Games like Where the Heart Rests
If Where the Heart Rests is your kind of game, the closest matches are In Fair Spirits, Unluckily in Love and Bittersweet Blossoms — picked from the ranked list below. 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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In Fair Spirits
WHY THIS
Top pick for Where the Heart Rests fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with Where the Heart Rests.
A sweet slice of life boys love / yaoi visual novel set in the English countryside about a medieval knight who's been reincarnated into the 21st century and a memey goth boy who's spent far too much time on the internet.
Unluckily in Love
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for Where the Heart Rests fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with Where the Heart Rests.
A cute boys love / BL / yaoi visual novel about a slowly developing romantic relationship between a couple of cousins.
Bittersweet Blossoms
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for Where the Heart Rests fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with Where the Heart Rests.
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.
Maid For My Master
WHY THIS
Ranked #4 for Where the Heart Rests fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with Where the Heart Rests.
A cute romance story between a young man and a maid who just so happens to be a robot. Is love enough to overcome the differences between man and machine?
Love's Crescendo
WHY THIS
Ranked #5 for Where the Heart Rests fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with Where the Heart Rests.
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.
Clear Skye Thinking
WHY THIS
Ranked #6 for Where the Heart Rests fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with Where the Heart Rests.
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.
Once Upon a Throne of Thorns
WHY THIS
Ranked #7 for Where the Heart Rests fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with Where the Heart Rests.
A boys' love / yaoi visual novel about a runaway prince and an assassin in the service of a wicked king. A dark and moody fairytale with crossdressing, intrigue, spilled blood, and finding love in unexpected places.
Fragile Feelings
WHY THIS
Ranked #8 for Where the Heart Rests fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Casual with Where the Heart Rests.
A sweet, slow burn yuri / lesbian visual novel about an anxious young teacher being swept off her feet by the cool, competent school nurse.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Where the Heart Rests at current Steam store prices.
Garry's Mod
WHY THIS
Priced ~58% under Where the Heart Rests on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Where the Heart Rests.
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 ~58% under Where the Heart Rests on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Where the Heart Rests.
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!
Slay the Spire
WHY THIS
Priced ~48% under Where the Heart Rests on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Where the Heart Rests.
We fused card games and roguelikes together to make the best single player deckbuilder we could. Craft a unique deck, encounter bizarre creatures, discover relics of immense power, and Slay the Spire!
Cookie Clicker
WHY THIS
Priced ~58% under Where the Heart Rests on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Where the Heart Rests.
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 ~58% under Where the Heart Rests on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Where the Heart Rests.
WEBFISHING a multiplayer chatroom-focused fishing game! Relax and fish (on the web!)
POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~92% under Where the Heart Rests on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Where the Heart Rests.
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 ~75% under Where the Heart Rests on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Where the Heart Rests.
Play Russian roulette with a 12-gauge shotgun. Four enter. One leaves. Roll the dice with your life. Good luck!
OneShot
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Where the Heart Rests on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Where the Heart Rests.
OneShot is a surreal top down Puzzle/Adventure game with unique gameplay capabilities. You are to guide a child through a mysterious world on a mission to restore its long-dead sun. The world knows you exist.
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 Where the Heart Rests.
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 Where the Heart Rests.
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 Where the Heart Rests.
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 Where the Heart Rests.
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 Where the Heart Rests.
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.
missed messages.
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with Where the Heart Rests.
‘goth gf’s iPhone’ airdrops you - accept or decline? A love/horror story about life, death, & memes.
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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
Another title from ebi-hime, the studio behind Where the Heart Rests. Shares Indie with Where the Heart Rests.
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 Where the Heart Rests. Shares Indie and Casual with Where the Heart Rests.
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
Another title from ebi-hime, the studio behind Where the Heart Rests. Shares Indie and Casual with Where the Heart Rests.
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
Another title from ebi-hime, the studio behind Where the Heart Rests. Shares Indie with Where the Heart Rests.
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
Another title from ebi-hime, the studio behind Where the Heart Rests. Shares Indie and Casual with Where the Heart Rests.
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 Where the Heart Rests. Shares Indie and Casual with Where the Heart Rests.
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 Where the Heart Rests. Shares Indie with Where the Heart Rests.
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
Another title from ebi-hime, the studio behind Where the Heart Rests. Shares Indie with Where the Heart Rests.
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?
Plays great on Steam Deck
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
In Fair Spirits
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Casual with Where the Heart Rests.
A sweet slice of life boys love / yaoi visual novel set in the English countryside about a medieval knight who's been reincarnated into the 21st century and a memey goth boy who's spent far too much time on the internet.
Unluckily in Love
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Casual with Where the Heart Rests.
A cute boys love / BL / yaoi visual novel about a slowly developing romantic relationship between a couple of cousins.
Fragile Feelings
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Casual with Where the Heart Rests.
A sweet, slow burn yuri / lesbian visual novel about an anxious young teacher being swept off her feet by the cool, competent school nurse.
Frequently asked about Where the Heart Rests
- How much does Where the Heart Rests cost?
- Where the Heart Rests is listed on Steam at 11.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Where the Heart Rests?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Where the Heart Rests are In Fair Spirits, Unluckily in Love, Bittersweet Blossoms.
- Who developed Where the Heart Rests?
- Where the Heart Rests 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 Where the Heart Rests.
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