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Games like Animal Lover

  • 22 games
  • Updated May 4, 2026

Players who liked Animal Lover also play

The closest matches to Animal Lover: Backstage Pass, Hatoful Boyfriend, Dream Daddy: A Dad Dating Simulator, Monster Prom, and Fashioning Little Miss Lonesome. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.

  1. Rank 01

    Why this

    Also Otome and LGBTQ+, like Animal Lover.

    • $29.99 (Price checked Oct 31)
    • 2016
  2. Rank 02

    Why this

    Shares multiple endings with Animal Lover.

    • $9.99 (Price checked Nov 6)
    • Deck Playable
    • 2014
  1. Rank 04

    Monster Prom

    • $11.99 (Price checked Nov 6)
    • Deck Verified
    • 2018

The full ranked list: top 24 games like Animal Lover

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

    Also Otome and LGBTQ+, like Animal Lover.

    • 88% of 195 reviews
  2. 2
    Hatoful Boyfriend

    Shares multiple endings with Animal Lover.

    • 95% of 4,192 reviews
  3. 3
    Dream Daddy: A Dad Dating Simulator

    Also LGBTQ+ and Dating Sim, like Animal Lover.

    • 92% of 4,623 reviews
  4. 4
    Monster Prom

    Genres: Indie, Simulation

    • 95% of 8,970 reviews
  5. 5
    Fashioning Little Miss Lonesome

    Shares character routes and multiple endings with Animal Lover.

    • 82% of 238 reviews
  6. 6
    Arcadia Fallen

    Genres: Indie, Adventure, Simulation

    • 95% of 364 reviews
  7. 7
    Seduce Me 2: The Demon War

    Genres: Indie, Adventure, Simulation

    • 95% of 305 reviews
  8. 8
    Raptor Boyfriend: A High School Romance

    Genres: Indie, Simulation, Casual

    • 94% of 106 reviews
  9. 9
    Winds of Change

    Genres: Indie, Adventure, RPG

    • 96% of 476 reviews
  10. 10
    Five Hearts Under One Roof

    Also Dating Sim and Romance, like Animal Lover.

    • 94% of 2,046 reviews
  11. 11
    Trivia About You

    Genres: Indie, Adventure, Simulation

    • 96% of 53 reviews
  12. 12
    Akash: Path of the Five

    Also Otome and Dating Sim, like Animal Lover.

    • 91% of 111 reviews
  13. 13
    Blush Blush

    Genres: Indie, Simulation, Free To Play

    • 87% of 6,129 reviews
  14. 14
    Lost in Secular Love

    Genres: Indie, Adventure, Simulation

    • 88% of 97 reviews
  15. 15
    Roommates

    Genres: Indie, Adventure, Simulation

    • 73% of 89 reviews
  16. 16
    Mission: It's Complicated

    Genres: Indie, Adventure, Casual

    • 94% of 187 reviews
  17. 17
    Love Spell: Written In The Stars - a magical romantic-comedy otome

    Genres: Indie, Simulation, Casual

    • 95% of 163 reviews
  18. 18
    Band Camp Boyfriend

    Genres: Simulation

    • 97% of 105 reviews
  19. 19
    Tailor Tales

    Genres: Simulation, Free To Play, Casual

    • 95% of 859 reviews
  20. 20
    Lovers of Aether

    Genres: Indie, Simulation, Casual

    • 94% of 1,368 reviews
  21. 21
    Purrfect Date - Visual Novel/Dating Simulator

    Genres: Indie, Adventure, Simulation

    • 80% of 142 reviews
  22. 22
    Always Remember Me

    Genres: Indie, Simulation, Casual

    • 59% of 113 reviews
  23. 23
    My Furry Neighbour 🐾

    Genres: Indie, Adventure, Casual

    • 75% of 130 reviews
  24. 24
    Highschool Romance

    Genres: Indie, Casual

    • 80% of 353 reviews
Animal Lover — Steam game cover
  • Released: 2017
  • Developer: Trainwreck Studios
  • Price: $9.99checked Oct 31
  • 89% of 103 reviews
  • Genres: Indie, Simulation, Casual
  • Platforms: Windows, macOS

Players highlight

  • Characters feel like real people
  • Humor lands consistently
  • Modern otome with fresh perspective
  • Contemplative
  • Emotional
  • Funny

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About Animal Lover

The closest matches to Animal Lover: Backstage Pass, Hatoful Boyfriend, Dream Daddy: A Dad Dating Simulator, Monster Prom, and Fashioning Little Miss Lonesome. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.

If Animal Lover is your kind of game, the closest matches are Backstage Pass, Hatoful Boyfriend and Dream Daddy: A Dad Dating Simulator — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as contemplative, emotional and funny, and single out its character routes and dating simulator. 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 Animal Lover: Evil forces have turned these five hunky beefcake time-displaced boys into animals! You've got to help cure them and maybe even fall in love! Mystery! Intrigue! Romance! No furries, despite the title! A dating sim by Wilson Taylor, Maia Gross and Travis Tohill.

Is Animal Lover worth buying?

  • 89% of 103 Steam reviews are positive.
  • We don't track this game's daily reviews yet, so this is the all-time picture.
  • Price: $9.99 (checked Nov 7).
  • People who recommend it had played a median of 9 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.

“I love VN's most of my steam library is VN's. I tired to get into this one, the humor didn't land with me at all. I also found it so wordy, as in saying a lot without really saying anything at all. Its a shame as i had high hopes but now…”
3 h played
“Middling to okay effort on the story, but the narrative is too slow to start and then far too restrictive. You get A or B from each possible. Guess I just wanted to dive in more with the characters and world building - especially in a…”
5 h played
More negative reviews on Steam ↗

People who play it also play: Backstage Pass, Hatoful Boyfriend, Dream Daddy: A Dad Dating Simulator

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Frequently asked about Animal Lover

Can I run it?

How much does Animal Lover cost?

Animal Lover is listed on Steam at 9.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).

What games are most similar to Animal Lover?

Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Animal Lover are Backstage Pass, Hatoful Boyfriend, Dream Daddy: A Dad Dating Simulator.

Who developed Animal Lover?

Animal Lover was developed by Trainwreck Studios.