Games like My Heart Grows Fonder
If My Heart Grows Fonder is your kind of game, the closest matches are Sable's Grimoire: A Dragon's Treasure, Sable's Grimoire: Man And Elf and Tomboys Need Love Too! — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its characters feel realistic, multiple endings to explore and atmospheric. 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.
Get personalized picks →About My Heart Grows Fonder: Visual novel about a couple who are reunited after a three year separation. Have the two moved on during their time apart? Or will old passions be rekindled?
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Sable's Grimoire: A Dragon's Treasure
WHY THIS
Shares a melancholic mood with My Heart Grows Fonder.
Top pick for My Heart Grows Fonder fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with My Heart Grows Fonder.
Sleeping with a possessive half-dragon becomes the least of Sable's worries as he tries to stay one step ahead of his domineering mother-in-law.
Sable's Grimoire: Man And Elf
WHY THIS
Shares choice driven narrative, multiple endings and an atmospheric mood with My Heart Grows Fonder.
Second-strongest match for My Heart Grows Fonder fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with My Heart Grows Fonder.
Elves' secrets run as deep as their grudges, and Sable is caught right in the middle of an old, escalating feud between a family of powerful elves.
Tomboys Need Love Too!
WHY THIS
Shares multiple endings and a melancholic mood with My Heart Grows Fonder.
Third-strongest match for My Heart Grows Fonder fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with My Heart Grows Fonder.
Tomboys Need Love Too is a visual novel about two childhood friends who are starting to see one another as members of the opposite sex.
Violet rE:-The Final reExistence-
WHY THIS
Shares multiple endings and an atmospheric mood with My Heart Grows Fonder.
Ranked #4 for My Heart Grows Fonder fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with My Heart Grows Fonder.
毫无意义的永生，轮回尽头的重逢，当生命不再是约束灵魂的容器时，请告诉我： 什么才是『永恒』。
If My Heart Had Wings -Flight Diary-
WHY THIS
Shares an emotional mood with My Heart Grows Fonder.
Ranked #5 for My Heart Grows Fonder fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation and Casual with My Heart Grows Fonder.
While If My Heart Had Wings -Flight Diary- is technically a fan disc for If My Heart Had Wings, it includes six stories - including the prologue and epilogue to the main story - and acts as a sort of sequel to the original.
Sunrider Academy
WHY THIS
Ranked #6 for My Heart Grows Fonder fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with My Heart Grows Fonder.
You are Kayto Shields, an ordinary man thrown into an extraordinary adventure. Control Kayto's day to day life as well as his responsibilities as club manager in this stat management sim.
Gaokao.Love.100Days
WHY THIS
Shares multiple endings and a melancholic mood with My Heart Grows Fonder.
Ranked #7 for My Heart Grows Fonder fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with My Heart Grows Fonder.
Getting a girl-friend before National College Entrance Exam, I know it's crazy, but from today, we will face everything together.
Ascendant Hearts
WHY THIS
Ranked #8 for My Heart Grows Fonder fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with My Heart Grows Fonder.
A visual novel where you wake up in a strange new world before going on a real-life RPG adventure with three wacky party members.
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Sickness
WHY THIS
Shares multiple endings and a contemplative mood with My Heart Grows Fonder.
Reviewers of My Heart Grows Fonder cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Simulation with My Heart Grows Fonder.
Sickness is a visual novel centering around Suoh Tesla, an amoral high school student whose life is rapidly deteriorating. Following the deaths of his parents, a brief stay in the hospital, and the emergence of his “Sickness”, his daily life quickly devolves from carefree school days to a life of crime.
Tomboys Need Love Too!
WHY THIS
Shares multiple endings and a melancholic mood with My Heart Grows Fonder.
Reviewers of My Heart Grows Fonder cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Simulation with My Heart Grows Fonder.
Tomboys Need Love Too is a visual novel about two childhood friends who are starting to see one another as members of the opposite sex.
Sable's Grimoire
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with My Heart Grows Fonder.
Reviewers of My Heart Grows Fonder cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Simulation with My Heart Grows Fonder.
Sable's Grimoire is a visual novel featuring monster girls in a magic academy setting. Play as Sable, an aspiring magic researcher, as he get sucked into the daily lives and troubles of his demi-human classmates.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below My Heart Grows Fonder at current Steam store prices.
Garry's Mod
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under My Heart Grows Fonder on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with My Heart Grows Fonder.
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.
Vampire Survivors
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under My Heart Grows Fonder on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with My Heart Grows Fonder.
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!
Cookie Clicker
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under My Heart Grows Fonder on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with My Heart Grows Fonder.
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.
WEBFISHING
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under My Heart Grows Fonder on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with My Heart Grows Fonder.
WEBFISHING a multiplayer chatroom-focused fishing game! Relax and fish (on the web!)
POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~90% under My Heart Grows Fonder on Steam right now. Shares Indie with My Heart Grows Fonder.
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?
Buckshot Roulette
WHY THIS
Priced ~70% under My Heart Grows Fonder on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with My Heart Grows Fonder.
Play Russian roulette with a 12-gauge shotgun. Four enter. One leaves. Roll the dice with your life. Good luck!
Brotato
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under My Heart Grows Fonder on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with My Heart Grows Fonder.
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.
Your Only Move Is HUSTLE
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under My Heart Grows Fonder on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with My Heart Grows Fonder.
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.
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Doki Doki Literature Club!
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with My Heart Grows Fonder.
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.
The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with My Heart Grows Fonder.
Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!
Our Life: Beginnings & Always
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with My Heart Grows Fonder.
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.
missed messages.
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with My Heart Grows Fonder.
‘goth gf’s iPhone’ airdrops you - accept or decline? A love/horror story about life, death, & memes.
Virtual Cottage
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with My Heart Grows Fonder.
Virtual Cottage gives you a comfy place to rest and be productive without any distractions. Open the game, set yourself a goal and enjoy the atmosphere.
Eternal Senia
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with My Heart Grows Fonder.
Thoughts and expectations ARPG
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More from Zetsubou
Other recommendable Steam games by Zetsubou, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
Tomboys Need Love Too!
WHY THIS
Shares multiple endings and a melancholic mood with My Heart Grows Fonder.
Another title from Zetsubou, the studio behind My Heart Grows Fonder. Shares Indie and Simulation with My Heart Grows Fonder.
Tomboys Need Love Too is a visual novel about two childhood friends who are starting to see one another as members of the opposite sex.
Sable's Grimoire
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with My Heart Grows Fonder.
Another title from Zetsubou, the studio behind My Heart Grows Fonder. Shares Indie and Simulation with My Heart Grows Fonder.
Sable's Grimoire is a visual novel featuring monster girls in a magic academy setting. Play as Sable, an aspiring magic researcher, as he get sucked into the daily lives and troubles of his demi-human classmates.
Sickness
WHY THIS
Shares multiple endings and a contemplative mood with My Heart Grows Fonder.
Another title from Zetsubou, the studio behind My Heart Grows Fonder. Shares Indie and Simulation with My Heart Grows Fonder.
Sickness is a visual novel centering around Suoh Tesla, an amoral high school student whose life is rapidly deteriorating. Following the deaths of his parents, a brief stay in the hospital, and the emergence of his “Sickness”, his daily life quickly devolves from carefree school days to a life of crime.
Wander No More
WHY THIS
Another title from Zetsubou, the studio behind My Heart Grows Fonder. Shares Indie and Simulation with My Heart Grows Fonder.
Wander No More is a Kinetic Novel (visual novel without choices) which centers around the life of renowned samurai Kouichirou Nabatame, and Chiyo, a young village girl. Wander No More tells the story of how these two met, became a family, and attempted to restore their lives to what they once were.
Humanity Must Perish
WHY THIS
Another title from Zetsubou, the studio behind My Heart Grows Fonder. Shares Indie and Simulation with My Heart Grows Fonder.
Humanity Must Perish is a short, comedic visual novel in which the fate of humanity is placed in the hands of a witty, pessimistic android.
Sable's Grimoire: A Dragon's Treasure
WHY THIS
Shares a melancholic mood with My Heart Grows Fonder.
Another title from Zetsubou, the studio behind My Heart Grows Fonder. Shares Indie and Simulation with My Heart Grows Fonder.
Sleeping with a possessive half-dragon becomes the least of Sable's worries as he tries to stay one step ahead of his domineering mother-in-law.
Sable's Grimoire: Man And Elf
WHY THIS
Shares choice driven narrative, multiple endings and an atmospheric mood with My Heart Grows Fonder.
Another title from Zetsubou, the studio behind My Heart Grows Fonder. Shares Indie and Simulation with My Heart Grows Fonder.
Elves' secrets run as deep as their grudges, and Sable is caught right in the middle of an old, escalating feud between a family of powerful elves.
Plays great on Steam Deck
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
Sable's Grimoire: A Dragon's Treasure
WHY THIS
Shares a melancholic mood with My Heart Grows Fonder.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Simulation with My Heart Grows Fonder.
Sleeping with a possessive half-dragon becomes the least of Sable's worries as he tries to stay one step ahead of his domineering mother-in-law.
Sable's Grimoire: Man And Elf
WHY THIS
Shares choice driven narrative, multiple endings and an atmospheric mood with My Heart Grows Fonder.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Simulation with My Heart Grows Fonder.
Elves' secrets run as deep as their grudges, and Sable is caught right in the middle of an old, escalating feud between a family of powerful elves.
Tomboys Need Love Too!
WHY THIS
Shares multiple endings and a melancholic mood with My Heart Grows Fonder.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Simulation with My Heart Grows Fonder.
Tomboys Need Love Too is a visual novel about two childhood friends who are starting to see one another as members of the opposite sex.
Frequently asked about My Heart Grows Fonder
- Is My Heart Grows Fonder verified for Steam Deck?
- Yes — My Heart Grows Fonder is Steam Deck Verified, meaning Valve has confirmed it runs well on the Deck with full controller, text legibility, and default configuration support.
- How much does My Heart Grows Fonder cost?
- My Heart Grows Fonder is listed on Steam at 9.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to My Heart Grows Fonder?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside My Heart Grows Fonder are Sable's Grimoire: A Dragon's Treasure, Sable's Grimoire: Man And Elf, Tomboys Need Love Too!.
- Who developed My Heart Grows Fonder?
- My Heart Grows Fonder was developed by Zetsubou.
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 My Heart Grows Fonder.
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