Games like Cage of Roses
If Cage of Roses is your kind of game, the closest matches are Monstrous Lovers, Scarlet Defiance: The Wall Between Us and EmyLiveShow: How To Write A Bestseller — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its atmospheric, dark and emotional. 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 Cage of Roses: A haunting gothic romance set in the 19th century. Follow Meike, a young woman from an impoverished noble family, as she’s swept off her feet by the mysterious Magdalena: a vampire who possesses a dark secret.
Players who liked Cage of Roses also play
Steam players who put hours into Cage of Roses 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.
Monstrous Lovers
WHY THIS
Top pick for Cage of Roses fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Cage of Roses.
In this Boys' Love visual novel about dating monsters, you play as Christopher Wells, a young office worker who moves to a town full of supernatural creatures in hopes of getting to make a real difference.
Scarlet Defiance: The Wall Between Us
WHY THIS
Shares visual novel style, anime and an atmospheric mood with Cage of Roses.
Second-strongest match for Cage of Roses fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Cage of Roses.
In this dark fantasy yuri visual novel, follow the events that lead up to the fateful meeting of two young women. Accompany Sofia, a human revolutionary, and Vlatka, the vampire princess, as they navigate political upheaval, forbidden romance, and the ugliness of war.
EmyLiveShow: How To Write A Bestseller
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for Cage of Roses fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares RPG with Cage of Roses.
Become the co-author of an amazing book! All you have to do is choose which of the four lovely heroines will inspire you!
Misericorde: Volume One
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Cage of Roses.
Ranked #4 for Cage of Roses fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Cage of Roses.
Misericorde: Volume One is the first part of a series of mystery visual novels set in a convent in 1482.
Salome's Kiss
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Cage of Roses.
Ranked #5 for Cage of Roses fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Cage of Roses.
A dark lesbian / yuri gothic romance tale set in Victorian England, in which an anxious governess is aggressively pursued by her unruly, tempestuous pupil.
Black Equation
WHY THIS
Ranked #6 for Cage of Roses fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Cage of Roses.
A dark fantasy interactive book — a personal, choice-driven story born from depression, built entirely from words.
Asphodelium
WHY THIS
Ranked #7 for Cage of Roses fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Cage of Roses.
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.
Mandemon
WHY THIS
Shares visual novel style, dialogue choices and atmospheric with Cage of Roses.
Ranked #8 for Cage of Roses fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Cage of Roses.
Decaying Japanese school buildings, a series of bizarre incidents, eerie Mandemon legends. Lies and truths intertwine, love and hate entwined in the mist. What should one do? Whom should one believe? Welcome to this cruel world filled with deception and harm —
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Cage of Roses at current Steam store prices.
Garry's Mod
WHY THIS
Priced ~62% under Cage of Roses on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with Cage of Roses.
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.
Vampire Survivors
WHY THIS
Priced ~62% under Cage of Roses on Steam right now. Shares Indie and RPG with Cage of Roses.
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!
Slay the Spire
WHY THIS
Priced ~52% under Cage of Roses on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Cage of Roses.
We fused card games and roguelikes together to make the best single player deckbuilder we could. Craft a unique deck, encounter bizarre creatures, discover relics of immense power, and Slay the Spire!
Cookie Clicker
WHY THIS
Priced ~62% under Cage of Roses on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with Cage of Roses.
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.
WEBFISHING
WHY THIS
Priced ~62% under Cage of Roses on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Cage of Roses.
WEBFISHING a multiplayer chatroom-focused fishing game! Relax and fish (on the web!)
POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~92% under Cage of Roses on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Cage of Roses.
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?
Buckshot Roulette
WHY THIS
Priced ~77% under Cage of Roses on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with Cage of Roses.
Play Russian roulette with a 12-gauge shotgun. Four enter. One leaves. Roll the dice with your life. Good luck!
OneShot
WHY THIS
Priced ~54% under Cage of Roses on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Cage of Roses.
OneShot is a surreal top down Puzzle/Adventure game with unique gameplay capabilities. You are to guide a child through a mysterious world on a mission to restore its long-dead sun. The world knows you exist.
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 Cage of Roses.
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.
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.
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 Cage of Roses.
Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!
Our Life: Beginnings & Always
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Cage of Roses.
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.
missed messages.
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with Cage of Roses.
‘goth gf’s iPhone’ airdrops you - accept or decline? A love/horror story about life, death, & memes.
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 Cage of Roses.
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.
Virtual Cottage
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with Cage of Roses.
Virtual Cottage gives you a comfy place to rest and be productive without any distractions. Open the game, set yourself a goal and enjoy the atmosphere.
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Other recommendable Steam games by ebi-hime, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
Blackberry Honey
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Cage of Roses.
Another title from ebi-hime, the studio behind Cage of Roses. Shares Indie with Cage of Roses.
A lesbian love story set in Victorian England, featuring maids, music, and finding love in unexpected places.
Sweetest Monster
WHY THIS
Shares character driven drama and an atmospheric mood with Cage of Roses.
Another title from ebi-hime, the studio behind Cage of Roses. Shares Indie with Cage of Roses.
A middle-aged man has an encounter with a cute catgirl in the dead of night - but all is not as it seems.
Her Love, Like Poison
WHY THIS
Shares visual novel style, dialogue choices and atmospheric with Cage of Roses.
Another title from ebi-hime, the studio behind Cage of Roses. Shares Indie with Cage of Roses.
A dark lesbian horror/romance story so toxic it's emitting spores. Ethel, a shy university student, ventures into the wintry woods late at night, where she meets an enchanting femme fatale — but all is not as it seems.
Strawberry Vinegar
WHY THIS
Shares multiple endings with Cage of Roses.
Another title from ebi-hime, the studio behind Cage of Roses. Shares Indie with Cage of Roses.
A cute comedy yuri VN about a gluttonous demon and a cynical young girl centered around the most important thing in life: food! ♥
The Fairy's Song
WHY THIS
Shares an emotional mood with Cage of Roses.
Another title from ebi-hime, the studio behind Cage of Roses. Shares Indie with Cage of Roses.
A yuri / lesbian visual novel set in the UK. Marnie, a bored goth girl, accidentally stumbles upon a sleeping female knight in the forest. Together, the pair must work to break a centuries-old curse, while romantic feelings between them begin to grow.
Rituals in the Dark
WHY THIS
Shares gothic atmosphere and an atmospheric mood with Cage of Roses.
Another title from ebi-hime, the studio behind Cage of Roses. Shares Indie and Simulation with Cage of Roses.
A lesbian / yuri romance story with mild horror elements set in the rainy English seaside town of Scarborough. Our heroine, Aspen, meets the mysterious, beautiful Althea in the dead of night, but who is Althea really...?
The Way We All Go (2015)
WHY THIS
Shares multiple endings and an atmospheric mood with Cage of Roses.
Another title from ebi-hime, the studio behind Cage of Roses. Shares Indie with Cage of Roses.
A horror/romance visual novel with numerous choices and over 20 endings. Set in Japan in the 1980s, our protagonist, Atcchan, must navigate his relationship between his two estranged childhood friends, one of whom might be a yandere. Will he live to see the end of his summer vacation?
The Language of Love
WHY THIS
Shares an emotional mood with Cage of Roses.
Another title from ebi-hime, the studio behind Cage of Roses. Shares Indie and Simulation with Cage of Roses.
Mitsuki, an aimless young man studying to take his university entrance exams, falls for a young single mother who lives in his apartment complex. A relationship develops between these mismatched social outcasts, and then...
Frequently asked about Cage of Roses
- Is Cage of Roses verified for Steam Deck?
- Yes — Cage of Roses is Steam Deck Verified, meaning Valve has confirmed it runs well on the Deck with full controller, text legibility, and default configuration support.
- How much does Cage of Roses cost?
- Cage of Roses is listed on Steam at 12.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Cage of Roses?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Cage of Roses are Monstrous Lovers, Scarlet Defiance: The Wall Between Us, EmyLiveShow: How To Write A Bestseller.
- Who developed Cage of Roses?
- Cage of Roses was developed by ebi-hime and published by Two and a Half Studios.
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