# Games like a new life.

> The closest matches to a new life.: missed messages., Love Curse: Find Your Soulmate, Return to Ash, Cabernet, and her tears were my light. 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. [missed messages.](https://imho.run/games/812810/missed-messages) — Shares multiple endings with a new life.. 11,169 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/812810/)
2. [Love Curse: Find Your Soulmate](https://imho.run/games/3069120/love-curse-find-your-soulmate) — Also LGBTQ+ and Emotional, like a new life.. 995 Steam reviews, 99% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3069120/)
3. [Return to Ash](https://imho.run/games/3445830/return-to-ash) — Shares replayability and multiple endings with a new life.. 86 Steam reviews, 100% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3445830/)
4. [Cabernet](https://imho.run/games/2401410/cabernet) — Also Romance, like a new life.. 1,198 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2401410/)
5. [her tears were my light](https://imho.run/games/2112520/her-tears-were-my-light) — Also LGBTQ+ and Romance, like a new life.. 345 Steam reviews, 100% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2112520/)
6. [Milky Way Prince – The Vampire Star](https://imho.run/games/1302050/milky-way-prince-the-vampire-star) — A frequent pick in a new life. players' libraries, and another Indie. 116 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1302050/)
7. [If Found...](https://imho.run/games/1041920/if-found) — Also LGBTQ+ and Emotional, like a new life.. 947 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1041920/)
8. [LoveChoice](https://imho.run/games/939400/lovechoice) — A frequent pick in a new life. players' libraries, and another RPG. 2,267 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/939400/)
9. [CLANNAD](https://imho.run/games/324160/clannad) — Also Emotional and Romance, like a new life.. 1,961 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/324160/)
10. [A YEAR OF SPRINGS](https://imho.run/games/1688580/a-year-of-springs) — Also LGBTQ+ and Emotional, like a new life.. 611 Steam reviews, 100% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1688580/)
11. [YOU and ME and HER: A Love Story](https://imho.run/games/1293820/you-and-me-and-her-a-love-story) — A frequent pick in a new life. players' libraries, and another Adventure. 1,973 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1293820/)
12. [Florence](https://imho.run/games/1102130/florence) — Also Short and Romance, like a new life.. 4,200 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1102130/)
13. [ATRI -My Dear Moments-](https://imho.run/games/1230140/atri-my-dear-moments-) — Shares multiple endings with a new life.. 914 Steam reviews, 98% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1230140/)
14. [Melancholy Love](https://imho.run/games/1387460/melancholy-love) — Also LGBTQ+ and Emotional, like a new life.. 52 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1387460/)
15. [Analogue: A Hate Story](https://imho.run/games/209370/analogue-a-hate-story) — Also LGBTQ+ and Romance, like a new life.. 1,271 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/209370/)
16. [Nocturnals](https://imho.run/games/2578910/nocturnals) — Shares choice based narrative and multiple endings with a new life.. 655 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2578910/)
17. [Mediterranea Inferno](https://imho.run/games/2103680/mediterranea-inferno) — Also LGBTQ+ and Romance, like a new life.. 137 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2103680/)
18. [Find Love or Die Trying: Til Death Do Us Part](https://imho.run/games/3329650/find-love-or-die-trying-til-death-do-us-part) — Shares multiple endings with a new life.. 57 Steam reviews, 84% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3329650/)
19. [To the Moon](https://imho.run/games/206440/to-the-moon) — Also Short and Emotional, like a new life.. 19,211 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/206440/)
20. [BAD END THEATER](https://imho.run/games/1764390/bad-end-theater) — A frequent pick in a new life. players' libraries, and another Simulation. 3,466 Steam reviews, 98% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1764390/)
21. [The NOexistenceN of you AND me](https://imho.run/games/2873080/the-noexistencen-of-you-and-me) — Shares replayability and multiple endings with a new life.. 4,781 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2873080/)
22. [Winds of Change](https://imho.run/games/594130/winds-of-change) — Shares multiple endings with a new life.. 476 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/594130/)
23. [WHITE ALBUM: Memories like Falling Snow](https://imho.run/games/2432110/white-album-memories-like-falling-snow) — Shares multiple endings with a new life.. 134 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2432110/)
24. [Mizuchi 白蛇心傳](https://imho.run/games/1121300/mizuchi) — Shares multiple endings with a new life.. 53 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1121300/)

## 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=1297160&n=20
- Co-op games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1297160&n=20&coop=true
- Free games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1297160&n=20&free=true
- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=1297160
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/1297160
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## About a new life.

a new life." is a 2020 indie visual novel by Angela He, priced at $2.99. The game presents a choice-based narrative where repeated attempts to rewrite a shared life reveal deeper truths about love and loss, with mechanics including emotional weighting and multiple endings that reward replayability. Reviewers highlight the delicate art style as feeling intimate and lived-in, and players describe the lo-fi soundtrack as enhancing emotional immersion. Players find the experience contemplative and melancholic, with the game exploring vulnerability without resorting to romantic clichés. The title is verified on Steam Deck, carries a chill difficulty setting, and holds a 98% positive rating from 1322 Steam reviews.

## Game info

- **AppID:** 1297160
- **Developer:** Angela He
- **Publisher:** Angela He
- **Genres:** Indie
- **Categories:** Single-player, Steam Achievements, Family Sharing
- **Released:** May 15, 2020
- **Free to play:** no
- **Platforms:** windows, mac, linux

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/1297160/a-new-life)
- [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1297160&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers
- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1297160/)
- [Personalized recommendations](https://imho.run/) — sign in with Steam or paste a SteamID for a library-aware ranking

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