Games like Marisa!ReturnTheBook!
If Marisa!ReturnTheBook! is your kind of game, the closest matches are Don't kill the fish, Gamblers Table and Mystic Brews — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its chill, contemplative and lighthearted. 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 Marisa!ReturnTheBook!: A 2D top-down idle AFK & battle stage-clearing game set in Gensokyo. In the peaceful and tranquil Gensoukyo, a little girl with yellow hair who likes to borrow books everywhere has aroused Alice's anger. Therefore, she calls on everyone in Gensoukyo to gather in front of Marisa's house for a battle
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Don't kill the fish
WHY THIS
Top pick for Marisa!ReturnTheBook! fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with Marisa!ReturnTheBook!.
Bring home a digital fish, care for your new aquatic buddy in a cozy corner of your screen, and remember, DON'T KILL THE FISH!
Gamblers Table
WHY THIS
Shares prestige system, idle progression, indie and a chill mood with Marisa!ReturnTheBook!.
Second-strongest match for Marisa!ReturnTheBook! fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with Marisa!ReturnTheBook!.
Gamblers Table is an incremental game where you toss coins to earn money. Buy bigger and better coins, unlock upgrades and hire little helpers to automate the process and take care of all the busy flipping work for you. Simple. Satisfying. Strangely compelling...
Mystic Brews
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for Marisa!ReturnTheBook! fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with Marisa!ReturnTheBook!.
Welcome to Mystic Brews, a small clicking game about growing your skills as a potion brewer. Here you will be able to gather herbs, refine it and brew your potions. Summon some wisps, unlock new upgrades to your skills and brew even more potions!
Zero Stress King: Idle Defense
WHY THIS
Shares prestige system, idle progression, indie and a chill mood with Marisa!ReturnTheBook!.
Ranked #4 for Marisa!ReturnTheBook! fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with Marisa!ReturnTheBook!.
A short relaxing incremental game disguised as a tower defense, but enemies can’t reach your walls. Thanks to lava.
Dungeon Vending Machines
WHY THIS
Shares idle progression, meta progression, whimsical and a chill mood with Marisa!ReturnTheBook!.
Ranked #5 for Marisa!ReturnTheBook! fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with Marisa!ReturnTheBook!.
Dungeon Vending Machines is a relaxing, casual idle game. Where you run vending machines in a dungeon! As adventurers brave dangerous depths, you’ll be their lifeline. Expand your machine lineup, grow your profits, and become the ultimate dungeon supplier!
Slime Co.
WHY THIS
Ranked #6 for Marisa!ReturnTheBook! fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with Marisa!ReturnTheBook!.
Slime Co. is an idle game where you make slime! Buy and upgrade facilities that generate the raw ingredients to make slime, and facilities to make those ingredients into slime.
Just A Village Clicker
WHY THIS
Shares idle progression, indie and a lighthearted mood with Marisa!ReturnTheBook!.
Ranked #7 for Marisa!ReturnTheBook! fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with Marisa!ReturnTheBook!.
Just a Village Clicker is a game where you collect resources to rebuild your village and help your villagers with their tasks. Improve your village and combat stats with over 50 upgrades available! Advance through the dungeon floors and defeat powerful enemies!"
Cult Nation
WHY THIS
Shares prestige system, idle progression, indie and a chill mood with Marisa!ReturnTheBook!.
Ranked #8 for Marisa!ReturnTheBook! fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with Marisa!ReturnTheBook!.
A short incremental game about sacrificing all your cult followers and collecting blood to awaken the devil.
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Plants vs. Zombies GOTY Edition
WHY THIS
Shares a nostalgic mood with Marisa!ReturnTheBook!.
Reviewers of Marisa!ReturnTheBook! cross-mention this title as a similar play.
Zombies are invading your home, and the only defense is your arsenal of plants! Armed with an alien nursery-worth of zombie-zapping plants like peashooters and cherry bombs, you'll need to think fast and plant faster to stop dozens of types of zombies dead in their tracks.
Realm Grinder
WHY THIS
Shares build optimization and a contemplative mood with Marisa!ReturnTheBook!.
Reviewers of Marisa!ReturnTheBook! cross-mention this title as a similar play.
Grow your realm, build alliances, and explore one of the deepest idle RPGs ever!
Terraria
WHY THIS
Reviewers of Marisa!ReturnTheBook! cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie with Marisa!ReturnTheBook!.
Dig, fight, explore, build! Nothing is impossible in this action-packed adventure game. Four Pack also available!
Cookie Clicker
WHY THIS
Shares a whimsical mood with Marisa!ReturnTheBook!.
Reviewers of Marisa!ReturnTheBook! cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Casual with Marisa!ReturnTheBook!.
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.
Slayer
WHY THIS
Reviewers of Marisa!ReturnTheBook! cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie with Marisa!ReturnTheBook!.
Step into the unforgiving world of Slayer. Fight your chances with or without friends in a chaotic attempt for survival. Discover new ways to better your odds against new foes, and uncover the truth behind this anarchy. Do you accept the challenge? How long will you survive...
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Marisa!ReturnTheBook! at current Steam store prices.
POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~83% under Marisa!ReturnTheBook! on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Marisa!ReturnTheBook!.
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 ~50% under Marisa!ReturnTheBook! on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Marisa!ReturnTheBook!.
Play Russian roulette with a 12-gauge shotgun. Four enter. One leaves. Roll the dice with your life. Good luck!
The Test
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under Marisa!ReturnTheBook! on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Marisa!ReturnTheBook!.
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?
Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk
WHY THIS
Priced ~75% under Marisa!ReturnTheBook! on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Marisa!ReturnTheBook!.
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.
Blood and Bacon
WHY THIS
Priced ~83% under Marisa!ReturnTheBook! on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Marisa!ReturnTheBook!.
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.
Crypt of the NecroDancer
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Marisa!ReturnTheBook! on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Marisa!ReturnTheBook!.
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!
Super Hexagon
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Marisa!ReturnTheBook! on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Marisa!ReturnTheBook!.
Super Hexagon is a minimal action game by Terry Cavanagh, with music by Chipzel.
Placid Plastic Duck Simulator
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under Marisa!ReturnTheBook! on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Marisa!ReturnTheBook!.
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.
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 Marisa!ReturnTheBook!.
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.
Ultimate Custom Night
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Marisa!ReturnTheBook!.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
Bongo Cat
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Marisa!ReturnTheBook!.
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 Casual with Marisa!ReturnTheBook!.
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 Marisa!ReturnTheBook!.
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.
The Looker
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Marisa!ReturnTheBook!.
You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.
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Frequently asked about Marisa!ReturnTheBook!
- Does Marisa!ReturnTheBook! run on Steam Deck?
- Marisa!ReturnTheBook! 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 Marisa!ReturnTheBook! cost?
- Marisa!ReturnTheBook! is listed on Steam at 5.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Marisa!ReturnTheBook!?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Marisa!ReturnTheBook! are Don't kill the fish, Gamblers Table, Mystic Brews.
- Who developed Marisa!ReturnTheBook!?
- Marisa!ReturnTheBook! was developed by NARROW, TSUKUYOMIC and published by NARROW&TSUKUYOMIC.
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