Games like Asphyxia
If Asphyxia is your kind of game, the closest matches are Selfish Cupid - BL Dating Sim, Hatoful Boyfriend and 南栀 Unwavering love — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its exploration of strained friendships, atmospheric and melancholic. 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 Asphyxia: A gloomy lesbian / yuri visual novel featuring characters based on famous Romantic poets such as Coleridge, Wordsworth, and Byron. Can you help Samantha Coleridge repair her fractured relationship with Lillian Wordsworth?
Players who liked Asphyxia also play
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Selfish Cupid - BL Dating Sim
WHY THIS
Top pick for Asphyxia fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation with Asphyxia.
Ten has the ability to see other people's soulmates after he was chosen to be the cupid's vessel. He is tasked to help bring couples together. But there is just one problem... Ten couldn't care less about other people's relationships. He only cares about his own love life.
Hatoful Boyfriend
WHY THIS
Shares multiple endings with Asphyxia.
Second-strongest match for Asphyxia fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Asphyxia.
Congratulations! You’ve been accepted as the only human student at the prestigious St. PigeoNation’s Institute, a school for talented birds! Roam the halls and find love in between classes as a sophomore student at the world’s greatest pigeon high school.
南栀 Unwavering love
WHY THIS
Shares multiple endings and an atmospheric mood with Asphyxia.
Third-strongest match for Asphyxia fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Asphyxia.
《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。
错过的暑假可以放第二次吗？
WHY THIS
Shares multiple endings with Asphyxia.
Ranked #4 for Asphyxia fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation with Asphyxia.
游戏内容： 这是一款以绘画为主题、描述了成年人对于过往错过的人与事的灵魂之旅，兽人向的纯视觉小说游戏。 故事讲述了25岁的狸花猫兽人“启诚”，在被公司辞退后回到老家的城市。作为曾没能通过联考的美术生，在青梅竹马“未乾”，以及好朋友【熙和】、【望舒】、画室的“学弟”【烈烈】的帮助下，慢慢寻回了自己曾失去的那个暑假，那个他命中注定的人……
A Little Lily Princess
WHY THIS
Shares a melancholic mood with Asphyxia.
Ranked #5 for Asphyxia fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Asphyxia.
Newly arrived at a boarding school in Victorian England, Sara Crewe uses her love of books and storytelling to build new relationships. But what happens to a fairy-tale princess when she loses everything?
Lost in Secular Love
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Asphyxia.
Ranked #6 for Asphyxia fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Asphyxia.
A Otome game about romancing monks?! All the romanceable characters are monks?! Sweet yet seductive! The untainted body and soul that only you can touch… PS: The game is set in an alternate history with an alternate religion.
Stellifier - an otome game inspired by older idols
WHY THIS
Shares multiple endings and an atmospheric mood with Asphyxia.
Ranked #7 for Asphyxia fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Asphyxia.
Stellifier - an otome game inspired by older idols An idol drama game about an older group making a comeback from retirement, featuring a GxB/BxB/non-binary romance!
Sweet Home
WHY THIS
Shares multiple endings and an atmospheric mood with Asphyxia.
Ranked #8 for Asphyxia fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Asphyxia.
Sweet Home is a visual novel set in a Chinese high school. Parted friendships, ambiguous romances, tangled relationships, and flawed families... Are these just the pangs of adolescence—or something heavier? Step into the shoes of Zhao Ying, shape her choices, and uncover every possible path.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Asphyxia at current Steam store prices.
POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~83% under Asphyxia on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Asphyxia.
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 Asphyxia on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with Asphyxia.
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 Asphyxia on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with Asphyxia.
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 Asphyxia on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Asphyxia.
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.
Crypt of the NecroDancer
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Asphyxia on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Asphyxia.
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 Asphyxia on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Asphyxia.
Super Hexagon is a minimal action game by Terry Cavanagh, with music by Chipzel.
Placid Plastic Duck Simulator
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under Asphyxia on Steam right now. Shares Simulation with Asphyxia.
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.
Nodebuster
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Asphyxia on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with Asphyxia.
Nodebuster is a short, experimental incremental game about busting nodes and destroying reality.
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 with Asphyxia.
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 Asphyxia.
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 and Simulation with Asphyxia.
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 Simulation with Asphyxia.
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 Asphyxia.
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.
Our Life: Beginnings & Always
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Asphyxia.
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.
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Other recommendable Steam games by ebi-hime, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
Blackberry Honey
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Asphyxia.
Another title from ebi-hime, the studio behind Asphyxia. Shares Indie with Asphyxia.
A lesbian love story set in Victorian England, featuring maids, music, and finding love in unexpected places.
Sweetest Monster
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Asphyxia.
Another title from ebi-hime, the studio behind Asphyxia. Shares Indie with Asphyxia.
A middle-aged man has an encounter with a cute catgirl in the dead of night - but all is not as it seems.
Her Love, Like Poison
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Asphyxia.
Another title from ebi-hime, the studio behind Asphyxia. Shares Indie with Asphyxia.
A dark lesbian horror/romance story so toxic it's emitting spores. Ethel, a shy university student, ventures into the wintry woods late at night, where she meets an enchanting femme fatale — but all is not as it seems.
Cage of Roses
WHY THIS
Shares multiple endings and an atmospheric mood with Asphyxia.
Another title from ebi-hime, the studio behind Asphyxia. Shares Indie and Simulation with Asphyxia.
A haunting gothic romance set in the 19th century. Follow Meike, a young woman from an impoverished noble family, as she’s swept off her feet by the mysterious Magdalena: a vampire who possesses a dark secret.
Strawberry Vinegar
WHY THIS
Shares multiple endings with Asphyxia.
Another title from ebi-hime, the studio behind Asphyxia. Shares Indie with Asphyxia.
A cute comedy yuri VN about a gluttonous demon and a cynical young girl centered around the most important thing in life: food! ♥
The Fairy's Song
WHY THIS
Another title from ebi-hime, the studio behind Asphyxia. Shares Indie with Asphyxia.
A yuri / lesbian visual novel set in the UK. Marnie, a bored goth girl, accidentally stumbles upon a sleeping female knight in the forest. Together, the pair must work to break a centuries-old curse, while romantic feelings between them begin to grow.
Rituals in the Dark
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Asphyxia.
Another title from ebi-hime, the studio behind Asphyxia. Shares Indie and Simulation with Asphyxia.
A lesbian / yuri romance story with mild horror elements set in the rainy English seaside town of Scarborough. Our heroine, Aspen, meets the mysterious, beautiful Althea in the dead of night, but who is Althea really...?
The Way We All Go (2015)
WHY THIS
Shares multiple endings and an atmospheric mood with Asphyxia.
Another title from ebi-hime, the studio behind Asphyxia. Shares Indie with Asphyxia.
A horror/romance visual novel with numerous choices and over 20 endings. Set in Japan in the 1980s, our protagonist, Atcchan, must navigate his relationship between his two estranged childhood friends, one of whom might be a yandere. Will he live to see the end of his summer vacation?
Frequently asked about Asphyxia
- How much does Asphyxia cost?
- Asphyxia is listed on Steam at 5.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Asphyxia?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Asphyxia are Selfish Cupid - BL Dating Sim, Hatoful Boyfriend, 南栀 Unwavering love.
- Who developed Asphyxia?
- Asphyxia was developed by ebi-hime.
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 Asphyxia.
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