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- $4.99 (Price checked Nov 4)
- Deck Playable
- 2017
Games like Sepia Tears
- 12 games
- Updated May 4, 2026
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The closest matches to Sepia Tears: Emily is Away Too, Kanon, AIR, The Sad Story of Emmeline Burns, and CLANNAD. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
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The Sad Story of Emmeline Burns
Why this: Shares achievement hunting with Sepia Tears.
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CLANNAD
Why this: Also Dating Sim and Emotional, like Sepia Tears.
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Winter Novel
Why this: Also Text-Based and Emotional, like Sepia Tears.
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- Released: 2016
- Developer: Scarlet String Studios
- Price: Free to play
- 89% of 621 reviews
- Genres: Indie, Simulation, Free To Play, Casual
- Platforms: Windows, macOS, Linux
Players highlight
- Characters are relatable and likable
- Free with optional dlc
- References to pop culture add depth
- Cozy
- Emotional
- Melancholic
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Plays great on Steam Deck
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
Kanon
Why this: Also Text-Based and Dating Sim, like Sepia Tears.
The Sad Story of Emmeline Burns
Why this: Shares achievement hunting with Sepia Tears.
Winter Novel
Why this: Also Text-Based and Emotional, like Sepia Tears.
About Sepia Tears
The closest matches to Sepia Tears: Emily is Away Too, Kanon, AIR, The Sad Story of Emmeline Burns, and CLANNAD. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
If Sepia Tears is your kind of game, the closest matches are Emily is Away Too, Kanon and AIR — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as cozy, emotional and melancholic, and single out its achievement hunting and dlc expansion. 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.
About Sepia Tears: A visual novel about a memory that a boy named Mark tries very hard to forget, and a girl named Myra who unearths it.
Is Sepia Tears worth buying?
Players recommend it
A summary of what players say, not a promise you'll like it. Every signal is listed below.
- 89% of 621 Steam reviews are positive.
- We don't track this game's daily reviews yet, so this is the all-time picture.
- Free to play.
- People who recommend it had played a median of 4 h when they wrote their review.
- Critics usually quit early: a median of 2.2 h played before their negative review.
What fans praise · Themes mined from positive reviews
- Characters are relatable and likable
- Free with optional dlc
- References to pop culture add depth
- Sepia toned art style is warm and inviting
Top critical reviews
The most up-voted negative English reviews in our sample, quoted as written.
“I don't recommend it for the story... But I'm recommending this for the easy achievement. Maybe the story was just not for me. It felt pretty dragging. The art is not too good either. Backgroud was just real life images that got applied…”
“Appreciating the effort of course... but this story, art, music... if I need to explain it with one word; boring. I am not really fan of the story like I said but art is definitely no for me, sorry.”
People who play it also play: Emily is Away Too, Kanon, AIR
Frequently asked about Sepia Tears
Can I run it?
Is Sepia Tears free to play?
Yes — Sepia Tears 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 Sepia Tears?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Sepia Tears are Emily is Away Too, Kanon, AIR.
Who developed Sepia Tears?
Sepia Tears was developed by Scarlet String Studios.