# Games like The Parenting Simulator

> The closest matches to The Parenting Simulator: I Was a Teenage Exocolonist, Growing Up, Magical Princess, The Life and Suffering of Sir Brante, and Zombie Exodus. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.

## Similar games, ranked

The full ranked list, 24 games, best match first (the HTML page shows the top 8 as cards).

1. [I Was a Teenage Exocolonist](https://imho.run/games/1148760/i-was-a-teenage-exocolonist) — Shares choice driven narrative with The Parenting Simulator. 3,777 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1148760/)
2. [Growing Up](https://imho.run/games/1191120/growing-up) — Also Life Sim and Choose Your Own Adventure, like The Parenting Simulator. 2,227 Steam reviews, 87% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1191120/)
3. [Magical Princess](https://imho.run/games/3562120/magical-princess) — Shares choice driven narrative and resource management with The Parenting Simulator. 386 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3562120/)
4. [The Life and Suffering of Sir Brante](https://imho.run/games/1272160/the-life-and-suffering-of-sir-brante) — Also Text-Based and Choose Your Own Adventure, like The Parenting Simulator. 2,670 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1272160/)
5. [Zombie Exodus](https://imho.run/games/411570/zombie-exodus) — A frequent pick in The Parenting Simulator players' libraries, and another RPG. 145 Steam reviews, 83% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/411570/)
6. [The Golden Rose: Book One](https://imho.run/games/1892950/the-golden-rose-book-one) — Also Text-Based and Choose Your Own Adventure, like The Parenting Simulator. 134 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1892950/)
7. [Volcano Princess](https://imho.run/games/1669980/volcano-princess) — Also Life Sim, like The Parenting Simulator. 2,849 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1669980/)
8. [Our Life: Beginnings & Always](https://imho.run/games/1129190/our-life-beginnings-always) — Also Choose Your Own Adventure and Interactive Fiction, like The Parenting Simulator. 11,334 Steam reviews, 99% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1129190/)
9. [My Child Lebensborn](https://imho.run/games/1114070/my-child-lebensborn) — Shares resource management with The Parenting Simulator. 529 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1114070/)
10. [Wayhaven Chronicles: Book One](https://imho.run/games/800600/wayhaven-chronicles-book-one) — Also Text-Based and Choose Your Own Adventure, like The Parenting Simulator. 309 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/800600/)
11. [Mushroom Musume](https://imho.run/games/2484580/mushroom-musume) — Also Text-Based and Life Sim, like The Parenting Simulator. 196 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2484580/)
12. [Princess Maker: Children of Revelation](https://imho.run/games/3438810/princess-maker-children-of-revelation) — A frequent pick in The Parenting Simulator players' libraries, and another Simulation. 1,414 Steam reviews, 79% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3438810/)
13. [Signs of the Sojourner](https://imho.run/games/1058690/signs-of-the-sojourner) — Also Text-Based and Choose Your Own Adventure, like The Parenting Simulator. 149 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1058690/)
14. [Sumire](https://imho.run/games/1335230/sumire) — A frequent pick in The Parenting Simulator players' libraries, and another Indie. 347 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1335230/)
15. [Reigns](https://imho.run/games/474750/reigns) — Also Life Sim and Choose Your Own Adventure, like The Parenting Simulator. 2,592 Steam reviews, 85% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/474750/)
16. [Monster Loves You!](https://imho.run/games/226740/monster-loves-you) — Shares choice driven narrative with The Parenting Simulator. 692 Steam reviews, 78% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/226740/)
17. [Slay the Princess — The Pristine Cut](https://imho.run/games/1989270/slay-the-princess-the-pristine-cut) — Also Choose Your Own Adventure and Interactive Fiction, like The Parenting Simulator. 21,995 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1989270/)
18. [I, the Forgotten One](https://imho.run/games/2251580/i-the-forgotten-one) — Also Text-Based and Choose Your Own Adventure, like The Parenting Simulator. 166 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2251580/)
19. [Love Is All Around](https://imho.run/games/2322560/love-is-all-around) — A frequent pick in The Parenting Simulator players' libraries, and another Strategy. 1,505 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2322560/)
20. [Wanderlust: Travel Stories](https://imho.run/games/1051410/wanderlust-travel-stories) — Shares resource management with The Parenting Simulator. 79 Steam reviews, 82% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1051410/)
21. [Content King](https://imho.run/games/3632890/content-king) — Shares choice driven narrative with The Parenting Simulator. 232 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3632890/)
22. [Road to Empress I](https://imho.run/games/3478050/road-to-empress-i) — Also Interactive Fiction, like The Parenting Simulator. 1,360 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3478050/)
23. [Roadwarden](https://imho.run/games/1155970/roadwarden) — Also Text-Based and Choose Your Own Adventure, like The Parenting Simulator. 3,718 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1155970/)
24. [Sometimes Always Monsters](https://imho.run/games/441440/sometimes-always-monsters) — Also Life Sim and Interactive Fiction, like The Parenting Simulator. 104 Steam reviews, 75% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/441440/)

## Machine-readable

The same ranked list as JSON from the imho.run API for AI assistants (GET, no key, same site as this page):

- Top 20: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1233720&n=20
- Co-op games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1233720&n=20&coop=true
- Free games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1233720&n=20&free=true
- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=1233720
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/1233720
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## About The Parenting Simulator

This is a story where you do something more terrifying than entering a haunted house, more dangerous than assaulting an alien horde, and more important than ruling a fantasy kingdom. You, and you alone, must turn your newborn baby into a functional adult. Will you be a tiger mom or a helicopter dad?

## Game info

- **AppID:** 1233720
- **Developer:** Hosted Games
- **Publisher:** Hosted Games
- **Genres:** Indie, Simulation, RPG, Casual
- **Categories:** Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Cloud, Family Sharing
- **Released:** May 7, 2020
- **Free to play:** no
- **Platforms:** windows, mac, linux

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/1233720/the-parenting-simulator)
- [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1233720&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers
- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1233720/)
- [Personalized recommendations](https://imho.run/) — sign in with Steam or paste a SteamID for a library-aware ranking

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