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Games like Living is Expensive...

If Living is Expensive... is your kind of game, the closest matches are BAD END, outside the door and Monster Prom 4: Monster Con — 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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About Living is Expensive...: “Defeat my sleep deprivation monsters. And I will cure your poverty virus.” Living is Expensive... is a visual novel about the cost of existence & minimum wage vampires. 🩸🍷💸😭🥹💀

StrategyIndieAdventureRPGWindowsby Blink Hydrate ブリンク
Living is Expensive... — Steam game cover

Players who liked Living is Expensive... also play

Steam players who put hours into Living is Expensive... 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. BAD END

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Living is Expensive... fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Living is Expensive....

    It's rumored that those who play 'BAD END'- a Visual Novel will die in REAL LIFE if they make the wrong decision in the game itself.

    2015IndieAdventureCasual5.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. outside the door

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Living is Expensive... fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Living is Expensive....

    Outside the door is a mystic visual novel set within one office. You are about to figure out the stories of a few visitors without having a single memory of yourself.

    2024IndieCasual1.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Monster Prom 4: Monster Con

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Living is Expensive... fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Living is Expensive....

    Can you find love at the nerdiest convention ever? "Monster Con" goes back to the multiplayer dating sim formula: go through absurd and funny situations as you find love among six sexy monsters! Who will you romance? The mimic who cosplays? The idol clown? Or the eldritch cutie? (There's also Liam)

    2025StrategyIndieSimulation14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Monster Prom 3: Monster Roadtrip

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Living is Expensive... fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Living is Expensive....

    Embark on a road trip like no other in this co-op narrative survival adventure. Visit fun locations, meet wacky characters, and manage your resources wisely. And yes: you still can date some hot monsters ;)

    2022StrategyIndieSimulation11.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Hyperdimension Neptunia Re;Birth1

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for Living is Expensive... fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and RPG with Living is Expensive....

    Packed with fast-paced, turn-based RPG action, fourth-wall-breaking, trope-demolishing dialogue, and more item, weapon, and costume customization than you can shake a Lvl. 1 Stick at, Gamindustri is a world set on turning the concept of the JRPG on its head!

    2015StrategyRPG14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Finding Paradise

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for Living is Expensive... fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Living is Expensive....

    Two doctors traverse backwards through a dying man's memories to fulfill his last wish. This is To the Moon's standalone sequel, but can also be played first.

    2017IndieAdventureRPG9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for Living is Expensive... fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Living is Expensive....

    A new cast of 16 characters find themselves kidnapped and imprisoned in a school. Inside, some will kill, some will die, and some will be punished. Reimagine what you thought high-stakes, fast-paced investigation was as you investigate twisted murder cases and condemn your new friends to death.

    2017Adventure11.99 USDSteam ↗

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. Shares Indie with Living is Expensive....

    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. Shares Adventure with Living is Expensive....

    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. Helltaker

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Living is Expensive....

    Helltaker is a short game about sharply dressed demon girls.

    2020IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Living is Expensive....

    Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  5. Bongo Cat

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Living is Expensive....

    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?

    2025IndieSimulationMassively MultiplayerFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. ENA: Dream BBQ

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Living is Expensive....

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

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

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Living is Expensive....

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

    2023IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Indigo Park: Chapter 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Living is Expensive....

    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.

    2024ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Plays great on Steam Deck

Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.

  1. BAD END

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with Living is Expensive....

    It's rumored that those who play 'BAD END'- a Visual Novel will die in REAL LIFE if they make the wrong decision in the game itself.

    2015IndieAdventureCasual5.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Monster Prom 4: Monster Con

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Strategy and Indie with Living is Expensive....

    Can you find love at the nerdiest convention ever? "Monster Con" goes back to the multiplayer dating sim formula: go through absurd and funny situations as you find love among six sexy monsters! Who will you romance? The mimic who cosplays? The idol clown? Or the eldritch cutie? (There's also Liam)

    2025StrategyIndieSimulation14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Monster Prom 3: Monster Roadtrip

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Strategy and Indie with Living is Expensive....

    Embark on a road trip like no other in this co-op narrative survival adventure. Visit fun locations, meet wacky characters, and manage your resources wisely. And yes: you still can date some hot monsters ;)

    2022StrategyIndieSimulation11.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Hyperdimension Neptunia Re;Birth1

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Strategy and RPG with Living is Expensive....

    Packed with fast-paced, turn-based RPG action, fourth-wall-breaking, trope-demolishing dialogue, and more item, weapon, and costume customization than you can shake a Lvl. 1 Stick at, Gamindustri is a world set on turning the concept of the JRPG on its head!

    2015StrategyRPG14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Living is Expensive...

What games are most similar to Living is Expensive...?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Living is Expensive... are BAD END, outside the door, Monster Prom 4: Monster Con.
Who developed Living is Expensive...?
Living is Expensive... was developed by Blink Hydrate ブリンク.

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 Living is Expensive....

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