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Games like How To Date A Magical Girl!

If How To Date A Magical Girl! is your kind of game, the closest matches are What Is Love? Anime Visual Novel Vol. 1, Doki Doki Literature Club Plus! and Doki Doki Literature Club! — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its atmospheric, melancholic and unsettling. 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 How To Date A Magical Girl!: You're invited to the elite academy for magical girls! Will you take the opportunity to make new friends? Learn magic? Or... Will you try to date a cute magical girl?

2019AdventureSimulationCasual8.99 USDDeck PlayableWindowsby Cafe Shiba
How To Date A Magical Girl! — Steam game cover
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Characters evolve through player choicesGory death scenes contrast with cute artStat management affects romance outcomesAtmosphericMelancholicUnsettling

Players who liked How To Date A Magical Girl! also play

Steam players who put hours into How To Date A Magical Girl! 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. What Is Love? Anime Visual Novel Vol. 1

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with How To Date A Magical Girl!.

    Top pick for How To Date A Magical Girl! fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure and Simulation with How To Date A Magical Girl!.

    What is Love is full of pretty girls with dark secrets. Keep in mind that your actions matter, so Baby, don't hurt me! Not suitable for those who are easily disturbed by their own choices. It can result in Vietnam Flashbacks/PTSD after realising what you have done.

    2022AdventureSimulationCasual18.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Doki Doki Literature Club Plus!

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with How To Date A Magical Girl!.

    Second-strongest match for How To Date A Magical Girl! fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Casual with How To Date A Magical Girl!.

    Welcome to the club! Write poems for your crush and experience the terror of school romance in this critically-acclaimed psychological horror story.

    2021IndieCasual14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Doki Doki Literature Club!

    WHY THIS

    Shares an unsettling mood with How To Date A Magical Girl!.

    Third-strongest match for How To Date A Magical Girl! fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Casual with How To Date A Magical Girl!.

    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 ↗
  4. The seven days i spent with you

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for How To Date A Magical Girl! fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure and Simulation with How To Date A Magical Girl!.

    With the enigmatic girl who imprisoned you――seven days in an unfamiliar room.

    2026IndieAdventureSimulation1.79 USDSteam ↗
  5. Our Lovely Escape

    WHY THIS

    Shares multiple endings and an atmospheric mood with How To Date A Magical Girl!.

    Ranked #5 for How To Date A Magical Girl! fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation with How To Date A Magical Girl!.

    Your life is a peaceful one. Each day, you work alongside your (otherwise?) all-female workforce in the pursuit of creating otome games. Will you complete your life with a cute girlfriend? Will you be doomed to a life of normalcy? Or...? Find out in this (mostly...?) normal visual novel!

    2019Simulation9.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. Muv-Luv Alternative

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for How To Date A Magical Girl! fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure and Casual with How To Date A Magical Girl!.

    Playtime's over. Time for despair. Experience the definitive version of a masterpiece in the Muv-Luv trilogy's thrilling conclusion. Note: therapy not included.

    2018AdventureCasual39.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Gaokao.Love.100Days

    WHY THIS

    Shares time management, multiple endings and a melancholic mood with How To Date A Magical Girl!.

    Ranked #7 for How To Date A Magical Girl! fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure and Simulation with How To Date A Magical Girl!.

    Getting a girl-friend before National College Entrance Exam, I know it's crazy, but from today, we will face everything together.

    2015IndieAdventureSimulation5.69 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. The Song of Saya

    WHY THIS

    Shares an unsettling mood with How To Date A Magical Girl!.

    Ranked #8 for How To Date A Magical Girl! fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure and Simulation with How To Date A Magical Girl!.

    Bear witness to a love that will change the world, in this classic horror romance visual novel from acclaimed writer Urobuchi Gen.

    2019AdventureSimulation7.49 USDSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below How To Date A Magical Girl! at current Steam store prices.

  1. Garry's Mod

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~44% under How To Date A Magical Girl! on Steam right now. Shares Simulation and Casual with How To Date A Magical Girl!.

    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. Vampire Survivors

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~44% under How To Date A Magical Girl! on Steam right now. Shares Casual with How To Date A Magical Girl!.

    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 ↗
  3. Cookie Clicker

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~44% under How To Date A Magical Girl! on Steam right now. Shares Simulation and Casual with How To Date A Magical Girl!.

    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 ↗
  4. WEBFISHING

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~44% under How To Date A Magical Girl! on Steam right now. Shares Casual with How To Date A Magical Girl!.

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

    2024IndieMassively MultiplayerCasual4.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~89% under How To Date A Magical Girl! on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with How To Date A Magical Girl!.

    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 ↗
  6. Buckshot Roulette

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under How To Date A Magical Girl! on Steam right now. Shares Simulation with How To Date A Magical Girl!.

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

    2024ActionIndieSimulation2.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Brotato

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~44% under How To Date A Magical Girl! on Steam right now. Shares Casual with How To Date A Magical Girl!.

    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 ↗
  8. Your Only Move Is HUSTLE

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~44% under How To Date A Magical Girl! on Steam right now. Shares Simulation with How To Date A Magical Girl!.

    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 ↗

Free alternatives

Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.

  1. Doki Doki Literature Club!

    WHY THIS

    Shares an unsettling mood with How To Date A Magical Girl!.

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Casual with How To Date A Magical Girl!.

    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 How To Date A Magical Girl!.

    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 How To Date A Magical Girl!.

    Helltaker is a short game about sharply dressed demon girls.

    2020IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

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

    Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  5. Bongo Cat

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Simulation with How To Date A Magical Girl!.

    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 ↗
  6. ENA: Dream BBQ

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with How To Date A Magical Girl!.

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

    2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Simulation and Casual with How To Date A Magical Girl!.

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

    2023IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Indigo Park: Chapter 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with How To Date A Magical Girl!.

    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 ↗

Frequently asked about How To Date A Magical Girl!

Does How To Date A Magical Girl! run on Steam Deck?
How To Date A Magical Girl! 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 How To Date A Magical Girl! cost?
How To Date A Magical Girl! is listed on Steam at 8.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to How To Date A Magical Girl!?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside How To Date A Magical Girl! are What Is Love? Anime Visual Novel Vol. 1, Doki Doki Literature Club Plus!, Doki Doki Literature Club!.
Who developed How To Date A Magical Girl!?
How To Date A Magical Girl! was developed by Cafe Shiba and published by RIVER CROW STUDIO.

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 How To Date A Magical Girl!.

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