Games like Sunrider Academy
If Sunrider Academy is your kind of game, the closest matches are Random Chat, 9-nine-:Episode 1 and Gaokao.Love.100Days — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its challenging, nostalgic and retro. 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 Sunrider Academy: You are Kayto Shields, an ordinary man thrown into an extraordinary adventure. Control Kayto's day to day life as well as his responsibilities as club manager in this stat management sim.
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Random Chat
WHY THIS
Top pick for Sunrider Academy fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Sunrider Academy.
Based on the weekly Naver Webtoon 'Random Chat,' this new visual novel breathes life into the story by re-forming it into a love simulation game!
9-nine-:Episode 1
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for Sunrider Academy fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation and Casual with Sunrider Academy.
Help Miyako and Kakeru track down a superpowered serial killer before they strike again.
Gaokao.Love.100Days
WHY THIS
Shares time management with Sunrider Academy.
Third-strongest match for Sunrider Academy fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Sunrider Academy.
Getting a girl-friend before National College Entrance Exam, I know it's crazy, but from today, we will face everything together.
NEKO-NIN exHeart
WHY THIS
Ranked #4 for Sunrider Academy fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Sunrider Academy.
Japan. From time immemorial, there are those who possess superhuman abilities. These beings who looked like a cross between man and beast are called Demi-Humans. They acted as Ninja and served those in power.
Highschool Romance
WHY THIS
Ranked #5 for Sunrider Academy fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with Sunrider Academy.
Can you find love as the only boy in an all-girls school? Find out, in this slice-of-life visual novel game with multiple endings.
Super Star
WHY THIS
Shares a retro mood with Sunrider Academy.
Ranked #6 for Sunrider Academy fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Sunrider Academy.
You are a star agent in show biz as well as a fan of video games and animation as well. You have recently set up your own management company and are looking for someone with the talent. Although you have been trying hard, no one talented has been spotted yet. On night, you decided to play H-Game to cheer yourself up.
Sakura Spirit
WHY THIS
Ranked #7 for Sunrider Academy fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Sunrider Academy.
Rising Judo Star Gushiken Takahiro was two weeks away from the match that would make or break his career -- a championship match where the winner is then signed up to be a young national athlete for Japan. He was very determined to win, in order to fulfill his dreams of finally representing his country for a sport he loves so much.
The Fruit of Grisaia
WHY THIS
Ranked #8 for Sunrider Academy fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Casual with Sunrider Academy.
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.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Sunrider Academy at current Steam store prices.
Garry's Mod
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Sunrider Academy on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with Sunrider Academy.
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 ~50% under Sunrider Academy on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Sunrider Academy.
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 ~50% under Sunrider Academy on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with Sunrider Academy.
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 ~50% under Sunrider Academy on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Sunrider Academy.
WEBFISHING a multiplayer chatroom-focused fishing game! Relax and fish (on the web!)
POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~90% under Sunrider Academy on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Sunrider Academy.
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?
Buckshot Roulette
WHY THIS
Priced ~70% under Sunrider Academy on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with Sunrider Academy.
Play Russian roulette with a 12-gauge shotgun. Four enter. One leaves. Roll the dice with your life. Good luck!
Brotato
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Sunrider Academy on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Sunrider Academy.
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.
Your Only Move Is HUSTLE
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Sunrider Academy on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with Sunrider Academy.
Master your technique, execute flashy combos, and outsmart opponents across the world, frame-by-frame. Slow down the clock to fine-tune your fighting style in this innovative, turn-based combat simulator. Pulverize your friends and choreograph spectacular fight scenes. No training mode required.
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 Sunrider Academy.
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.
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. Shares Indie and Simulation with Sunrider Academy.
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?
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 Sunrider Academy.
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 with Sunrider Academy.
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 and Casual with Sunrider Academy.
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 Sunrider Academy.
‘goth gf’s iPhone’ airdrops you - accept or decline? A love/horror story about life, death, & memes.
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Other recommendable Steam games by Love in Space, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
Sunrider: Liberation Day - Captain's Edition
WHY THIS
Another title from Love in Space, the studio behind Sunrider Academy. Shares Indie and Simulation with Sunrider Academy.
Liberation Day will come... but you will be betrayed. Experience the stunning continuation of Sunrider Mask of Arcadius in this hardcore turn based tactics game with heavy story elements.
Shining Song Starnova
WHY THIS
Another title from Love in Space, the studio behind Sunrider Academy. Shares Casual with Sunrider Academy.
Take the stage in Shining Song Starnova!
Sunrider 4: The Captain's Return
WHY THIS
Another title from Love in Space, the studio behind Sunrider Academy. Shares Indie with Sunrider Academy.
Captain Kayto Shields returns from exile in Sunrider 4: The Captain’s Return for a new space adventure!
Sunrider: Mask of Arcadius
WHY THIS
Another title from Love in Space, the studio behind Sunrider Academy. Shares Indie with Sunrider Academy.
As Captain Kayto Shields, embark on a galactic voyage of heroism and survival. With his home world destroyed and his nation conquered, the inexperienced Captain Shields, and his newly minted vessel, the Sunrider, are left as the only hope against a galactic evil intent on subjugating all sentient life.
Shining Song Starnova: Idol Empire
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Sunrider Academy.
Another title from Love in Space, the studio behind Sunrider Academy. Shares Indie and Simulation with Sunrider Academy.
The girls of Starnova are back in a new business simulation game! It's up to you the producer to build your office, re-hire the girls and get the money flowing to put on the greatest live concert ever. Do you have the management skills to once again accomplish everyone's dreams?
Sunrider Legends Tactics
WHY THIS
Shares a retro mood with Sunrider Academy.
Another title from Love in Space, the studio behind Sunrider Academy. Shares Indie with Sunrider Academy.
The Sunrider series returns in a new fantasy universe! Both new and returning players can embark on this adventure on the high seas. Become a naval captain in the age of sail and command your fleet in tactical turn-based battles.
Frequently asked about Sunrider Academy
- Does Sunrider Academy run on Steam Deck?
- Sunrider Academy 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 Sunrider Academy cost?
- Sunrider Academy is listed on Steam at 9.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Sunrider Academy?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Sunrider Academy are Random Chat, 9-nine-:Episode 1, Gaokao.Love.100Days.
- Who developed Sunrider Academy?
- Sunrider Academy was developed by Love in Space and published by Sekai Project.
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