Rank 01Games like Freshman Year
- 8 games
- Updated Oct 3, 2026
Players who liked Freshman Year also play
The same list the imho.run recommender shows for Freshman Year: games its players also own across millions of Steam libraries, weighed against shared tags and what reviewers compare it to.
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Rank 02Why this
A frequent pick in Freshman Year players' libraries, and another Indie.
- Free
- 2015
Rank 03
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Journal
Why this: Also Short, like Freshman Year.
Rank 05 
A Mortician's Tale
Why this: Also Short, like Freshman Year.
Rank 06 
The Average Everyday Adventures of Samantha Browne
Why this: Also Short, like Freshman Year.
Rank 07 
Florence
Why this: A frequent pick in Freshman Year players' libraries, and another Adventure.
Rank 08 
Three Fourths Home: Extended Edition
Why this: Also Short, like Freshman Year.
- Released: 2015
- Developer: Nina Freeman, Laura Knetzger, Stephen Lawrence Clark
- Price: Free to play
- 63% of 187 reviews
- Genres: Indie
- Platforms: Windows, macOS
About Freshman Year
If Freshman Year is your kind of game, the closest matches are how do you Do It?, Invisible Apartment and Cibele — 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.
About Freshman Year: Freshman Year is a vignette game about an ordinary night in the life a college freshman named Nina. Nina's best friend Jenna invites her to meet up at a local bar with some classmates. Jenna is sort of flaky though, so Nina has to navigate the party by herself.
Is Freshman Year worth buying?
Players are split
A summary of what players say, not a promise you'll like it. Every signal is listed below.
- 63% of 187 Steam reviews are positive.
- We don't track this game's daily reviews yet, so this is the all-time picture.
- Free to play.
Top critical reviews
The most up-voted negative English reviews in our sample, quoted as written.
“Terrible art Terrible game play Terrible story The person that made this POS should of stuck with gender studies.”
“As someone who has played this game and completed it over 326 times I can tell you a couple things - This isn't a game, there's absoulutely no variation of the story line at all no matter what decision you make ever. - There isn't even…”
People who play it also play: how do you Do It?, Invisible Apartment, Cibele
Frequently asked about Freshman Year
Can I run it?
Is Freshman Year free to play?
Yes — Freshman Year is a free-to-play title on Steam. You can install and play it without buying anything, though some games include optional in-app purchases.
What games are most similar to Freshman Year?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Freshman Year are how do you Do It?, Invisible Apartment, Cibele.
Who developed Freshman Year?
Freshman Year was developed by Nina Freeman, Laura Knetzger, Stephen Lawrence Clark and published by N/A.