# Games like Date Z

> The closest matches to Date Z: Five Hearts Under One Roof, Arcadia Fallen, Hooked on You: A Dead by Daylight Dating Sim™, Suicide Countdown: 7 Days, and Henchman Story. 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. [Five Hearts Under One Roof](https://imho.run/games/3021100/five-hearts-under-one-roof) — Shares branching narrative with Date Z. 2,046 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3021100/)
2. [Arcadia Fallen](https://imho.run/games/1174640/arcadia-fallen) — Also Comic Book and Text-Based, like Date Z. 364 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1174640/)
3. [Hooked on You: A Dead by Daylight Dating Sim™](https://imho.run/games/1866180/hooked-on-you-a-dead-by-daylight-dating-sim) — Also Text-Based and Dating Sim, like Date Z. 3,440 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1866180/)
4. [Suicide Countdown: 7 Days](https://imho.run/games/1528130/suicide-countdown-7-days) — A frequent pick in Date Z players' libraries, and another RPG. 84 Steam reviews, 88% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1528130/)
5. [Henchman Story](https://imho.run/games/1449510/henchman-story) — Shares romance systems with Date Z. 247 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1449510/)
6. [Cabernet](https://imho.run/games/2401410/cabernet) — Shares romance systems and branching narrative with Date Z. 1,198 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2401410/)
7. [Game of Fate: Chasing Through Time](https://imho.run/games/2963550/game-of-fate-chasing-through-time) — Shares investigation and branching narrative with Date Z. 75 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2963550/)
8. [Werewolf: The Apocalypse — Heart of the Forest](https://imho.run/games/1342620/werewolf-the-apocalypse-heart-of-the-forest) — Also Narration and Text-Based, like Date Z. 594 Steam reviews, 83% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1342620/)
9. [Expelled!](https://imho.run/games/2963890/expelled) — Also Comic Book and Choose Your Own Adventure, like Date Z. 177 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2963890/)
10. [Bewitching Sinners](https://imho.run/games/2615670/bewitching-sinners) — Also Comic Book and Dating Sim, like Date Z. 281 Steam reviews, 98% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2615670/)
11. [Love is All Around: Echoes of Yesterday](https://imho.run/games/3099660/love-is-all-around-echoes-of-yesterday) — Also Dating Sim and Choose Your Own Adventure, like Date Z. 90 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3099660/)
12. [I Just Want to be Single!! Season One](https://imho.run/games/1703610/i-just-want-to-be-single-season-one) — Also Narrative and Text-Based, like Date Z. 225 Steam reviews, 82% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1703610/)
13. [Scarlet Hollow](https://imho.run/games/1609230/scarlet-hollow) — Also Narrative and Dating Sim, like Date Z. 3,657 Steam reviews, 98% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1609230/)
14. [Fading Hearts](https://imho.run/games/259720/fading-hearts) — Also Dating Sim and Romance, like Date Z. 151 Steam reviews, 61% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/259720/)
15. [Pathologic 3](https://imho.run/games/3199650/pathologic-3) — Shares time loop and branching narrative with Date Z. 994 Steam reviews, 87% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3199650/)
16. [Omen Exitio: Plague](https://imho.run/games/668590/omen-exitio-plague) — Shares choice driven storytelling with Date Z. 192 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/668590/)
17. [Signs of the Sojourner](https://imho.run/games/1058690/signs-of-the-sojourner) — Also Narrative and Text-Based, like Date Z. 149 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1058690/)
18. [Cursed Lands](https://imho.run/games/758320/cursed-lands) — Also Zombies and Dating Sim, like Date Z. 104 Steam reviews, 70% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/758320/)
19. [Heading Out](https://imho.run/games/1640630/heading-out) — Also Narrative and Comic Book, like Date Z. 374 Steam reviews, 70% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1640630/)
20. [I Was a Teenage Exocolonist](https://imho.run/games/1148760/i-was-a-teenage-exocolonist) — Also Dating Sim and Choose Your Own Adventure, like Date Z. 3,777 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1148760/)
21. [Charming Hearts](https://imho.run/games/2817140/charming-hearts) — Shares branching narrative with Date Z. 84 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2817140/)
22. [Wednesdays](https://imho.run/games/2747770/wednesdays) — Also Narration and Comic Book, like Date Z. 88 Steam reviews, 99% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2747770/)
23. [Knowledge, or know Lady](https://imho.run/games/2786680/knowledge-or-know-lady) — A frequent pick in Date Z players' libraries, and another Strategy. 1,097 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2786680/)
24. [Superscout](https://imho.run/games/2862610/superscout) — Shares romance systems and branching narrative with Date Z. 65 Steam reviews, 71% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2862610/)

## 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=1567890&n=20
- Co-op games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1567890&n=20&coop=true
- Free games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1567890&n=20&free=true
- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=1567890
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/1567890
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## About Date Z

"Date Z" - a captivating mix of high school drama, romance, and mystery. As a transfer student, your challenge is to navigate relationships and secure a date by Friday to survive a deadly virus outbreak. Unravel the hidden secrets. Every choice you make counts.

## Game info

- **AppID:** 1567890
- **Developer:** Mass Creation
- **Publisher:** We Dig Games
- **Genres:** Indie, Adventure, RPG, Casual
- **Categories:** Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Cloud, Full controller support, Family Sharing
- **Released:** Aug 30, 2024
- **Free to play:** no
- **Platforms:** windows, mac, linux

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/1567890/date-z)
- [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1567890&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers
- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1567890/)
- [Personalized recommendations](https://imho.run/) — sign in with Steam or paste a SteamID for a library-aware ranking

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