Games like PSYCHO-PASS: Mandatory Happiness
If PSYCHO-PASS: Mandatory Happiness is your kind of game, the closest matches are Pegasus: Broken Wings, >observer_ and The VII Enigma — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its atmospheric, contemplative and dark. 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.
Get personalized picks →About PSYCHO-PASS: Mandatory Happiness: In a world where psychological states can be quantified, every choice has consequences, victims can become criminals, and the very nature of truth can warp and shift. Can detectives Nadeshiko Kugatachi and Takuma Tsurugi remain on the path of justice as they face the ugly truths of humanity?
Players who liked PSYCHO-PASS: Mandatory Happiness also play
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Pegasus: Broken Wings
WHY THIS
Top pick for PSYCHO-PASS: Mandatory Happiness fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with PSYCHO-PASS: Mandatory Happiness.
Follow a new set of events involving Pegasus-5 crew with them being stuck in a city under curfew after a terrorist attack and getting entangled in a massive conspiracy. Stick close to your allies, build romantic relations, and make important choices.
>observer_
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with PSYCHO-PASS: Mandatory Happiness.
Second-strongest match for PSYCHO-PASS: Mandatory Happiness fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with PSYCHO-PASS: Mandatory Happiness.
The original first‑person cyberpunk horror detective tale set in a decaying, neon‑scarred future. As an Observer who invades minds to hunt for clues, you will sift through corrupted memories to track down a mysterious killer and confront your own dark past.
The VII Enigma
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with PSYCHO-PASS: Mandatory Happiness.
Third-strongest match for PSYCHO-PASS: Mandatory Happiness fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with PSYCHO-PASS: Mandatory Happiness.
Fate, love, death... Can the enigma be solved? 『The VII Enigma』is a character-driven sci-fi mystery visual novel. Set in a shadowy world of dystopian conspiracy, you must defy the fabric of reality, navigating the desperate path to the 'true end' against the tyranny of time itself.
Synapse
WHY THIS
Ranked #4 for PSYCHO-PASS: Mandatory Happiness fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with PSYCHO-PASS: Mandatory Happiness.
A cyberpunk atmospheric thriller. Explore a city that measures your every feeling. Question the system, navigate dangerous connections, hack, survive, rely on emotional stimulants, and make choices with lasting consequences.
Vengeful Heart
WHY THIS
Shares branching narrative and an atmospheric mood with PSYCHO-PASS: Mandatory Happiness.
Ranked #5 for PSYCHO-PASS: Mandatory Happiness fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with PSYCHO-PASS: Mandatory Happiness.
Betrayed by the calculated cruelty of an evil corporation, Josephine finds herself homeless, jobless and without a heart. With nothing to lose, she joins a ragtag group of rebels seeking vengeance. Choose a love interest and let them guide Josephine's heart in this capitalist hellscape.
AI: The Somnium Files
WHY THIS
Shares a dark mood with PSYCHO-PASS: Mandatory Happiness.
Ranked #6 for PSYCHO-PASS: Mandatory Happiness fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with PSYCHO-PASS: Mandatory Happiness.
Play as detective Kaname Date on the case of an elusive serial killer in this thrilling, sci-fi murder mystery.
Silicon Dreams | cyberpunk interrogation
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with PSYCHO-PASS: Mandatory Happiness.
Ranked #7 for PSYCHO-PASS: Mandatory Happiness fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with PSYCHO-PASS: Mandatory Happiness.
It’s 2065, and you are an interrogator-model android tasked with rooting out deviants among your own kind. You must probe for lies, monitor and exploit emotional spikes, earn the trust of your subjects, and make the final call: release, or destroy?
Song of Farca
WHY THIS
Ranked #8 for PSYCHO-PASS: Mandatory Happiness fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with PSYCHO-PASS: Mandatory Happiness.
Hack into crime scenes, look for evidence, analyze data, interrogate criminals, track suspects and deal with the consequences of your decisions. This is a dark and brutal detective story with a Black Mirror-esque atmosphere of digital dominance and the narrative structure of a US crime procedural.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below PSYCHO-PASS: Mandatory Happiness at current Steam store prices.
POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~75% under PSYCHO-PASS: Mandatory Happiness on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with PSYCHO-PASS: Mandatory Happiness.
Live a week in the life of "The POSTAL Dude"; a hapless everyman just trying to check off some chores. Buying milk, returning an overdue library book, getting Gary Coleman's autograph, what could possibly go wrong?
The Test
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under PSYCHO-PASS: Mandatory Happiness on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with PSYCHO-PASS: Mandatory Happiness.
You will answer a series of questions that will reveal truths from deep within. These questions may make you uncomfortable, but with great knowledge comes great sacrifice. Can you make it all the way through The Test, and if you do, are you sure you want the answers you seek?
Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk
WHY THIS
Priced ~63% under PSYCHO-PASS: Mandatory Happiness on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with PSYCHO-PASS: Mandatory Happiness.
A short story about what sort of challenges everyday little things can be. Help the girl buy milk, be the first not to disappoint her.
Blood and Bacon
WHY THIS
Priced ~75% under PSYCHO-PASS: Mandatory Happiness on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with PSYCHO-PASS: Mandatory Happiness.
This Co-op Shooter , has Day and Night levels, multiple maps, players will take on 25 enemy types and numerous bosses, like Gargantuan Monsters and Minibosses every 10 days as you explore, shoot and run for your life against the onslaught of porcine monstrosities.
The Test: Hypothesis Rising
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under PSYCHO-PASS: Mandatory Happiness on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with PSYCHO-PASS: Mandatory Happiness.
The second chapter in The Test trilogy. Answer a series of in-depth questions to reveal hidden truths about yourself and unlock secrets to discover how your life can change drastically with just a few, slight modifications. ...But are you sure you want the answers you seek?
The NOexistenceN of you AND me
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under PSYCHO-PASS: Mandatory Happiness on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with PSYCHO-PASS: Mandatory Happiness.
Use "game" as a medium to showcase the world of "you/girl". Explore the truth of "you/girl/world" through the form of a "visual novel".
TOEM: A Photo Adventure
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under PSYCHO-PASS: Mandatory Happiness on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with PSYCHO-PASS: Mandatory Happiness.
Set off on a delightful expedition and use your photographic eye to uncover the mysteries of the magical TOEM in this hand-drawn adventure game. Chat with quirky characters, solve their problems by snapping neat photos, and make your way through a relaxing landscape!
Aventura Copilului Albastru și Urât
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under PSYCHO-PASS: Mandatory Happiness on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with PSYCHO-PASS: Mandatory Happiness.
Pornește într-o aventură scurtă de uitat în maxim 30min după ce ai închis jocul! Ce mai aștepți? Aventura îl urmărește pe Copilul Albastru și Urât într-o lume bizară, seara. 2D Visual Novel, Choices Matter, Multiple Endings.
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Doki Doki Literature Club!
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
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.
Life is Strange - Episode 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with PSYCHO-PASS: Mandatory Happiness.
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.
The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!
missed messages.
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
‘goth gf’s iPhone’ airdrops you - accept or decline? A love/horror story about life, death, & memes.
A Date with Death
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
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.
UNBEATABLE [white label]
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with PSYCHO-PASS: Mandatory Happiness.
A young girl learns a song. An exclusive side-story set in the world of D-CELL GAMES' upcoming rhythm-adventure.
Star Fetchers
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with PSYCHO-PASS: Mandatory Happiness.
The introduction to a wild ride with gangsters and deep state conspiracy theories
![UNBEATABLE [white label] — Steam game cover](https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/1290490/header.jpg?t=1736770503)
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Other recommendable Steam games by MAGES. Inc., ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
STEINS;GATE
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with PSYCHO-PASS: Mandatory Happiness.
Another title from MAGES. Inc., the studio behind PSYCHO-PASS: Mandatory Happiness. Shares Adventure with PSYCHO-PASS: Mandatory Happiness.
Developed by 5pb. and Nitroplus, STEINS;GATE was awarded Famitsu magazine's coveted annual Game of Excellence award and was voted one of the most emotionally charged “tear-inducing games” ever made, in a Famitsu poll. It is a gripping and moving Visual Novel, which has already spawned manga and anime adaptations.
STEINS;GATE 0
WHY THIS
Shares branching narrative and a dark mood with PSYCHO-PASS: Mandatory Happiness.
Another title from MAGES. Inc., the studio behind PSYCHO-PASS: Mandatory Happiness. Shares Adventure with PSYCHO-PASS: Mandatory Happiness.
If you can't save the one you love… How can you save humanity? Sequel to the visual novel cult classic. Experience an alternate worldline of STEINS;GATE.
CHAOS;CHILD
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with PSYCHO-PASS: Mandatory Happiness.
Another title from MAGES. Inc., the studio behind PSYCHO-PASS: Mandatory Happiness. Shares Adventure with PSYCHO-PASS: Mandatory Happiness.
From the creators of the critically acclaimed STEINS;GATE comes a sensational new visual novel: CHAOS;CHILD. Set in Shibuya in 2015, a group of high school students who survived an earthquake six years ago find themselves at the center of a new series of bizarre murders in the city.
Phantom Breaker: Battle Grounds Classic
WHY THIS
Another title from MAGES. Inc., the studio behind PSYCHO-PASS: Mandatory Happiness.
Phantom Breaker: Battle Grounds! Enjoy fast and frantic arcade-style beat 'em up gameplay with cute characters. Beat up hordes of weird enemies with awesome special attacks. Local co-op and PVP supported for up to 4 players!
CHAOS;HEAD NOAH
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with PSYCHO-PASS: Mandatory Happiness.
Another title from MAGES. Inc., the studio behind PSYCHO-PASS: Mandatory Happiness. Shares Adventure with PSYCHO-PASS: Mandatory Happiness.
CHAOS;HEAD NOAH is now available on Steam!
STEINS;GATE: My Darling's Embrace
WHY THIS
Another title from MAGES. Inc., the studio behind PSYCHO-PASS: Mandatory Happiness. Shares Adventure with PSYCHO-PASS: Mandatory Happiness.
Fall in love with the lab members all over again in this sweet and slapstick romantic comedy!
STEINS;GATE ELITE
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with PSYCHO-PASS: Mandatory Happiness.
Another title from MAGES. Inc., the studio behind PSYCHO-PASS: Mandatory Happiness. Shares Adventure with PSYCHO-PASS: Mandatory Happiness.
STEINS;GATE ELITE follows a rag-tag band of tech-savvy young students who discover the means of changing the past via e-mail using a modified microwave.
STEINS;GATE: Linear Bounded Phenogram
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with PSYCHO-PASS: Mandatory Happiness.
Another title from MAGES. Inc., the studio behind PSYCHO-PASS: Mandatory Happiness. Shares Adventure with PSYCHO-PASS: Mandatory Happiness.
A story for every lab member. Discover a new side of each STEINS;GATE character and get a glimpse of their inner thoughts through 10 new stories.
Frequently asked about PSYCHO-PASS: Mandatory Happiness
- Does PSYCHO-PASS: Mandatory Happiness run on Steam Deck?
- PSYCHO-PASS: Mandatory Happiness is rated Playable on Steam Deck — it runs, but expect some manual adjustments (control remapping, text size, or graphics settings) for the best experience.
- How much does PSYCHO-PASS: Mandatory Happiness cost?
- PSYCHO-PASS: Mandatory Happiness is listed on Steam at 3.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to PSYCHO-PASS: Mandatory Happiness?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside PSYCHO-PASS: Mandatory Happiness are Pegasus: Broken Wings, >observer_, The VII Enigma.
- Who developed PSYCHO-PASS: Mandatory Happiness?
- PSYCHO-PASS: Mandatory Happiness was developed by MAGES. Inc., 5pb. and published by NIS America, Inc..
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 PSYCHO-PASS: Mandatory Happiness.
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