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Games like Symphonic Rain

If Symphonic Rain is your kind of game, the closest matches are Venus: Improbable Dream, The Hungry Lamb: Traveling in the Late Ming Dynasty and CLANNAD — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its atmospheric, emotional and hypnotic. 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 Symphonic Rain: The reborn HD edition, Remastered by Siro! Set in Piova, the city of music and endless rain. Guide Chris Vertin on the path to become a master musician in a harmonious fusion of Visual Novel and Music-based gameplay.

2017Adventure7.99 USDWindowsby KOGADO STUDIO
Symphonic Rain — Steam game cover
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Players who liked Symphonic Rain also play

Steam players who put hours into Symphonic Rain 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. Venus: Improbable Dream

    WHY THIS

    Shares a melancholic mood with Symphonic Rain.

    Top pick for Symphonic Rain fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries.

    Born with a birth defect that he hates, Kakeru struggles with severe anxiety and depression. Guide his timid decisions as he takes a brave step into a new world - joining his school's music club, making unexpected and inspiring new connections, and daring to dream again.

    2021IndieCasual12.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. The Hungry Lamb: Traveling in the Late Ming Dynasty

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Symphonic Rain.

    Second-strongest match for Symphonic Rain fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Symphonic Rain.

    He is a bandit who sells lives. She is a mute girl seeking revenge. In a famine-ravaged ancient China, a ruthless trafficker escorts four girls to a demon's feast. But when a deadly secret is revealed, a cold transaction turns into a journey of redemption. A dark visual novel about an unlikely bond.

    2024IndieAdventureRPG9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. CLANNAD

    WHY THIS

    Shares a melancholic mood with Symphonic Rain.

    Third-strongest match for Symphonic Rain fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Symphonic Rain.

    From the world renowned visual novel studio Key, the highly rated story of CLANNAD is now available on Steam! Improved visuals, achievement integration, and Dangopedia make this the best version of CLANNAD to date.

    2015AdventureCasual44.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. DRACU-RIOT!

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Symphonic Rain.

    Ranked #4 for Symphonic Rain fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Symphonic Rain.

    Welcome to the Special Administrative Region "Aqua Eden", an artificial island off the coast of Japan where casinos and more are legal.

    2026Adventure34.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. ATRI -My Dear Moments-

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Symphonic Rain.

    Ranked #5 for Symphonic Rain fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Symphonic Rain.

    "As the world sank, I found you." In the near future, a sudden and unexplained sea rise has left much of human civilization underwater. In a little town slowly being enveloped by the ocean, an unforgettable summer is about to begin for a boy and a mysterious robot girl...

    2020AdventureCasual9.44 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. A Musical Story

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Symphonic Rain.

    Ranked #6 for Symphonic Rain fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Symphonic Rain.

    ‘A Musical Story’ is a rhythm game set against a 70s backdrop. Explore the memories of Gabriel, a young man trying to come to terms with his situation through the connections to his musical memory.

    2022IndieAdventureCasual14.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. Yunyun Syndrome!? Rhythm Psychosis

    WHY THIS

    Shares an emotional mood with Symphonic Rain.

    Ranked #7 for Symphonic Rain fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Symphonic Rain.

    “Yunyun Syndrome!? Rhythm Psychosis” is a rhythm adventure game about a psychotic hikikomori girl - also an avid anonymous poster - who corrupts the world with her severe brain rot from listening to too many denpa songs. Yunyun all over this ♡♡♡♡ world with your degen otaku-posting.

    2026IndieAdventureSimulation15.29 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Lair Land Story

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Symphonic Rain.

    Ranked #8 for Symphonic Rain fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries.

    Decide a mysterious girl's fate in this stunning visual novel raising sim!

    2020StrategyIndieSimulation3.74 USDSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

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

  1. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~88% under Symphonic Rain on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Symphonic Rain.

    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?

    2012ActionIndieAdventure0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. GRIS

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~53% under Symphonic Rain on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Symphonic Rain.

    Gris is a hopeful young girl lost in her own world, dealing with a painful experience in her life. Her journey through sorrow is manifested in her dress, which grants new abilities to better navigate her faded reality.

    2018IndieAdventure3.74 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. The Test

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~75% under Symphonic Rain on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Symphonic Rain.

    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?

    2020IndieAdventureSimulation1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~81% under Symphonic Rain on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Symphonic Rain.

    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.

    2020IndieAdventure1.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Blood and Bacon

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~88% under Symphonic Rain on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Symphonic Rain.

    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.

    2016ActionAdventureCasual0.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. A Short Hike

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Symphonic Rain on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Symphonic Rain.

    Hike, climb, and soar through the peaceful mountainside landscapes of Hawk Peak Provincial Park as you make your way to the summit.

    2019IndieAdventure3.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Sally Face - Episode One

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~63% under Symphonic Rain on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Symphonic Rain.

    Delve into a dark adventure following the boy with a prosthetic face and a tragic past. Unravel the sinister mysteries of Sally's world to find the truth that lies hidden beneath the shadows.

    2016IndieAdventure2.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Streets of Rogue

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Symphonic Rain on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Symphonic Rain.

    Fight, sneak, and hack your way through randomly generated cities. It's like Nuclear Throne meets Deus Ex, mixed with the anarchy of GTA. Rogue-lite meets immersive sim, and goes completely insane.

    2019ActionIndieAdventure3.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

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.

    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. Shares Adventure with Symphonic Rain.

    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 Adventure with Symphonic Rain.

    Helltaker is a short game about sharply dressed demon girls.

    2020IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. ENA: Dream BBQ

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with Symphonic Rain.

    Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.

    2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. 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!

    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 Adventure with Symphonic Rain.

    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. The Looker

    WHY THIS

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

    You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.

    2022IndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Our Life: Beginnings & Always

    WHY THIS

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

    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 KOGADO STUDIO

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

  1. Nurse Love Addiction

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Symphonic Rain.

    Another title from KOGADO STUDIO, the studio behind Symphonic Rain. Shares Adventure with Symphonic Rain.

    Follow Asuka Osachi, a ditzy girl training to become a nurse at Teito Nursing School. Experience her story with her classmates as they discover love, medicine, and adulthood.

    2016AdventureSimulation7.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Yumeutsutsu Re:Master

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Symphonic Rain.

    Another title from KOGADO STUDIO, the studio behind Symphonic Rain. Shares Adventure with Symphonic Rain.

    Yumeutsutsu Re:Master is a girls-love adventure game set in a small game studio.

    2019Adventure16.24 USDSteam ↗
  3. Nurse Love Syndrome

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Symphonic Rain.

    Another title from KOGADO STUDIO, the studio behind Symphonic Rain. Shares Adventure with Symphonic Rain.

    Meet cheerful Kaori Sawai, fresh out of nursing school, as she joins Yurigahama Hospital. Surviving a near death experience as a child left her with a desire to become a nurse and "healing hands" that let her relieve pain in patients just by touching them.

    2019Adventure7.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Palais de Reine

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Symphonic Rain.

    Another title from KOGADO STUDIO, the studio behind Symphonic Rain. Shares Adventure with Symphonic Rain.

    Diplomatic queen simulation + medieval fantasy romance. As the sole heiress to the late king, you must show that you have what it takes to rule the kingdom. Or perhaps you'd prefer to take one of your nobles as a consort?

    2020Adventure14.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Yumeutsutsu Re:After

    WHY THIS

    Another title from KOGADO STUDIO, the studio behind Symphonic Rain. Shares Adventure with Symphonic Rain.

    What happens "After?" Five stories to continue the possible endings of Yumeutsutsu Re:master.

    2020Adventure12.49 USDSteam ↗
  6. Yumeutsutsu Re:Idol

    WHY THIS

    Another title from KOGADO STUDIO, the studio behind Symphonic Rain. Shares Adventure with Symphonic Rain.

    Short story spin-off to Yumeutsutsu Re:Master, and introduction to the world of Yumeutsutsu. The members of Eureka Soft come together to solve a problem that could endanger the whole world: Ai Ohtori's personality is too weak. To fix that, she will need to... become an idol?!?

    2020ActionAdventure1.24 USDSteam ↗
  7. Star Melody Yumemi Dreamer

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Symphonic Rain.

    Another title from KOGADO STUDIO, the studio behind Symphonic Rain. Shares Adventure with Symphonic Rain.

    Save the world in this Magical Girl rhythm adventure! Your bond becomes their strength.Let's open the door to the Dreamworld together.

    2022AdventureFreeSteam ↗
  8. Tristia:restore

    WHY THIS

    Another title from KOGADO STUDIO, the studio behind Symphonic Rain.

    Saw, hammer, and invent!

    2023Action22.49 USDSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Symphonic Rain

Does Symphonic Rain work on Steam Deck?
Symphonic Rain is currently rated Unsupported on Steam Deck. It may not launch or may have significant issues that block normal play.
How much does Symphonic Rain cost?
Symphonic Rain is listed on Steam at 7.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Symphonic Rain?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Symphonic Rain are Venus: Improbable Dream, The Hungry Lamb: Traveling in the Late Ming Dynasty, CLANNAD.
Who developed Symphonic Rain?
Symphonic Rain was developed by KOGADO STUDIO and published by KOMODO.

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 Symphonic Rain.

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