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Gaokao.Love.100Days vs Connected Hearts - Visual novel

Gaokao.Love.100Days and Connected Hearts - Visual novel both land in Indie, Simulation, Casual on Steam, which is why they keep getting compared. The comparison below is built from each game's Steam metadata — release year, genres, categories, Steam Deck status, price, and review score — refreshed daily by imho.run's scraper. Headline differences: Both share Indie, Simulation, Casual on Steam. Gaokao.Love.100Days (2015) is 2 years older than Connected Hearts - Visual novel (2017). Both sit near 86% positive on Steam (Gaokao.Love.100Days: 194 reviews, Connected Hearts - Visual novel: 145). No login or purchase needed — scroll for the full table, the verdict FAQ, and links to ranked similar games for both titles.

Which should you pick?

Choose Gaokao.Love.100Days

Choose Gaokao.Love.100Days if you want an Adventure experience. Gaokao.Love.100Days launched in 2015.

Choose Connected Hearts - Visual novel

Choose Connected Hearts - Visual novel if you want a Free To Play experience. On Steam, it's free to play, so the barrier to trying it is zero. Connected Hearts - Visual novel launched in 2017.

Both Gaokao.Love.100Days and Connected Hearts - Visual novel sit in Indie, Simulation, and Casual on Steam, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Steam reviews are nearly tied (85.6% vs 85.5% positive), so genre fit is the cleanest tiebreaker — scroll the table for the feature-by-feature view.

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Gaokao.Love.100Days vs Connected Hearts - Visual novel — Steam metadata comparison
Gaokao.Love.100Days — Steam game coverGaokao.Love.100DaysConnected Hearts - Visual novel — Steam game coverConnected Hearts - Visual novel
Released20152017
GenresIndie, Adventure, Simulation, CasualIndie, Simulation, Free To Play, Casual
PlatformsWindowsWindows, macOS, Linux
Steam DeckDeck PlayableUnrated
Price5.69 USDFree to play
Steam reviews85.6% positive (194 reviews)85.5% positive (145 reviews)
MultiplayerSingle-player onlySingle-player only
Developers高考恋爱委员会, 橘子班Eternal Night Studios

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Gaokao.Love.100Days vs Connected Hearts - Visual novel — FAQ

Which is better, Gaokao.Love.100Days or Connected Hearts - Visual novel?
On Steam reviews the two are nearly tied: Gaokao.Love.100Days sits at 85.6% positive (194 reviews), Connected Hearts - Visual novel at 85.5% (145). The choice usually comes down to genre fit and the platform features each one supports — see the comparison table above.
Should I play Gaokao.Love.100Days or Connected Hearts - Visual novel first?
If you want chronology, Gaokao.Love.100Days (2015) came out before Connected Hearts - Visual novel (2017). If neither is a sequel to the other, order doesn't really matter — start with whichever fits your current mood, since both share enough on Steam to make either a reasonable opener.
Are Gaokao.Love.100Days and Connected Hearts - Visual novel similar?
They overlap on Indie, Simulation, Casual on Steam, so the catalogue groups them together — but "similar" depends on the specific mechanics. Use the genre + category rows above to decide whether the overlap matches what drew you to the one you've already played.
Is Connected Hearts - Visual novel free?
Yes — Connected Hearts - Visual novel is a free-to-play Steam title. Gaokao.Love.100Days is paid (5.69 USD).
Does Gaokao.Love.100Days run on Steam Deck?
Yes — Gaokao.Love.100Days is rated Deck Playable by Valve. Connected Hearts - Visual novel doesn't have a Deck rating yet, so its Deck behaviour is currently unverified.
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