Games like Nicole
If Nicole is your kind of game, the closest matches are Pinewood Island, Amnesia™: Memories and The Server — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its chill, contemplative and lighthearted. 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 Nicole: Excited to join her first choice school, Nicole discovers a disturbing series of disappearances on campus upon moving into the university dorms. Three girls have vanished, and she might be next, deviating from her ideal college experience.
Players who liked Nicole also play
Steam players who put hours into Nicole 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.
Pinewood Island
WHY THIS
Shares multiple endings and a mysterious mood with Nicole.
Top pick for Nicole fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation and Casual with Nicole.
Find love, solve a murder, and prevent more death in this murder-mystery horror otome | visual novel.
Amnesia™: Memories
WHY THIS
Shares a mysterious mood with Nicole.
Second-strongest match for Nicole fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Nicole.
You awaken to find your memories gone. To learn the truth behind your amnesia, you’ll choose from five romantic paths, each its own world. With 20+ endings, can you write the lasting love story you deserve, or will your love and life come to an end?
The Server
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for Nicole fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure and Casual with Nicole.
A FULLY ENGLISH-VOICED otome mystery visual novel set in a fog-shrouded coastal town. Work as a waitress at an exclusive supper club, romance four men hiding dangerous secrets, and uncover the truth buried beneath. Every choice you make shapes your path and where it ends.
Folie Fatale
WHY THIS
Shares multiple endings with Nicole.
Ranked #4 for Nicole fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure and Simulation with Nicole.
All capture targets are mentally "Jirai"(landmine)!? Meet these eccentric boys, reveal the truth beneath in this Psycho-love-horror VN!
Always Remember Me
WHY THIS
Shares stat raising and a contemplative mood with Nicole.
Ranked #5 for Nicole fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation and Casual with Nicole.
Amy is desperate! Her boyfriend Aaron doesn't remember her anymore after a car accident! Will you be able to make him remember again? Or perhaps it's time to move on. Maybe Amy will fall in love with someone else? It's up to you to decide. Play this life simulation game with dating sim elements and shape Amy's destiny.
Drops of Death
WHY THIS
Shares a lighthearted mood with Nicole.
Ranked #6 for Nicole fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation and Casual with Nicole.
A murder mystery visual novel with a romantic twist. The killer is randomly chosen at the start of each playthrough, and you may unknowingly fall in love with them. How will your story come to its end? Will you bring the killer to justice, fall in love with them, or die at their hands?
Flower Shop: Winter In Fairbrook
WHY THIS
Shares stat raising with Nicole.
Ranked #7 for Nicole fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure and Simulation with Nicole.
Winter In Fairbrook is a dating and farming simulation game and takes place after the first Flower Shop game. Play as Natalie this time, and meet some of the characters of the first game like Clara, Susana, Steve, Trent, Jacob plus a "new entry": Ryan, who runs the general store of the town.
Roommates
WHY THIS
Shares a lighthearted mood with Nicole.
Ranked #8 for Nicole fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure and Simulation with Nicole.
Join Max or Anne in Latin House for their first college year! They'll juggle classes, jobs, and social life with four dorm mates, potentially sparking some extracurricular fun. As Anne you can romance Max, Isabella, Dominic and Rakesh. As Max, romance Anne, Isabella, Sally and Rakesh.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Nicole at current Steam store prices.
Garry's Mod
WHY THIS
Priced ~74% under Nicole on Steam right now. Shares Simulation and Casual with Nicole.
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 ~47% under Nicole on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Nicole.
A co-op horror about scavenging at abandoned moons to sell scrap to the Company.
People Playground
WHY THIS
Priced ~47% under Nicole on Steam right now. Shares Simulation and Casual with Nicole.
Shoot, stab, burn, poison, tear, vaporise, or crush ragdolls in a large open space.
Vampire Survivors
WHY THIS
Priced ~74% under Nicole on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Nicole.
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 ~58% under Nicole on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Nicole.
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?
Kerbal Space Program
WHY THIS
Priced ~47% under Nicole on Steam right now. Shares Simulation with Nicole.
In Kerbal Space Program, take charge of the space program for the alien race known as the Kerbals. You have access to an array of parts to assemble fully-functional spacecraft that flies (or doesn’t) based on realistic aerodynamic and orbital physics.
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 Casual with Nicole.
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 Nicole.
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.
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 Simulation with Nicole.
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 Adventure with Nicole.
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 Simulation and Casual with Nicole.
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 Adventure with Nicole.
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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More from Winter Wolves
Other recommendable Steam games by Winter Wolves, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
Loren The Amazon Princess
WHY THIS
Shares a contemplative mood with Nicole.
Another title from Winter Wolves, the studio behind Nicole.
Loren The Amazon Princess is a fantasy epic combining intricate turn-based battles with a heroic tale of overcoming evil - with a twist! In this tale, you play as a loyal servant of the hero rather than the hero herself.
Always Remember Me
WHY THIS
Shares stat raising and a contemplative mood with Nicole.
Another title from Winter Wolves, the studio behind Nicole. Shares Simulation and Casual with Nicole.
Amy is desperate! Her boyfriend Aaron doesn't remember her anymore after a car accident! Will you be able to make him remember again? Or perhaps it's time to move on. Maybe Amy will fall in love with someone else? It's up to you to decide. Play this life simulation game with dating sim elements and shape Amy's destiny.
Cursed Lands
WHY THIS
Shares a mysterious mood with Nicole.
Another title from Winter Wolves, the studio behind Nicole.
Defeat the evil lurking in Castle Of N'Mar in this RPG/dating sim game. Recruit your team in any order you want, use the optional social talents to win the battles, play as male or female and fully customize your avatar. Five romance per gender, including the unique Naga Enok and Sylrissa!
Roommates
WHY THIS
Shares a lighthearted mood with Nicole.
Another title from Winter Wolves, the studio behind Nicole. Shares Adventure and Simulation with Nicole.
Join Max or Anne in Latin House for their first college year! They'll juggle classes, jobs, and social life with four dorm mates, potentially sparking some extracurricular fun. As Anne you can romance Max, Isabella, Dominic and Rakesh. As Max, romance Anne, Isabella, Sally and Rakesh.
Flower Shop: Summer In Fairbrook
WHY THIS
Shares stat raising, multiple endings and a lighthearted mood with Nicole.
Another title from Winter Wolves, the studio behind Nicole. Shares Simulation and Casual with Nicole.
The Flower Shop: a dating and farming sim game. Steve's life is in shambles: bad grades, rocky relationship, and forced to work on a farm for the summer. Join him in Fairbook as he navigates farm life, makes new friends, and maintains old relationships.
Planet Stronghold
WHY THIS
Shares a contemplative mood with Nicole.
Another title from Winter Wolves, the studio behind Nicole.
Planet Stronghold is a sci-fi role-playing game with a turn-based combat system. You take the role of a young, new recruit that somehow gets assigned to the most well-known, and well-defended, human outpost in the whole galaxy: Planet Stronghold.
Spirited Heart Deluxe
WHY THIS
Shares a lighthearted mood with Nicole.
Another title from Winter Wolves, the studio behind Nicole. Shares Simulation and Casual with Nicole.
Spirited Heart is a fantasy life simulation game. Create your fantasy alter ego choosing between an apparently normal human, a cute elf and a wicked demoness. Run your life in a virtual fantasy world: choose a job from the 20 different ones available, raise your stats, and maybe even find romance!
Heileen 1: Sail Away
WHY THIS
Another title from Winter Wolves, the studio behind Nicole. Shares Adventure and Casual with Nicole.
Embark with Heileen in a unforgettable voyage to the New World! Met with old friends, and make new ones. Find romance, avoid dangers and life your life to the fullest!
Frequently asked about Nicole
- How much does Nicole cost?
- Nicole is listed on Steam at 18.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Nicole?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Nicole are Pinewood Island, Amnesia™: Memories, The Server.
- Who developed Nicole?
- Nicole was developed by Winter Wolves.
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