Games like This World Unknown
Below are 21 hand-picked alternatives to This World Unknown for fans of indie, adventure, casual, ranked by imho.run's hybrid recommender. Each pick is scored on three signals: collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries (which players who logged hours in This World Unknown also play), content overlap on genres, categories, and storefront tags, and review-mined "vibe" embeddings that catch tonal similarity even when the genre label differs. Sections below cover closest matches, reviewer cross-mentions, more from ebi-hime. No login required — these picks work anchor-only.
About This World Unknown: A medieval fantasy visual novel with an otome twist. Rhea works as a nurse in a village hospital and lives a peaceful life - until one of her patients contracts a mysterious illness. Go on an exciting adventure, meet a varied cast, and see if true love conquers all!
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Ranked by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries plus content overlap on genres, tags, and developers.
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Anicon - Animal Complex - Rabbit's Path
Top pick for This World Unknown fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with This World Unknown.
A romance, comedy, fantasy Visual Novel - filled with adventures, misadventures, adorable animals, brother conflicts, circus cleaning, collecting puzzle pieces, and more - all in one package!
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Empty Horizons
Second-strongest match for This World Unknown fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with This World Unknown.
Following the sudden death of her father, Mireille Maiorano is sent to live with her uncle in France. Enter Lyon, a tactless, perverse Frenchman charged with escorting to Mireille to her new home. She hates him passionately, with everything she has... so why does he make her heart flutter?
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Seduce Me 2: The Demon War
Third-strongest match for This World Unknown fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with This World Unknown.
Seduce Me 2: The Demon War is the sequel to the popular free-to-play otome game, Seduce Me the Otome. It follows the story of Mika Anderson as she is suddenly thrown into the Abyssal Plains right before she is about to be married to one of the five Incubi Brothers featured in the first game.
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SoulSet
Ranked #4 for This World Unknown fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with This World Unknown.
SoulSet is a mystery/romance visual novel, in which you can try to avoid death and pursue a relationship with both male and female characters. You play as Mariko, who finds herself trapped in an eerie mansion with five other people who claim to have no recollection of their past. Who will you trust?
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Crossroad
Ranked #5 for This World Unknown fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with This World Unknown.
Every granddaughter visits her grandmother for tea and something delicious to eat. Lumy is no different from millions of other girls. That is, except for one thing…
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甜点恋人 / Pastry Lovers
Ranked #6 for This World Unknown fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with This World Unknown.
Pastry Lovers is an adventure simulation game that sets in a fantastic Pastry Kingdom. Sakura, the main character, grows into a pastry master and gains romantic love.
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Strawberry Vinegar
Ranked #7 for This World Unknown fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with This World Unknown.
A cute comedy yuri VN about a gluttonous demon and a cynical young girl centered around the most important thing in life: food! ♥
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Area-X
Ranked #8 for This World Unknown fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with This World Unknown.
is a blend between Visual Novel and Adventure Game. Follow the story of Elcia as she time travels and solves the mysteries of her surroundings.
Reviewers mention these as similar to This World Unknown
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The Way We All Go (2015)
Reviewers of This World Unknown cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie with This World Unknown.
A horror/romance visual novel with numerous choices and over 20 endings. Set in Japan in the 1980s, our protagonist, Atcchan, must navigate his relationship between his two estranged childhood friends, one of whom might be a yandere. Will he live to see the end of his summer vacation?
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Strawberry Vinegar
Reviewers of This World Unknown cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Adventure with This World Unknown.
A cute comedy yuri VN about a gluttonous demon and a cynical young girl centered around the most important thing in life: food! ♥
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Empty Horizons
Reviewers of This World Unknown cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie with This World Unknown.
Following the sudden death of her father, Mireille Maiorano is sent to live with her uncle in France. Enter Lyon, a tactless, perverse Frenchman charged with escorting to Mireille to her new home. She hates him passionately, with everything she has... so why does he make her heart flutter?
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A Winter's Daydream
Reviewers of This World Unknown cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie with This World Unknown.
A boy returns to his countryside home after spending half a year in the city, only to discover the unimaginable — his elderly grandmother has transformed into a cute young girl! Hijinks ensue.
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The Mermaid of Zennor
Reviewers of This World Unknown cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Casual with This World Unknown.
A short, dark visual novel set in the UK about a young autistic girl's destructive obsession with her older brother.
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Other recommendable Steam games by ebi-hime, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
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Blackberry Honey
Another title from ebi-hime, the studio behind This World Unknown. Shares Indie and Adventure with This World Unknown.
A lesbian love story set in Victorian England, featuring maids, music, and finding love in unexpected places.
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Sweetest Monster
Another title from ebi-hime, the studio behind This World Unknown. Shares Indie and Adventure with This World Unknown.
A middle-aged man has an encounter with a cute catgirl in the dead of night - but all is not as it seems.
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Her Love, Like Poison
Another title from ebi-hime, the studio behind This World Unknown. Shares Indie and Casual with This World Unknown.
A dark lesbian horror/romance story so toxic it's emitting spores. Ethel, a shy university student, ventures into the wintry woods late at night, where she meets an enchanting femme fatale — but all is not as it seems.
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Cage of Roses
Another title from ebi-hime, the studio behind This World Unknown. Shares Indie with This World Unknown.
A haunting gothic romance set in the 19th century. Follow Meike, a young woman from an impoverished noble family, as she’s swept off her feet by the mysterious Magdalena: a vampire who possesses a dark secret.
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Strawberry Vinegar
Another title from ebi-hime, the studio behind This World Unknown. Shares Indie and Adventure with This World Unknown.
A cute comedy yuri VN about a gluttonous demon and a cynical young girl centered around the most important thing in life: food! ♥
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The Fairy's Song
Another title from ebi-hime, the studio behind This World Unknown. Shares Indie and Adventure with This World Unknown.
A yuri / lesbian visual novel set in the UK. Marnie, a bored goth girl, accidentally stumbles upon a sleeping female knight in the forest. Together, the pair must work to break a centuries-old curse, while romantic feelings between them begin to grow.
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Rituals in the Dark
Another title from ebi-hime, the studio behind This World Unknown. Shares Indie with This World Unknown.
A lesbian / yuri romance story with mild horror elements set in the rainy English seaside town of Scarborough. Our heroine, Aspen, meets the mysterious, beautiful Althea in the dead of night, but who is Althea really...?
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The Way We All Go (2015)
Another title from ebi-hime, the studio behind This World Unknown. Shares Indie with This World Unknown.
A horror/romance visual novel with numerous choices and over 20 endings. Set in Japan in the 1980s, our protagonist, Atcchan, must navigate his relationship between his two estranged childhood friends, one of whom might be a yandere. Will he live to see the end of his summer vacation?
Frequently asked about This World Unknown
- How much does This World Unknown cost?
- This World Unknown is listed on Steam at 7.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to This World Unknown?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside This World Unknown are Anicon - Animal Complex - Rabbit's Path, Empty Horizons, Seduce Me 2: The Demon War.
- Who developed This World Unknown?
- This World Unknown was developed by ebi-hime.
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