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Games like How to Melt a Maiden's Heart

If How to Melt a Maiden's Heart is your kind of game, the closest matches are Clear Skye Thinking, Out of the Ocean and Pledged to a Princess — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its absurd premise executed well, comedic and cozy. 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 How to Melt a Maiden's Heart: A cute, sweet boys love / yaoi visual novel about a high school student who discovers the formidable student council president is crossdressing on the sly and working at a maid café.

2024IndieCasual10.99 USDDeck VerifiedWindows · macOS · Linuxby ebi-hime
How to Melt a Maiden's Heart — Steam game cover
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Absurdly funny premise of a boy accidentally being a bl protagonist and questioning every tropeAbsurd premise executed wellBlackmail drives the core conflictComedicCozyEmotional

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Steam players who put hours into How to Melt a Maiden's Heart 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. Clear Skye Thinking

    WHY THIS

    Shares visual novel style, dialogue choices, slice of life and an emotional mood with How to Melt a Maiden's Heart.

    Top pick for How to Melt a Maiden's Heart fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with How to Melt a Maiden's Heart.

    A cute, wholesome yuri visual novel about a haughty young girl called Alice who goes on holiday to the Isle of Skye. Once there, she meets the plucky young Piper, and a romance between the two slowly unfolds.

    2024IndieCasual6.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Out of the Ocean

    WHY THIS

    Shares replayability, dialogue choices, slice of life and a cozy mood with How to Melt a Maiden's Heart.

    Second-strongest match for How to Melt a Maiden's Heart fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with How to Melt a Maiden's Heart.

    A cute and wholesome yuri story about a girl who meets a mermaid washed up on the beach at night. Join Asuka as she finds herself caught up between Misuzu, her ladylike classmate, and Nerine, a girl with scales and a secret.

    2026IndieCasual14.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Pledged to a Princess

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for How to Melt a Maiden's Heart fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with How to Melt a Maiden's Heart.

    A cute and wholesome yuri visual about a young princess, Katarina Mikhailovna Vassilieva, who (finally!) gets to meet her online friend and fellow anime fan, Audrey McMahon. Is the power of cute girls enough to bring a princess and a pauper together?

    2026IndieCasualSteam ↗
  4. My Confounding Cat is Criminally Cute!

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for How to Melt a Maiden's Heart fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with How to Melt a Maiden's Heart.

    A cute, wholesome yaoi / boys love visual novel about a grumpy wizard and... a black cat? Wait, what?

    2024IndieCasual6.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Where the Heart Rests

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for How to Melt a Maiden's Heart fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with How to Melt a Maiden's Heart.

    A sweetly domestic boys' love visual novel about a couple of young men who find themselves raising a child.

    2025IndieCasual11.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. Cafe of Roses

    WHY THIS

    Shares relationship building, slice of life and an emotional mood with How to Melt a Maiden's Heart.

    Ranked #6 for How to Melt a Maiden's Heart fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with How to Melt a Maiden's Heart.

    A lowkey, low stakes yuri story about a young woman and a mysterious maid. Who is the engimatic Magdalena, and is there more to her than meets the eye?

    2026IndieCasual8.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. My Darling Dark Elf

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for How to Melt a Maiden's Heart fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with How to Melt a Maiden's Heart.

    A cute, wholesome yuri visual novel about a teeny-tiny dark elf who falls for her (stupidly tall) childhood friend... quite literally.

    2026IndieSteam ↗
  8. Love's Crescendo

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for How to Melt a Maiden's Heart fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with How to Melt a Maiden's Heart.

    Love's Crescendo is a cozy visual novel with rhythm mini-games about finding true love and reigniting that spark for your passions. Join Valerie and Cadence in this heartwarming sapphic romance centered around their love of music and the spark between them.

    2023IndieCasual4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below How to Melt a Maiden's Heart at current Steam store prices.

  1. Garry's Mod

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~55% under How to Melt a Maiden's Heart on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with How to Melt a Maiden's Heart.

    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.

    2006IndieSimulationCasual4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Vampire Survivors

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~55% under How to Melt a Maiden's Heart on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with How to Melt a Maiden's Heart.

    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!

    2022ActionIndieRPG4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Slay the Spire

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~43% under How to Melt a Maiden's Heart on Steam right now. Shares Indie with How to Melt a Maiden's Heart.

    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!

    2019StrategyIndie6.24 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Cookie Clicker

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~55% under How to Melt a Maiden's Heart on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with How to Melt a Maiden's Heart.

    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.

    2021StrategyIndieSimulation4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. WEBFISHING

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~55% under How to Melt a Maiden's Heart on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with How to Melt a Maiden's Heart.

    WEBFISHING a multiplayer chatroom-focused fishing game! Relax and fish (on the web!)

    2024IndieMassively MultiplayerCasual4.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~91% under How to Melt a Maiden's Heart on Steam right now. Shares Indie with How to Melt a Maiden's Heart.

    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 ↗
  7. Buckshot Roulette

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~73% under How to Melt a Maiden's Heart on Steam right now. Shares Indie with How to Melt a Maiden's Heart.

    Play Russian roulette with a 12-gauge shotgun. Four enter. One leaves. Roll the dice with your life. Good luck!

    2024ActionIndieSimulation2.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. OneShot

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~45% under How to Melt a Maiden's Heart on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with How to Melt a Maiden's Heart.

    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.

    2016IndieAdventureCasual5.99 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 How to Melt a Maiden's Heart.

    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.

    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 with How to Melt a Maiden's Heart.

    Helltaker is a short game about sharply dressed demon girls.

    2020IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with How to Melt a Maiden's Heart.

    Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  5. Bongo Cat

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with How to Melt a Maiden's Heart.

    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?

    2025IndieSimulationMassively MultiplayerFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. ENA: Dream BBQ

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with How to Melt a Maiden's Heart.

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

    2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. 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 How to Melt a Maiden's Heart.

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

    2023IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Indigo Park: Chapter 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with How to Melt a Maiden's Heart.

    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 ↗

More from ebi-hime

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

  1. Blackberry Honey

    WHY THIS

    Shares an emotional mood with How to Melt a Maiden's Heart.

    Another title from ebi-hime, the studio behind How to Melt a Maiden's Heart. Shares Indie with How to Melt a Maiden's Heart.

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

    2017IndieAdventure12.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Sweetest Monster

    WHY THIS

    Another title from ebi-hime, the studio behind How to Melt a Maiden's Heart. Shares Indie and Casual with How to Melt a Maiden's Heart.

    A middle-aged man has an encounter with a cute catgirl in the dead of night - but all is not as it seems.

    2017IndieAdventureCasual5.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Her Love, Like Poison

    WHY THIS

    Shares visual novel style, dialogue choices, character driven and an emotional mood with How to Melt a Maiden's Heart.

    Another title from ebi-hime, the studio behind How to Melt a Maiden's Heart. Shares Indie and Casual with How to Melt a Maiden's Heart.

    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.

    2025IndieCasual6.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Cage of Roses

    WHY THIS

    Shares visual novel style, dialogue choices, story heavy and an emotional mood with How to Melt a Maiden's Heart.

    Another title from ebi-hime, the studio behind How to Melt a Maiden's Heart. Shares Indie with How to Melt a Maiden's Heart.

    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.

    2025IndieSimulationRPG12.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Strawberry Vinegar

    WHY THIS

    Shares multiple endings and a cozy mood with How to Melt a Maiden's Heart.

    Another title from ebi-hime, the studio behind How to Melt a Maiden's Heart. Shares Indie and Casual with How to Melt a Maiden's Heart.

    A cute comedy yuri VN about a gluttonous demon and a cynical young girl centered around the most important thing in life: food! ♥

    2016IndieAdventureCasual9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. The Fairy's Song

    WHY THIS

    Shares an emotional mood with How to Melt a Maiden's Heart.

    Another title from ebi-hime, the studio behind How to Melt a Maiden's Heart. Shares Indie and Casual with How to Melt a Maiden's Heart.

    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.

    2020IndieAdventureCasual9.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. Rituals in the Dark

    WHY THIS

    Another title from ebi-hime, the studio behind How to Melt a Maiden's Heart. Shares Indie with How to Melt a Maiden's Heart.

    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...?

    2019IndieSimulation6.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. The Way We All Go (2015)

    WHY THIS

    Shares multiple endings and an emotional mood with How to Melt a Maiden's Heart.

    Another title from ebi-hime, the studio behind How to Melt a Maiden's Heart. Shares Indie with How to Melt a Maiden's Heart.

    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?

    2015Indie5.99 USDSteam ↗

Frequently asked about How to Melt a Maiden's Heart

Is How to Melt a Maiden's Heart verified for Steam Deck?
Yes — How to Melt a Maiden's Heart 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 How to Melt a Maiden's Heart cost?
How to Melt a Maiden's Heart is listed on Steam at 10.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to How to Melt a Maiden's Heart?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside How to Melt a Maiden's Heart are Clear Skye Thinking, Out of the Ocean, Pledged to a Princess.
Who developed How to Melt a Maiden's Heart?
How to Melt a Maiden's Heart was developed by ebi-hime.

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