# Games like Backstage Pass

> The closest matches to Backstage Pass: 甜点恋人 / Pastry Lovers, Animal Lover, Voice Love on Air, Always Remember Me, and Dandelion - Wishes brought to you -. 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. [甜点恋人 / Pastry Lovers](https://imho.run/games/568750/pastry-lovers) — Shares stat raising and time management with Backstage Pass. 166 Steam reviews, 76% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/568750/)
2. [Animal Lover](https://imho.run/games/542200/animal-lover) — Also Otome and LGBTQ+, like Backstage Pass. 103 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/542200/)
3. [Voice Love on Air](https://imho.run/games/2321120/voice-love-on-air) — Also LGBTQ+ and Dating Sim, like Backstage Pass. 52 Steam reviews, 77% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2321120/)
4. [Always Remember Me](https://imho.run/games/291030/always-remember-me) — Also Otome and Dating Sim, like Backstage Pass. 113 Steam reviews, 59% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/291030/)
5. [Dandelion - Wishes brought to you -](https://imho.run/games/321290/dandelion-wishes-brought-to-you-) — Shares stat raising with Backstage Pass. 493 Steam reviews, 85% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/321290/)
6. [Mystic Destinies: Serendipity of Aeons](https://imho.run/games/431510/mystic-destinies-serendipity-of-aeons) — Shares seasonal progression and branching narrative with Backstage Pass. 323 Steam reviews, 85% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/431510/)
7. [Hatoful Boyfriend](https://imho.run/games/310080/hatoful-boyfriend) — A frequent pick in Backstage Pass players' libraries, and another Casual. 4,192 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/310080/)
8. [Ambition: A Minuet in Power](https://imho.run/games/949200/ambition-a-minuet-in-power) — Shares time management with Backstage Pass. 290 Steam reviews, 85% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/949200/)
9. [1931: Scheherazade at the Library of Pergamum](https://imho.run/games/334850/1931-scheherazade-at-the-library-of-pergamum) — A frequent pick in Backstage Pass players' libraries, and another RPG. 132 Steam reviews, 71% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/334850/)
10. [Winds of Change](https://imho.run/games/594130/winds-of-change) — Shares branching narrative with Backstage Pass. 476 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/594130/)
11. [Cabernet](https://imho.run/games/2401410/cabernet) — Shares time management and branching narrative with Backstage Pass. 1,198 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2401410/)
12. [Love Is All Around](https://imho.run/games/2322560/love-is-all-around) — Also Dating Sim and Romance, like Backstage Pass. 1,505 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2322560/)
13. [Arcadia Fallen](https://imho.run/games/1174640/arcadia-fallen) — Also Otome and LGBTQ+, like Backstage Pass. 364 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1174640/)
14. [Bewitching Sinners](https://imho.run/games/2615670/bewitching-sinners) — A frequent pick in Backstage Pass players' libraries, and another Indie. 281 Steam reviews, 98% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2615670/)
15. [Magical Diary: Horse Hall](https://imho.run/games/211340/magical-diary-horse-hall) — Shares stat raising with Backstage Pass. 645 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/211340/)
16. [Roommates](https://imho.run/games/317300/roommates) — Also Otome and LGBTQ+, like Backstage Pass. 89 Steam reviews, 73% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/317300/)
17. [Seduce Me 2: The Demon War](https://imho.run/games/461700/seduce-me-2-the-demon-war) — Shares branching narrative with Backstage Pass. 305 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/461700/)
18. [Magical Princess](https://imho.run/games/3562120/magical-princess) — Also Dating Sim, like Backstage Pass. 386 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3562120/)
19. [Blood Code](https://imho.run/games/386480/blood-code) — A frequent pick in Backstage Pass players' libraries, and another Strategy. 256 Steam reviews, 62% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/386480/)
20. [Road to Empress I](https://imho.run/games/3478050/road-to-empress-i) — Shares branching narrative with Backstage Pass. 1,360 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3478050/)
21. [Royal Order](https://imho.run/games/1749010/royal-order) — Shares stat raising with Backstage Pass. 83 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1749010/)
22. [MY DESTINY GIRLS](https://imho.run/games/2766860/my-destiny-girls) — Shares branching narrative with Backstage Pass. 121 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2766860/)
23. [Superscout](https://imho.run/games/2862610/superscout) — Shares branching narrative with Backstage Pass. 65 Steam reviews, 71% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2862610/)
24. [A Little Lily Princess](https://imho.run/games/449250/a-little-lily-princess) — Shares stat raising with Backstage Pass. 224 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/449250/)

## 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=288220&n=20
- Co-op games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=288220&n=20&coop=true
- Free games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=288220&n=20&free=true
- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=288220
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/288220
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## About Backstage Pass

A visual novel/sim game about life, love, and working in the entertainment industry. Play as makeup artist Sian Goodin as she navigates the world of showbiz. Make friends, forge business relationships, and maybe even find romance!

## Game info

- **AppID:** 288220
- **Developer:** sakevisual
- **Publisher:** sakevisual
- **Genres:** Indie, Simulation
- **Categories:** Captions available, Single-player, Steam Trading Cards, Family Sharing
- **Released:** Aug 22, 2016
- **Free to play:** no
- **Platforms:** windows, mac, linux

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/288220/backstage-pass)
- [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=288220&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers
- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/288220/)
- [Personalized recommendations](https://imho.run/) — sign in with Steam or paste a SteamID for a library-aware ranking

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