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Games like Shoujo City

If Shoujo City is your kind of game, the closest matches are My VTuber Rival is Actually Cute?!, Steventon Street: Deluxe Edition and Bardic: Quest for Love — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its daily routines shape relationships, chill and cozy. 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 Shoujo City: Shoujo City is a dating simulator game, set in virtual 3D Tokyo and focused on anime and otaku culture.

2020Simulation9.99 USDWindows · macOSby Shoujo City Developer
Shoujo City — Steam game cover
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Customizable partners with varied preferencesCute anime aesthetic with nostalgic charmDaily routines shape relationshipsChillCozyNostalgic

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Steam players who put hours into Shoujo City 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. My VTuber Rival is Actually Cute?!

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Shoujo City fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation with Shoujo City.

    Fall for your VTuber rival in this modern slice-of-life yuri visual novel!

    IndieSimulationCasualSteam ↗
  2. Steventon Street: Deluxe Edition

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Shoujo City fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation with Shoujo City.

    A romantic visual novel based on the works of Jane Austen.

    2025SimulationCasual4.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Bardic: Quest for Love

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Shoujo City fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation with Shoujo City.

    Having just arrived in the great port city of Deepharbor, humble bards Edmond and Edna are suddenly tasked with running a Tavern. Recruit fellow adventuring heroes, manage your tavern, and possibly find romance? This is your Quest for Love!

    2024IndieAdventureSimulation14.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. A Little Lily Princess

    WHY THIS

    Shares a cozy mood with Shoujo City.

    Ranked #4 for Shoujo City fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation with Shoujo City.

    Newly arrived at a boarding school in Victorian England, Sara Crewe uses her love of books and storytelling to build new relationships. But what happens to a fairy-tale princess when she loses everything?

    2016IndieSimulation14.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Asphyxia

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for Shoujo City fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation with Shoujo City.

    A gloomy lesbian / yuri visual novel featuring characters based on famous Romantic poets such as Coleridge, Wordsworth, and Byron. Can you help Samantha Coleridge repair her fractured relationship with Lillian Wordsworth?

    2015IndieSimulation5.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. Kitty Powers' Matchmaker Makeover

    WHY THIS

    Shares time management and a cozy mood with Shoujo City.

    Ranked #6 for Shoujo City fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation with Shoujo City.

    Kitty Powers' special brand of matchmaking returns in this remastered version of the viral sensation Kitty Powers' Matchmaker. It's time to make love happen, again!

    2026IndieSimulationCasual13.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Anime City

    WHY THIS

    Shares a cozy mood with Shoujo City.

    Ranked #7 for Shoujo City fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation with Shoujo City.

    Anime City is a Japanese high school simulator, focused on anime culture and aesthetics. Study, join school clubs, and make friends.

    2024IndieSimulationCasual14.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Kitty Powers' Matchmaker

    WHY THIS

    Shares a cozy mood with Shoujo City.

    Ranked #8 for Shoujo City fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation with Shoujo City.

    Kitty Powers’ Matchmaker is a hilarious dating simulator with a difference. Manage your own matchmaking agency with the guidance of your fabulous boss, drag queen diva Kitty Powers!

    2015IndieSimulationCasual9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Reviewers mention these as similar to Shoujo City

Surfaced from review text: when other players write 'if you liked X, try Y', we catch the name and resolve it back to a Steam game.

  1. Stardew Valley

    WHY THIS

    Shares a cozy mood with Shoujo City.

    Reviewers of Shoujo City cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Simulation with Shoujo City.

    You've inherited your grandfather's old farm plot in Stardew Valley. Armed with hand-me-down tools and a few coins, you set out to begin your new life. Can you learn to live off the land and turn these overgrown fields into a thriving home?

    2016IndieSimulationRPG14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. The Sims™ 4

    WHY THIS

    Reviewers of Shoujo City cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Simulation with Shoujo City.

    Play with life and discover the possibilities. Unleash your imagination and create a world of Sims that’s wholly unique. Explore and customize every detail from Sims to homes–and much more.

    2020AdventureSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Persona 5 Royal

    WHY THIS

    Reviewers of Shoujo City cross-mention this title as a similar play.

    Don the mask and join the Phantom Thieves of Hearts as they stage grand heists, infiltrate the minds of the corrupt, and make them change their ways!

    2022RPG11.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Anime City

    WHY THIS

    Shares a cozy mood with Shoujo City.

    Reviewers of Shoujo City cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Simulation with Shoujo City.

    Anime City is a Japanese high school simulator, focused on anime culture and aesthetics. Study, join school clubs, and make friends.

    2024IndieSimulationCasual14.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. My Little Cafe Nightmare

    WHY THIS

    Shares time management and a cozy mood with Shoujo City.

    Reviewers of Shoujo City cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Simulation with Shoujo City.

    Brew otherworldly coffee for ghostly patrons in a dark, cozy first-person café. Upgrade your shop, manage supplies, and turn a haunted café into a sanctuary amidst nightmares.

    2026Simulation7.19 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. AI School Simulator

    WHY THIS

    Reviewers of Shoujo City cross-mention this title as a similar play.

    Enter a prestigious academy filled with AI-powered students. Design and live your own fantasy school life: Fall in love, make friends, and inevitably make rivals.

    2026RPGEarly AccessSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

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

  1. Garry's Mod

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Shoujo City on Steam right now. Shares Simulation with Shoujo City.

    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. Cookie Clicker

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Shoujo City on Steam right now. Shares Simulation with Shoujo City.

    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 ↗
  3. Buckshot Roulette

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~70% under Shoujo City on Steam right now. Shares Simulation with Shoujo City.

    Play Russian roulette with a 12-gauge shotgun. Four enter. One leaves. Roll the dice with your life. Good luck!

    2024ActionIndieSimulation2.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Your Only Move Is HUSTLE

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Shoujo City on Steam right now. Shares Simulation with Shoujo City.

    Master your technique, execute flashy combos, and outsmart opponents across the world, frame-by-frame. Slow down the clock to fine-tune your fighting style in this innovative, turn-based combat simulator. Pulverize your friends and choreograph spectacular fight scenes. No training mode required.

    2023ActionStrategyIndie4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. The Test

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~80% under Shoujo City on Steam right now. Shares Simulation with Shoujo City.

    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 ↗
  6. Placid Plastic Duck Simulator

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~80% under Shoujo City on Steam right now. Shares Simulation with Shoujo City.

    The ultimate high-tech rubber duck simulation, Placid Plastic Duck brings you dangerous levels of relaxation. With chill music, dreamy 3D graphics, and many different happy ducks, your only priority is to float around. Zero Ducks given.

    2022SimulationCasual1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Nodebuster

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~70% under Shoujo City on Steam right now. Shares Simulation with Shoujo City.

    Nodebuster is a short, experimental incremental game about busting nodes and destroying reality.

    2024StrategyIndieSimulation2.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. shapez

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~90% under Shoujo City on Steam right now. Shares Simulation with Shoujo City.

    shapez is an easy-going, minimalistic factory building game about the automation of shapes through extraction and satisfying production lines. Adapt to increasingly complex shapes and grow your factory across an infinitely expanding map. Your only limitation is your creativity!

    2020StrategyIndieSimulation0.99 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. 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 ↗
  3. Bongo Cat

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Simulation with Shoujo City.

    Bongo cat needs your help. Bongo cat needz more hatz!!! Every time you press a key, Bongo cat will punch your taskbar. Type, click, play, work to collect more points. Which hats will you find?

    2025IndieSimulationMassively MultiplayerFreeDeck 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 Simulation with Shoujo City.

    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.

    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 Simulation with Shoujo City.

    ‘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

    Shares a cozy mood with Shoujo City.

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Simulation with Shoujo City.

    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. Awaria

    WHY THIS

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

    Awaria is a short game about working in haunted maintenance tunnels.

    2024ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Shoujo City

How much does Shoujo City cost?
Shoujo City is listed on Steam at 9.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Shoujo City?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Shoujo City are My VTuber Rival is Actually Cute?!, Steventon Street: Deluxe Edition, Bardic: Quest for Love.
Who developed Shoujo City?
Shoujo City was developed by Shoujo City Developer.

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 Shoujo City.

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