Games like X-note
If X-note is your kind of game, the closest matches are Glass Heart: Retold, Anicon - Animal Complex - Sheep's Path and 栄養たっぷりの彼氏 — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its atmospheric, contemplative 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 X-note: 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.
Players who liked X-note also play
Steam players who put hours into X-note 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.
Glass Heart: Retold
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with X-note.
Top pick for X-note fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with X-note.
A modern romance otome/visual novel filled with drama, angst, adventure and, most of all, love. With a twenty percent chance to survive, you decide to experience living outside of a hospital for the first time. Can your heart handle the love that you find along the way?
Anicon - Animal Complex - Sheep's Path
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for X-note fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with X-note.
A romance, comedy, fantasy Visual Novel - filled with adventures, misadventures, adorable animals, brother conflicts, circus cleaning, collecting puzzle pieces, and more - all in one package!
栄養たっぷりの彼氏
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for X-note fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with X-note.
すごい！ あなたは名門スクワレルフィットネスクラブ、熱心なリスのためのクラブでプロトレーナーとして新しいポジションを始めました！楽しい障害がある中で、リスのメンバーをモチベートして指導し、愛を見つけるまでがんばってください。
Area-X
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with X-note.
Ranked #4 for X-note fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with X-note.
is a blend between Visual Novel and Adventure Game. Follow the story of Elcia as she time travels and solves the mysteries of her surroundings.
Folie Fatale
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with X-note.
Ranked #5 for X-note fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with X-note.
All capture targets are mentally "Jirai"(landmine)!? Meet these eccentric boys, reveal the truth beneath in this Psycho-love-horror VN!
Anicon - Animal Complex - Cat's Path
WHY THIS
Ranked #6 for X-note fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with X-note.
A romance, comedy, fantasy Visual Novel - filled with adventures, misadventures, adorable animals, brother conflicts, circus cleaning, collecting puzzle pieces, and more - all in one package!
私のリアルは充実しすぎている フルボイス版
WHY THIS
Ranked #7 for X-note fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with X-note.
顔良し、頭良し、性格良し。 完全無欠のリア充女子が送るドタバタラブコメディ！（たぶん）
Demonheart: The Ice Demon
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with X-note.
Ranked #8 for X-note fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure and Simulation with X-note.
Play as the young witch Shar, as she moves in with a famous witch who keeps demonic prisoners in her basement. Will you find romance or doom?
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below X-note at current Steam store prices.
Garry's Mod
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under X-note on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with X-note.
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 ~67% under X-note on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with X-note.
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 ~47% under X-note on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with X-note.
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?
Slay the Spire
WHY THIS
Priced ~58% under X-note on Steam right now. Shares Indie with X-note.
We fused card games and roguelikes together to make the best single player deckbuilder we could. Craft a unique deck, encounter bizarre creatures, discover relics of immense power, and Slay the Spire!
Inscryption
WHY THIS
Priced ~47% under X-note on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with X-note.
Inscryption is an inky black card-based odyssey that blends the deckbuilding roguelike, escape-room style puzzles, and psychological horror into a blood-laced smoothie. Darker still are the secrets inscrybed upon the cards...
Cookie Clicker
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under X-note on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with X-note.
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 ~67% under X-note on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with X-note.
WEBFISHING a multiplayer chatroom-focused fishing game! Relax and fish (on the web!)
Noita
WHY THIS
Priced ~47% under X-note on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with X-note.
Noita is a magical action roguelite set in a world where every pixel is physically simulated. Fight, explore, melt, burn, freeze and evaporate your way through the procedurally generated world using spells you've created yourself.
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 and Casual with X-note.
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 X-note.
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 X-note.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
Bongo Cat
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with X-note.
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 Indie and Adventure with X-note.
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 Indie and Simulation with X-note.
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 X-note.
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.
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Head-to-head comparisons
More from Zeiva Inc
Other recommendable Steam games by Zeiva Inc, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
Train of Afterlife
WHY THIS
Another title from Zeiva Inc, the studio behind X-note. Shares Indie and Adventure with X-note.
Train of Afterlife is a mystery, psychological, horror Visual Novel.
Voices from the Sea
WHY THIS
Shares a contemplative mood with X-note.
Another title from Zeiva Inc, the studio behind X-note. Shares Indie and Adventure with X-note.
Follow the story of a young boy, Cantus as he meets Maris, the mysterious girl by the sea - an experience that will change his life forever.
Area-X
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with X-note.
Another title from Zeiva Inc, the studio behind X-note. Shares Indie and Adventure with X-note.
is a blend between Visual Novel and Adventure Game. Follow the story of Elcia as she time travels and solves the mysteries of her surroundings.
OASE - Other Age Second Encounter
WHY THIS
Another title from Zeiva Inc, the studio behind X-note. Shares Indie and Adventure with X-note.
OASE - Other Age Second Encounter is a game with elements of Puzzle, Adventure Game, Dating Sim, and Visual Novel.
Anicon - Animal Complex - Cat's Path
WHY THIS
Another title from Zeiva Inc, the studio behind X-note. Shares Indie and Adventure with X-note.
A romance, comedy, fantasy Visual Novel - filled with adventures, misadventures, adorable animals, brother conflicts, circus cleaning, collecting puzzle pieces, and more - all in one package!
Natural - Beyond Nature -
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with X-note.
Another title from Zeiva Inc, the studio behind X-note. Shares Indie and Adventure with X-note.
Natural - Beyond Nature - is a Mystery, Drama, Supernatural Visual Novel. Follow the story of Olea in a chance encounter with two residents of a quiet island, Flori and Llima. Can Olea save them from their cruel yet inevitable fate?
Dragon Essence - Color My World -
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with X-note.
Another title from Zeiva Inc, the studio behind X-note. Shares Indie and Adventure with X-note.
A feudal fantasy Visual Novel - follow the story of Chi An as she struggles between the responsibility towards her family, society, and the freedom to pursue her own happiness.
Anicon - Animal Complex - Sheep's Path
WHY THIS
Another title from Zeiva Inc, the studio behind X-note. Shares Indie and Adventure with X-note.
A romance, comedy, fantasy Visual Novel - filled with adventures, misadventures, adorable animals, brother conflicts, circus cleaning, collecting puzzle pieces, and more - all in one package!
Frequently asked about X-note
- Does X-note work on Steam Deck?
- X-note is currently rated Unsupported on Steam Deck. It may not launch or may have significant issues that block normal play.
- How much does X-note cost?
- X-note is listed on Steam at 14.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to X-note?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside X-note are Glass Heart: Retold, Anicon - Animal Complex - Sheep's Path, 栄養たっぷりの彼氏.
- Who developed X-note?
- X-note was developed by Zeiva Inc.
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 X-note.
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