Games like Kara no Shojo
If Kara no Shojo is your kind of game, the closest matches are Wonderful Everyday Down the Rabbit-Hole, Raging Loop and The Song of Saya — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its forensic puzzle solving matters, investigations determine endings 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 Kara no Shojo: Play as a detective tasked with catching a serial killer in this visual novel set in post-war Japan. Investigate key locations, question many complex characters, piece together clues, and try to stop the culprit before they end yet another young girl's smile.
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Wonderful Everyday Down the Rabbit-Hole
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Kara no Shojo.
Top pick for Kara no Shojo fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Kara no Shojo.
Wonderful Everyday is a visual novel with multiple routes which develops a story based on a few concepts: "the sky and the world", "the beginning and the end", "literature and science", "savior and hero", "brother and sister".
Raging Loop
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Kara no Shojo.
Second-strongest match for Kara no Shojo fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Kara no Shojo.
The feast has begun, can you escape the village alive?
The Song of Saya
WHY THIS
Shares a dark mood with Kara no Shojo.
Third-strongest match for Kara no Shojo fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Kara no Shojo.
Bear witness to a love that will change the world, in this classic horror romance visual novel from acclaimed writer Urobuchi Gen.
月影魅像-解放之羽-
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Kara no Shojo.
Ranked #4 for Kara no Shojo fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Kara no Shojo.
《月影魅像-解放之羽-》是由日本美少女游戏品牌Applique制作的一款悬疑传奇题材作品。本作由小田原箱根负责作画、桐月编写剧本、鹰石忍制作音乐。讲述了一个层层剥茧，需要完成十几种不同结局才能最终了解全貌的精彩故事。本作曾荣获萌系游戏大赏2017年度话题金奖。
CHAOS;CHILD
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Kara no Shojo.
Ranked #5 for Kara no Shojo fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Kara no Shojo.
From the creators of the critically acclaimed STEINS;GATE comes a sensational new visual novel: CHAOS;CHILD. Set in Shibuya in 2015, a group of high school students who survived an earthquake six years ago find themselves at the center of a new series of bizarre murders in the city.
Sakura no Mori † Dreamers
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Kara no Shojo.
Ranked #6 for Kara no Shojo fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Kara no Shojo.
Who is the one hiding deeply in abyss? The Devil? The Killer? or—Yourself?
Hashihime of the Old Book Town
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Kara no Shojo.
Ranked #7 for Kara no Shojo fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Kara no Shojo.
Follow the protagonist's pursuit to uncover the death of his friends during the Taisho era of Japan. An highly-acclaimed, psychedelic BL murder-mystery visual novel from indie developer ADELTA!
YOU and ME and HER: A Love Story
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Kara no Shojo.
Ranked #8 for Kara no Shojo fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Kara no Shojo.
YOU and ME and HER: A Love Story is the visual novel medium in its purest form. Will Shinichi choose Miyuki, the beautiful queen bee of the school, or the endearingly awkward misfit Aoi? With art by Tsuji Santa, these beautifully rendered romances will stay with you forever.
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Zero Escape: The Nonary Games
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Kara no Shojo.
Reviewers of Kara no Shojo cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Adventure with Kara no Shojo.
Kidnapped and taken to an unfamiliar location, nine people find themselves forced to participate in a diabolical Nonary Game by an enigmatic mastermind called Zero. Why were they there? Why were they chosen to put their lives on the line? And more importantly, who can be trusted?
Raging Loop
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Kara no Shojo.
Reviewers of Kara no Shojo cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Adventure with Kara no Shojo.
The feast has begun, can you escape the village alive?
The Shell Part I: Inferno
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Kara no Shojo.
Reviewers of Kara no Shojo cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Adventure with Kara no Shojo.
Unravel a string of gruesome murders terrorizing Tokyo in this mystery-thriller visual novel. The secrets of a case from six years prior may just be the key to the current unending cycle of tragedy—and the thing that cracks this woeful world’s shell may be one girl’s smile.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Kara no Shojo at current Steam store prices.
Garry's Mod
WHY THIS
Priced ~75% under Kara no Shojo on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Kara no Shojo.
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.
Lethal Company
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Kara no Shojo on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Kara no Shojo.
A co-op horror about scavenging at abandoned moons to sell scrap to the Company.
People Playground
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Kara no Shojo on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Kara no Shojo.
Shoot, stab, burn, poison, tear, vaporise, or crush ragdolls in a large open space.
Vampire Survivors
WHY THIS
Priced ~75% under Kara no Shojo on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Kara no Shojo.
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!
PEAK
WHY THIS
Priced ~60% under Kara no Shojo on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Kara no Shojo.
PEAK is a co-op climbing game where the slightest mistake can spell your doom. Either solo or as a group of lost nature scouts, your only hope of rescue from a mysterious island is to scale the mountain at its center. Do you have what it takes to reach the PEAK?
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 with Kara no Shojo.
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.
Life is Strange - Episode 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with Kara no Shojo.
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.
Ultimate Custom Night
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Kara no Shojo.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
ENA: Dream BBQ
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Kara no Shojo.
Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.
The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Kara no Shojo.
Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!
Indigo Park: Chapter 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Kara no Shojo.
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.
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Other recommendable Steam games by Innocent Grey, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
Flowers -Le volume sur printemps-
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Kara no Shojo.
Another title from Innocent Grey, the studio behind Kara no Shojo.
Suoh Shirahane, a shy girl with a mysterious past, will begin her first year of high school at Saint Angraecum Academy, where she hopes to find a new beginning. She will navigate friendships and mysteries at her new school, and discovers that love can come in many forms.
The Shell Part I: Inferno
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Kara no Shojo.
Another title from Innocent Grey, the studio behind Kara no Shojo. Shares Adventure with Kara no Shojo.
Unravel a string of gruesome murders terrorizing Tokyo in this mystery-thriller visual novel. The secrets of a case from six years prior may just be the key to the current unending cycle of tragedy—and the thing that cracks this woeful world’s shell may be one girl’s smile.
Flowers -Le volume sur ete-
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Kara no Shojo.
Another title from Innocent Grey, the studio behind Kara no Shojo.
Summer has arrived early to Saint Angraecum Academy, and with it comes change. Follow the story of Erika in the second game in the Flowers series.
Flowers -Le volume sur automne-
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Kara no Shojo.
Another title from Innocent Grey, the studio behind Kara no Shojo. Shares Adventure with Kara no Shojo.
As the summer heat fades, Suoh Shirahane is just one step away from unraveling the mystery of why her beloved Amitie partner left in the spring.
Flowers -Le volume sur hiver-
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Kara no Shojo.
Another title from Innocent Grey, the studio behind Kara no Shojo. Shares Adventure with Kara no Shojo.
Suoh finally uncovers the the truth behind Saint Angraecum Academy in this emotional conclusion to the Flowers visual novel series.
The Shell Part III: Paradiso
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Kara no Shojo.
Another title from Innocent Grey, the studio behind Kara no Shojo. Shares Adventure with Kara no Shojo.
The coiling chains of obsession that began with The Shell now threaten to strangle Detective Reiji Tokisaka in the third and final entry in the trilogy. As old friends and foes rise up for one last confrontation, can anyone break the cycle—and can Reiji's heart ever be set free?
The Shell Part II: Purgatorio
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Kara no Shojo.
Another title from Innocent Grey, the studio behind Kara no Shojo. Shares Adventure with Kara no Shojo.
Detective Reiji Tokisaka is back to face down a mystery that spans decades, if not centuries. With the aftermath of his last case weighing on his soul and a long-silent cult resurgent, can he solve the crime—or will it become his curse?
Frequently asked about Kara no Shojo
- Is Kara no Shojo verified for Steam Deck?
- Yes — Kara no Shojo 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 Kara no Shojo cost?
- Kara no Shojo is listed on Steam at 19.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Kara no Shojo?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Kara no Shojo are Wonderful Everyday Down the Rabbit-Hole, Raging Loop, The Song of Saya.
- Who developed Kara no Shojo?
- Kara no Shojo was developed by Innocent Grey and published by MangaGamer.
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