Games like Study Abroad Sim
If Study Abroad Sim is your kind of game, the closest matches are Chinese Newcomer, Dopamine rogue and Eternal Sword Tomb — 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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Chinese Newcomer
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Top pick for Study Abroad Sim fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Study Abroad Sim.
"Chinese Newcomer" blends deck-building with career simulation. Players choose one of three cards to collect, manage stamina. Use "Legacy Points" to grant Five-Elements talents to descendants, rectifying past regrets. Make choices along paths and embarking on a multi-generational journey.
Dopamine rogue
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Second-strongest match for Study Abroad Sim fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Study Abroad Sim.
Manage your dopamine, earn money, build decks, and navigate life's challenges in this psychological life-simulation roguelike. Every choice shapes your story as you struggle to survive your own mind. A solo-developed project crafted over two years.
IndieSteam ↗Eternal Sword Tomb
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Third-strongest match for Study Abroad Sim fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with Study Abroad Sim.
No chosen one, only a mortal soul. In this hardcore cultivation Roguelike, found a sect and forge a legacy across generations. Fall in battle to become a Sword Soul that protects those who follow. Master the Five Elements, defy fate, and turn every death into a step toward a greater awakening.
Vonkelveld
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Ranked #4 for Study Abroad Sim fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Study Abroad Sim.
Kindle a world where every light is a living soul. Shape it — never command it — then fall from the heavens to a single life and follow it. Ask why about anything and get the real causal chain. The stakes always win; how long and how brightly your world burns is the score.
Wordatro!
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Ranked #5 for Study Abroad Sim fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Study Abroad Sim.
Wordatro! fuses addictive word game with thrilling roguelite strategy! Spell high-scoring words, chain massive combos, and unlock game-changing bonuses. With 50+ unique upgrades and daily challenges, endless linguistic adventures await!
PentaPip
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Ranked #6 for Study Abroad Sim fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with Study Abroad Sim.
Roll, hold, score and break the rules. Build powerful synergies across five scorecards, outplay bosses that change the game, and take on seeded challenges solo, in Daily Runs, or in competitive multiplayer.
High Roller
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Ranked #7 for Study Abroad Sim fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with Study Abroad Sim.
A roguelite blackjack strategy game where you build joker combos, manage streaks, and outscore escalating bosses across terminal‑style runs.
城市塔防-City Tower Defence
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Ranked #8 for Study Abroad Sim fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Study Abroad Sim.
Roguelite tower defense. Each run generates a different map identity, base position, frontline layout, and pressure lanes. Build and upgrade towers, shape your run with cards and between-wave rewards, manage resources and positioning, survive waves of escalating enemies and boss encounters.
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Life is Strange - Episode 1
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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.
Ultimate Custom Night
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Study Abroad Sim.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
Bongo Cat
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with Study Abroad Sim.
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?
ENA: Dream BBQ
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Study Abroad Sim.
Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.
The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with Study Abroad Sim.
Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!
Indigo Park: Chapter 1
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Study Abroad Sim.
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.
Sheepy: A Short Adventure
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with Study Abroad Sim.
A Short Handcrafted Pixel Art Platformer that follows Sheepy, an abandoned plushy brought to life. Sheepy: A Short Adventure is the first short game from MrSuicideSheep.
Our Life: Beginnings & Always
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with Study Abroad Sim.
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.
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Frequently asked about Study Abroad Sim
- What games are most similar to Study Abroad Sim?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Study Abroad Sim are Chinese Newcomer, Dopamine rogue, Eternal Sword Tomb.
- Who developed Study Abroad Sim?
- Study Abroad Sim was developed by Sleepless Studio.
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 Study Abroad Sim.
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