelling and mature themes and writing. 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.
Get personalized picks →About Cinders: A mature take on Cinderella that's all about player choices and breaking the classic fairy tale in any way you like.
Players who liked Cinders also play
Steam players who put hours into Cinders 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.
Low Effort Romance
WHY THIS
Top pick for Cinders fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Cinders.
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?
Ecosphere
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for Cinders fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Cinders.
A Fantasy / Steampunk Visual Novel in which you'll make hearts skip a beat! You are Arane Kross, a talented engineer capable of controlling nature with a machine: the Ecosphere! What will be your impact?
REDLINE — Strings of Fate
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for Cinders fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Cinders.
A sci-fi otome game where your choices shape love — and the future of society.
The Confines Of The Crown
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Cinders.
Ranked #4 for Cinders fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Cinders.
Madeleine Valois is a prince's companion. It is her responsibility to keep him out of trouble - not to let him walk blindly into a political minefield, not to let him get arrested for a crime he didn't commit, and definitely not to let him fall in love with her...
私のリアルは充実しすぎている フルボイス版
WHY THIS
Ranked #5 for Cinders fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Cinders.
顔良し、頭良し、性格良し。 完全無欠のリア充女子が送るドタバタラブコメディ！（たぶん）
Magical Diary: Horse Hall
WHY THIS
Ranked #6 for Cinders fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Cinders.
You have been invited to attend a magical school. You can make new friends, learn spells, face exams, run for class office, and try to find a date for the May Day Ball.
寂寞神明的心愿手记
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Cinders.
Ranked #7 for Cinders fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Cinders.
What kind of courage and change can the connection between people bring? The story takes place in the ancient eastern country, where a foreign girl from Silazi kingdom got involved with various humans, spirits and even gods. Here, she heard voices unknown to others and met people unknown to others.
Cabernet
WHY THIS
Shares branching narrative, multiple endings and an atmospheric mood with Cinders.
Ranked #8 for Cinders fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Cinders.
Cabernet is a 2D narrative RPG set in a 19th century Eastern European inspired world, with a modern twist. Guide Liza, a young vampire in her new unlife among the unsuspecting townsfolk. Will you retain your humanity or descend further into the horror you have become?
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Cinders at current Steam store prices.
Garry's Mod
WHY THIS
Priced ~75% under Cinders on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Cinders.
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.
Lethal Company
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Cinders on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Cinders.
A co-op horror about scavenging at abandoned moons to sell scrap to the Company.
People Playground
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Cinders on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Cinders.
Shoot, stab, burn, poison, tear, vaporise, or crush ragdolls in a large open space.
Vampire Survivors
WHY THIS
Priced ~75% under Cinders on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Cinders.
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!
PEAK
WHY THIS
Priced ~60% under Cinders on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Cinders.
PEAK is a co-op climbing game where the slightest mistake can spell your doom. Either solo or as a group of lost nature scouts, your only hope of rescue from a mysterious island is to scale the mountain at its center. Do you have what it takes to reach the PEAK?
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Doki Doki Literature Club!
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Cinders.
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.
Life is Strange - Episode 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with Cinders.
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.
Ultimate Custom Night
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Cinders.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
Bongo Cat
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Cinders.
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?
ENA: Dream BBQ
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Cinders.
Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.
The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Cinders.
Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!
Indigo Park: Chapter 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Cinders.
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.
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Head-to-head comparisons
More from MoaCube
Other recommendable Steam games by MoaCube, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
Solstice
WHY THIS
Shares branching narrative, multiple endings and an atmospheric mood with Cinders.
Another title from MoaCube, the studio behind Cinders. Shares Indie and Adventure with Cinders.
Solstice is a dystopian mystery visual novel about small personal disasters that turn into great catastrophes.
Bonfire
WHY THIS
Shares a contemplative mood with Cinders.
Another title from MoaCube, the studio behind Cinders. Shares Indie with Cinders.
Bonfire is a delightfully gloomy tactical RPG about journey and failure, with a rapid turn-based battle system and heroes who care a little too much.
Frequently asked about Cinders
- Does Cinders work on Steam Deck?
- Cinders is currently rated Unsupported on Steam Deck. It may not launch or may have significant issues that block normal play.
- How much does Cinders cost?
- Cinders is listed on Steam at 19.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Cinders?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Cinders are Low Effort Romance, Ecosphere, REDLINE — Strings of Fate.
- Who developed Cinders?
- Cinders was developed by MoaCube.
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 Cinders.
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