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Games like Raising a Happy NEET

If Raising a Happy NEET is your kind of game, the closest matches are Academy Love Saga: Tennis Angels, Kinkoi: Golden Loveriche and 撩妹模拟器:渣男的秘密 — 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 Raising a Happy NEET: A distant relative and NEET girl suddenly becomes your family. Together, you’ll begin a heartwarming and redemptive life together in this cohabitation sim.

2026IndieSimulationRPGCasual7.19 USDDeck VerifiedWindowsby るりりソフト
Raising a Happy NEET — Steam game cover

Players who liked Raising a Happy NEET also play

Steam players who put hours into Raising a Happy NEET 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. Academy Love Saga: Tennis Angels

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Raising a Happy NEET fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Raising a Happy NEET.

    Become a coach for the tennis club in a prestigious sports academy with all members being hot chicks, but they all hate you. What to do now? Conquer them all, of course!!! Prepare yourself for heated tennis matches with dynamic gameplay and powerful abilities. Prove your skills and win their hearts.

    2025SportsIndieSimulation8.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Kinkoi: Golden Loveriche

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Raising a Happy NEET fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation and Casual with Raising a Happy NEET.

    Kinkoi: Golden Loveriche is a Japanese-style visual novel produced by Saga Planets, a Japanese developer of romance VNs. The game won numerous awards in the year of its release in Japan for its art, music, characters, and story.

    2021SimulationCasual34.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. 撩妹模拟器:渣男的秘密

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Raising a Happy NEET fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Raising a Happy NEET.

    During the pursuit of six beautiful women, you will learn the underlying logic and basic principles of love, chat skills, dating skills, relationship upgrade skills, psychological effects of love, and building framework personality attraction.

    2024ActionIndieSimulation6.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Raising a Happy NEET at current Steam store prices.

  1. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~86% under Raising a Happy NEET on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Raising a Happy NEET.

    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?

    2012ActionIndieAdventure0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Buckshot Roulette

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~58% under Raising a Happy NEET on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with Raising a Happy NEET.

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

    2024ActionIndieSimulation2.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. GRIS

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~48% under Raising a Happy NEET on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Raising a Happy NEET.

    Gris is a hopeful young girl lost in her own world, dealing with a painful experience in her life. Her journey through sorrow is manifested in her dress, which grants new abilities to better navigate her faded reality.

    2018IndieAdventure3.74 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. The Test

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~72% under Raising a Happy NEET on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with Raising a Happy NEET.

    You will answer a series of questions that will reveal truths from deep within. These questions may make you uncomfortable, but with great knowledge comes great sacrifice. Can you make it all the way through The Test, and if you do, are you sure you want the answers you seek?

    2020IndieAdventureSimulation1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~79% under Raising a Happy NEET on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Raising a Happy NEET.

    A short story about what sort of challenges everyday little things can be. Help the girl buy milk, be the first not to disappoint her.

    2020IndieAdventure1.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Blood and Bacon

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~86% under Raising a Happy NEET on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Raising a Happy NEET.

    This Co-op Shooter , has Day and Night levels, multiple maps, players will take on 25 enemy types and numerous bosses, like Gargantuan Monsters and Minibosses every 10 days as you explore, shoot and run for your life against the onslaught of porcine monstrosities.

    2016ActionAdventureCasual0.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. Crypt of the NecroDancer

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~58% under Raising a Happy NEET on Steam right now. Shares Indie and RPG with Raising a Happy NEET.

    Crypt of the NecroDancer is an award winning hardcore roguelike rhythm game. Move to the music and deliver beatdowns to the beat! Groove to the epic Danny Baranowsky soundtrack, or select songs from your own MP3 collection!

    2015ActionIndieRPG2.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. A Short Hike

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~45% under Raising a Happy NEET on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Raising a Happy NEET.

    Hike, climb, and soar through the peaceful mountainside landscapes of Hawk Peak Provincial Park as you make your way to the summit.

    2019IndieAdventure3.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

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 and Casual with Raising a Happy NEET.

    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. Helltaker

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Raising a Happy NEET.

    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 Raising a Happy NEET.

    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 and Simulation with Raising a Happy NEET.

    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 with Raising a Happy NEET.

    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 and Simulation with Raising a Happy NEET.

    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 with Raising a Happy NEET.

    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 ↗

Frequently asked about Raising a Happy NEET

Is Raising a Happy NEET verified for Steam Deck?
Yes — Raising a Happy NEET is Steam Deck Verified, meaning Valve has confirmed it runs well on the Deck with full controller, text legibility, and default configuration support.
How much does Raising a Happy NEET cost?
Raising a Happy NEET is listed on Steam at 7.19 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Raising a Happy NEET?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Raising a Happy NEET are Academy Love Saga: Tennis Angels, Kinkoi: Golden Loveriche, 撩妹模拟器:渣男的秘密.
Who developed Raising a Happy NEET?
Raising a Happy NEET was developed by るりりソフト and published by akaeroCore.

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 Raising a Happy NEET.

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19 Games Like Raising a Happy NEET — Ranked for 2026 · imho.run