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Games like The Garden of Hermeneus

If The Garden of Hermeneus is your kind of game, the closest matches are ComicKingdom, 灵异爱情.冷 and 7 Days to End with You — picked from the ranked list below. 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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About The Garden of Hermeneus: Step into the role of 'Me,' a linguist, and decipher the words of 'Him,' a beastman. With only 90 days, can 'Me' connect with 'Him' heart to heart within this limited time?

2025IndieAdventureSimulationCasual5.99 USDWindowsby ShironoR
The Garden of Hermeneus — Steam game cover

Players who liked The Garden of Hermeneus also play

Steam players who put hours into The Garden of Hermeneus 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.

  1. ComicKingdom

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for The Garden of Hermeneus fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Garden of Hermeneus.

    Comic Kingdom is a text-based adventure game primarily featuring a black-and-white comic style. It tells the story of a group of young manga artists who are trapped in a suburban farm.

    2025IndieAdventureSimulation2.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. 灵异爱情.冷

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for The Garden of Hermeneus fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure and Casual with The Garden of Hermeneus.

    Adventure casual games. Ordinary people will live a dull life? Where to go in the face of choice? In the face of temptations such as money and beauty, adhere to principles or obey nature?

    2022AdventureCasual1.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. 7 Days to End with You

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for The Garden of Hermeneus fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Garden of Hermeneus.

    To know a language, know the world, and finally know you.

    2022IndieAdventureSimulation7.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. R is for Rachel

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for The Garden of Hermeneus fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with The Garden of Hermeneus.

    A romance about falling in love for the first time, while suffering from social anxiety disorder.

    2023IndieSimulationCasual2.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. 魔帝1 Magic Emperor1

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for The Garden of Hermeneus fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Garden of Hermeneus.

    The Magic emperor is a heroine is a female emperor love word game, lazy play, rich plot of interactive visual novel game. Can guide the male leading role for five, exclusive custom set up painting, to bring you a beautiful love story visual feast.

    2020StrategyIndieAdventure19.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. 南栀 Unwavering love

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for The Garden of Hermeneus fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Garden of Hermeneus.

    《南栀》是一款百合向视觉小说游戏,讲述了在前作(夜永 Eternal Love)剧情发生一年半之后,聆花女子学院中的少女们成长的故事。

    2024IndieAdventureSimulation8.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. 目盲/Blind

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for The Garden of Hermeneus fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure and Simulation with The Garden of Hermeneus.

    「Sometimes what the eye can't tell, the heart can.」 《Blind》 is a light fantasy game for girls set in a modern city. After a childhood accident that left me with a strange face blindness, I was introduced to a profession called "watchman" and since then, the world has taken on a whole new dimension.

    2022AdventureSimulationRPG2.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. YiYi

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for The Garden of Hermeneus fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with The Garden of Hermeneus.

    You are "GUI", you have come to a city of eternal night, to find your soul to dream of "Yi Yi".

    2022IndieRPGCasual0.99 USDSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below The Garden of Hermeneus at current Steam store prices.

  1. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~83% under The Garden of Hermeneus on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Garden of Hermeneus.

    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?

    2012ActionIndieAdventure0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Buckshot Roulette

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under The Garden of Hermeneus on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with The Garden of Hermeneus.

    Play Russian roulette with a 12-gauge shotgun. Four enter. One leaves. Roll the dice with your life. Good luck!

    2024ActionIndieSimulation2.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. The Test

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under The Garden of Hermeneus on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Garden of Hermeneus.

    You will answer a series of questions that will reveal truths from deep within. These questions may make you uncomfortable, but with great knowledge comes great sacrifice. Can you make it all the way through The Test, and if you do, are you sure you want the answers you seek?

    2020IndieAdventureSimulation1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~75% under The Garden of Hermeneus on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Garden of Hermeneus.

    A short story about what sort of challenges everyday little things can be. Help the girl buy milk, be the first not to disappoint her.

    2020IndieAdventure1.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Blood and Bacon

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~83% under The Garden of Hermeneus on Steam right now. Shares Adventure and Casual with The Garden of Hermeneus.

    This Co-op Shooter , has Day and Night levels, multiple maps, players will take on 25 enemy types and numerous bosses, like Gargantuan Monsters and Minibosses every 10 days as you explore, shoot and run for your life against the onslaught of porcine monstrosities.

    2016ActionAdventureCasual0.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. Crypt of the NecroDancer

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under The Garden of Hermeneus on Steam right now. Shares Indie with The Garden of Hermeneus.

    Crypt of the NecroDancer is an award winning hardcore roguelike rhythm game. Move to the music and deliver beatdowns to the beat! Groove to the epic Danny Baranowsky soundtrack, or select songs from your own MP3 collection!

    2015ActionIndieRPG2.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Super Hexagon

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under The Garden of Hermeneus on Steam right now. Shares Indie with The Garden of Hermeneus.

    Super Hexagon is a minimal action game by Terry Cavanagh, with music by Chipzel.

    2012ActionIndie2.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Placid Plastic Duck Simulator

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under The Garden of Hermeneus on Steam right now. Shares Simulation and Casual with The Garden of Hermeneus.

    The ultimate high-tech rubber duck simulation, Placid Plastic Duck brings you dangerous levels of relaxation. With chill music, dreamy 3D graphics, and many different happy ducks, your only priority is to float around. Zero Ducks given.

    2022SimulationCasual1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Free alternatives

Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.

  1. 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 The Garden of Hermeneus.

    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.

    2017IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. 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 Garden of Hermeneus.

    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.

    2015ActionAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Helltaker

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Garden of Hermeneus.

    Helltaker is a short game about sharply dressed demon girls.

    2020IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Bongo Cat

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with The Garden of Hermeneus.

    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?

    2025IndieSimulationMassively MultiplayerFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. 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 Garden of Hermeneus.

    Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!

    2023IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. 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 The Garden of Hermeneus.

    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.

    2020IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeSteam ↗
  7. missed messages.

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with The Garden of Hermeneus.

    ‘goth gf’s iPhone’ airdrops you - accept or decline? A love/horror story about life, death, & memes.

    2019IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Awaria

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with The Garden of Hermeneus.

    Awaria is a short game about working in haunted maintenance tunnels.

    2024ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Frequently asked about The Garden of Hermeneus

How much does The Garden of Hermeneus cost?
The Garden of Hermeneus is listed on Steam at 5.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to The Garden of Hermeneus?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside The Garden of Hermeneus are ComicKingdom, 灵异爱情.冷, 7 Days to End with You.
Who developed The Garden of Hermeneus?
The Garden of Hermeneus was developed by ShironoR and published by KEMCO.

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 The Garden of Hermeneus.

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