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Games like Pet Diary

If Pet Diary is your kind of game, the closest matches are Tomo Cafe, SneakyDoggie and Daymark — 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 Pet Diary: It is just a part of your life, but you are its entirety. This game is dedicated to everyone who has spent or will spend a warm moment with a little life. The game adopts a visual novel mode and combines light puzzle, telling the story of a young couple and their dog over ten years life.

2026IndieRPGCasual0.84 USDWindowsby ZGameStudio
Pet Diary — Steam game cover

Players who liked Pet Diary also play

Steam players who put hours into Pet Diary 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. Tomo Cafe

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Pet Diary fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and RPG with Pet Diary.

    Tomo Cafe is a cozy "study-with-me" game where your real life focus time moves the story forward. Work through your actual to-do list beside the regulars at your study cafe, decorate the place, and unlock the next chapter of heartwarming stories.

    2027IndieSimulationRPGSteam ↗
  2. SneakyDoggie

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Pet Diary fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and RPG with Pet Diary.

    "Sneaky Doggie" is a dress-up game. You play as a loyal dog, creating a wide range of outfit combinations. Choose your favorite outfits, complete quests, and become a great doggie! ૮ ・ﻌ・ა Woof!

    2025IndieRPGFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  3. Daymark

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Pet Diary fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Casual with Pet Diary.

    Let your Steam friends see which app you're using, what you're listening to, or whatever is on your mind. Choose a desktop companion to join you while you work, create, listen to music, and leave Marks—turning life beyond games into a shared journey you can build on, revisit, and remember.

    2026Casual2.09 USDSteam ↗
  4. Pet Cross

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Pet Diary fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with Pet Diary.

    Pet Cross is a chill, pet-themed puzzle game where you break blocks to make pictures, inspired by Picross/Nonograms. Use the numbered hints to solve the puzzles at your own pace and reveal the picture underneath! Unlock animal buddies who cheer you on and give you hints.

    IndieCasualSteam ↗
  5. 101 Dogs Hidden in Paris

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for Pet Diary fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with Pet Diary.

    Join this adventure and discover the hiding places of 101 dogs in Paris 🐾 in the hand-crafted landscape. 🏆 Earn tons of achievements. How many 🐶 can you find? 🔎 Be quick! ⏱️

    2026IndieCasual0.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. 101 Dogs Hidden in Orlando

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for Pet Diary fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with Pet Diary.

    Join this adventure and discover the hiding places of 101 dogs in Orlando 🐾 in the hand-crafted landscape. 🏆 Earn tons of achievements. How many 🐶 can you find? 🔎 Be quick! ⏱️

    2026IndieCasual0.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. Held

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for Pet Diary fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with Pet Diary.

    A short, hand-drawn, wordless interactive story about fatherhood. Hold your newborn, care for them as they grow, and watch as they gradually stop needing your hands.

    IndieAdventureCasualSteam ↗
  8. Till & Toast

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for Pet Diary fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Casual with Pet Diary.

    In this cozy organizing and management simulator, sort 3,600 freshly baked breads and pastries onto the correct shelves, open your bakery for business, earn coins, upgrade convenience abilities, and unlock adorable food-themed assistants and decorations to build your own bakery.

    2026SimulationCasualSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Pet Diary at current Steam store prices.

  1. UBERMOSH

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~42% under Pet Diary on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Pet Diary.

    UBERMOSH is an arcade game about cutting bullets with a sword, in a gun-filled cyberpunk mosh pit.

    2015ActionIndie0.49 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Miss Neko

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~42% under Pet Diary on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Pet Diary.

    Together the full picture of all the lovely beast ladies with your own hands, play Yakyuken with them, collect their portraits. Hope you have a relaxing and enjoyable game time:)

    2019ActionCasual0.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. QUICKERFLAK

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~42% under Pet Diary on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Pet Diary.

    QUICKERFLAK is an experimental fast-paced time-attack top-down combat retro-hardcore minigame, that can be finished in a minute.

    2022ActionIndieAdventure0.49 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Save Jesus

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~42% under Pet Diary on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Pet Diary.

    Someone is trying to murder Jesus. Disguised as Caesar with the Roman Empire by his side, an evil impostor from the future has set hundreds of deadly traps. Redirect the traps, kill the Romans and protect Jesus!

    2016IndieCasual0.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Barro

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~42% under Pet Diary on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Pet Diary.

    Choose your little car and race!

    2018IndieCasualRacing0.49 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Gachi Heroes

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~42% under Pet Diary on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Pet Diary.

    Gachi Heroes is a game about the dark fantasies. That's amazing an endlass journey in which you will know yourself with your favorite gachimuchi characters. How deep would you go?

    2018ActionIndieAdventure0.49 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Trip to Vinelands

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~42% under Pet Diary on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Pet Diary.

    Trip to Vinelands is an arcade retro hardcore maze wanderer minigame.

    2016ActionIndie0.49 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. TTV2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~42% under Pet Diary on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Pet Diary.

    TTV2 is an arcade retro hardcore maze wanderer minigame, sequel to Trip to Vinelands.

    2017ActionIndie0.49 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 and Casual with Pet Diary.

    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 Pet Diary.

    Helltaker is a short game about sharply dressed demon girls.

    2020IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Bongo Cat

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Pet Diary.

    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 ↗
  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 and Casual with Pet Diary.

    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 Pet Diary.

    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. Sheepy: A Short Adventure

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with Pet Diary.

    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.

    2024IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. 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 Pet Diary.

    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 ↗

More from ZGameStudio

Other recommendable Steam games by ZGameStudio, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.

  1. Oasis Defense

    WHY THIS

    Another title from ZGameStudio, the studio behind Pet Diary. Shares Indie with Pet Diary.

    Oasis Defense is a minimalist tower defense game with free and changeable strategies. You will plant trees to fight against the ghost army and protect your oasis. Here, every game is a journey to choose the path of evolution.

    2020StrategyIndie3.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Oasis: Dark Forest

    WHY THIS

    Another title from ZGameStudio, the studio behind Pet Diary. Shares Indie with Pet Diary.

    Darkness rules the land. Defend your holy tree. Plant trees to defeat the ghost army. Explore and collect resources in a randomly generated forest world. Upgrade your technology tree. You are the light in the darkness.

    2021ActionStrategyIndie2.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. The Territory of Egg

    WHY THIS

    Another title from ZGameStudio, the studio behind Pet Diary. Shares Indie with Pet Diary.

    The Territory of Egg is a unique twist on tower defense game. You need to build defense lines with egg warriors to protect the Holy Egg, the core of all eggs. Remember to upgrade your Tech Tree with the resources you've collected and unlock more skills to fight against the evil monsters.

    2023ActionStrategyIndie0.59 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. The Territory of Egg 2

    WHY THIS

    Another title from ZGameStudio, the studio behind Pet Diary. Shares Indie with Pet Diary.

    The Territory of Egg 2 is an unique tower defense indie game. Place Egg Towers, choose evolution branches, combine skills and build defenses. The souls of Heroic Eggs await your awakening! Explore and gather resources in the dark forest, unlock the technology tree, and defeat even stronger enemies!

    2024StrategyIndie0.74 USDSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Pet Diary

How much does Pet Diary cost?
Pet Diary is listed on Steam at 0.84 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Pet Diary?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Pet Diary are Tomo Cafe, SneakyDoggie, Daymark.
Who developed Pet Diary?
Pet Diary was developed by ZGameStudio.

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 Pet Diary.

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