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Games like Dream Ending

If Dream Ending is your kind of game, the closest matches are Tiny Snow, Epiphyllum in Love and Gaokao.Love.100Days — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its philosophical themes resonate deeply, contemplative and emotional. 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 Dream Ending: This is a small tale from the end. The leftovers of mankind are destined to perish as the Arks break orbit. Suddenly, however, she's making me ask her out, an invitation to face the apocalypse together... a short but exquisite visual novel, "Dream Ending" is humanity's last love story.

2019IndieAdventureCasual2.35 USDWindowsby #workshop
Dream Ending — Steam game cover
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Players who liked Dream Ending also play

Steam players who put hours into Dream Ending 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. Tiny Snow

    WHY THIS

    Shares branching dialogue and a melancholic mood with Dream Ending.

    Top pick for Dream Ending fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Dream Ending.

    On the snowy mountain, in the wooden hut, we are tied together by the world. She and "I" can only love each other, we cannot be separated. Is this free affection, or manipulated love? A short visual novel with multiple endings, "Tiny Snow", a story with two girls, and you who know what love is.

    2019IndieAdventureCasual2.35 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Epiphyllum in Love

    WHY THIS

    Shares a melancholic mood with Dream Ending.

    Second-strongest match for Dream Ending fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Dream Ending.

    Final chapter of the trilogy. In a world where memory can be controlled, everyone is selling their souls. "I" have left everything behind, except the girl named Yin who still remains in my mind. At the end of my life, should I die with a beautiful fantasy, or go in search of sad memories of her?

    2020IndieAdventureCasual2.35 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Gaokao.Love.100Days

    WHY THIS

    Shares a melancholic mood with Dream Ending.

    Third-strongest match for Dream Ending fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Dream Ending.

    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 ↗
  4. Cross Maid

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Dream Ending fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Dream Ending.

    互相认错性别的两人,机缘巧合之下开始同居生活 产生羁绊到互相依恋再到自我怀疑,温馨欢乐的短片小故事

    2021IndieAdventureCasual1.94 USDSteam ↗
  5. 寄甡 Symbiotic Love

    WHY THIS

    Shares a poignant mood with Dream Ending.

    Ranked #5 for Dream Ending fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Dream Ending.

    《寄甡》是一款百合向视觉小说游戏,讲述了一场现代百合版、宛如“罗密欧与朱丽叶”的凄美爱情故事。

    2019IndieAdventureSimulation6.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. Crimson Imprint plus -Nonexistent Christmas-

    WHY THIS

    Shares a melancholic mood with Dream Ending.

    Ranked #6 for Dream Ending fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Dream Ending.

    This is a story about her and him. This is also a story about meeting and parting. Perhaps it is a very simple story. It may be a very complicated story. A simple FAREWELL ...... And not a grand farewell. If you can feel the joy and sorrow we pour in, it is a great encouragement to us.

    2017IndieAdventureCasual1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Our world has not decayed

    WHY THIS

    Shares a melancholic mood with Dream Ending.

    Ranked #7 for Dream Ending fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Dream Ending.

    Although it is already the end of the world, we still stay together. all characters are over the age of 18.

    2019IndieAdventureRPG1.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. 他人世界末 On-looker

    WHY THIS

    Shares a poignant mood with Dream Ending.

    Ranked #8 for Dream Ending fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Dream Ending.

    这是属于不怎么开朗的我们,充满逃避、畏缩、胆怯、不切实际的单恋故事。 属于你的故事结局将会如何,由你的选择而定。

    2020IndieAdventureSimulation8.99 USDSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

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

  1. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~58% under Dream Ending on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Dream Ending.

    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 ↗
  2. Blood and Bacon

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~58% under Dream Ending on Steam right now. Shares Adventure and Casual with Dream Ending.

    This Co-op Shooter , has Day and Night levels, multiple maps, players will take on 25 enemy types and numerous bosses, like Gargantuan Monsters and Minibosses every 10 days as you explore, shoot and run for your life against the onslaught of porcine monstrosities.

    2016ActionAdventureCasual0.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Peggle Deluxe

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~58% under Dream Ending on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Dream Ending.

    Take your best shot with energizing arcade fun! Aim, shoot, clear the orange pegs, then sit back and cheer as 10 whimsical teachers guide you to Peggle greatness.

    2007Casual0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. shapez

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~58% under Dream Ending on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Dream Ending.

    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 ↗
  5. Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~58% under Dream Ending on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Dream Ending.

    "Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad?" is a fast paced shower-simulation where you shower with your 8-bit dad.It's good, clean fun!

    2015ActionIndieSimulation0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Insaniquarium Deluxe

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~58% under Dream Ending on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Dream Ending.

    The craziest aquarium game ever! Tend to your fish, keep them happy and they'll reward you with coins and jewels. Buy tank upgrades or egg parts which hatch different in-tank pets. These pets can help you feed your fish, collect coins, or even protect against the aliens that will invade your tank.

    2006Casual0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Montaro

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~58% under Dream Ending on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Dream Ending.

    Montaro is a DOGE.

    2016IndieCasual0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Bejeweled® 3

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~58% under Dream Ending on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Dream Ending.

    The biggest, brightest Bejeweled ever! Discover all-new ways to play the world’s #1 puzzle game. Find your perfect match with 8 breathtaking game modes that meet all your moods.

    2010StrategyCasual0.99 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. Shares Indie and Casual with Dream Ending.

    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. Shares Indie and Adventure with Dream Ending.

    Helltaker is a short game about sharply dressed demon girls.

    2020IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. 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 Casual with Dream Ending.

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

    2023IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. 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 Dream Ending.

    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 ↗
  5. missed messages.

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with Dream Ending.

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

    2019IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Awaria

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Dream Ending.

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

    2024ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Eternal Senia

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Dream Ending.

    Thoughts and expectations ARPG

    2015ActionIndieRPGFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Z.A.T.O. // I Love the World and Everything In It

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Dream Ending.

    USSR, 1986. A girl goes missing in the closed city of Vorkuta-5, yet not a soul seems to be concerned. Uncover the mystery behind her disappearance and transmit your signal to the universe.

    2025IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Dream Ending

How much does Dream Ending cost?
Dream Ending is listed on Steam at 2.35 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Dream Ending?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Dream Ending are Tiny Snow, Epiphyllum in Love, Gaokao.Love.100Days.
Who developed Dream Ending?
Dream Ending was developed by #workshop and published by NVLMaker.

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 Dream Ending.

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