# Games like Fading Afternoon

> The closest matches to Fading Afternoon: The friends of Ringo Ishikawa, Yakuza 0, The Legend of Tianding, 9 Monkeys of Shaolin, and Path of Kung Fu. 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. [The friends of Ringo Ishikawa](https://imho.run/games/846110/the-friends-of-ringo-ishikawa) — Also Martial Arts and Beat 'em up, like Fading Afternoon. 494 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/846110/)
2. [Yakuza 0](https://imho.run/games/638970/yakuza-0) — Also Beat 'em up, like Fading Afternoon. 37,833 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/638970/)
3. [The Legend of Tianding](https://imho.run/games/1406850/the-legend-of-tianding) — A frequent pick in Fading Afternoon players' libraries, and another RPG. 309 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1406850/)
4. [9 Monkeys of Shaolin](https://imho.run/games/739080/9-monkeys-of-shaolin) — Also Martial Arts and Beat 'em up, like Fading Afternoon. 200 Steam reviews, 84% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/739080/)
5. [Path of Kung Fu](https://imho.run/games/2361680/path-of-kung-fu) — Also Martial Arts and Beat 'em up, like Fading Afternoon. 137 Steam reviews, 64% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2361680/)
6. [Shenmue III](https://imho.run/games/878670/shenmue-iii) — Shares mini games with Fading Afternoon. 454 Steam reviews, 74% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/878670/)
7. [龙胤立志传](https://imho.run/games/3202030/game) — Shares time management and mini games with Fading Afternoon. 89 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3202030/)
8. [Arrest of a stone Buddha](https://imho.run/games/1151120/arrest-of-a-stone-buddha) — Shares time management with Fading Afternoon. 124 Steam reviews, 73% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1151120/)
9. [Back to the Dawn](https://imho.run/games/1735700/back-to-the-dawn) — A frequent pick in Fading Afternoon players' libraries, and another Strategy. 1,201 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1735700/)
10. [Sleeping Dogs: Definitive Edition](https://imho.run/games/307690/sleeping-dogs-definitive-edition) — Also Martial Arts, like Fading Afternoon. 29,085 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/307690/)
11. [Way of the Samurai 3](https://imho.run/games/427510/way-of-the-samurai-3) — Shares mini games and multiple endings with Fading Afternoon. 510 Steam reviews, 81% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/427510/)
12. [The Hungry Lamb: Traveling in the Late Ming Dynasty](https://imho.run/games/2593370/the-hungry-lamb-traveling-in-the-late-ming-dynasty) — Shares branching narrative and multiple endings with Fading Afternoon. 679 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2593370/)
13. [Sifu](https://imho.run/games/2138710/sifu) — A frequent pick in Fading Afternoon players' libraries, and another Action. 7,577 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2138710/)
14. [The Matchless Kungfu](https://imho.run/games/1696440/the-matchless-kungfu) — Also Martial Arts, like Fading Afternoon. 1,318 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1696440/)
15. [Cabernet](https://imho.run/games/2401410/cabernet) — Shares time management and branching narrative with Fading Afternoon. 1,198 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2401410/)
16. [Midnight Fight Express](https://imho.run/games/1390410/midnight-fight-express) — Also Martial Arts and Beat 'em up, like Fading Afternoon. 1,184 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1390410/)
17. [Disco Elysium - The Final Cut](https://imho.run/games/632470/disco-elysium-the-final-cut) — Shares branching narrative with Fading Afternoon. 55,782 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/632470/)
18. [Hero's Adventure: Road to Passion](https://imho.run/games/1948980/hero-s-adventure-road-to-passion) — Shares multiple endings with Fading Afternoon. 1,922 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1948980/)
19. [The Scroll Of Taiwu](https://imho.run/games/838350/the-scroll-of-taiwu) — Also Martial Arts, like Fading Afternoon. 700 Steam reviews, 75% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/838350/)
20. [Road to Empress I](https://imho.run/games/3478050/road-to-empress-i) — Shares branching narrative and multiple endings with Fading Afternoon. 1,360 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3478050/)
21. [My Time at Portia](https://imho.run/games/666140/my-time-at-portia) — Also Life Sim, like Fading Afternoon. 12,030 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/666140/)
22. [Kynseed](https://imho.run/games/758870/kynseed) — Also Life Sim, like Fading Afternoon. 2,516 Steam reviews, 82% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/758870/)
23. [Meifumado](https://imho.run/games/1954130/meifumado) — Also Martial Arts, like Fading Afternoon. 63 Steam reviews, 62% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1954130/)
24. [Rise of the Ronin](https://imho.run/games/1340990/rise-of-the-ronin) — Same atmospheric mood as Fading Afternoon. 2,235 Steam reviews, 69% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1340990/)

## 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=1687000&n=20
- Co-op games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1687000&n=20&coop=true
- Free games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1687000&n=20&free=true
- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=1687000
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/1687000
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## About Fading Afternoon

Seiji Maruyama is a middle-aged yakuza recently released from prison. Known as "Gozuki" (one of the demon generals from Buddhist mythology) he is the power that his oyabun counts on. But there is one thing his aniki is not taking into account: Maruyama is getting old.

## Game info

- **AppID:** 1687000
- **Developer:** yeo
- **Publisher:** yeo, IndieArk
- **Genres:** Action, Indie, Adventure, RPG
- **Categories:** Stats, Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Cloud, Steam Leaderboards, Full controller support, Family Sharing
- **Released:** Sep 14, 2023
- **Free to play:** no
- **Platforms:** windows

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/1687000/fading-afternoon)
- [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1687000&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers
- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1687000/)
- [Personalized recommendations](https://imho.run/) — sign in with Steam or paste a SteamID for a library-aware ranking

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