# Games like Cabernet

> The closest matches to Cabernet: Vampire Therapist, Ambition: A Minuet in Power, Slay the Princess — The Pristine Cut, Scarlet Hollow, and I Was a Teenage Exocolonist. 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. [Vampire Therapist](https://imho.run/games/2481020/vampire-therapist) — Shares quick time events and relationship building with Cabernet. 759 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2481020/)
2. [Ambition: A Minuet in Power](https://imho.run/games/949200/ambition-a-minuet-in-power) — Shares romance systems and time management with Cabernet. 290 Steam reviews, 85% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/949200/)
3. [Slay the Princess — The Pristine Cut](https://imho.run/games/1989270/slay-the-princess-the-pristine-cut) — Shares branching narrative with Cabernet. 21,995 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1989270/)
4. [Scarlet Hollow](https://imho.run/games/1609230/scarlet-hollow) — Also Dating Sim and Dark Fantasy, like Cabernet. 3,657 Steam reviews, 98% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1609230/)
5. [I Was a Teenage Exocolonist](https://imho.run/games/1148760/i-was-a-teenage-exocolonist) — Shares time management and multiple endings with Cabernet. 3,777 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1148760/)
6. [Vampyr](https://imho.run/games/427290/vampyr) — Also Vampire and Dark Fantasy, like Cabernet. 8,805 Steam reviews, 77% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/427290/)
7. [Fledgling Manor](https://imho.run/games/3238510/fledgling-manor) — Shares romance systems and branching narrative with Cabernet. 141 Steam reviews, 99% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3238510/)
8. [Demonheart: The Cursed Trial](https://imho.run/games/2364560/demonheart-the-cursed-trial) — Shares romance systems and relationship building with Cabernet. 68 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2364560/)
9. [Sultan's Game](https://imho.run/games/3117820/sultan-s-game) — Shares time management and dialogue choices with Cabernet. 1,233 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3117820/)
10. [Winds of Change](https://imho.run/games/594130/winds-of-change) — Shares branching narrative and multiple endings with Cabernet. 476 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/594130/)
11. [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 dialogue choices with Cabernet. 679 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2593370/)
12. [Ballads at Midnight](https://imho.run/games/1967870/ballads-at-midnight) — Also Vampire and Dating Sim, like Cabernet. 352 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1967870/)
13. [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 Cabernet. 90 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3099660/)
14. [Angels with Scaly Wings™ / 鱗羽の天使](https://imho.run/games/571880/angels-with-scaly-wings) — Shares relationship building and multiple endings with Cabernet. 1,149 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/571880/)
15. [Five Hearts Under One Roof](https://imho.run/games/3021100/five-hearts-under-one-roof) — Shares relationship building and branching narrative with Cabernet. 2,046 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3021100/)
16. [Road to Empress I](https://imho.run/games/3478050/road-to-empress-i) — Also Dating Sim, like Cabernet. 1,360 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3478050/)
17. [Charming Hearts](https://imho.run/games/2817140/charming-hearts) — A frequent pick in Cabernet players' libraries, and another RPG. 84 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2817140/)
18. [SAEKO: Giantess Dating Sim](https://imho.run/games/2492120/saeko-giantess-dating-sim) — Shares relationship building and time management with Cabernet. 296 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2492120/)
19. [Cursed Lands](https://imho.run/games/758320/cursed-lands) — Shares romance systems and time management with Cabernet. 104 Steam reviews, 70% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/758320/)
20. [The Life and Suffering of Sir Brante](https://imho.run/games/1272160/the-life-and-suffering-of-sir-brante) — Also Choose Your Own Adventure and Dark Fantasy, like Cabernet. 2,670 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1272160/)
21. [Cinders](https://imho.run/games/293680/cinders) — A frequent pick in Cabernet players' libraries, and another Indie. 427 Steam reviews, 87% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/293680/)
22. [Cage of Roses](https://imho.run/games/2993720/cage-of-roses) — Shares dialogue choices and multiple endings with Cabernet. 143 Steam reviews, 88% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2993720/)
23. [Arcadia Fallen](https://imho.run/games/1174640/arcadia-fallen) — Shares dialogue choices with Cabernet. 364 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1174640/)
24. [Sigh of the Abyss](https://imho.run/games/2025310/sigh-of-the-abyss) — Also Choose Your Own Adventure and Romance, like Cabernet. 123 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2025310/)

## 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=2401410&n=20
- Co-op games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=2401410&n=20&coop=true
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- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=2401410
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/2401410
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## About Cabernet

Cabernet is a narrative RPG set in a 19th century Eastern European-inspired world, developed by Party for Introverts and published by Akupara Games. Players guide Liza, a newly turned vampire navigating her unlife among townsfolk, with the game featuring branching dialogue choices, character progression, and moral decisions that shape the story's multiple endings. The mechanics include exploration, vampire abilities like transforming into a bat, and relationship-building with romance options for multiple love interests. Reviewers highlight the beautiful hand-drawn art and atmospheric piano soundtrack, praising how choices genuinely impact the narrative. The game blends gothic horror with dark fantasy and Eastern European folklore, earning a 95% positive rating from over 1,100 Steam reviews. Cabernet released in 2025 at $19.99 and runs as Playable on Steam Deck.

## Game info

- **AppID:** 2401410
- **Developer:** Party for Introverts
- **Publisher:** Akupara Games
- **Genres:** Indie, Adventure, Simulation, RPG
- **Categories:** Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Cloud, Full controller support, Steam Trading Cards, Family Sharing, Custom Volume Controls, Playable without Timed Input
- **Released:** Feb 20, 2025
- **Free to play:** no
- **Metacritic:** 88
- **Platforms:** windows

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/2401410/cabernet)
- [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=2401410&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers
- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2401410/)
- [Personalized recommendations](https://imho.run/) — sign in with Steam or paste a SteamID for a library-aware ranking

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