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Games like Saku Saku: Love Blooms with the Cherry Blossoms

If Saku Saku: Love Blooms with the Cherry Blossoms is your kind of game, the closest matches are 9-nine-:Episode 1, WAGAMAMA HIGH SPEC and Shining Song Starnova — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its contemplative, emotional and lighthearted. 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 Saku Saku: Love Blooms with the Cherry Blossoms: A girl who cannot fall in love. A boy who has no interest in love. If they were to fall in love with each other, how would the world change? From Palette, developers of "Mashiro Iro Symphony", comes the romantic school comedy, "Saku Saku: Love Blooms with the Cherry Blossoms."

2017Casual19.99 USDWindowsby PALETTE
Saku Saku: Love Blooms with the Cherry Blossoms — Steam game cover
Players highlight
Fantasy elements like love fairies and soul reapersIncest route treated with realistic consequencesLove bounty premise drives the plotContemplativeEmotionalLighthearted

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Steam players who put hours into Saku Saku: Love Blooms with the Cherry Blossoms 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. 9-nine-:Episode 1

    WHY THIS

    Shares an emotional mood with Saku Saku: Love Blooms with the Cherry Blossoms.

    Top pick for Saku Saku: Love Blooms with the Cherry Blossoms fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Casual with Saku Saku: Love Blooms with the Cherry Blossoms.

    Help Miyako and Kakeru track down a superpowered serial killer before they strike again.

    2019SimulationCasual19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. WAGAMAMA HIGH SPEC

    WHY THIS

    Shares route based storytelling and a lighthearted mood with Saku Saku: Love Blooms with the Cherry Blossoms.

    Second-strongest match for Saku Saku: Love Blooms with the Cherry Blossoms fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Casual with Saku Saku: Love Blooms with the Cherry Blossoms.

    Narumi Kouki, our hapless protagonist, writes a risque romcom for a weekly manga magazine. Due to its content, he's kept it a secret from everyone except the two closest to him: Mihiro and Toa.

    2017AdventureCasual39.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Shining Song Starnova

    WHY THIS

    Shares an emotional mood with Saku Saku: Love Blooms with the Cherry Blossoms.

    Third-strongest match for Saku Saku: Love Blooms with the Cherry Blossoms fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Casual with Saku Saku: Love Blooms with the Cherry Blossoms.

    Take the stage in Shining Song Starnova!

    2018Casual29.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. 9-nine-:Episode 2

    WHY THIS

    Shares an emotional mood with Saku Saku: Love Blooms with the Cherry Blossoms.

    Ranked #4 for Saku Saku: Love Blooms with the Cherry Blossoms fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Casual with Saku Saku: Love Blooms with the Cherry Blossoms.

    It's Sora and Kakeru's time to shine when the action heats up in 9-nine-: Episode 2. Can they take down the murderer before it's too late for them both?

    2019ActionSimulationCasual19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Kinkoi: Golden Loveriche

    WHY THIS

    Shares route based storytelling and an emotional mood with Saku Saku: Love Blooms with the Cherry Blossoms.

    Ranked #5 for Saku Saku: Love Blooms with the Cherry Blossoms fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Casual with Saku Saku: Love Blooms with the Cherry Blossoms.

    Kinkoi: Golden Loveriche is a Japanese-style visual novel produced by Saga Planets, a Japanese developer of romance VNs. The game won numerous awards in the year of its release in Japan for its art, music, characters, and story.

    2021SimulationCasual34.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. Café Stella and the Reaper's Butterflies

    WHY THIS

    Shares an emotional mood with Saku Saku: Love Blooms with the Cherry Blossoms.

    Ranked #6 for Saku Saku: Love Blooms with the Cherry Blossoms fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Casual with Saku Saku: Love Blooms with the Cherry Blossoms.

    Takamine Kousei was living a carefree college life until, one day, he tragically died in an accident. But then, the bizarre happened: Takamine Kousei opened his eyes again. And what's more, when he woke up, it was the morning of the very day, he had died.

    2022AdventureCasual34.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Song of Memories (Complete Scenario)

    WHY THIS

    Shares route based storytelling and an emotional mood with Saku Saku: Love Blooms with the Cherry Blossoms.

    Ranked #7 for Saku Saku: Love Blooms with the Cherry Blossoms fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Casual with Saku Saku: Love Blooms with the Cherry Blossoms.

    A next generation romantic adventure game with a story focused on songs and ultimate decision-making. In addition to a massive scenario that takes place in an academy, this game features over 40 hours worth of voices played by an all-star cast of voice actors.

    2018AdventureCasual39.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. Love's Sweet Garnish

    WHY THIS

    Shares a lighthearted mood with Saku Saku: Love Blooms with the Cherry Blossoms.

    Ranked #8 for Saku Saku: Love Blooms with the Cherry Blossoms fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Casual with Saku Saku: Love Blooms with the Cherry Blossoms.

    Amidst the falling cherry blossoms, Asaki wishes to revitalize his grandmother's beloved cafe. With the appearance of Rira and Richer, two girls who wish to work at the cafe, this is the start of a bittersweet story that will intertwine them all.

    2018IndieCasual12.99 USDSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Saku Saku: Love Blooms with the Cherry Blossoms at current Steam store prices.

  1. Garry's Mod

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~75% under Saku Saku: Love Blooms with the Cherry Blossoms on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Saku Saku: Love Blooms with the Cherry Blossoms.

    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 ↗
  2. People Playground

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Saku Saku: Love Blooms with the Cherry Blossoms on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Saku Saku: Love Blooms with the Cherry Blossoms.

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

    2019ActionIndieSimulation9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Vampire Survivors

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~75% under Saku Saku: Love Blooms with the Cherry Blossoms on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Saku Saku: Love Blooms with the Cherry Blossoms.

    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 ↗
  4. Cookie Clicker

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~75% under Saku Saku: Love Blooms with the Cherry Blossoms on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Saku Saku: Love Blooms with the Cherry Blossoms.

    An idle game about making cookies! Originally released in 2013 on the web, and actively developed since then. This is the official version for Steam.

    2021StrategyIndieSimulation4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. WEBFISHING

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~75% under Saku Saku: Love Blooms with the Cherry Blossoms on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Saku Saku: Love Blooms with the Cherry Blossoms.

    WEBFISHING a multiplayer chatroom-focused fishing game! Relax and fish (on the web!)

    2024IndieMassively MultiplayerCasual4.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. OneShot

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~70% under Saku Saku: Love Blooms with the Cherry Blossoms on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Saku Saku: Love Blooms with the Cherry Blossoms.

    OneShot is a surreal top down Puzzle/Adventure game with unique gameplay capabilities. You are to guide a child through a mysterious world on a mission to restore its long-dead sun. The world knows you exist.

    2016IndieAdventureCasual5.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. Human Fall Flat

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~70% under Saku Saku: Love Blooms with the Cherry Blossoms on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Saku Saku: Love Blooms with the Cherry Blossoms.

    Human Fall Flat is a hilarious, light-hearted platformer set in floating dreamscapes that can be played solo or with up to 8 players online. Free new levels keep its vibrant community rewarded.

    2016IndieAdventureSimulation5.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Brotato

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~75% under Saku Saku: Love Blooms with the Cherry Blossoms on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Saku Saku: Love Blooms with the Cherry Blossoms.

    Brotato is a top-down arena shooter roguelite where you play a potato wielding up to 6 weapons at a time to fight off hordes of aliens. Choose from a variety of traits and items to create unique builds and survive until help arrives.

    2023ActionIndieRPG4.99 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 Saku Saku: Love Blooms with the Cherry Blossoms.

    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.

    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.

    Helltaker is a short game about sharply dressed demon girls.

    2020IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. 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 Saku Saku: Love Blooms with the Cherry Blossoms.

    Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!

    2023IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Our Life: Beginnings & Always

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Casual with Saku Saku: Love Blooms with the Cherry Blossoms.

    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 ↗
  6. missed messages.

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Casual with Saku Saku: Love Blooms with the Cherry Blossoms.

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

    2019IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. 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.

    2023IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Eternal Senia

    WHY THIS

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

    Thoughts and expectations ARPG

    2015ActionIndieRPGFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

More from PALETTE

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

  1. 9-nine-:Episode 2

    WHY THIS

    Shares an emotional mood with Saku Saku: Love Blooms with the Cherry Blossoms.

    Another title from PALETTE, the studio behind Saku Saku: Love Blooms with the Cherry Blossoms. Shares Casual with Saku Saku: Love Blooms with the Cherry Blossoms.

    It's Sora and Kakeru's time to shine when the action heats up in 9-nine-: Episode 2. Can they take down the murderer before it's too late for them both?

    2019ActionSimulationCasual19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. 9-nine-:Episode 1

    WHY THIS

    Shares an emotional mood with Saku Saku: Love Blooms with the Cherry Blossoms.

    Another title from PALETTE, the studio behind Saku Saku: Love Blooms with the Cherry Blossoms. Shares Casual with Saku Saku: Love Blooms with the Cherry Blossoms.

    Help Miyako and Kakeru track down a superpowered serial killer before they strike again.

    2019SimulationCasual19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. 9-nine-:Episode 4

    WHY THIS

    Shares an emotional mood with Saku Saku: Love Blooms with the Cherry Blossoms.

    Another title from PALETTE, the studio behind Saku Saku: Love Blooms with the Cherry Blossoms. Shares Casual with Saku Saku: Love Blooms with the Cherry Blossoms.

    Kakeru and his friends uncover the identity of the mastermind behind the incidents in Shiromitsugawa as the story shifts to focus on Noa Yuuki, a girl with a strong sense of justice. What secrets will they uncover about the Artifacts and the bonds that ties them all together?

    2021Casual19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. 9-nine-:Episode 3

    WHY THIS

    Shares an emotional mood with Saku Saku: Love Blooms with the Cherry Blossoms.

    Another title from PALETTE, the studio behind Saku Saku: Love Blooms with the Cherry Blossoms. Shares Casual with Saku Saku: Love Blooms with the Cherry Blossoms.

    9-nine-: Episode 3 is the latest chapter in this series of supernatural mystery visual novels with the focus now shifted towards a new heroine, Haruka Kosaka.

    2020ActionSimulationCasual19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. 9-nine-:NewEpisode

    WHY THIS

    Shares an emotional mood with Saku Saku: Love Blooms with the Cherry Blossoms.

    Another title from PALETTE, the studio behind Saku Saku: Love Blooms with the Cherry Blossoms. Shares Casual with Saku Saku: Love Blooms with the Cherry Blossoms.

    Enjoy short after stories for the heroines of the 9-nine- series in 9-nine-:NewEpisode!

    2022Casual9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Mashiroiro Symphony HD -Sana Edition-

    WHY THIS

    Shares route based storytelling and an emotional mood with Saku Saku: Love Blooms with the Cherry Blossoms.

    Another title from PALETTE, the studio behind Saku Saku: Love Blooms with the Cherry Blossoms.

    A one-route standalone expansion for the fan-favorite visual novel Mashiroiro Symphony. The main character's classmate Sana finally takes the spotlight with a new story and new CGs by artist Tsubasu Izumi!

    2024Adventure29.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Mashiroiro Symphony HD -Love is Pure White-

    WHY THIS

    Shares route based storytelling and an emotional mood with Saku Saku: Love Blooms with the Cherry Blossoms.

    Another title from PALETTE, the studio behind Saku Saku: Love Blooms with the Cherry Blossoms.

    A winter-themed romcom visual novel with four main heroines and one mysterious cat-like creature! In a town where tradition and modernity meet, protagonist Shingo Uryu's whole life changes when he begins attending the prestigious Yuihime Girls Private Academy...

    2024Adventure39.99 USDSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Saku Saku: Love Blooms with the Cherry Blossoms

Does Saku Saku: Love Blooms with the Cherry Blossoms work on Steam Deck?
Saku Saku: Love Blooms with the Cherry Blossoms is currently rated Unsupported on Steam Deck. It may not launch or may have significant issues that block normal play.
How much does Saku Saku: Love Blooms with the Cherry Blossoms cost?
Saku Saku: Love Blooms with the Cherry Blossoms is listed on Steam at 19.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Saku Saku: Love Blooms with the Cherry Blossoms?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Saku Saku: Love Blooms with the Cherry Blossoms are 9-nine-:Episode 1, WAGAMAMA HIGH SPEC, Shining Song Starnova.
Who developed Saku Saku: Love Blooms with the Cherry Blossoms?
Saku Saku: Love Blooms with the Cherry Blossoms was developed by PALETTE and published by Sekai Project.

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