Rank 01Games like The Window Box
- 27 games
- Updated May 5, 2026
Players who liked The Window Box also play
The closest matches to The Window Box: Eliza, No Longer Home, I Did Not Buy This Ticket, Coffee Talk, and The Void. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
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Also LGBTQ+ and Surreal, like The Window Box.
- $14.99 (Price checked Nov 11)
- Deck Verified
- 2021
Rank 03Why this
Also Conversation and Psychological, like The Window Box.
- $7.99 (Price checked Nov 7)
- Deck Verified
- 2023
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Coffee Talk
Why this: Also Conversation and LGBTQ+, like The Window Box.
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The Void
Why this: Also Psychological and Surreal, like The Window Box.
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SHUT IN
Why this: Also Dark Comedy and Psychological, like The Window Box.
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- Released: 2019
- Developer: Sundew Studios
- Price: $12.99checked Nov 2
- 88% of 32 reviews
- Genres: Indie, Adventure
- Platforms: Windows, macOS
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Why this: Also Psychological and Emotional, like The Window Box.
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Why this: Also Dark Comedy and Psychological, like The Window Box.
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Why this: Also Dark Comedy and Conversation, like The Window Box.
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Why this: Also Conversation and Surreal, like The Window Box.
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Why this: Also LGBTQ+ and Psychological, like The Window Box.
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Why this: Also LGBTQ+ and Emotional, like The Window Box.
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Why this: Also Psychological and Surreal, like The Window Box.
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Why this: Also Psychological and Emotional, like The Window Box.
Plays great on Steam Deck
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
No Longer Home
Why this: Also LGBTQ+ and Surreal, like The Window Box.
I Did Not Buy This Ticket
Why this: Also Conversation and Psychological, like The Window Box.
Coffee Talk
Why this: Also Conversation and LGBTQ+, like The Window Box.
Fran Bow
Why this: Also Psychological and Surreal, like The Window Box.
About The Window Box
The closest matches to The Window Box: Eliza, No Longer Home, I Did Not Buy This Ticket, Coffee Talk, and The Void. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
If The Window Box is your kind of game, the closest matches are Eliza, No Longer Home and I Did Not Buy This Ticket — picked from the ranked list below. 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.
About The Window Box: Wander from room to room in this whimsical and dark visual novel as you follow five friends trapped during a freak storm. Listen while they have hard conversations and tough realizations as they confront the conflict in their lives. For what is a house but a box with windows?
Is The Window Box worth buying?
Too few reviews to call
A summary of what players say, not a promise you'll like it. Every signal is listed below.
- Only 32 Steam reviews so far, not enough to judge.
- Price: $12.99 (checked Nov 2).
- People who recommend it had played a median of 3 h when they wrote their review.
Top critical reviews
The most up-voted negative English reviews in our sample, quoted as written.
“The game is technically fine. The story is fine, though told in a very disorganized way. The "games" feel very much like lazily inserted busywork to make the play time slightly longer. It's basically a series of short stories pasted…”
“I really tried to convince myself it's just this kind of a visual novel which is not meant for everyone, I really tried to like it and, sadly, I still couldn't. The background artwork is incredibly beautiful, character design is pretty…”
People who play it also play: Eliza, No Longer Home, I Did Not Buy This Ticket
Frequently asked about The Window Box
Can I run it?
How much does The Window Box cost?
The Window Box is listed on Steam at 12.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to The Window Box?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside The Window Box are Eliza, No Longer Home, I Did Not Buy This Ticket.
Who developed The Window Box?
The Window Box was developed by Sundew Studios.