Rank 01Games like Anxiety Puppy
- 23 games
- Updated May 5, 2026
Players who liked Anxiety Puppy also play
The closest matches to Anxiety Puppy: Leila, Insomnia: Theater in the Head, The Coffin of Andy and Leyley, Midnight Ramen, and Wednesdays. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
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Rank 02Why this
Shares mini games with Anxiety Puppy.
- $1.61 (Price checked Oct 31)
- Deck Playable
- 2022
Rank 03Why this
Shares dream sequences and environmental storytelling with Anxiety Puppy.
- $11.99 (Price checked Nov 4)
- Deck Verified
- 2023
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Midnight Ramen
Why this: Shares point and click and visual novel style with Anxiety Puppy.
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Wednesdays
Why this: Shares visual novel style and dialogue choices with Anxiety Puppy.
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Kanon
Why this: Shares narrative driven and visual novel style with Anxiety Puppy.
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Aliya: Timelink
Why this: Shares dialogue choices with Anxiety Puppy.
The full ranked list: top 24 games like Anxiety Puppy
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Shares dream sequences and environmental storytelling with Anxiety Puppy.
- 96% of 18,377 reviews
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Also Psychological and Interactive Fiction, like Anxiety Puppy.
- 92% of 1,246 reviews
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Shares environmental storytelling and visual novel style with Anxiety Puppy.
- 97% of 201 reviews
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- Released: 2025
- Developer: 小狗工作室
- Price: $4.99checked Oct 31
- Steam Deck: Deck Playable
- 98% of 54 reviews
- Genres: Indie, Adventure, Simulation, Casual
- Platforms: Windows
Players highlight
- Anxiety personified as a loyal puppy companion
- Anxiety reframed as a companion
- Color shifts mirror emotional states
- Atmospheric
- Contemplative
- Cozy
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Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Anxiety Puppy at current Steam store prices.
Looking Up I See Only A Ceiling
Why this: Also Psychological and Interactive Fiction, like Anxiety Puppy.
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Why this: Also Education and Drama, like Anxiety Puppy.
The NOexistenceN of you AND me
Why this: Shares dialogue choices with Anxiety Puppy.
Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk
Why this: Also Drama and Psychological, like Anxiety Puppy.
Many Nights a Whisper
Why this: Shares environmental storytelling and dialogue choices with Anxiety Puppy.
Lydia
Why this: Also Psychological and Emotional, like Anxiety Puppy.
q.u.q.
Why this: Shares visual novel style and dialogue choices with Anxiety Puppy.
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Why this: Also Drama and Emotional, like Anxiety Puppy.
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Why this: Also Psychological and Emotional, like Anxiety Puppy.
missed messages.
Why this: Shares dialogue choices with Anxiety Puppy.
If On A Winter's Night, Four Travelers
Why this: Shares environmental storytelling and point and click with Anxiety Puppy.
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Why this: Also Drama and Psychological, like Anxiety Puppy.
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About Anxiety Puppy
The closest matches to Anxiety Puppy: Leila, Insomnia: Theater in the Head, The Coffin of Andy and Leyley, Midnight Ramen, and Wednesdays. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
If Anxiety Puppy is your kind of game, the closest matches are Leila, Insomnia: Theater in the Head and The Coffin of Andy and Leyley — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as atmospheric, contemplative and cozy, and single out its chapter based narrative and color symbolism. 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.
About Anxiety Puppy: Anxiety Puppy is a 2D interactive narrative game that focuses on anxiety. In the game, anxiety is personified as a little puppy. Players will explore its story and try to coexist with it. Go find its traces and give it a hug.
Is Anxiety Puppy worth buying?
Players recommend it
A summary of what players say, not a promise you'll like it. Every signal is listed below.
- 98% of 54 Steam reviews are positive.
- We don't track this game's daily reviews yet, so this is the all-time picture.
- On sale: 12% off, now $4.39 (checked Nov 7).
- People who recommend it had played a median of 2 h when they wrote their review.
- Steam Deck Playable: works, with some rough edges.
What fans praise · Themes mined from positive reviews
- Anxiety personified as a loyal puppy companion
- Anxiety reframed as a companion
- Color shifts mirror emotional states
- Dreamlike childhood flashbacks
Top critical reviews
The most up-voted negative English reviews in our sample, quoted as written.
“The art style is beautiful, but based on the content I’ve seen, and the page on steam I was expecting more. This was a very fast play through, most of it was dialogue. There’s only one choice per “page” and I feel it could’ve been a short…”
People who play it also play: Leila, Insomnia: Theater in the Head, The Coffin of Andy and Leyley
Frequently asked about Anxiety Puppy
Can I run it?
Does Anxiety Puppy run on Steam Deck?
Anxiety Puppy 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 Anxiety Puppy cost?
Anxiety Puppy is listed on Steam at 4.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Anxiety Puppy?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Anxiety Puppy are Leila, Insomnia: Theater in the Head, The Coffin of Andy and Leyley.
Who developed Anxiety Puppy?
Anxiety Puppy was developed by 小狗工作室 and published by Erabit.