Games like Cafe of Roses
If Cafe of Roses is your kind of game, the closest matches are Bittersweet Blossoms, Where the Heart Rests and How to Melt a Maiden's Heart — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its cozy, emotional 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 Cafe of Roses: A lowkey, low stakes yuri story about a young woman and a mysterious maid. Who is the engimatic Magdalena, and is there more to her than meets the eye?
Players who liked Cafe of Roses also play
Steam players who put hours into Cafe of Roses 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.
Bittersweet Blossoms
WHY THIS
Top pick for Cafe of Roses fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with Cafe of Roses.
A lesbian romance set in England shortly after WWI. The story centres around Dot, a young maid who begins to work in the crumbling stately home of Bly, and her young mistress: the devious, devilish Patience.
Where the Heart Rests
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for Cafe of Roses fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with Cafe of Roses.
A sweetly domestic boys' love visual novel about a couple of young men who find themselves raising a child.
How to Melt a Maiden's Heart
WHY THIS
Shares relationship building, slice of life and an emotional mood with Cafe of Roses.
Third-strongest match for Cafe of Roses fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with Cafe of Roses.
A cute, sweet boys love / yaoi visual novel about a high school student who discovers the formidable student council president is crossdressing on the sly and working at a maid café.
Clear Skye Thinking
WHY THIS
Shares slice of life and an emotional mood with Cafe of Roses.
Ranked #4 for Cafe of Roses fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with Cafe of Roses.
A cute, wholesome yuri visual novel about a haughty young girl called Alice who goes on holiday to the Isle of Skye. Once there, she meets the plucky young Piper, and a romance between the two slowly unfolds.
Love's Crescendo
WHY THIS
Ranked #5 for Cafe of Roses fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with Cafe of Roses.
Love's Crescendo is a cozy visual novel with rhythm mini-games about finding true love and reigniting that spark for your passions. Join Valerie and Cadence in this heartwarming sapphic romance centered around their love of music and the spark between them.
Rituals in the Dark
WHY THIS
Ranked #6 for Cafe of Roses fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Cafe of Roses.
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...?
Salome's Kiss
WHY THIS
Ranked #7 for Cafe of Roses fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with Cafe of Roses.
A dark lesbian / yuri gothic romance tale set in Victorian England, in which an anxious governess is aggressively pursued by her unruly, tempestuous pupil.
The Fairy's Secret
WHY THIS
Shares an emotional mood with Cafe of Roses.
Ranked #8 for Cafe of Roses fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Casual with Cafe of Roses.
In this sequel to the fantasy yuri visual novel, The Fairy's Song, Marnie and Lisbeth return to Fenchapel to visit Marnie’s grandmother. Things soon become complicated, however, when they run into two figures from the past who ought to be dead.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Cafe of Roses at current Steam store prices.
Garry's Mod
WHY THIS
Priced ~44% under Cafe of Roses on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Cafe of Roses.
Garry's Mod is a physics sandbox. There aren't any predefined aims or goals. We give you the tools and leave you to play.
Vampire Survivors
WHY THIS
Priced ~44% under Cafe of Roses on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Cafe of Roses.
Mow down thousands of night creatures and survive until dawn! Vampire Survivors is a gothic horror casual game with rogue-lite elements, where your choices can allow you to quickly snowball against the hundreds of monsters that get thrown at you. Be the bullet hell!
Cookie Clicker
WHY THIS
Priced ~44% under Cafe of Roses on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Cafe of Roses.
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.
WEBFISHING
WHY THIS
Priced ~44% under Cafe of Roses on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Cafe of Roses.
WEBFISHING a multiplayer chatroom-focused fishing game! Relax and fish (on the web!)
POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~89% under Cafe of Roses on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Cafe of Roses.
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 ~67% under Cafe of Roses on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Cafe of Roses.
Play Russian roulette with a 12-gauge shotgun. Four enter. One leaves. Roll the dice with your life. Good luck!
Brotato
WHY THIS
Priced ~44% under Cafe of Roses on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Cafe of Roses.
Brotato is a top-down arena shooter roguelite where you play a potato wielding up to 6 weapons at a time to fight off hordes of aliens. Choose from a variety of traits and items to create unique builds and survive until help arrives.
Your Only Move Is HUSTLE
WHY THIS
Priced ~44% under Cafe of Roses on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Cafe of Roses.
Master your technique, execute flashy combos, and outsmart opponents across the world, frame-by-frame. Slow down the clock to fine-tune your fighting style in this innovative, turn-based combat simulator. Pulverize your friends and choreograph spectacular fight scenes. No training mode required.
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 Cafe of Roses.
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.
Bongo Cat
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Cafe of Roses.
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?
ENA: Dream BBQ
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Cafe of Roses.
Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.
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 Cafe of Roses.
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 Cafe of Roses.
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 and Casual with Cafe of Roses.
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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More from ebi-hime
Other recommendable Steam games by ebi-hime, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
Blackberry Honey
WHY THIS
Shares an emotional mood with Cafe of Roses.
Another title from ebi-hime, the studio behind Cafe of Roses. Shares Indie with Cafe of Roses.
A lesbian love story set in Victorian England, featuring maids, music, and finding love in unexpected places.
Sweetest Monster
WHY THIS
Another title from ebi-hime, the studio behind Cafe of Roses. Shares Indie and Casual with Cafe of Roses.
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 character driven and an emotional mood with Cafe of Roses.
Another title from ebi-hime, the studio behind Cafe of Roses. Shares Indie and Casual with Cafe of Roses.
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 romance and an emotional mood with Cafe of Roses.
Another title from ebi-hime, the studio behind Cafe of Roses. Shares Indie with Cafe of Roses.
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 a cozy mood with Cafe of Roses.
Another title from ebi-hime, the studio behind Cafe of Roses. Shares Indie and Casual with Cafe of Roses.
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
Shares an emotional mood with Cafe of Roses.
Another title from ebi-hime, the studio behind Cafe of Roses. Shares Indie and Casual with Cafe of Roses.
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
Another title from ebi-hime, the studio behind Cafe of Roses. Shares Indie with Cafe of Roses.
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 an emotional mood with Cafe of Roses.
Another title from ebi-hime, the studio behind Cafe of Roses. Shares Indie with Cafe of Roses.
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 Cafe of Roses
- How much does Cafe of Roses cost?
- Cafe of Roses is listed on Steam at 8.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Cafe of Roses?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Cafe of Roses are Bittersweet Blossoms, Where the Heart Rests, How to Melt a Maiden's Heart.
- Who developed Cafe of Roses?
- Cafe of Roses was developed by ebi-hime.
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