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Games like Roommates

If Roommates is your kind of game, the closest matches are Seduce Me 2: The Demon War, Amber's Magic Shop and Hatoful Boyfriend — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its cozy, lighthearted and nostalgic. 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 Roommates: 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.

2014IndieAdventureSimulation24.99 USDDeck PlayableWindows · macOS · Linuxby Winter Wolves
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College romance setting feels immersiveHumor and character writing stand outReplayable routes with different protagonistsCozyLightheartedNostalgic

Players who liked Roommates also play

Steam players who put hours into Roommates 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. Seduce Me 2: The Demon War

    WHY THIS

    Shares a whimsical mood with Roommates.

    Top pick for Roommates fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Roommates.

    Seduce Me 2: The Demon War is the sequel to the popular free-to-play otome game, Seduce Me the Otome. It follows the story of Mika Anderson as she is suddenly thrown into the Abyssal Plains right before she is about to be married to one of the five Incubi Brothers featured in the first game.

    2016IndieAdventureSimulation4.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Amber's Magic Shop

    WHY THIS

    Shares a lighthearted mood with Roommates.

    Second-strongest match for Roommates fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure and Simulation with Roommates.

    Play as the dark elf Amber in this dating sim with optional crafting gameplay. 3 otome (Bernard, Daniel, Lair), 1 yuri (Ruby) and 2 poly (Lynn, Cosmina) romance routes.

    2017AdventureSimulation19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Hatoful Boyfriend

    WHY THIS

    Shares a whimsical mood with Roommates.

    Third-strongest match for Roommates fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Roommates.

    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.

    2014IndieSimulationCasual9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Heileen 1: Sail Away

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Roommates fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Roommates.

    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!

    2014IndieAdventureCasual5.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Heileen 3: New Horizons

    WHY THIS

    Shares a nostalgic mood with Roommates.

    Ranked #5 for Roommates fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Roommates.

    Traveling with pirate Morgan, Heileen seeks her lost friends, aiming to reunite. This is just the start, as the story unfolds with a fixed game time to secure a romantic or career ending. The Virtues/Sins system from the second game is incorporated, with each choice molding Heileen's character.

    2014IndieAdventureSimulation24.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Heileen 2: The Hands Of Fate

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for Roommates fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Roommates.

    Heileen soon discovers a deck of tarot cards representative of the seven deadly sins and the seven heavenly virtues. The cards have the power to change both her dreams and her reality, and will help Heileen discover hidden things from her past, and what she wants to be. A saint, or a sinner?

    2014IndieAdventureCasual9.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. Blush Blush

    WHY THIS

    Shares a lighthearted mood with Roommates.

    Ranked #7 for Roommates fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Roommates.

    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!!

    2020IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Animal Lover

    WHY THIS

    Shares a whimsical mood with Roommates.

    Ranked #8 for Roommates fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Roommates.

    Evil forces have turned these five hunky beefcake time-displaced boys into animals! You've got to help cure them and maybe even fall in love! Mystery! Intrigue! Romance! No furries, despite the title! A dating sim by Wilson Taylor, Maia Gross and Travis Tohill.

    2017IndieSimulationCasual9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Roommates at current Steam store prices.

  1. Terraria

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~60% under Roommates on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Roommates.

    Dig, fight, explore, build! Nothing is impossible in this action-packed adventure game. Four Pack also available!

    2011ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Garry's Mod

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~80% under Roommates on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with Roommates.

    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 ↗
  3. Lethal Company

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~60% under Roommates on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Roommates.

    A co-op horror about scavenging at abandoned moons to sell scrap to the Company.

    2023ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. People Playground

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~60% under Roommates on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with Roommates.

    Shoot, stab, burn, poison, tear, vaporise, or crush ragdolls in a large open space.

    2019ActionIndieSimulation9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Portal 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~60% under Roommates on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Roommates.

    The "Perpetual Testing Initiative" has been expanded to allow you to design co-op puzzles for you and your friends!

    2011ActionAdventure9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Undertale

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~60% under Roommates on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Roommates.

    UNDERTALE! The RPG game where you don't have to destroy anyone.

    2015IndieRPG9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Vampire Survivors

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~80% under Roommates on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Roommates.

    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 ↗
  8. PEAK

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~68% under Roommates on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Roommates.

    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?

    2025ActionIndieAdventure7.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

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 with Roommates.

    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. Shares Adventure with Roommates.

    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 and Adventure with Roommates.

    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 Roommates.

    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 and Simulation with Roommates.

    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 and Adventure with Roommates.

    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 Simulation with Roommates.

    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 and Adventure with Roommates.

    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 Winter Wolves

Other recommendable Steam games by Winter Wolves, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.

  1. Loren The Amazon Princess

    WHY THIS

    Shares a whimsical mood with Roommates.

    Another title from Winter Wolves, the studio behind Roommates. Shares Indie with Roommates.

    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.

    2014IndieRPG19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Always Remember Me

    WHY THIS

    Shares a nostalgic mood with Roommates.

    Another title from Winter Wolves, the studio behind Roommates. Shares Indie and Simulation with Roommates.

    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.

    2014IndieSimulationCasual17.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Cursed Lands

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Winter Wolves, the studio behind Roommates.

    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!

    2018RPG24.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Flower Shop: Summer In Fairbrook

    WHY THIS

    Shares a cozy mood with Roommates.

    Another title from Winter Wolves, the studio behind Roommates. Shares Indie and Simulation with Roommates.

    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.

    2014IndieSimulationCasual9.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Planet Stronghold

    WHY THIS

    Shares relationship tracking and a nostalgic mood with Roommates.

    Another title from Winter Wolves, the studio behind Roommates. Shares Indie with Roommates.

    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.

    2014StrategyIndieRPG18.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Spirited Heart Deluxe

    WHY THIS

    Shares a nostalgic mood with Roommates.

    Another title from Winter Wolves, the studio behind Roommates. Shares Indie and Simulation with Roommates.

    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!

    2014IndieSimulationRPG19.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. Heileen 1: Sail Away

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Winter Wolves, the studio behind Roommates. Shares Indie and Adventure with Roommates.

    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!

    2014IndieAdventureCasual5.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. Heileen 2: The Hands Of Fate

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Winter Wolves, the studio behind Roommates. Shares Indie and Adventure with Roommates.

    Heileen soon discovers a deck of tarot cards representative of the seven deadly sins and the seven heavenly virtues. The cards have the power to change both her dreams and her reality, and will help Heileen discover hidden things from her past, and what she wants to be. A saint, or a sinner?

    2014IndieAdventureCasual9.99 USDSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Roommates

Does Roommates run on Steam Deck?
Roommates 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 Roommates cost?
Roommates is listed on Steam at 24.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Roommates?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Roommates are Seduce Me 2: The Demon War, Amber's Magic Shop, Hatoful Boyfriend.
Who developed Roommates?
Roommates was developed by Winter Wolves.

imho.run ranks Steam game alternatives using a mix of collaborative filtering (ALS / iALS / EASE / LightGCN), content scoring over genres, categories, Steam tags, developers, and publishers, plus AI-extracted vibes mined from review text. The page above is generated in seed mode anchored on Roommates.

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