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Games like The Heft Effect

If The Heft Effect is your kind of game, the closest matches are Heroes of Eroticism - Opportunities of Love, A Day in the Park and Personal Chef to the Stars — 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 The Heft Effect: A girl who mysteriously gains weight and learns to like it, two other girls that she pressures into gaining weight, and [TOPIC NOT FOUND]

2024IndieAdventureSimulationCasual4.99 USDWindows · macOSby CupCupMug
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Steam players who put hours into The Heft Effect 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. Heroes of Eroticism - Opportunities of Love

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for The Heft Effect fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with The Heft Effect.

    Return to the world of Heroes of Eroticism in this final chapter. Finish Liam's last chapter, filled with love, lust and superpowers.

    2023IndieCasual8.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. A Day in the Park

    WHY THIS

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

    A Day in the Park is a gay dating sim visual novel with three endings per date and one overall ending for the game (once you've completed dates with all four guys).

    2021IndieCasual4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Personal Chef to the Stars

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for The Heft Effect fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Heft Effect.

    “Personal Chef to the Stars” is a menu management simulator, Romantic Comedy Yuri Visual Novel, and Dating Sim. Play as Chef Ayesha Rogers as she must balance the needs and desires of a household filled with eccentric celebrities while also managing her own budding love life.

    2022IndieAdventureSimulation8.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Heroes of Eroticism - New Beginnings

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for The Heft Effect fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with The Heft Effect.

    Experience the first 3 episodes of Heroes of Eroticism in this one convenient package, full of excitement, romance and tough choices. After having once been entirely eradicated, superpowers are suddenly returning. Will this generation handle them better than the last one?

    2022IndieCasual8.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Canvas Menagerie

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for The Heft Effect fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with The Heft Effect.

    A slice-of-life boys love romance about a group of TV actors going through their mid-20s together.

    2024IndieSimulationCasual11.24 USDSteam ↗
  6. Zen: A Gay Sequel

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for The Heft Effect fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation and Casual with The Heft Effect.

    Zen: A Gay Sequel (ZAGS) is a gay, planner-focused, stat-based, dating sim set in college. It is a full sequel to YAGS.

    2021SimulationCasual18.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. ValiDate: Struggling Singles in your Area

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for The Heft Effect fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Heft Effect.

    ValiDate is a romantic visual novel about 13 adults in Jercy City navigating new relationships and the harsh realities that come alongside them.

    2022IndieAdventureRPG14.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. High Times - Dating/Cooking Sim

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for The Heft Effect fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with The Heft Effect.

    Manage your own cafe and become a donut therapist in this cozy dating/cooking sim. Cook mood-changing donuts, decorate your shop, and help customers navigate life, love, and heartbreak—one bite at a time.

    2026IndieSimulationCasualSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

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

  1. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~80% under The Heft Effect on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Heft Effect.

    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 The Heft Effect on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Heft Effect.

    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 The Heft Effect on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Heft Effect.

    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 The Heft Effect on Steam right now. Shares Adventure and Casual with The Heft Effect.

    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 The Heft Effect on Steam right now. Shares Simulation and Casual with The Heft Effect.

    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 The Heft Effect on Steam right now. Shares Casual with The Heft Effect.

    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 The Heft Effect on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with The Heft Effect.

    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 The Heft Effect on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Heft Effect.

    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 The Heft Effect.

    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. Shares Adventure with The Heft Effect.

    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 and Adventure with The Heft Effect.

    Helltaker is a short game about sharply dressed demon girls.

    2020IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. ENA: Dream BBQ

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Heft Effect.

    Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.

    2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  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 The Heft Effect.

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

    2023IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. 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 The Heft Effect.

    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 ↗
  7. The Looker

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with The Heft Effect.

    You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.

    2022IndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. 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 The Heft Effect.

    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 ↗

More from CupCupMug

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

  1. Fatrifice

    WHY THIS

    Another title from CupCupMug, the studio behind The Heft Effect. Shares Indie and Simulation with The Heft Effect.

    In order to summon a demon, one girl must stuff herself to be the ultimate fatrifice! Help her expand into new shapes and sizes by feeding her!

    2023ActionIndieSimulationFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Galactic Gluttony

    WHY THIS

    Another title from CupCupMug, the studio behind The Heft Effect. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Heft Effect.

    Agent Red has one job, to hide the existence of aliens. But when a UFO shows up and starts dropping their food everywhere, things start to get a little troublesome. The fastest way to get rid of all the food? Eating it, obviously.

    2023ActionIndieAdventure2.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Feast Manor

    WHY THIS

    Another title from CupCupMug, the studio behind The Heft Effect. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Heft Effect.

    After being cursed to never leave, Ember must eat all of the food she can in order to find the one that will break the curse!

    2023IndieAdventureSimulation5.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Fatrifice 2

    WHY THIS

    Another title from CupCupMug, the studio behind The Heft Effect. Shares Indie and Casual with The Heft Effect.

    The demoness Shar, summoned by a group of girls who performed a fatrifice, wants to become even stronger! And how will she do that, you ask? That’s a good question, by another fatrifice!

    2023ActionIndieCasual3.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Savoring Sword

    WHY THIS

    Another title from CupCupMug, the studio behind The Heft Effect. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Heft Effect.

    Explore procedurally generated dungeons, fight monster girls, interact with your surroundings, collect items, and gain weight!

    2024ActionStrategyIndie9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Voluptuous Fantasy

    WHY THIS

    Another title from CupCupMug, the studio behind The Heft Effect. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Heft Effect.

    From the southern kingdom, a selfish act spread violence to the north. A giantess and three girls rose to protect everyone from a mysterious wrath. Uncovering secrets in dungeons, passages, and towns. Plus, they got nice bodies.

    2025ActionStrategyIndie9.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. Fatrifice 3

    WHY THIS

    Another title from CupCupMug, the studio behind The Heft Effect. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Heft Effect.

    Shar's powers are growing even stronger, but not strong enough! She needs another fatrifice for her plan...

    2024IndieAdventureSimulation5.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. Layers of Bust

    WHY THIS

    Another title from CupCupMug, the studio behind The Heft Effect. Shares Indie and Casual with The Heft Effect.

    A lonely candle suddenly inhabits a spirit: a beautiful and curvaceous woman. With the ability to transform and slow down time, she uses her new body to escape the dangerous dungeon.

    2025ActionIndieCasual8.99 USDSteam ↗

Frequently asked about The Heft Effect

How much does The Heft Effect cost?
The Heft Effect is listed on Steam at 4.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to The Heft Effect?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside The Heft Effect are Heroes of Eroticism - Opportunities of Love, A Day in the Park, Personal Chef to the Stars.
Who developed The Heft Effect?
The Heft Effect was developed by CupCupMug.

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 The Heft Effect.

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