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Games like The Island of Jiji

If The Island of Jiji is your kind of game, the closest matches are 童谣无忌, WAGAMAMA HIGH SPEC OC and 天のゆくるる — 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 The Island of Jiji: After losing his job, Hu Yi drifts into Jiji Island, where an old scammer, a boy obsessed with love, a meat-eating monk, and a girl named Yan become part of his life. Days pass between beaches, salt fields... until he can no longer avoid the question: What kind of life do I want to live?

2026IndieRPGWindows · macOSby 巴比波波工作室(BaBiBoBo Studio)
The Island of Jiji — Steam game cover

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Steam players who put hours into The Island of Jiji 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. 童谣无忌

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for The Island of Jiji fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and RPG with The Island of Jiji.

    In 1998, journalist Gu Yao comes to the mountain village of Hongluo after an anonymous letter. A nursery rhyme points to a chain of old murders. Slowly reveal the truth of the case from back then.

    IndieRPGSteam ↗
  2. WAGAMAMA HIGH SPEC OC

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for The Island of Jiji fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares RPG with The Island of Jiji.

    Kouki Narumi and the girls are back in this fan disc release with side stories featuring each of the heroines from WAGAMAMA HIGH SPEC including new stories focusing on the minor heroines as well. Enjoy the hijinks and romantic encounters in WAGAMAMA HIGH SPEC OC!

    2025RPGCasual19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. 天のゆくるる

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for The Island of Jiji fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with The Island of Jiji.

    僕たちは──すべての計画に、失敗する。 🎋落ちこぼれ天文部達の青春群像劇を描くドラマチックノベル! 🎬文庫三冊分に及ぶ青春ドラマ 🍎ゼロ年代懐古的雰囲気 🍏暴走オマージュ破滅!

    2023IndieAdventure17.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. 孤狼之春

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for The Island of Jiji fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with The Island of Jiji.

    This is a true-harem galgame set in a Western fantasy world.

    2026IndieSteam ↗
  5. See You Later

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for The Island of Jiji fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and RPG with The Island of Jiji.

    There are so many things I want to do with the rest of my life. Like dreaming with you, laze around with you, look at the moon, eat rice with you, go on the biggest wedding trip to Antarctica, and most importantly - say goodbye to you.

    2023IndieRPGCasual0.79 USDSteam ↗
  6. chihan

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for The Island of Jiji fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and RPG with The Island of Jiji.

    《赤涵》是一款百合文字冒险游戏。失去母亲的高中生王静,为了忘却过去而沉浸在两点一线的平凡生活中。然而在高二的开学典礼后,两个神秘的转校生闯入了她的视野,回家路上还被一个美丽女孩吸取鲜血,怪事频频发生,从此与名叫“赤涵”的生物纠缠不清,唤醒母亲的奇迹似乎触手可及……

    IndieAdventureRPGSteam ↗
  7. 幻境恋人-Fairy tale plan

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for The Island of Jiji fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and RPG with The Island of Jiji.

    A girl learned of the death of her father accidently, and as a result, she access to “FT”, the virtual reality project developed by her father. Half-brother, ambitious lawyer, hunting killers and mystery hackers..... Will she go back to the reality world safely?

    2022StrategyIndieRPG11.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. XINGTU

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for The Island of Jiji fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and RPG with The Island of Jiji.

    ​XINGTU is a narrative-driven visual novel. As the "Guardian," you will meet unique companions in a crisis-ridden world. Through classic text-click gameplay, help them overcome struggles and unite to face the ultimate challenge. Features a fully original soundtrack to immerse you in the story.

    2026IndieRPGCasual4.79 USDSteam ↗

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 with The Island of Jiji.

    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. Helltaker

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with The Island of Jiji.

    Helltaker is a short game about sharply dressed demon girls.

    2020IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with The Island of Jiji.

    Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  4. ENA: Dream BBQ

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with The Island of Jiji.

    Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.

    2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with The Island of Jiji.

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

    2023IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Indigo Park: Chapter 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with The Island of Jiji.

    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 ↗
  7. Our Life: Beginnings & Always

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with The Island of Jiji.

    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 ↗
  8. missed messages.

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with The Island of Jiji.

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

    2019IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Frequently asked about The Island of Jiji

What games are most similar to The Island of Jiji?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside The Island of Jiji are 童谣无忌, WAGAMAMA HIGH SPEC OC, 天のゆくるる.
Who developed The Island of Jiji?
The Island of Jiji was developed by 巴比波波工作室(BaBiBoBo 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 The Island of Jiji.

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