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Games like Battle Live! The Idol School Collection

If Battle Live! The Idol School Collection is your kind of game, the closest matches are Bread Makes the Heart Aflutter, The Mysterious Thief; Forget Me Not and No Longer Home — 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 Battle Live! The Idol School Collection: Welcome to Pride Park! Experience six main stories and several bonus stories centered around the staff and students of this eclectic idol school in this episodic, slice-of-life visual novel!

2026IndieSimulationFree To PlayCasualFree to playWindows · Linuxby solarProtag
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Steam players who put hours into Battle Live! The Idol School Collection 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. Bread Makes the Heart Aflutter

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Battle Live! The Idol School Collection fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Battle Live! The Idol School Collection.

    A romantic, fantasy slice-of-life visual novel about Emile Mayer — the owner of A Slice of Comfort bakery in the Kingdom of Selias — when the Fae Kingdom's royal procession, and the interesting newcomer that comes with it, changes his life forever.

    2026IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  2. The Mysterious Thief; Forget Me Not

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Battle Live! The Idol School Collection fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Battle Live! The Idol School Collection.

    A story-rich, girl's love visual novel about the titular phantom thief, Forget Me Not, and the famous ballet troupe that visits the city with its precious jewel and a certain ballerina that they fall for.

    2025IndieSimulationCasual8.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. No Longer Home

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Battle Live! The Idol School Collection fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with Battle Live! The Idol School Collection.

    No Longer Home is a game about letting go of the life you've built due to circumstances beyond your control. Immerse yourself in the lives of Bo and Ao and learn about their dreams, frustrations and fears. Welcome the magic of the everyday and somewhat extraordinary.

    2021IndieAdventureCasual14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Upwards, Rain! The Post Office of Farewells

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Battle Live! The Idol School Collection fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with Battle Live! The Idol School Collection.

    Deciding to break protocol to lend a helping wing, Rain, a flighty little courier takes a skittish girl by the name of Mila on an adventure through the inner workings of a mysterious post office. Together, they search for a letter containing the last words of someone who seemingly never existed.

    2025IndieAdventureCasual7.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. A Tithe in Blood

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for Battle Live! The Idol School Collection fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with Battle Live! The Idol School Collection.

    A dark yuri visual novel about a quiet university student who discovers blood magic in the depths of her grief. Stepping into a world she little understands, Honoka finds unexpected love, and inadvertently sets in motion a deadly series of events.

    2025IndieCasual14.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. A TAVERN FOR TEA

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for Battle Live! The Idol School Collection fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Battle Live! The Idol School Collection.

    A fantasy tea-brewing adventure. Listen to your customers' worries and brew them the tea that they didn't know they needed.

    2023IndieAdventureSimulation2.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. A YEAR OF SPRINGS

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for Battle Live! The Idol School Collection fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Battle Live! The Idol School Collection.

    Experience the stories of Haru, Erika, and Manami, a trio of friends navigating their feelings of love, connection, and just wanting to belong.

    2021IndieSimulationCasual4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Monster Prom 4: Monster Con

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for Battle Live! The Idol School Collection fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Battle Live! The Idol School Collection.

    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 ↗

Plays great on Steam Deck

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

  1. No Longer Home

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Casual with Battle Live! The Idol School Collection.

    No Longer Home is a game about letting go of the life you've built due to circumstances beyond your control. Immerse yourself in the lives of Bo and Ao and learn about their dreams, frustrations and fears. Welcome the magic of the everyday and somewhat extraordinary.

    2021IndieAdventureCasual14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. A YEAR OF SPRINGS

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Simulation with Battle Live! The Idol School Collection.

    Experience the stories of Haru, Erika, and Manami, a trio of friends navigating their feelings of love, connection, and just wanting to belong.

    2021IndieSimulationCasual4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Monster Prom 4: Monster Con

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Simulation with Battle Live! The Idol School Collection.

    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 ↗

Frequently asked about Battle Live! The Idol School Collection

Is Battle Live! The Idol School Collection free to play?
Yes — Battle Live! The Idol School Collection is a free-to-play title on Steam. You can install and play it without buying anything, though some games include optional in-app purchases.
What games are most similar to Battle Live! The Idol School Collection?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Battle Live! The Idol School Collection are Bread Makes the Heart Aflutter, The Mysterious Thief; Forget Me Not, No Longer Home.
Who developed Battle Live! The Idol School Collection?
Battle Live! The Idol School Collection was developed by solarProtag and published by solarprotag.

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 Battle Live! The Idol School Collection.

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