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Games like Columbus

If Columbus is your kind of game, the closest matches are Quality Dreams, Reasonably Priced, Everlasting Snooze and STARCULT. Night: Twisted Age — 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 Columbus: Columbus》 is a dark fantasy visual novel with dual male leads. Play as Weaponzzie, a nameless weapon trapped in a wealthy estate. Dialogue choices drive a branching story to 10 endings—tenderness, ruin, freedom, or downfall. Your bond with the young master is defined by you.

2026IndieRPGCasualWindowsby ZHANG CHUNNING
Columbus — Steam game cover

Players who liked Columbus also play

Steam players who put hours into Columbus 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. Quality Dreams, Reasonably Priced

    WHY THIS

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

    Work as a body modification consultant in a dystopian future. Talk to clients, make recommendations, and decide how much to upsell them. Balance helping others with earning enough to save your sick rabbit. Make decisions and change lives.

    2025IndieSimulationRPG12.73 USDSteam ↗
  2. Everlasting Snooze

    WHY THIS

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

    You lost your memory of nothing but a mundane day. But why do mysterious men keep jamming into your life, all of them pointing to the day you forgot? Find out a hypnotherapy clinic receptionist's memory of an insignificant day in this BL visual novel.

    2024IndieAdventureRPG7.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. STARCULT. Night: Twisted Age

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Columbus fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and RPG with Columbus.

    A dark fantasy visual novel with elements of romance and horror, where a palette of emotions reveals hidden intentions and changes the future. Uncover the mystery behind Silviya’s husband’s death after their wedding night ends in tragedy.

    2026IndieAdventureSimulationSteam ↗
  4. Living on Plain Pasta

    WHY THIS

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

    A conversation adventure where you spend the worst, best summer visiting your booze-loving senpai, making weird food, and sneaking out together at midnight.

    2026IndieAdventureSteam ↗
  5. Talewarden: Riders of the New Day

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for Columbus fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Columbus.

    In this adventure visual novel, you travel across an alien planet stuck in an endless sunset. Shape the fates of 7 companions from different worlds. Uncover the truth about anomalous locations, hidden corridors, and a child who aged in a day. See what remains of a world abandoned by its creators.

    2027IndieAdventureSteam ↗
  6. AmaTisMo

    WHY THIS

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

    A visual novel about mental health, depression, and self-love. Play as Amatista, a young woman trapped in isolation, as she begins a journey she never asked for. Every choice shapes the story. Fully accessible for blind and visually impaired players.

    2027IndieAdventureCasualSteam ↗
  7. Open Spaces SE

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for Columbus fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Columbus.

    Skylar is an student with anxiety. Walter is a farmer with social anxiety and PTSD. Jessica is a programmer with anxiety and agoraphobia. Li Wei is an technologist with intense anxiety. Navigate their stories, learn how they move through the world, and about methods of treatment and recovery.

    2023IndieAdventure8.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. Emberbound

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for Columbus fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with Columbus.

    EMBERBOUND is a furry visual novel about returning home, reuniting with old friends, and promises left unfinished. Back in his hometown to handle matters concerning his family’s old house, Yunxi faces the regrets and feelings that never truly faded.

    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 Columbus.

    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 Casual with Columbus.

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

    2023IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. 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 Columbus.

    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 ↗
  5. 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 Columbus.

    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 ↗
  6. missed messages.

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2019IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. NGU IDLE

    WHY THIS

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

    NGU Idle is a Free To Play Idle game that's full of weird humor, tons of upgrades and hundreds of hours of content! Try out NGU Idle today and experience the joy of Numbers Going Up!

    2019IndieAdventureSimulationFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. A Date with Death

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗

Frequently asked about Columbus

What games are most similar to Columbus?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Columbus are Quality Dreams, Reasonably Priced, Everlasting Snooze, STARCULT. Night: Twisted Age.
Who developed Columbus?
Columbus was developed by ZHANG CHUNNING.

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 Columbus.

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