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Games like Bokuten - Why I Became an Angel

If Bokuten - Why I Became an Angel is your kind of game, the closest matches are Yukikoi Melt, ATRI -My Dear Moments- and Trinoline All Ages Version — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its atmospheric, emotional and melancholic. 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 Bokuten - Why I Became an Angel: Bokuten is a dramatic, emotional visual novel where you must play cupid and decide if the relationships you witness are worth rekindling, or if letting them fall apart would result in greater happiness. The decisions you make will echo into the course of your own love life.

2019AdventureCasual44.99 USDDeck PlayableWindowsby OVERDRIVE
Bokuten - Why I Became an Angel — Steam game cover
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Choices force irreversible emotional consequencesMusic amplifies every mood shiftRoutes reveal protagonists growth arcAtmosphericEmotionalMelancholic

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Steam players who put hours into Bokuten - Why I Became an Angel 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. Yukikoi Melt

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Bokuten - Why I Became an Angel fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure and Casual with Bokuten - Why I Became an Angel.

    "Yukikoi Melt" is a visual novel about a young man's life in the Winter Country. Miharu, a winter hater, and the girls of the Winter Club find their lives intertwined when he moves to snowy Yubane. Can their warmth melt his heart?

    2020AdventureCasual14.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. ATRI -My Dear Moments-

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Bokuten - Why I Became an Angel.

    Second-strongest match for Bokuten - Why I Became an Angel fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure and Casual with Bokuten - Why I Became an Angel.

    "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 ↗
  3. Trinoline All Ages Version

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Bokuten - Why I Became an Angel.

    Third-strongest match for Bokuten - Why I Became an Angel fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Bokuten - Why I Became an Angel.

    When tragedy sparks the advancement of science, a sentient android is created. Now, in this heart-wrenching, romantic, and beautiful visual novel, you will explore whether or not it's possible for man and machine to truly love each other.

    2019Adventure34.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. CLANNAD

    WHY THIS

    Shares a poignant mood with Bokuten - Why I Became an Angel.

    Ranked #4 for Bokuten - Why I Became an Angel fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure and Casual with Bokuten - Why I Became an Angel.

    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 ↗
  5. Trinoline Genesis

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for Bokuten - Why I Became an Angel fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Bokuten - Why I Became an Angel.

    Trinoline Genesis continues with all new stories for the original and side heroines of the original Trinoline!

    2022Adventure29.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. Yumeutsutsu Re:Master

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Bokuten - Why I Became an Angel.

    Ranked #6 for Bokuten - Why I Became an Angel fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Bokuten - Why I Became an Angel.

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

    2019Adventure16.24 USDSteam ↗
  7. Love, Elections, and Chocolate

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Bokuten - Why I Became an Angel.

    Ranked #7 for Bokuten - Why I Became an Angel fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure and Casual with Bokuten - Why I Became an Angel.

    Love, Elections, and Chocolate is a romantic visual novel developed by the Japanese game studio Sprite. Upon its release in Japan, it garnered numerous awards for its exceptional art, captivating music, and well-crafted characters.

    2025AdventureCasual29.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Hatsuyuki Sakura

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Bokuten - Why I Became an Angel.

    Ranked #8 for Bokuten - Why I Became an Angel fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure and Casual with Bokuten - Why I Became an Angel.

    "Hatsuyuki Sakura" is one of the most popular works by SAGA PLANETS, a popular Japanese developer for visual novels. Experience Hatsuyuki Sakura for the first time in 1080p! This version includes the English, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, and Japanese versions.

    2024AdventureCasual29.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Bokuten - Why I Became an Angel at current Steam store prices.

  1. Terraria

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~78% under Bokuten - Why I Became an Angel on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Bokuten - Why I Became an Angel.

    Dig, fight, explore, build! Nothing is impossible in this action-packed adventure game. Four Pack also available!

    2011ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Garry's Mod

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~89% under Bokuten - Why I Became an Angel on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Bokuten - Why I Became an Angel.

    Garry's Mod is a physics sandbox. There aren't any predefined aims or goals. We give you the tools and leave you to play.

    2006IndieSimulationCasual4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Lethal Company

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~78% under Bokuten - Why I Became an Angel on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Bokuten - Why I Became an Angel.

    A co-op horror about scavenging at abandoned moons to sell scrap to the Company.

    2023ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Hollow Knight

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Bokuten - Why I Became an Angel on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Bokuten - Why I Became an Angel.

    Forge your own path in Hollow Knight! An epic action adventure through a vast ruined kingdom of insects and heroes. Explore twisting caverns, battle tainted creatures and befriend bizarre bugs, all in a classic, hand-drawn 2D style.

    2017ActionIndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. The Forest

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~56% under Bokuten - Why I Became an Angel on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Bokuten - Why I Became an Angel.

    As the lone survivor of a passenger jet crash, you find yourself in a mysterious forest battling to stay alive against a society of cannibalistic mutants. Build, explore, survive in this terrifying first person survival horror simulator.

    2018ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. People Playground

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~78% under Bokuten - Why I Became an Angel on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Bokuten - Why I Became an Angel.

    Shoot, stab, burn, poison, tear, vaporise, or crush ragdolls in a large open space.

    2019ActionIndieSimulation9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Portal 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~78% under Bokuten - Why I Became an Angel on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Bokuten - Why I Became an Angel.

    The "Perpetual Testing Initiative" has been expanded to allow you to design co-op puzzles for you and your friends!

    2011ActionAdventure9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Vampire Survivors

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~89% under Bokuten - Why I Became an Angel on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Bokuten - Why I Became an Angel.

    Mow down thousands of night creatures and survive until dawn! Vampire Survivors is a gothic horror casual game with rogue-lite elements, where your choices can allow you to quickly snowball against the hundreds of monsters that get thrown at you. Be the bullet hell!

    2022ActionIndieRPG4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

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 Casual with Bokuten - Why I Became an Angel.

    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 Bokuten - Why I Became an Angel.

    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 Bokuten - Why I Became an Angel.

    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 Bokuten - Why I Became an Angel.

    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. Shares Casual with Bokuten - Why I Became an Angel.

    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 Bokuten - Why I Became an Angel.

    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. Our Life: Beginnings & Always

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Casual with Bokuten - Why I Became an Angel.

    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 ↗
  8. missed messages.

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Casual with Bokuten - Why I Became an Angel.

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

    2019IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

More from OVERDRIVE

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

  1. Go! Go! Nippon! ~My First Trip to Japan~

    WHY THIS

    Another title from OVERDRIVE, the studio behind Bokuten - Why I Became an Angel. Shares Adventure with Bokuten - Why I Became an Angel.

    The week you spend in Japan will certainly be memorable!!! Get a taste of the foreign travel offered by printed guidebooks. Enjoy a tour around Japan from the comfort of your own home!

    2014Adventure9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Cho Dengeki Stryker All Ages Version

    WHY THIS

    Shares an emotional mood with Bokuten - Why I Became an Angel.

    Another title from OVERDRIVE, the studio behind Bokuten - Why I Became an Angel. Shares Adventure with Bokuten - Why I Became an Angel.

    A boy, helpless to protect that which he cherished... A girl, hopeless in the face of a promise unkept... A man, desperate to escape his finite destiny... A child, forgetting what must not be forgotten... OVERDRIVE presents a brand new super hero epic!

    2014Adventure34.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. MUSICUS!

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Bokuten - Why I Became an Angel.

    Another title from OVERDRIVE, the studio behind Bokuten - Why I Became an Angel. Shares Adventure and Casual with Bokuten - Why I Became an Angel.

    MUSICUS is a visual novel that takes a deep dive into the lives of musicians and explores what drives people to create music despite the great sacrifices it often takes.

    2021AdventureCasual44.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Bokuten - Why I Became an Angel

Does Bokuten - Why I Became an Angel run on Steam Deck?
Bokuten - Why I Became an Angel 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 Bokuten - Why I Became an Angel cost?
Bokuten - Why I Became an Angel is listed on Steam at 44.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Bokuten - Why I Became an Angel?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Bokuten - Why I Became an Angel are Yukikoi Melt, ATRI -My Dear Moments-, Trinoline All Ages Version.
Who developed Bokuten - Why I Became an Angel?
Bokuten - Why I Became an Angel was developed by OVERDRIVE and published by MangaGamer, Sunflower Ocean.

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