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Games like Iris and the Moonlight Bakery

If Iris and the Moonlight Bakery is your kind of game, the closest matches are Purgatory Pitstop, 闪耀!我的游戏班 and My Quiet Coffee Shop — 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 Iris and the Moonlight Bakery: Play as Iris, a burnt-out goddess who opens a midnight bakery in a sleepless city. Read customers’ emotions as color and craft cakes to comfort them, while hiding from the gods searching for her.

2026IndieSimulationCasualWindows · macOSby Gunoha Games
Iris and the Moonlight Bakery — Steam game cover

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Steam players who put hours into Iris and the Moonlight Bakery 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. Purgatory Pitstop

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Iris and the Moonlight Bakery fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Iris and the Moonlight Bakery.

    Your diner is the final stop before the infamous afterlife gate. Let customers drown their sorrows for profit, or attempt to show them a better way? You decide in this morally confronting choice-based game.

    IndieSimulationCasualSteam ↗
  2. 闪耀!我的游戏班

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Iris and the Moonlight Bakery fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation and Casual with Iris and the Moonlight Bakery.

    《闪耀!我的游戏班》是一款以学校生活和游戏开发为主题的多结局模拟养成游戏。你作为一名负责学校游戏班的老师,将带领唯一的一名学生,在三年时间内以将其培养为最优秀的游戏专业学生为目标,做出最好的游戏打败其他学校夺得大奖,拯救学校重返巅峰。神秘程序带来行业危机,而你和你的学生将会拯救这个行业,还是加剧它的毁灭?三年后,这名学生随着毕业,又将拥有怎样的未来?这一切,都将由你亲手决定。

    SimulationRPGCasualSteam ↗
  3. My Quiet Coffee Shop

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Iris and the Moonlight Bakery fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Iris and the Moonlight Bakery.

    Brew coffee in wartime Kyiv in this cozy and narrative-heavy coffee brewing simulator. Master tactile coffee brewing technics and become a quiet refuge for people carrying both ordinary worries and painful stories.

    IndieSimulationCasualSteam ↗
  4. 100 Lives

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Iris and the Moonlight Bakery fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Iris and the Moonlight Bakery.

    100 Lives is a fast-paced life simulation roguelike where every hour is a brand-new lifetime. Shape your identity, chase your dreams, and face the unexpected; all before the clock runs out. In each life, your choices define who you become, and your past decisions ripple forward in surprising ways.

    IndieAdventureSimulationSteam ↗
  5. 拉斯普特的龙与魔女

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for Iris and the Moonlight Bakery fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Iris and the Moonlight Bakery.

    由蒸汽和魔法驱动的世界——人类创立的先进都市拉普斯特 肩负重任的落魄贵族之子于此邂逅龙与魔女 在友情与爱恋的迷宫不断回旋,指向出口的答案究竟为何?

    2027IndieRPGSteam ↗
  6. Coastline Courier

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for Iris and the Moonlight Bakery fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Iris and the Moonlight Bakery.

    Welcome to Anssoloin's new postman! After years of hard work, you've finally been able to buy your own post office by the sea. Learn more about the village and its residents through your work. Will you be able to fit in your new community? Sort the mail, discover new things, chat, and relax.

    IndieSimulationRPGSteam ↗
  7. 49DAYS

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for Iris and the Moonlight Bakery fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Iris and the Moonlight Bakery.

    Become the host of an afterlife teahouse. For 49 days, serve the final cup to the departed. Experience a deep brewing system based on authentic traditions. Listen to the secrets of unique spirits, change their fates, and face the truth of your forgotten past.

    2026IndieAdventureSimulationSteam ↗
  8. Dr. Oops!

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for Iris and the Moonlight Bakery fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Iris and the Moonlight Bakery.

    Become an unlicensed doctor at a shady hospital, diagnose bizarre patients for fun, and struggle to pay off your debt in this medical adventure game!

    IndieAdventureSimulationSteam ↗

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 Iris and the Moonlight Bakery.

    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. 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 Iris and the Moonlight Bakery.

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

    2023IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. 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 Iris and the Moonlight Bakery.

    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.

    2020IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeSteam ↗
  5. missed messages.

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with Iris and the Moonlight Bakery.

    ‘goth gf’s iPhone’ airdrops you - accept or decline? A love/horror story about life, death, & memes.

    2019IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. A Date with Death

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with Iris and the Moonlight Bakery.

    Fight against & romance the one hunting for your soul in A Date with Death, a romance chat simulator where you date(?) the Grim Reaper himself. Create your own character, decorate your apartment, and chat away with the charming yet dangerous Grim Reaper through text and video calls.

    2023IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Grimm's Hollow

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Iris and the Moonlight Bakery.

    A spooky, freeware RPG where you search the afterlife for your brother. Reap ghosts with your scythe, explore haunted caves, and eat ghostly treats on your journey through death.

    2019IndieAdventureRPGFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Virtual Cottage

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with Iris and the Moonlight Bakery.

    Virtual Cottage gives you a comfy place to rest and be productive without any distractions. Open the game, set yourself a goal and enjoy the atmosphere.

    2020IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Iris and the Moonlight Bakery

What games are most similar to Iris and the Moonlight Bakery?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Iris and the Moonlight Bakery are Purgatory Pitstop, 闪耀!我的游戏班, My Quiet Coffee Shop.
Who developed Iris and the Moonlight Bakery?
Iris and the Moonlight Bakery was developed by Gunoha Games.

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 Iris and the Moonlight Bakery.

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