Games like KANADE
If KANADE is your kind of game, the closest matches are Last Days, The 1500 Year Old Forest Elf and My Anti-Materiel Sniper Rifle and Grisaia Phantom Trigger Vol.7 — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its chill, cozy and emotional. 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 KANADE: A visual novel about becoming lovers with Kanade—a half-human, half-alien girl. Enjoy a tender relationship with Kanade and witness how love blossoms into a song that saves the world.
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Last Days
WHY THIS
Shares a whimsical mood with KANADE.
Top pick for KANADE fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Casual with KANADE.
The gods have blessed New Canaan for four hundred years, and everyone - including Sister Ginsetsu - thought it would go on forever, until the day Ginsetsu met the gods of New Canaan. Since then, the story between the maiden who calls herself a god, and the maiden who will become a god has begun.
The 1500 Year Old Forest Elf and My Anti-Materiel Sniper Rifle
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for KANADE fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with KANADE.
1000 years ago, an alliance of humans and elves drove back the invasion of dragons. Peace was meant to return. Instead, humanity descended into endless bloodshed and tyranny. 1000 years later, the last surviving elves must defend their forests against man-made dragons forged from far deeper cruelty.
Grisaia Phantom Trigger Vol.7
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for KANADE fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure and Casual with KANADE.
As daily life goes on unchanged, the girls - and Haruto - continue to sharpen their fangs. They are summoned for a mission of unprecedented scale, against the religious organization "TFA", where Enishi and Kuroe await. What kind of hellish scenes will Arisaka have to face on the battlefield?
Bloody Good Friends
WHY THIS
Ranked #4 for KANADE fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Casual with KANADE.
Explore Mirian's world in the Bloody Good Friends visual novel! Spend time at school with her friends, learn about characters, interests, future plans and dreams! Just beware of the demons of the past that won't stop chasing you!
planetarian ~the reverie of a little planet~
WHY THIS
Shares an emotional mood with KANADE.
Ranked #5 for KANADE fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Casual with KANADE.
In time for the 10th anniversary since its original release in Japan, planetarian is an engaging and emotional visual novel from legendary game studio, Key. A sub-brand of VisualArts, Key are also famed for creating Kanon, AIR, CLANNAD, Little Busters!, Rewrite, and Angel Beats!
planetarian: Snow Globe
WHY THIS
Shares kinetic novel, dialogue driven storytelling, atmospheric and an emotional mood with KANADE.
Ranked #6 for KANADE fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure and Casual with KANADE.
"planetarian: Snow Globe," the prequel to Key's sci-fi kinetic novel "planetarian: The Reverie of a Little Planet," is now available with binaural audio support! Enjoy the story of a companion robot and her coworkers at a planetarium, and the simple joys they find in their everyday lives.
planetarian HD
WHY THIS
Shares an emotional mood with KANADE.
Ranked #7 for KANADE fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure and Casual with KANADE.
planetarian HD is an engaging and emotional visual novel from legendary game studio, Key. A sub-brand of VISUAL ARTS, Key are also famed for creating Kanon, AIR, CLANNAD, Little Busters!, Rewrite, Angel Beats!, and Summer Pockets.
Grisaia Phantom Trigger Vol.8
WHY THIS
Shares an emotional mood with KANADE.
Ranked #8 for KANADE fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure and Casual with KANADE.
At last, an all-out war is at hand. The battle against the religious organization, The Fatal Answer (TFA), has entered its final phase, with CIRS and SORD preparing to send all of their troops into TFA's stronghold.
Reviewers mention these as similar to KANADE
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LOOPERS
WHY THIS
Shares kinetic novel and an emotional mood with KANADE.
Reviewers of KANADE cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Adventure and Casual with KANADE.
Tyler is a high schooler on a mission. He's going to use every minute of summer vacation to go on as many GPS-assisted scavenger hunts as possible. After running into some old friends during one of these hunts, strange things start happening: The day resets and today plays out exactly like yesterday
Stella of The End
WHY THIS
Shares kinetic novel, character driven and a poignant mood with KANADE.
Reviewers of KANADE cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Adventure and Casual with KANADE.
Jude Gray, a wandering Courier, receives a request to deliver some very special cargo. This cargo turns out to be Philia, an android girl who is unaffected by the enigmatic Singularity Machines.
GINKA
WHY THIS
Shares visual novel style, slice of life and a poignant mood with KANADE.
Reviewers of KANADE cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Adventure and Casual with KANADE.
"Return to that summer with you..." Ryusei returns to the small island of his younger years, where time flows by gently, to spend a fairy-tale summer vacation with his childhood friend who was spirited away.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below KANADE at current Steam store prices.
Garry's Mod
WHY THIS
Priced ~49% under KANADE on Steam right now. Shares Casual with KANADE.
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 ~49% under KANADE on Steam right now. Shares Casual with KANADE.
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 ~49% under KANADE on Steam right now. Shares Casual with KANADE.
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 ~49% under KANADE on Steam right now. Shares Casual with KANADE.
WEBFISHING a multiplayer chatroom-focused fishing game! Relax and fish (on the web!)
POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~90% under KANADE on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with KANADE.
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?
Brotato
WHY THIS
Priced ~49% under KANADE on Steam right now. Shares Casual with KANADE.
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.
GRIS
WHY THIS
Priced ~62% under KANADE on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with KANADE.
Gris is a hopeful young girl lost in her own world, dealing with a painful experience in her life. Her journey through sorrow is manifested in her dress, which grants new abilities to better navigate her faded reality.
The Test
WHY THIS
Priced ~80% under KANADE on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with KANADE.
You will answer a series of questions that will reveal truths from deep within. These questions may make you uncomfortable, but with great knowledge comes great sacrifice. Can you make it all the way through The Test, and if you do, are you sure you want the answers you seek?
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 KANADE.
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 KANADE.
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.
Bongo Cat
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
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 KANADE.
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 Casual with KANADE.
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 KANADE.
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.
Our Life: Beginnings & Always
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Casual with KANADE.
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.
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More from Frontwing
Other recommendable Steam games by Frontwing, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
ATRI -My Dear Moments-
WHY THIS
Shares a poignant mood with KANADE.
Another title from Frontwing, the studio behind KANADE. Shares Adventure and Casual with KANADE.
"As the world sank, I found you." In the near future, a sudden and unexplained sea rise has left much of human civilization underwater. In a little town slowly being enveloped by the ocean, an unforgettable summer is about to begin for a boy and a mysterious robot girl...
GINKA
WHY THIS
Shares visual novel style, slice of life and a poignant mood with KANADE.
Another title from Frontwing, the studio behind KANADE. Shares Adventure and Casual with KANADE.
"Return to that summer with you..." Ryusei returns to the small island of his younger years, where time flows by gently, to spend a fairy-tale summer vacation with his childhood friend who was spirited away.
ISLAND
WHY THIS
Another title from Frontwing, the studio behind KANADE. Shares Adventure and Casual with KANADE.
Sanzenkai Setsuna awakens on the shore of isolated island Urashima with no memories of his past. Befriending three local girls, Rinne, Karen, and Sara, Setsuna's quest to discover the secrets of Urashima and how they tie into his own past - and future - begins.
The Fruit of Grisaia
WHY THIS
Shares an emotional mood with KANADE.
Another title from Frontwing, the studio behind KANADE. Shares Adventure and Casual with KANADE.
SIX FRUITS BARE THEIR FANGS AT THE WORLD. --The academy was their orchard. In this place of learning, protected by high walls from the outside world, there arrived a single young man who'd lost his purpose in life. He'd lost sight of what he wanted to protect.
Revue Starlight El Dorado
WHY THIS
Shares character interaction, visual novel style, slice of life and an emotional mood with KANADE.
Another title from Frontwing, the studio behind KANADE. Shares Adventure with KANADE.
The first console game of the stage-themed multi-media franchise "Revue Starlight" is on its way!
Grisaia Phantom Trigger Vol.1
WHY THIS
Another title from Frontwing, the studio behind KANADE. Shares Adventure and Casual with KANADE.
"Grisaia: Phantom Trigger" is a visual novel, specifically a kinetic novel (without branching routes). Returning character artist Akio Watanabe and writer Ryuta Fujisaki bring you the latest installment in the acclaimed Grisaia series.
The Leisure of Grisaia
WHY THIS
Shares a lighthearted mood with KANADE.
Another title from Frontwing, the studio behind KANADE. Shares Adventure and Casual with KANADE.
This side story to "The Fruit of Grisaia" is a character-driven visual novel featuring some of the same characters. This time, it's Michiru who takes the lead role in this slapstick comedy. A laugh-out-loud side story detailing the Mihama girls' school hijinks.
Corona Blossom Vol.1 Gift From the Galaxy
WHY THIS
Shares kinetic novel and a chill mood with KANADE.
Another title from Frontwing, the studio behind KANADE. Shares Adventure and Casual with KANADE.
Meet R-ne, a metallic organism from space in the form of a young girl. She’s taken in by Keiji and the people of Hanma town, but the maid uniform-clad, cat-eared space pirate Lily and her crew are looking to sell the valuable metal that’s R-ne. Caught up in the turmoil, can she make it back home?
Frequently asked about KANADE
- Does KANADE run on Steam Deck?
- KANADE 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 KANADE cost?
- KANADE is listed on Steam at 9.74 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to KANADE?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside KANADE are Last Days, The 1500 Year Old Forest Elf and My Anti-Materiel Sniper Rifle, Grisaia Phantom Trigger Vol.7.
- Who developed KANADE?
- KANADE was developed by Frontwing and published by Frontwing USA, GOOD SMILE COMPANY.
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