Free games like Hatoful Boyfriend
Below are 8 free-to-play Steam games similar to Hatoful Boyfriend, ranked by player overlap and content similarity. No purchase or Steam login required to view the list. Every pick is a full free-to-play title — not a demo, trial, or time-limited giveaway. imho.run's catalogue refreshes daily, so newly free or newly popular titles surface here without manual editing.
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A Date with Death
Free-to-play alternative to Hatoful Boyfriend — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Simulation with Hatoful Boyfriend.
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.
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Lovers of Aether
Free-to-play alternative to Hatoful Boyfriend — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Simulation with Hatoful Boyfriend.
Are you tired of fighting? Lovers of Aether is the game for you! This is a wholesome animal dating simulator set in the world of Rivals of Aether.
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Trick and Treat - Visual Novel
Free-to-play alternative to Hatoful Boyfriend — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Simulation with Hatoful Boyfriend.
Trick & Treat is a Visual Novel that test your instincts by making choices that can get you out from the cursed forest or drive you to death… or maybe just maybe your choices can guide you to something more?
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Tailor Tales
Free-to-play alternative to Hatoful Boyfriend — no purchase or trial window. Shares Simulation and Casual with Hatoful Boyfriend.
Play as an aspiring fashion designer with your own boutique and experience a heart pounding romance.
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Seduce Me the Otome
Free-to-play alternative to Hatoful Boyfriend — no purchase or trial window. Shares Simulation and Casual with Hatoful Boyfriend.
A romantic comedy visual novel centered around a girl named Mika Anderson, who gets entangled in the affairs of incubi.
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Blush Blush
Free-to-play alternative to Hatoful Boyfriend — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Simulation with Hatoful Boyfriend.
You are responsible somehow for a curse that befalls 12 unfortunate hawt dudes. Now you have to find them and break the curse with your love!!
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Cinderella Phenomenon - Otome/Visual Novel
Free-to-play alternative to Hatoful Boyfriend — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Simulation with Hatoful Boyfriend.
The Fairytale Curse was only the beginning...
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Doki Doki Literature Club!
Free-to-play alternative to Hatoful Boyfriend — no purchase or trial window. 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.