# Games like Carpe Diem

> The closest matches to Carpe Diem: Everlasting Summer, The Hungry Lamb: Traveling in the Late Ming Dynasty, Frosty Kiss, Trick and Treat - Visual Novel, and ATRI -My Dear Moments-. 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. [Everlasting Summer](https://imho.run/games/331470/everlasting-summer) — Shares multiple endings with Carpe Diem. 5,105 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/331470/)
2. [The Hungry Lamb: Traveling in the Late Ming Dynasty](https://imho.run/games/2593370/the-hungry-lamb-traveling-in-the-late-ming-dynasty) — Shares choice driven narrative and multiple endings with Carpe Diem. 679 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2593370/)
3. [Frosty Kiss](https://imho.run/games/431540/frosty-kiss) — Also Short and Dating Sim, like Carpe Diem. 329 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/431540/)
4. [Trick and Treat - Visual Novel](https://imho.run/games/555210/trick-and-treat-visual-novel) — Also Dating Sim and Romance, like Carpe Diem. 1,414 Steam reviews, 85% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/555210/)
5. [ATRI -My Dear Moments-](https://imho.run/games/1230140/atri-my-dear-moments-) — A frequent pick in Carpe Diem players' libraries, and another Adventure. 914 Steam reviews, 98% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1230140/)
6. [家有大貓 Nekojishi](https://imho.run/games/570840/nekojishi) — A frequent pick in Carpe Diem players' libraries, and another Indie. 1,806 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/570840/)
7. [Sumire](https://imho.run/games/1335230/sumire) — Shares choice driven narrative with Carpe Diem. 347 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1335230/)
8. [Eternal Hour: Golden Hour](https://imho.run/games/734910/eternal-hour-golden-hour) — Also Short and Romance, like Carpe Diem. 455 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/734910/)
9. [Cabernet](https://imho.run/games/2401410/cabernet) — A frequent pick in Carpe Diem players' libraries, and another RPG. 1,198 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2401410/)
10. [Love at First Sight](https://imho.run/games/353330/love-at-first-sight) — Also Short and Dating Sim, like Carpe Diem. 611 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/353330/)
11. [Angels with Scaly Wings™ / 鱗羽の天使](https://imho.run/games/571880/angels-with-scaly-wings) — Also Dating Sim, like Carpe Diem. 1,149 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/571880/)
12. [YOU and ME and HER: A Love Story](https://imho.run/games/1293820/you-and-me-and-her-a-love-story) — Shares multiple endings with Carpe Diem. 1,973 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1293820/)
13. [Gaokao.Love.100Days](https://imho.run/games/347620/gaokao-love-100days) — Shares multiple endings with Carpe Diem. 194 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/347620/)
14. [CLANNAD](https://imho.run/games/324160/clannad) — Also Dating Sim and Romance, like Carpe Diem. 1,961 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/324160/)
15. [Our End of the World](https://imho.run/games/703700/our-end-of-the-world) — Shares multiple endings with Carpe Diem. 62 Steam reviews, 82% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/703700/)
16. [Dal Segno](https://imho.run/games/638930/dal-segno) — Shares multiple endings with Carpe Diem. 61 Steam reviews, 85% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/638930/)
17. [Tomoyo After ~It's a Wonderful Life~ English Edition](https://imho.run/games/462990/tomoyo-after-it-s-a-wonderful-life-english-edition) — Also Romance, like Carpe Diem. 306 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/462990/)
18. [Doki Doki Literature Club Plus!](https://imho.run/games/1388880/doki-doki-literature-club-plus) — Also Dating Sim and Romance, like Carpe Diem. 10,428 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1388880/)
19. [The NOexistenceN of you AND me](https://imho.run/games/2873080/the-noexistencen-of-you-and-me) — Shares choice driven narrative and multiple endings with Carpe Diem. 4,781 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2873080/)
20. [Carpe Diem: Reboot](https://imho.run/games/686760/carpe-diem-reboot) — Shares choice driven narrative and multiple endings with Carpe Diem. 76 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/686760/)
21. [DATE A LIVE: Rio Reincarnation](https://imho.run/games/1047440/date-a-live-rio-reincarnation) — A frequent pick in Carpe Diem players' libraries, and another Simulation. 617 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1047440/)
22. [Crimson Gray](https://imho.run/games/655770/crimson-gray) — Shares choice driven narrative with Carpe Diem. 326 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/655770/)
23. [a new life.](https://imho.run/games/1297160/a-new-life) — Shares multiple endings with Carpe Diem. 1,322 Steam reviews, 98% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1297160/)
24. [Tricolour Lovestory](https://imho.run/games/668630/tricolour-lovestory) — Also Dating Sim and Romance, like Carpe Diem. 800 Steam reviews, 77% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/668630/)

## Machine-readable

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## About Carpe Diem

Carpe Diem is a 2015 visual novel from Moonlit Works that presents players with a single day of decisions and their consequences. The free-to-play indie title employs choice-driven narrative mechanics with multiple endings, using time-pressure to create genuine stakes around player decisions. Reviewers highlight how the game's single-day structure forces urgency, while players describe the experience as contemplative, emotional, and poignant, with existential themes resonating deeply throughout. An achievement in the game mirrors its core question, and players note emotional gut-punch endings that reward replaying to explore different paths. With an 88 percent positive rating from over 3,200 Steam reviews, the short-form dating sim focuses on how small moments shape larger outcomes.

## Game info

- **AppID:** 423880
- **Developer:** Moonlit Works
- **Publisher:** Moonlit Works
- **Genres:** Indie, Free To Play, Casual
- **Categories:** Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Cloud
- **Released:** Nov 30, 2015
- **Free to play:** yes
- **Platforms:** windows, mac, linux

## Links

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- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/423880/)
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