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Games like The Love's Ordeal

If The Love's Ordeal is your kind of game, the closest matches are Sorry! I surrounded beauty!, In Search Of You and Couple-Cultivation Saves the World — 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.

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About The Love's Ordeal: Nengchi, can you hold yourself? On the cusp of immortality, the prodigy from Sect of Pure Retreat is forced to face his trail in "Eden of Yao"- a realm of seductive spirits. As the temptresses unleash their charms, can you hold your Chan mind?

2025IndieSimulationRPGCasual6.49 USDWindowsby Mountain and Sea Studio
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Players who liked The Love's Ordeal also play

Steam players who put hours into The Love's Ordeal 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. Sorry! I surrounded beauty!

    WHY THIS

    Shares romance systems, relationship building, visual novel style and an emotional mood with The Love's Ordeal.

    Top pick for The Love's Ordeal fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with The Love's Ordeal.

    You embody Chen Mo, embark on a romantic journey through a first-person perspective. Throughout your interactions with different girls, you must navigate divergent choices, confront critical challenges, and gradually unravel the hidden truths woven into the story’s core.

    2025StrategyIndieSimulation5.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. In Search Of You

    WHY THIS

    Shares relationship building, visual novel style and atmospheric with The Love's Ordeal.

    Second-strongest match for The Love's Ordeal fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation and RPG with The Love's Ordeal.

    This game is to rekindle the exhilarating sensation of youthful passion—to perfectly capture the essence of romantic endeavors, making the experience of falling in love both sweet and meaningful, and to inspire players with the beauty of love within the nightlife entertainment industry.

    2024SimulationRPGCasual6.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Couple-Cultivation Saves the World

    WHY THIS

    Shares romance systems, relationship building, visual novel style and an atmospheric mood with The Love's Ordeal.

    Third-strongest match for The Love's Ordeal fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with The Love's Ordeal.

    This is a live-action interactive game. As the hero, you find out you become the best cultivation power bank in Jiuqiu by chance. Are you willing to Couple-Cultivate with the girls from another world, save the Earth, and maintain peace in Jiuqiu?

    2024StrategyIndieAdventure3.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Superscout

    WHY THIS

    Shares romance systems, relationship building, visual novel style and an atmospheric mood with The Love's Ordeal.

    Ranked #4 for The Love's Ordeal fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with The Love's Ordeal.

    "Superscout" is a live-action interactive movie game where you will unravel the secrets of the girls you meet. The love beyond lifetimes, never let it go; the kindness in this life, engraved in your soul. Your choices will change your loved ones’ fate; those who love you will change yours...

    2024StrategyIndieAdventure8.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Beauties! They're All After Me

    WHY THIS

    Shares relationship building, visual novel style, visual novel style and an atmospheric mood with The Love's Ordeal.

    Ranked #5 for The Love's Ordeal fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with The Love's Ordeal.

    In this thrilling romance game, players are a working-class hero meeting six girls: a loli, a mature woman, a housewife, a soft girl, a domineering CEO, and a cute, naive girl. As he gets involved with them, he awakens a cheating system—can you believe it?! Make your final choice now!

    2024ActionStrategyIndie8.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. Roommates, Romance, and Ringing Hearts

    WHY THIS

    Shares romance systems, relationship building, visual novel style and a whimsical mood with The Love's Ordeal.

    Ranked #6 for The Love's Ordeal fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation and RPG with The Love's Ordeal.

    Co-produced by TV Asahi and Aiming, this “drama-level” live-action romance game lets you experience a year of love, laughter, and longing. Decode the subtle signals of affection and create your own unforgettable love story.

    2026ActionAdventureSimulation10.79 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. 女神的贴身男仆

    WHY THIS

    Shares relationship building, visual novel style, fmv and an atmospheric mood with The Love's Ordeal.

    Ranked #7 for The Love's Ordeal fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with The Love's Ordeal.

    "Service of Five Graces"​ is a romance FMV. You play as Lin Ye. One day, you wake up to find you've become the personal butler to the five ladies!? To repay your father's debts, you have no choice but to step into this mansion, beginning a strange life of being "ordered around" by five young women.

    2026IndieSimulationRPG6.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. 咸鱼殿下 / My journey

    WHY THIS

    Shares relationship building, visual novel style and atmospheric with The Love's Ordeal.

    Ranked #8 for The Love's Ordeal fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation and RPG with The Love's Ordeal.

    This is a Interactive Live-Action Game. You will travel back in time to become a noble Highness and experience the local customs and practices of ancient times. A series of your choices will influence the development trajectory of this world.

    2025AdventureSimulationRPG11.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below The Love's Ordeal at current Steam store prices.

  1. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~85% under The Love's Ordeal on Steam right now. Shares Indie with The Love's Ordeal.

    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 ~54% under The Love's Ordeal on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with The Love's Ordeal.

    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. GRIS

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~42% under The Love's Ordeal on Steam right now. Shares Indie with The Love's Ordeal.

    Gris is a hopeful young girl lost in her own world, dealing with a painful experience in her life. Her journey through sorrow is manifested in her dress, which grants new abilities to better navigate her faded reality.

    2018IndieAdventure3.74 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. The Test

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~69% under The Love's Ordeal on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with The Love's Ordeal.

    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 ↗
  5. Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~77% under The Love's Ordeal on Steam right now. Shares Indie with The Love's Ordeal.

    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 ↗
  6. Blood and Bacon

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~85% under The Love's Ordeal on Steam right now. Shares Casual with The Love's Ordeal.

    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 ↗
  7. Crypt of the NecroDancer

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~54% under The Love's Ordeal on Steam right now. Shares Indie and RPG with The Love's Ordeal.

    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 ↗
  8. Super Hexagon

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~54% under The Love's Ordeal on Steam right now. Shares Indie with The Love's Ordeal.

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

    2012ActionIndie2.99 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 Love's Ordeal.

    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.

    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. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with The Love's Ordeal.

    Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  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 Love's Ordeal.

    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. ENA: Dream BBQ

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with The Love's Ordeal.

    Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.

    2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. 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 Love's Ordeal.

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

    2023IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Indigo Park: Chapter 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with The Love's Ordeal.

    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.

    2024ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. 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 Love's Ordeal.

    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 ↗

More from Mountain and Sea Studio

Other recommendable Steam games by Mountain and Sea Studio, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.

  1. Superscout

    WHY THIS

    Shares romance systems, relationship building, visual novel style and an atmospheric mood with The Love's Ordeal.

    Another title from Mountain and Sea Studio, the studio behind The Love's Ordeal. Shares Indie and Simulation with The Love's Ordeal.

    "Superscout" is a live-action interactive movie game where you will unravel the secrets of the girls you meet. The love beyond lifetimes, never let it go; the kindness in this life, engraved in your soul. Your choices will change your loved ones’ fate; those who love you will change yours...

    2024StrategyIndieAdventure8.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Sovereign Brain Empire

    WHY THIS

    Shares visual novel style, branching narrative, fmv and an atmospheric mood with The Love's Ordeal.

    Another title from Mountain and Sea Studio, the studio behind The Love's Ordeal. Shares Indie and Simulation with The Love's Ordeal.

    “Who isn’t a baby anyway?”~You travelled to a parallel world governed by the Sovereign Brain AI. In SB Empire, you’re an adopted “one-year-old”, recognized as a "Monarch-level" prodigy! There will be beauties giving you a sheltered babyhood. Your brilliance and privileges will change their fates!

    2025StrategyIndieAdventure4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. The Heart of Influencer

    WHY THIS

    Shares relationship building, visual novel style and atmospheric with The Love's Ordeal.

    Another title from Mountain and Sea Studio, the studio behind The Love's Ordeal. Shares RPG and Casual with The Love's Ordeal.

    You are entrusted with training five "troubled" influencers from Mountain & Sea Media, and gain the “Heart Probe” ability which allows you to uncover girls’ inner thoughts. Use your wisdom and ability to help them meet their training KPIs, while discovering their real selves beneath their facades.

    2025RPGCasual6.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Frequently asked about The Love's Ordeal

Does The Love's Ordeal work on Steam Deck?
The Love's Ordeal is currently rated Unsupported on Steam Deck. It may not launch or may have significant issues that block normal play.
How much does The Love's Ordeal cost?
The Love's Ordeal is listed on Steam at 6.49 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to The Love's Ordeal?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside The Love's Ordeal are Sorry! I surrounded beauty!, In Search Of You, Couple-Cultivation Saves the World.
Who developed The Love's Ordeal?
The Love's Ordeal was developed by Mountain and Sea Studio.

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 Love's Ordeal.

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