# Games like Hatoful Boyfriend

> The closest matches to Hatoful Boyfriend: Hatoful Boyfriend: Holiday Star, Aviary Attorney, Purrfect Date - Visual Novel/Dating Simulator, Cabernet, and Band Camp Boyfriend. 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. [Hatoful Boyfriend: Holiday Star](https://imho.run/games/377080/hatoful-boyfriend-holiday-star) — Also Birds and Otome, like Hatoful Boyfriend. 348 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/377080/)
2. [Aviary Attorney](https://imho.run/games/384630/aviary-attorney) — Shares multiple endings with Hatoful Boyfriend. 943 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/384630/)
3. [Purrfect Date - Visual Novel/Dating Simulator](https://imho.run/games/520600/purrfect-date-visual-novel-dating-simulator) — Also Dating Sim and Romance, like Hatoful Boyfriend. 142 Steam reviews, 80% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/520600/)
4. [Cabernet](https://imho.run/games/2401410/cabernet) — A frequent pick in Hatoful Boyfriend players' libraries, and another RPG. 1,198 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2401410/)
5. [Band Camp Boyfriend](https://imho.run/games/1972050/band-camp-boyfriend) — Also Otome and Dating Sim, like Hatoful Boyfriend. 105 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1972050/)
6. [Irotoridori No Sekai HD - The Colorful World](https://imho.run/games/2591380/irotoridori-no-sekai-hd-the-colorful-world) — Shares narrative branching and multiple endings with Hatoful Boyfriend. 65 Steam reviews, 98% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2591380/)
7. [Dream Daddy: A Dad Dating Simulator](https://imho.run/games/654880/dream-daddy-a-dad-dating-simulator) — Shares dating sim routes with Hatoful Boyfriend. 4,623 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/654880/)
8. [Animal Lover](https://imho.run/games/542200/animal-lover) — A frequent pick in Hatoful Boyfriend players' libraries, and another Indie. 103 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/542200/)
9. [Roommates](https://imho.run/games/317300/roommates) — Also Otome and Dating Sim, like Hatoful Boyfriend. 89 Steam reviews, 73% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/317300/)
10. [Raptor Boyfriend: A High School Romance](https://imho.run/games/1273080/raptor-boyfriend-a-high-school-romance) — Also Dating Sim and Romance, like Hatoful Boyfriend. 106 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1273080/)
11. [Lost in Secular Love](https://imho.run/games/520850/lost-in-secular-love) — Also Otome and Dating Sim, like Hatoful Boyfriend. 97 Steam reviews, 88% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/520850/)
12. [SoulSet](https://imho.run/games/589860/soulset) — Shares multiple endings with Hatoful Boyfriend. 124 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/589860/)
13. [Knowledge, or know Lady](https://imho.run/games/2786680/knowledge-or-know-lady) — A frequent pick in Hatoful Boyfriend players' libraries, and another Strategy. 1,097 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2786680/)
14. [Hustle Cat](https://imho.run/games/453340/hustle-cat) — Also Otome and Dating Sim, like Hatoful Boyfriend. 937 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/453340/)
15. [Amnesia™: Memories](https://imho.run/games/359390/amnesia-memories) — A frequent pick in Hatoful Boyfriend players' libraries, and another Adventure. 2,143 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/359390/)
16. [CLANNAD](https://imho.run/games/324160/clannad) — Also Dating Sim and Romance, like Hatoful Boyfriend. 1,961 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/324160/)
17. [Highschool Romance](https://imho.run/games/398100/highschool-romance) — Shares multiple endings with Hatoful Boyfriend. 353 Steam reviews, 80% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/398100/)
18. [Blood Code](https://imho.run/games/386480/blood-code) — Also Otome and Dating Sim, like Hatoful Boyfriend. 256 Steam reviews, 62% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/386480/)
19. [Class of '09: The Re-Up](https://imho.run/games/2318310/class-of-09-the-re-up) — Also Dating Sim, like Hatoful Boyfriend. 3,977 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2318310/)
20. [Arcadia Fallen](https://imho.run/games/1174640/arcadia-fallen) — Also Otome and Dating Sim, like Hatoful Boyfriend. 364 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1174640/)
21. [The Hungry Lamb: Traveling in the Late Ming Dynasty](https://imho.run/games/2593370/the-hungry-lamb-traveling-in-the-late-ming-dynasty) — Shares multiple endings with Hatoful Boyfriend. 679 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2593370/)
22. [Bewitching Sinners](https://imho.run/games/2615670/bewitching-sinners) — Also Otome and Dating Sim, like Hatoful Boyfriend. 281 Steam reviews, 98% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2615670/)
23. [Clover Day's Plus](https://imho.run/games/2430690/clover-day-s-plus) — Shares multiple endings with Hatoful Boyfriend. 58 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2430690/)
24. [Fashioning Little Miss Lonesome](https://imho.run/games/640990/fashioning-little-miss-lonesome) — Shares multiple endings with Hatoful Boyfriend. 238 Steam reviews, 82% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/640990/)

## Machine-readable

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## About Hatoful Boyfriend

Hatoful Boyfriend is an indie visual novel released in 2014, priced at $9.99 USD, that presents itself as a dating simulation set at St. PigeoNation's Institute, a prestigious school for birds. Players navigate multiple routes and branching narratives as they pursue romantic connections with various avian characters. Reviewers highlight how the game subverts dating-sim tropes, with players describing it as blending humor with dark themes seamlessly while characters feel deeply interconnected throughout the story. The title features narrative branching, multiple endings, and world-building that gradually reveals unexpected layers beneath its whimsical premise. The game holds a 95% positive rating from over 4,100 Steam reviews and is marked as playable on Steam Deck.

## Game info

- **AppID:** 310080
- **Developer:** Mediatonic, Hato Moa
- **Publisher:** Epic Games
- **Genres:** Indie, Simulation, Casual
- **Categories:** Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Trading Cards, Family Sharing
- **Released:** Sep 4, 2014
- **Free to play:** no
- **Metacritic:** 68
- **Platforms:** windows

## Links

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- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/310080/)
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