Games like Hatoful Boyfriend
If Hatoful Boyfriend is your kind of game, the closest matches are Hatoful Boyfriend: Holiday Star, Prank Masters – Otome Game and Talents — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its characters feel deeply interconnected, contemplative and dark. 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 →Hatoful Boyfriend is an indie visual novel released in 2014, priced at $9.99 USD, that presents itself as a dating simulation set at St. PigeoNation's Institute, a prestigious school for birds. Players navigate multiple routes and branching narratives as they pursue romantic connections with various avian characters. Reviewers highlight how the game subverts dating-sim tropes, with players describing it as blending humor with dark themes seamlessly while characters feel deeply interconnected throughout the story. The title features narrative branching, multiple endings, and world-building that gradually reveals unexpected layers beneath its whimsical premise. The game holds a 95% positive rating from over 4,100 Steam reviews and is marked as playable on Steam Deck.
About Hatoful Boyfriend: Congratulations! You’ve been accepted as the only human student at the prestigious St. PigeoNation’s Institute, a school for talented birds! Roam the halls and find love in between classes as a sophomore student at the world’s greatest pigeon high school.
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Hatoful Boyfriend: Holiday Star
WHY THIS
Shares an emotional mood with Hatoful Boyfriend.
Top pick for Hatoful Boyfriend fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Hatoful Boyfriend.
The loveable birds of Hatoful Boyfriend are back in the remastered holiday-themed sequel Hatoful Boyfriend: Holiday Star!
Prank Masters – Otome Game
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for Hatoful Boyfriend fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Hatoful Boyfriend.
A romantic comedy otome visual novel where you play as a heroine prankster.
Talents
WHY THIS
Shares multiple endings and an emotional mood with Hatoful Boyfriend.
Third-strongest match for Hatoful Boyfriend fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Hatoful Boyfriend.
Write your way to success with your talented yet rowdy co-founders in this game development-themed romance visual novel! Do you have what it takes?
栄養たっぷりの彼氏
WHY THIS
Ranked #4 for Hatoful Boyfriend fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Hatoful Boyfriend.
すごい！ あなたは名門スクワレルフィットネスクラブ、熱心なリスのためのクラブでプロトレーナーとして新しいポジションを始めました！楽しい障害がある中で、リスのメンバーをモチベートして指導し、愛を見つけるまでがんばってください。
XOXO Droplets
WHY THIS
Shares a whimsical mood with Hatoful Boyfriend.
Ranked #5 for Hatoful Boyfriend fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Hatoful Boyfriend.
An otome dating sim about a humorously jerky young lady and her mission to woo one of multiple uniquely, but equally, obnoxious guys.
私のリアルは充実しすぎている フルボイス版
WHY THIS
Shares a whimsical mood with Hatoful Boyfriend.
Ranked #6 for Hatoful Boyfriend fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with Hatoful Boyfriend.
顔良し、頭良し、性格良し。 完全無欠のリア充女子が送るドタバタラブコメディ！（たぶん）
Love Spell: Written In The Stars - a magical romantic-comedy otome
WHY THIS
Shares a whimsical mood with Hatoful Boyfriend.
Ranked #7 for Hatoful Boyfriend fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Hatoful Boyfriend.
After saving the life of a mysterious old woman, a young girl is gifted a magical spell book with the power to make anyone whose name she writes inside of it fall madly in love with her until the next full moon. "Love Spell" is a romantic-comedy otome game full of magic, laughs & cute penguins!
Lost in Secular Love
WHY THIS
Shares an emotional mood with Hatoful Boyfriend.
Ranked #8 for Hatoful Boyfriend fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Hatoful Boyfriend.
A Otome game about romancing monks?! All the romanceable characters are monks?! Sweet yet seductive! The untainted body and soul that only you can touch… PS: The game is set in an alternate history with an alternate religion.
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Spirit Hunter: Death Mark
WHY THIS
Reviewers of Hatoful Boyfriend cross-mention this title as a similar play.
A strange rumor is spreading through the shadows of Tokyo's H City: a mysterious disfigurement has been appearing on the bodies of certain individuals. Anyone who receives the Mark will rapidly die of unknown, horrifying causes. The countdown to death has already begun...
Spirit Hunter: NG
WHY THIS
Reviewers of Hatoful Boyfriend cross-mention this title as a similar play.
Beware the Creeping Horror... Face nightmares you thought were merely urban legends. Uncover a dark mystery, making deadly decisions just to survive. Play this chilling companion story to the award-winning Spirit Hunter: Death Mark game and bring the terror home.
Spirit Hunter: Death Mark II
WHY THIS
Reviewers of Hatoful Boyfriend cross-mention this title as a similar play.
Spirit Hunter: Death Mark II is a suspense-horror game set at a prestigious academy. When rumors circulate about supernatural occurrences at the famed Konoehara Academy in Tokyo’s H City, it’s up to the head of the Kujou family, also known as the “Spirit Doctor,” to take on the case.
Gods Will Be Watching
WHY THIS
Shares an emotional mood with Hatoful Boyfriend.
Reviewers of Hatoful Boyfriend cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie with Hatoful Boyfriend.
Gods Will Be Watching is a minimalistic “point and click thriller” centered on despair, commitment, and sacrifice as players face intriguing puzzles and tough decisions that will affect their entire crew’s wellbeing.
Heaven's Vault
WHY THIS
Reviewers of Hatoful Boyfriend cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie with Hatoful Boyfriend.
An archaeologist uncovers a lost history in an ancient space Nebula. Award-winning narrative adventure game with hieroglyphic language puzzles, from the creators of 80 DAYS.
Chants of Sennaar
WHY THIS
Shares a contemplative mood with Hatoful Boyfriend.
Reviewers of Hatoful Boyfriend cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie with Hatoful Boyfriend.
In this award-winning puzzle adventure game, play as the Traveler on a quest to reunite the Peoples of the Tower. Observe, listen, and decipher ancient languages in a fascinating universe inspired by the Myth of Babel.
Spec Ops: The Line
WHY THIS
Shares a dark mood with Hatoful Boyfriend.
Reviewers of Hatoful Boyfriend cross-mention this title as a similar play.
A Third-Person modern military Shooter designed to challenge players' morality by putting them in the middle of unspeakable situations.
Chaos
WHY THIS
Reviewers of Hatoful Boyfriend cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie with Hatoful Boyfriend.
A dark-fantasy style Action RPG set in a third person view. Wield melee and magic abilities to defeat the enemies in the world and conquer the looming and impending evil.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Hatoful Boyfriend at current Steam store prices.
Garry's Mod
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Hatoful Boyfriend on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with Hatoful Boyfriend.
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 ~50% under Hatoful Boyfriend on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Hatoful Boyfriend.
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!
Cookie Clicker
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Hatoful Boyfriend on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with Hatoful Boyfriend.
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 ~50% under Hatoful Boyfriend on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Hatoful Boyfriend.
WEBFISHING a multiplayer chatroom-focused fishing game! Relax and fish (on the web!)
POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~90% under Hatoful Boyfriend on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Hatoful Boyfriend.
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 ~70% under Hatoful Boyfriend on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with Hatoful Boyfriend.
Play Russian roulette with a 12-gauge shotgun. Four enter. One leaves. Roll the dice with your life. Good luck!
Brotato
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Hatoful Boyfriend on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Hatoful Boyfriend.
Brotato is a top-down arena shooter roguelite where you play a potato wielding up to 6 weapons at a time to fight off hordes of aliens. Choose from a variety of traits and items to create unique builds and survive until help arrives.
Your Only Move Is HUSTLE
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Hatoful Boyfriend on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with Hatoful Boyfriend.
Master your technique, execute flashy combos, and outsmart opponents across the world, frame-by-frame. Slow down the clock to fine-tune your fighting style in this innovative, turn-based combat simulator. Pulverize your friends and choreograph spectacular fight scenes. No training mode required.
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 and Casual with Hatoful Boyfriend.
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.
Ultimate Custom Night
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Hatoful Boyfriend.
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 Indie and Simulation with Hatoful Boyfriend.
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 Indie with Hatoful Boyfriend.
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 Indie and Simulation with Hatoful Boyfriend.
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 Indie with Hatoful Boyfriend.
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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Other recommendable Steam games by Mediatonic, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
Fall Guys
WHY THIS
Another title from Mediatonic, the studio behind Hatoful Boyfriend. Shares Indie with Hatoful Boyfriend.
Fall Guys is a free, cross-platform massively multiplayer party royale game. Clumsily compete in absurd obstacle courses with friends or build your very own chaotic course to share with the community.
Murder by Numbers
WHY THIS
Shares a contemplative mood with Hatoful Boyfriend.
Another title from Mediatonic, the studio behind Hatoful Boyfriend. Shares Indie with Hatoful Boyfriend.
Solve Pixel Puzzles to find clues. Use those clues to interrogate witnesses. Work your way to the truth... ...and uncover the mystery of Murder by Numbers!
Hatoful Boyfriend: Holiday Star
WHY THIS
Shares an emotional mood with Hatoful Boyfriend.
Another title from Mediatonic, the studio behind Hatoful Boyfriend. Shares Indie with Hatoful Boyfriend.
The loveable birds of Hatoful Boyfriend are back in the remastered holiday-themed sequel Hatoful Boyfriend: Holiday Star!
Foul Play
WHY THIS
Another title from Mediatonic, the studio behind Hatoful Boyfriend. Shares Indie and Casual with Hatoful Boyfriend.
Play as the daemon-hunter Baron Dashforth in a side-scrolling co-op brawler set entirely on the grand spectacle of a theatre stage that rewards performance over pummeling. Perform shattering takedowns and reversals!
Who's That Flying?!
WHY THIS
Shares a whimsical mood with Hatoful Boyfriend.
Another title from Mediatonic, the studio behind Hatoful Boyfriend. Shares Indie and Casual with Hatoful Boyfriend.
As the mysterious and powerful "Guardian of Earth" your steely eye and HYPER-POWERED LASER ARM have kept the citizens of Earth safe for generations.
Fable Fortune
WHY THIS
Shares a whimsical mood with Hatoful Boyfriend.
Another title from Mediatonic, the studio behind Hatoful Boyfriend.
A collectible card game that combines the iconic world and characters of the Fable series with fast-paced tactical gameplay. Choose between Good and Evil to alter your special abilities and even the cards in your deck. Compete in leagues and events, or take on a boss with a friend in co-operative mode.
Frequently asked about Hatoful Boyfriend
- Does Hatoful Boyfriend run on Steam Deck?
- Hatoful Boyfriend is rated Playable on Steam Deck — it runs, but expect some manual adjustments (control remapping, text size, or graphics settings) for the best experience.
- How much does Hatoful Boyfriend cost?
- Hatoful Boyfriend is listed on Steam at 9.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Hatoful Boyfriend?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Hatoful Boyfriend are Hatoful Boyfriend: Holiday Star, Prank Masters – Otome Game, Talents.
- Who developed Hatoful Boyfriend?
- Hatoful Boyfriend was developed by Mediatonic, Hato Moa and published by Epic Games.
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