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Games like Just Deserts

  • 28 games
  • Updated May 4, 2026

Players who liked Just Deserts also play

The closest matches to Just Deserts: Sunrider Academy, I Was a Teenage Exocolonist, Persona 5 Royal, Voice Love on Air, and Muv-Luv Alternative. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.

  1. Rank 01

    Why this

    Shares time management with Just Deserts.

    • $1.99 (Price checked Nov 7)
    • Deck Playable
    • 2015
  2. Rank 03

    Why this

    Shares resource management with Just Deserts.

    • $59.99 (Price checked Nov 8)
    • 2022
  1. Rank 04

    Voice Love on Air

    Why this: Shares time management and resource management with Just Deserts.

    • $29.99 (Price checked Nov 7)
    • Deck Verified
    • 2024
  2. Rank 05

    Muv-Luv Alternative

    Why this: Also Military and Romance, like Just Deserts.

    • $39.99 (Price checked Nov 8)
    • Deck Verified
    • 2018
  3. Rank 06

    Fading Hearts

    Why this: Shares turn based combat with Just Deserts.

    • $12.99 (Price checked Nov 7)
    • 2014
  4. Rank 07

    Cabernet

    Why this: Also Dating Sim and Romance, like Just Deserts.

    • $19.99 (Price checked Nov 8)
    • Deck Verified
    • 2025

The full ranked list: top 24 games like Just Deserts

Best match first, as plain text. The same list for AI assistants:
  1. 1
    Sunrider Academy

    Shares time management with Just Deserts.

    • 83% of 612 reviews
  2. 2
    I Was a Teenage Exocolonist

    Genres: Indie, Simulation, RPG

    • 96% of 3,777 reviews
  3. 3
    Persona 5 Royal

    Shares resource management with Just Deserts.

    • 97% of 32,573 reviews
  4. 4
    Voice Love on Air

    Shares time management and resource management with Just Deserts.

    • 77% of 52 reviews
  5. 5
    Muv-Luv Alternative

    Also Military and Romance, like Just Deserts.

    • 95% of 949 reviews
  6. 6
    Fading Hearts

    Shares turn based combat with Just Deserts.

    • 61% of 151 reviews
  7. 7
    Cabernet

    Also Dating Sim and Romance, like Just Deserts.

    • 95% of 1,198 reviews
  8. 8
    Magical Princess

    Genres: Indie, Adventure, Simulation

    • 97% of 386 reviews
  9. 9
    The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel

    Also Dating Sim and Turn-Based Combat, like Just Deserts.

    • 95% of 3,462 reviews
  10. 10
    Always Remember Me

    Genres: Indie, Simulation, Casual

    • 59% of 113 reviews
  11. 11
    A Sky Full of Stars 仰望夜空的星辰

    Genres: Adventure, Simulation, Casual

    • 95% of 302 reviews
  12. 12
    CLANNAD

    Genres: Adventure, Casual

    • 97% of 1,961 reviews
  13. 13
    Analogue: A Hate Story

    Genres: Indie

    • 95% of 1,271 reviews
  14. 14
    DRAPLINE

    Shares turn based combat and resource management with Just Deserts.

    • 97% of 2,683 reviews
  15. 15
    Amnesia™: Memories

    Genres: Adventure

    • 91% of 2,143 reviews
  16. 16
    Dead in Antares

    Genres: Strategy, Indie, Adventure

    • 78% of 116 reviews
  17. 17
    Gaokao.Love.100Days

    Genres: Indie, Adventure, Simulation

    • 86% of 194 reviews
  18. 18
    Astral Ascension

    Genres: Indie, Adventure, Simulation

    • 94% of 110 reviews
  19. 19
    Winds of Change

    Genres: Indie, Adventure, RPG

    • 96% of 476 reviews
  20. 20
    Otaku's Adventure

    Genres: Indie, Adventure, RPG

    • 92% of 327 reviews
  21. 21
    Dōkyūsei: Bangin' Summer

    Genres: Adventure, Simulation

    • 94% of 261 reviews
  22. 22
    Arcadia Fallen

    Genres: Indie, Adventure, Simulation

    • 95% of 364 reviews
  23. 23
    STEINS;GATE

    Same atmospheric mood as Just Deserts.

    • 95% of 5,168 reviews
  24. 24
    After I met that catgirl, my questlist got too long!

    Genres: Indie, Adventure, RPG

    • 91% of 87 reviews
Just Deserts — Steam game cover
  • Released: 2016
  • Developer: Vifth Floor
  • Price: $3.49−65%checked Nov 7
  • 82% of 169 reviews
  • Genres: Strategy, Indie, Simulation, Casual
  • Platforms: Windows, macOS, Linux

Players highlight

  • Affection points dictate story routes
  • Blend of dating sim and tactical combat
  • Desert military camp setting
  • Atmospheric
  • Challenging
  • Contemplative

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About Just Deserts

The closest matches to Just Deserts: Sunrider Academy, I Was a Teenage Exocolonist, Persona 5 Royal, Voice Love on Air, and Muv-Luv Alternative. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.

If Just Deserts is your kind of game, the closest matches are Sunrider Academy, I Was a Teenage Exocolonist and Persona 5 Royal — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as atmospheric, challenging and contemplative, and single out its affection grinding and affinity based story unlocks. 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 Just Deserts: Just Deserts is a sci-fi action dating sim where you play as a soldier who must protect a city from mysterious alien attack, while at the same time you will also be seeking to capture the heart of your dream girl(s)! Theme song by Vesuvia [Ecky], vocal track by iMochi

Is Just Deserts worth buying?

  • 82% of 169 Steam reviews are positive.
  • We don't track this game's daily reviews yet, so this is the all-time picture.
  • On sale: 65% off, now $3.49 (checked Nov 7).
  • People who recommend it had played a median of 11 h when they wrote their review.

What fans praise · Themes mined from positive reviews

Top critical reviews

The most up-voted negative English reviews in our sample, quoted as written.

“Horrible writing, horrible combat system, can't even skip the repeated animations. I feel my time was wasted on this one”
4 h played
“Number one complaint is that combat is really slow, even slower than pokemon battles on top of little to no reward beside wasting time your time with rng. Even if your not playing for gameplay and just the dating sim aspect, its a fetch…”
8 h played
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People who play it also play: Sunrider Academy, I Was a Teenage Exocolonist, Persona 5 Royal

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Frequently asked about Just Deserts

Can I run it?

How much does Just Deserts cost?

Just Deserts is listed on Steam at 3.49 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).

What games are most similar to Just Deserts?

Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Just Deserts are Sunrider Academy, I Was a Teenage Exocolonist, Persona 5 Royal.

Who developed Just Deserts?

Just Deserts was developed by Vifth Floor and published by Sekai Project.