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Games like Shan Gui (山桂)

If Shan Gui (山桂) is your kind of game, the closest matches are PROTEST, Sweet fantasy and Sakura Spirit — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its atmospheric, contemplative and nostalgic. 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 Shan Gui (山桂): It is the end of summer. Han Hui, a university student, meets a mysterious young girl named He Jia in the mountains. After this chance meeting, the two embark on a delightful journey.

2014IndieAdventureCasual0.99 USDWindows · macOS · Linuxby Magenta Factory
Shan Gui (山桂) — Steam game cover
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Beautiful bgm that loops unobtrusivelyReal life chinese landmarks as settingShort but emotionally resonant storyAtmosphericContemplativeNostalgic

Players who liked Shan Gui (山桂) also play

Steam players who put hours into Shan Gui (山桂) 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. PROTEST

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Shan Gui (山桂) fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Shan Gui (山桂).

    Long adventure of two girls in love! Cute anime girls struggle with discrimination. Only you can help save their pure love! Exciting RPG with nice anime graphics!

    2018StrategyIndieAdventure1.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Sweet fantasy

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Shan Gui (山桂) fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Shan Gui (山桂).

    Visual novel. Young and pretty nymph Pumpkin fell in love with her mistress.

    2017IndieAdventureCasual4.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Sakura Spirit

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Shan Gui (山桂) fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Shan Gui (山桂).

    Rising Judo Star Gushiken Takahiro was two weeks away from the match that would make or break his career -- a championship match where the winner is then signed up to be a young national athlete for Japan. He was very determined to win, in order to fulfill his dreams of finally representing his country for a sport he loves so much.

    2014Indie2.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. SeaBed

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Shan Gui (山桂).

    Ranked #4 for Shan Gui (山桂) fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Shan Gui (山桂).

    SeaBed is a yuri-themed psychological mystery visual novel told through the perspectives of three separate characters: Sachiko, Takako and Narasaki.

    2017IndieAdventureCasual19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. 要来点百合吗 Love Yuri

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for Shan Gui (山桂) fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with Shan Gui (山桂).

    Shu Yu, a popular writer, became sisters with Lu Xi, an online voice actress.But when Lu Xi accidentally discovers that her favorite yuri author is actually her sister Shu Yu, she becomes increasingly attracted to Shu Yu's personality and a forbidden romance gradually unfolds between them...

    2023IndieRPGCasual1.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Blackberry Honey

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Shan Gui (山桂).

    Ranked #6 for Shan Gui (山桂) fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Shan Gui (山桂).

    A lesbian love story set in Victorian England, featuring maids, music, and finding love in unexpected places.

    2017IndieAdventure12.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. Love Ribbon

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for Shan Gui (山桂) fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with Shan Gui (山桂).

    "Love Ribbon" is a yuri (girl x girl) visual novel about forbidden love between two sisters.

    2017IndieCasual9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Highway Blossoms

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Shan Gui (山桂).

    Ranked #8 for Shan Gui (山桂) fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with Shan Gui (山桂).

    A yuri visual novel about Amber, a girl who's trying her best to be alone on the road, until she stumbles upon a young hitchhiker and the journal of a prospector from long ago. Fully voiced in English.

    2016IndieCasual12.99 USDSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Shan Gui (山桂) at current Steam store prices.

  1. UBERMOSH

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~51% under Shan Gui (山桂) on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Shan Gui (山桂).

    UBERMOSH is an arcade game about cutting bullets with a sword, in a gun-filled cyberpunk mosh pit.

    2015ActionIndie0.49 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Miss Neko

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~51% under Shan Gui (山桂) on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Shan Gui (山桂).

    Together the full picture of all the lovely beast ladies with your own hands, play Yakyuken with them, collect their portraits. Hope you have a relaxing and enjoyable game time:)

    2019ActionCasual0.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. QUICKERFLAK

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~51% under Shan Gui (山桂) on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Shan Gui (山桂).

    QUICKERFLAK is an experimental fast-paced time-attack top-down combat retro-hardcore minigame, that can be finished in a minute.

    2022ActionIndieAdventure0.49 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Save Jesus

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~51% under Shan Gui (山桂) on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Shan Gui (山桂).

    Someone is trying to murder Jesus. Disguised as Caesar with the Roman Empire by his side, an evil impostor from the future has set hundreds of deadly traps. Redirect the traps, kill the Romans and protect Jesus!

    2016IndieCasual0.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Barro

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~51% under Shan Gui (山桂) on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Shan Gui (山桂).

    Choose your little car and race!

    2018IndieCasualRacing0.49 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Gachi Heroes

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~51% under Shan Gui (山桂) on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Shan Gui (山桂).

    Gachi Heroes is a game about the dark fantasies. That's amazing an endlass journey in which you will know yourself with your favorite gachimuchi characters. How deep would you go?

    2018ActionIndieAdventure0.49 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Trip to Vinelands

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~51% under Shan Gui (山桂) on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Shan Gui (山桂).

    Trip to Vinelands is an arcade retro hardcore maze wanderer minigame.

    2016ActionIndie0.49 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. TTV2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~51% under Shan Gui (山桂) on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Shan Gui (山桂).

    TTV2 is an arcade retro hardcore maze wanderer minigame, sequel to Trip to Vinelands.

    2017ActionIndie0.49 USDSteam ↗

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 Shan Gui (山桂).

    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 Shan Gui (山桂).

    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 Shan Gui (山桂).

    Helltaker is a short game about sharply dressed demon girls.

    2020IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. 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 Shan Gui (山桂).

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

    2023IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. 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 Shan Gui (山桂).

    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 ↗
  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 Shan Gui (山桂).

    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 Casual with Shan Gui (山桂).

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

    2019IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. NGU IDLE

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Shan Gui (山桂).

    NGU Idle is a Free To Play Idle game that's full of weird humor, tons of upgrades and hundreds of hours of content! Try out NGU Idle today and experience the joy of Numbers Going Up!

    2019IndieAdventureSimulationFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

More from Magenta Factory

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

  1. Bai Qu: Hundreds of Melodies

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Shan Gui (山桂).

    Another title from Magenta Factory, the studio behind Shan Gui (山桂). Shares Indie with Shan Gui (山桂).

    A melody of life and death surrounding a sickly girl and her friends.

    2017Indie9.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Shan Gui II: Sweet Osmanthus II

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Shan Gui (山桂).

    Another title from Magenta Factory, the studio behind Shan Gui (山桂). Shares Indie and Adventure with Shan Gui (山桂).

    Autumn goes by, girls are still waiting till osmanthus blooming.

    2018IndieAdventureCasual4.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. The Neverland of the Mountain and Sea

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Shan Gui (山桂).

    Another title from Magenta Factory, the studio behind Shan Gui (山桂). Shares Indie and Adventure with Shan Gui (山桂).

    Falling in love!! With a robot girl (fool)!!

    2022IndieAdventureCasual9.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. East 73: Magenta Fairytale

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Shan Gui (山桂).

    Another title from Magenta Factory, the studio behind Shan Gui (山桂). Shares Indie and Adventure with Shan Gui (山桂).

    Stunning visuals and a fantastical daily Nanjing story unfold. Xiao Su, who sees into others' hearts, joins a new school's art class. He encounters familiar and new faces, exploring their inner worlds and confronting his own hidden depths.

    2017IndieAdventureCasual1.99 USDSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Shan Gui (山桂)

How much does Shan Gui (山桂) cost?
Shan Gui (山桂) is listed on Steam at 0.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Shan Gui (山桂)?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Shan Gui (山桂) are PROTEST, Sweet fantasy, Sakura Spirit.
Who developed Shan Gui (山桂)?
Shan Gui (山桂) was developed by Magenta Factory and published by Ju Cai.

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 Shan Gui (山桂).

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