# Games like 深夜閲覧 Midnight Reading：Showa Echoes

> The closest matches to 深夜閲覧 Midnight Reading：Showa Echoes: Stories Untold, Slay the Princess — The Pristine Cut, PARANORMASIGHT: The Seven Mysteries of Honjo, Scarlet Hollow, and Cabernet. 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. [Stories Untold](https://imho.run/games/558420/stories-untold) — Also 1980s and Text-Based, like 深夜閲覧 Midnight Reading：Showa Echoes. 3,201 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/558420/)
2. [Slay the Princess — The Pristine Cut](https://imho.run/games/1989270/slay-the-princess-the-pristine-cut) — Also Choose Your Own Adventure, like 深夜閲覧 Midnight Reading：Showa Echoes. 21,995 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1989270/)
3. [PARANORMASIGHT: The Seven Mysteries of Honjo](https://imho.run/games/2106840/paranormasight-the-seven-mysteries-of-honjo) — A frequent pick in 深夜閲覧 Midnight Reading：Showa Echoes players' libraries, and another RPG. 1,719 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2106840/)
4. [Scarlet Hollow](https://imho.run/games/1609230/scarlet-hollow) — A frequent pick in 深夜閲覧 Midnight Reading：Showa Echoes players' libraries, and another RPG. 3,657 Steam reviews, 98% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1609230/)
5. [Cabernet](https://imho.run/games/2401410/cabernet) — Also Choose Your Own Adventure, like 深夜閲覧 Midnight Reading：Showa Echoes. 1,198 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2401410/)
6. [The Infectious Madness of Doctor Dekker](https://imho.run/games/545540/the-infectious-madness-of-doctor-dekker) — Also Psychological, like 深夜閲覧 Midnight Reading：Showa Echoes. 453 Steam reviews, 83% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/545540/)
7. [Static Dread: The Lighthouse](https://imho.run/games/3298940/static-dread-the-lighthouse) — A frequent pick in 深夜閲覧 Midnight Reading：Showa Echoes players' libraries, and another Action. 356 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3298940/)
8. [BAD END](https://imho.run/games/415850/bad-end) — Also Psychological and Choose Your Own Adventure, like 深夜閲覧 Midnight Reading：Showa Echoes. 198 Steam reviews, 82% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/415850/)
9. [The Innsmouth Case](https://imho.run/games/1231950/the-innsmouth-case) — Also Text-Based and Choose Your Own Adventure, like 深夜閲覧 Midnight Reading：Showa Echoes. 87 Steam reviews, 62% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1231950/)
10. [Heart of the Forest](https://imho.run/games/3274320/heart-of-the-forest) — A frequent pick in 深夜閲覧 Midnight Reading：Showa Echoes players' libraries, and another Indie. 58 Steam reviews, 72% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3274320/)
11. [Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk](https://imho.run/games/1392820/milk-inside-a-bag-of-milk-inside-a-bag-of-milk) — Also Psychological and Text-Based, like 深夜閲覧 Midnight Reading：Showa Echoes. 14,083 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1392820/)
12. [Dark Nights with Poe and Munro](https://imho.run/games/1098170/dark-nights-with-poe-and-munro) — Also Choose Your Own Adventure, like 深夜閲覧 Midnight Reading：Showa Echoes. 248 Steam reviews, 80% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1098170/)
13. [outside the door](https://imho.run/games/2680680/outside-the-door) — Also Psychological, like 深夜閲覧 Midnight Reading：Showa Echoes. 76 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2680680/)
14. [Corpse Party](https://imho.run/games/251270/corpse-party) — A frequent pick in 深夜閲覧 Midnight Reading：Showa Echoes players' libraries, and another RPG. 906 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/251270/)
15. [The Test](https://imho.run/games/1241510/the-test) — Also Psychological and Choose Your Own Adventure, like 深夜閲覧 Midnight Reading：Showa Echoes. 18,549 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1241510/)
16. [Milk outside a bag of milk outside a bag of milk](https://imho.run/games/1604000/milk-outside-a-bag-of-milk-outside-a-bag-of-milk) — Also Psychological and Text-Based, like 深夜閲覧 Midnight Reading：Showa Echoes. 7,790 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1604000/)
17. [Arcadia Fallen](https://imho.run/games/1174640/arcadia-fallen) — Also Text-Based and Choose Your Own Adventure, like 深夜閲覧 Midnight Reading：Showa Echoes. 364 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1174640/)
18. [STAY](https://imho.run/games/753230/stay) — Also Psychological and Choose Your Own Adventure, like 深夜閲覧 Midnight Reading：Showa Echoes. 89 Steam reviews, 72% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/753230/)
19. [Emily is Away Too](https://imho.run/games/523780/emily-is-away-too) — Also Text-Based, like 深夜閲覧 Midnight Reading：Showa Echoes. 3,889 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/523780/)
20. [Trash Horror Collection](https://imho.run/games/2017370/trash-horror-collection) — Also 1980s and Choose Your Own Adventure, like 深夜閲覧 Midnight Reading：Showa Echoes. 205 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2017370/)
21. [Run TavernQuest](https://imho.run/games/808610/run-tavernquest) — Also 1980s and Text-Based, like 深夜閲覧 Midnight Reading：Showa Echoes. 106 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/808610/)
22. [CONSCRIPT: Director’s Cut](https://imho.run/games/1286990/conscript-director-s-cut) — A frequent pick in 深夜閲覧 Midnight Reading：Showa Echoes players' libraries, and another Action. 1,215 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1286990/)
23. [KinitoPET](https://imho.run/games/2075070/kinitopet) — Also Psychological, like 深夜閲覧 Midnight Reading：Showa Echoes. 8,851 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2075070/)
24. [NEEDY STREAMER OVERLOAD](https://imho.run/games/1451940/needy-streamer-overload) — Also Psychological and Choose Your Own Adventure, like 深夜閲覧 Midnight Reading：Showa Echoes. 16,623 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1451940/)

## 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=5082020&n=20
- Co-op games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=5082020&n=20&coop=true
- Free games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=5082020&n=20&free=true
- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=5082020
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/5082020
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## About 深夜閲覧 Midnight Reading：Showa Echoes

Midnight Reading is a short horror adventure set in a Showa-era Japanese school. As a library committee member, search for overdue books. Read, return, and make choices as the story branches into three routes and a True Route.

## Game info

- **AppID:** 5082020
- **Developer:** ZipanGames
- **Publisher:** ZipanGames
- **Genres:** Indie, Adventure
- **Categories:** Single-player, Family Sharing, Playable without Timed Input, Keyboard Only Option, Mouse Only Option, #category_playable_at_your_own_pace
- **Released:** Mar 3, 2027
- **Free to play:** no
- **Platforms:** windows

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/5082020/midnight-reading-showa-echoes)
- [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=5082020&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers
- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/5082020/)
- [Personalized recommendations](https://imho.run/) — sign in with Steam or paste a SteamID for a library-aware ranking

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