# Games like The Waters Above: Prelude

> The closest matches to The Waters Above: Prelude: Eternal Hour: Golden Hour, Ne no Kami: The Two Princess Knights of Kyoto, Please Be Happy, UsoNatsu ~The Summer Romance Bloomed From A Lie~, and Highway Blossoms. 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. [Eternal Hour: Golden Hour](https://imho.run/games/734910/eternal-hour-golden-hour) — Also Romance, like The Waters Above: Prelude. 455 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/734910/)
2. [Ne no Kami: The Two Princess Knights of Kyoto](https://imho.run/games/490890/ne-no-kami-the-two-princess-knights-of-kyoto) — Shares yuri romance and kinetic novel with The Waters Above: Prelude. 51 Steam reviews, 73% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/490890/)
3. [Please Be Happy](https://imho.run/games/844670/please-be-happy) — Also LGBTQ+ and Romance, like The Waters Above: Prelude. 289 Steam reviews, 100% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/844670/)
4. [UsoNatsu ~The Summer Romance Bloomed From A Lie~](https://imho.run/games/1575980/usonatsu-the-summer-romance-bloomed-from-a-lie) — Shares kinetic novel with The Waters Above: Prelude. 113 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1575980/)
5. [Highway Blossoms](https://imho.run/games/451760/highway-blossoms) — A frequent pick in The Waters Above: Prelude players' libraries, and another Indie. 952 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/451760/)
6. [Sakura Fantasy](https://imho.run/games/375200/sakura-fantasy) — Shares yuri romance with The Waters Above: Prelude. 425 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/375200/)
7. [Blossoms Bloom Brightest](https://imho.run/games/437720/blossoms-bloom-brightest) — Also LGBTQ+ and Romance, like The Waters Above: Prelude. 132 Steam reviews, 68% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/437720/)
8. [Once on a windswept night](https://imho.run/games/585880/once-on-a-windswept-night) — Also LGBTQ+, like The Waters Above: Prelude. 139 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/585880/)
9. [Voices from the Sea](https://imho.run/games/348620/voices-from-the-sea) — Same melancholic mood as The Waters Above: Prelude. 902 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/348620/)
10. [A Kiss For The Petals - Remembering How We Met](https://imho.run/games/397270/a-kiss-for-the-petals-remembering-how-we-met) — A frequent pick in The Waters Above: Prelude players' libraries, and another Adventure. 352 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/397270/)
11. [Arcadia Fallen](https://imho.run/games/1174640/arcadia-fallen) — A frequent pick in The Waters Above: Prelude players' libraries, and another RPG. 364 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1174640/)
12. [SeaBed](https://imho.run/games/583090/seabed) — Also LGBTQ+ and Romance, like The Waters Above: Prelude. 150 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/583090/)
13. [her tears were my light](https://imho.run/games/2112520/her-tears-were-my-light) — A frequent pick in The Waters Above: Prelude players' libraries, and another Simulation. 345 Steam reviews, 100% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2112520/)
14. [Sakura Cupid](https://imho.run/games/733740/sakura-cupid) — Shares yuri romance with The Waters Above: Prelude. 99 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/733740/)
15. [OshiRabu: Waifus Over Husbandos ~Love･or･die~](https://imho.run/games/1644150/oshirabu-waifus-over-husbandos-love-or-die) — Also LGBTQ+ and Romance, like The Waters Above: Prelude. 57 Steam reviews, 98% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1644150/)
16. [Ame no Marginal -Rain Marginal-](https://imho.run/games/348950/ame-no-marginal-rain-marginal-) — Shares kinetic novel with The Waters Above: Prelude. 76 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/348950/)
17. [Analogue: A Hate Story](https://imho.run/games/209370/analogue-a-hate-story) — Also LGBTQ+ and Romance, like The Waters Above: Prelude. 1,271 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/209370/)
18. [Sepia Tears](https://imho.run/games/429300/sepia-tears) — Also Romance, like The Waters Above: Prelude. 621 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/429300/)
19. [Elisa: The Innkeeper - Prequel](https://imho.run/games/472680/elisa-the-innkeeper-prequel) — Also Romance, like The Waters Above: Prelude. 402 Steam reviews, 75% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/472680/)
20. [Adolescent Santa Claus](https://imho.run/games/628730/adolescent-santa-claus) — Same atmospheric mood as The Waters Above: Prelude. 515 Steam reviews, 78% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/628730/)
21. [planetarian: Snow Globe](https://imho.run/games/2983350/planetarian-snow-globe) — Shares kinetic novel with The Waters Above: Prelude. 53 Steam reviews, 87% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2983350/)
22. [Starlight Vega](https://imho.run/games/377690/starlight-vega) — Also LGBTQ+ and Romance, like The Waters Above: Prelude. 175 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/377690/)
23. [Stella of The End](https://imho.run/games/2510770/stella-of-the-end) — Shares kinetic novel with The Waters Above: Prelude. 344 Steam reviews, 98% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2510770/)
24. [An Octave Higher](https://imho.run/games/352780/an-octave-higher) — Same atmospheric mood as The Waters Above: Prelude. 212 Steam reviews, 80% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/352780/)

## 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=885650&n=20
- Co-op games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=885650&n=20&coop=true
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- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=885650
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/885650
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## About The Waters Above: Prelude

A yuri kinetic novel about sea nymphs who tend to the stars. The Waters Above: Prelude is a free prequel to The Waters Above.

## Game info

- **AppID:** 885650
- **Developer:** Studio Élan
- **Publisher:** Sekai Project
- **Genres:** Casual
- **Categories:** Single-player
- **Released:** Jun 27, 2018
- **Free to play:** yes
- **Platforms:** windows, mac, linux

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/885650/the-waters-above-prelude)
- [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=885650&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers
- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/885650/)
- [Personalized recommendations](https://imho.run/) — sign in with Steam or paste a SteamID for a library-aware ranking

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