Games like The Ethereal Dream
If The Ethereal Dream is your kind of game, the closest matches are Demonheart: The Cursed Trial, Folie Fatale and X-note — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its atmospheric, 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.
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Steam players who put hours into The Ethereal Dream 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.
Demonheart: The Cursed Trial
WHY THIS
Shares relationship building, visual novel style, character driven and an atmospheric mood with The Ethereal Dream.
Top pick for The Ethereal Dream fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Ethereal Dream.
You are a girl with a demonic heart, trapped with a group of suspicious individuals. A demonspawn arrives, setting off a chain of mysterious murders. Can you trust any of your fellow captives and find love in the chaos? Or will you fight for your life alone?
Folie Fatale
WHY THIS
Shares branching narrative, multiple endings, psychological and an atmospheric mood with The Ethereal Dream.
Second-strongest match for The Ethereal Dream fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Ethereal Dream.
All capture targets are mentally "Jirai"(landmine)!? Meet these eccentric boys, reveal the truth beneath in this Psycho-love-horror VN!
X-note
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with The Ethereal Dream.
Third-strongest match for The Ethereal Dream fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Ethereal Dream.
X-note is a blend between Visual Novel and Dating Sim. Follow the story of Essi as she pursues the truth of her mother's death.
Always Remember Me
WHY THIS
Shares relationship building and a melancholic mood with The Ethereal Dream.
Ranked #4 for The Ethereal Dream fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with The Ethereal Dream.
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.
我的恋爱逃生攻略 Love to Live
WHY THIS
Shares relationship building, visual novel style, character driven and an atmospheric mood with The Ethereal Dream.
Ranked #5 for The Ethereal Dream fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Ethereal Dream.
Trapped in a game of dreams, where the price of failing to escape is eternal slumber. Across shifting worlds, you meet 'him.' Is he merely a kindred spirit born of crisis, or a forgotten soul from your distant memories? A heart-pounding romance adventure across the dreamscape—begins now!
7'scarlet
WHY THIS
Shares multiple endings and an atmospheric mood with The Ethereal Dream.
Ranked #6 for The Ethereal Dream fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with The Ethereal Dream.
The remote town of Okunezato is shaped like a crescent moon and shrouded in dark myths and legends. Take on the role of a brave young woman journeying into the unknown to uncover dangerous truths and locate her missing brother with her childhood friend.
Lost in Secular Love
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with The Ethereal Dream.
Ranked #7 for The Ethereal Dream fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Ethereal Dream.
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.
Trouble Comes Twice
WHY THIS
Ranked #8 for The Ethereal Dream fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Ethereal Dream.
Play as twins Hazel and Jace in this wholesome romcom visual novel. After a silly bet is made, the protagonists must find a boyfriend or girlfriend before their twin beats them to it!
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below The Ethereal Dream at current Steam store prices.
Garry's Mod
WHY THIS
Priced ~72% under The Ethereal Dream on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with The Ethereal Dream.
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.
Lethal Company
WHY THIS
Priced ~44% under The Ethereal Dream on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Ethereal Dream.
A co-op horror about scavenging at abandoned moons to sell scrap to the Company.
People Playground
WHY THIS
Priced ~44% under The Ethereal Dream on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with The Ethereal Dream.
Shoot, stab, burn, poison, tear, vaporise, or crush ragdolls in a large open space.
Vampire Survivors
WHY THIS
Priced ~72% under The Ethereal Dream on Steam right now. Shares Indie with The Ethereal Dream.
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!
PEAK
WHY THIS
Priced ~56% under The Ethereal Dream on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Ethereal Dream.
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?
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 with The Ethereal Dream.
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 The Ethereal Dream.
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 The Ethereal Dream.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
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 The Ethereal Dream.
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 and Adventure with The Ethereal Dream.
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 Indie with The Ethereal Dream.
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.
missed messages.
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with The Ethereal Dream.
‘goth gf’s iPhone’ airdrops you - accept or decline? A love/horror story about life, death, & memes.
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Frequently asked about The Ethereal Dream
- Does The Ethereal Dream run on Steam Deck?
- The Ethereal Dream 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 The Ethereal Dream cost?
- The Ethereal Dream is listed on Steam at 17.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to The Ethereal Dream?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside The Ethereal Dream are Demonheart: The Cursed Trial, Folie Fatale, X-note.
- Who developed The Ethereal Dream?
- The Ethereal Dream was developed by 鸭子与葱制作组 and published by NVLMaker.
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