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Games like 东北往事

If 东北往事 is your kind of game, the closest matches are Hua Manlou, PatriotMemoirs and 狂想!夏日盛宴 — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its dark, emotional and funny. 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 东北往事: Immersed in the turbulent "Tohoku" underworld epic of the 1980s, "Northeast Past" is a real-life interactive video game that combines hardcore underworld survival rules with multi-branching narratives, taking you to experience the underworld and get involved in the bloody fate of gang disputes.

2026StrategySimulationRPG8.99 USDWindowsby 二狗科技
东北往事 — Steam game cover
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Authentic 80s 90s northeast china gang drama settingBranching story with multiple endings to discoverFans of the original novel tv series for nostalgiaDarkEmotionalFunny

Players who liked 东北往事 also play

Steam players who put hours into 东北往事 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. Hua Manlou

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for 东北往事 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Simulation with 东北往事.

    Infiltrate the enemy capital, using the entertainment venue "Hua Man Lou" as a cover, and secretly train six talented and beautiful women as spies to carry out reconnaissance and assassinations. Advance the plot through skill development, and unlock three endings through love, hate, and revenge.

    2026StrategySimulationRPG9.34 USDSteam ↗
  2. PatriotMemoirs

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for 东北往事 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation and RPG with 东北往事.

    Shangchuan, 1939, Japanese-occupied. By day a bowing traitor, by night a ghost, in Demon's Lair, No. 86. All wear masks: pretend, kill, survive. When sacrificing a friend is the only way, when betrayed, when only isolated cities remain - fight to the end, live a coward, or take an unimagined path?

    2026AdventureSimulationRPG15.58 USDSteam ↗
  3. 狂想!夏日盛宴

    WHY THIS

    Shares branching narrative, dialogue choices and a funny mood with 东北往事.

    Third-strongest match for 东北往事 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation and RPG with 东北往事.

    "Play a lighthearted interactive movie game as college student Li Lei! Spend a summer at Ms. Han's B&B with 4 quirky friends. Enjoy hilarious bonding, secret crushes, and unforgettable memories under the sun!"

    2025SimulationRPGCasual6.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Enjoy Amoy&Sisters

    WHY THIS

    Shares choice driven narrative, branching narrative, character driven and an emotional mood with 东北往事.

    Ranked #4 for 东北往事 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Simulation with 东北往事.

    ‌"Enjoy Amoy & Sisters"‌ is a live-action interactive romance game. You play as an overseas Chinese person who, in response to the invitation from the two female leads, Ah Yin and Xiao Xi, visits Xiamen, the ancestral hometown, for the first time.

    2026StrategyIndieAdventure4.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. 不心动才有鬼

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for 东北往事 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Simulation with 东北往事.

    With sudden powers, meet 6 unique girls in an extraordinary campus romance. Campus beauty, teacher, maiden, or girl next door... sweet or dangerous, all have secrets. Don't Blush is a 1st-person FMV romance where your choices shape everyone's fate. Beyond boundaries, beyond mere sparks.

    2026StrategyIndieAdventure6.29 USDSteam ↗
  6. Vanity Fair: The Pursuit

    WHY THIS

    Shares choice driven narrative, branching narrative, character driven and an emotional mood with 东北往事.

    Ranked #6 for 东北往事 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation and RPG with 东北往事.

    Players follow Lu Yuan through important stages of his life and experience his growth trajectory from youth to maturity. It will take you to relive those decisions that you have never tried to make in reality, and feel the different life brought about by each choice.

    2024IndieSimulationRPG6.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. 失业了,我获得了亿万游戏财产!

    WHY THIS

    Shares choice driven narrative, branching narrative, character driven and an emotional mood with 东北往事.

    Ranked #7 for 东北往事 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Simulation with 东北往事.

    《财产》是一款真正的真人互动游戏,内嵌市场仿真的商业系统、非线性叙事恋爱养成。31天,通过投资、拍卖、收购、上市等策略打脸所有人,成就商业帝国!约会、酒吧、QTE互动、私密空间...8位风华绝代的美女将与你共度每一个难忘的夜晚~激活《财产》,打破传统,拒绝按部就班!

    2024StrategyIndieAdventure7.14 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. 相亲攻略之宝贝别再选我了

    WHY THIS

    Shares choice driven narrative, dialogue choices and a funny mood with 东北往事.

    Ranked #8 for 东北往事 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation and RPG with 东北往事.

    《相亲攻略:宝贝别再选我了》是一款恋爱模拟的真人互动影像游戏,讲述关于“你”的相亲故事。 从接到母亲电话开始,你踏上相亲之旅,和你预想的不一样,苦恼的事情并不是如何找到一个对象,而是……这么多对象该带哪一个回家。

    2024SimulationRPG1.99 USDSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below 东北往事 at current Steam store prices.

  1. Garry's Mod

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~44% under 东北往事 on Steam right now. Shares Simulation with 东北往事.

    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.

    2006IndieSimulationCasual4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Vampire Survivors

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~44% under 东北往事 on Steam right now. Shares RPG with 东北往事.

    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!

    2022ActionIndieRPG4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Cookie Clicker

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~44% under 东北往事 on Steam right now. Shares Strategy and Simulation with 东北往事.

    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.

    2021StrategyIndieSimulation4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Plants vs. Zombies GOTY Edition

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~44% under 东北往事 on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with 东北往事.

    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.

    2009Strategy4.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Buckshot Roulette

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under 东北往事 on Steam right now. Shares Simulation with 东北往事.

    Play Russian roulette with a 12-gauge shotgun. Four enter. One leaves. Roll the dice with your life. Good luck!

    2024ActionIndieSimulation2.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. Brotato

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~44% under 东北往事 on Steam right now. Shares RPG with 东北往事.

    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.

    2023ActionIndieRPG4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Your Only Move Is HUSTLE

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~44% under 东北往事 on Steam right now. Shares Strategy and Simulation with 东北往事.

    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.

    2023ActionStrategyIndie4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. STAR WARS™ Empire at War - Gold Pack

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~44% under 东北往事 on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with 东北往事.

    Command or corrupt an entire galaxy in the definitive Star Wars strategy collection. It is a time of galactic civil war. Will you take up the reins of the Rebellion, assume control of the Empire, or rule the Star Wars Underworld?

    2010Strategy4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

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.

    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. ENA: Dream BBQ

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.

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

    2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Simulation with 东北往事.

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

    2023IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Our Life: Beginnings & Always

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.

    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 ↗
  6. missed messages.

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Simulation with 东北往事.

    ‘goth gf’s iPhone’ airdrops you - accept or decline? A love/horror story about life, death, & memes.

    2019IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. NGU IDLE

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Simulation with 东北往事.

    NGU Idle is a Free To Play Idle game that's full of weird humor, tons of upgrades and hundreds of hours of content! Try out NGU Idle today and experience the joy of Numbers Going Up!

    2019IndieAdventureSimulationFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. A Date with Death

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Simulation with 东北往事.

    Fight against & romance the one hunting for your soul in A Date with Death, a romance chat simulator where you date(?) the Grim Reaper himself. Create your own character, decorate your apartment, and chat away with the charming yet dangerous Grim Reaper through text and video calls.

    2023IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Frequently asked about 东北往事

How much does 东北往事 cost?
东北往事 is listed on Steam at 8.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to 东北往事?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside 东北往事 are Hua Manlou, PatriotMemoirs, 狂想!夏日盛宴.
Who developed 东北往事?
东北往事 was developed by 二狗科技.

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 东北往事.

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