Computed from player tags · Not ranked by quality
24 games like Clannad (2026)
Every game below overlaps with Clannad on things players said about it rather than on our opinion of what feels alike. Each entry shows what it matched on, so you can throw out the ones matching on the part you did not care about.
The short version
- Closest match: The Fruit of Grisaia, which both horror, psychological, story-rich and relaxing.
- Clannad is tagged Visual Novel, Anime, Story Rich, Romance, Drama, Great Soundtrack, Multiple Endings, Dating Sim by Steam players. Those tags are what the matching runs on.
- 24 games qualify, each with at least fifty player reviews behind its sentiment figure.
- 2 are free to download, so you can test the resemblance yourself at no cost.
- 3 are from the same studio: Rewrite, Kanon, Air.
How these were matched
Steam tags carry the most weight, because players apply them and they describe how a game feels rather than how it was filed. Souls-like, Atmospheric and Cozy exist as tags and as nothing else, which is exactly the vocabulary this question needs. Formal genres count for less, themes and a shared studio for more.
Tags carried by more than a third of the catalogue are thrown out before matching. Nearly everything is tagged Singleplayer, so matching on it is matching on nothing. That cutoff is computed from the catalogue rather than fixed, so it moves as the catalogue grows.
All 24, closest first
- 1
The Fruit of Grisaia
Why it matched: both horror, psychological, story-rich and relaxing; shares 12 player tags including Visual Novel, Anime and Story Rich; published by the same company.
SIX FRUITS BARE THEIR FANGS AT THE WORLD. --The academy was their orchard. In this place of learning, protected by high walls from the outside world, there arrived a single young man who'd lost his purpose in life. He'd lost sight of what he wanted to protect.
The Fruit of Grisaia at a glance Released 2015 Studio Front Wing Player sentiment 92% positive of 1,119 Price $39.99 Visual NovelAnimeStory RichMultiple EndingsRomanceComedyDating SimCute
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Steins;Gate
Why it matched: both horror, psychological, story-rich, atmospheric and relaxing; shares 10 player tags including Visual Novel, Story Rich and Anime.
Developed by 5pb. and Nitroplus, STEINS;GATE was awarded Famitsu magazine's coveted annual Game of Excellence award and was voted one of the most emotionally charged “tear-inducing games” ever made, in a Famitsu poll. It is a gripping and moving Visual Novel, which has already spawned manga and anime adaptations.
Steins;Gate at a glance Released 2009 Studio 5pb. Inc. Player sentiment 97% positive of 26,892 Price $29.99 Visual NovelStory RichAnimeGreat SoundtrackMultiple EndingsChoices MatterRomancePsychological Horror
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Rewrite
Why it matched: made by the same studio, Key; both story-rich, atmospheric and relaxing; shares 11 player tags including Visual Novel, Anime and Casual.
In this city built upon the ideal coexistence of civilization and the environment, Tennouji Kotarou spends his days with his friends, Kanbe Kotori and Yoshino Haruhiko. In this peaceful city, a tumultuous event shakes the foundations of Kazamatsuri once a year.
Rewrite at a glance Released 2011 Studio Key Player sentiment 95% positive of 783 Price $49.99 Visual NovelAnimeCasualDating Sim2DComedyDramaRomance
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Kanon
Why it matched: made by the same studio, Key; both story-rich and relaxing; shares 12 player tags including Casual, Visual Novel and Dating Sim.
A tale of small miracles in a snow-covered town— Kanon, the very first game from visual novel studio Key, is now available on Steam! Now featuring HD visuals and full voice support! (The protagonist is only voiced in certain scenes.)
Kanon at a glance Released 1999 Studio Key Player sentiment 98% positive of 478 Price $29.99 CasualVisual NovelDating Sim2DCuteAnimeDramaRomance
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Air
Why it matched: made by the same studio, Key; both story-rich and relaxing; shares 11 player tags including Casual, Visual Novel and Dating Sim; released around the same time (2000).
Summer stretches on endlessly. Beneath the vast blue sky. Beneath the air in which she awaits— AIR, the second game released by visual novel studio Key, is now available on Steam! Now featuring the side story novel, "First Sky Chapter" and full voice support!
Air at a glance Released 2000 Studio Key Player sentiment 98% positive of 848 Price $29.99 CasualVisual NovelDating Sim2DCuteAnimeDramaRomance
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Muv-Luv
Why it matched: both horror, psychological, story-rich and relaxing; shares 10 player tags including Visual Novel, Anime and Romance; released around the same time (2003).
One of the most highly-acclaimed visual novel series arrives on Steam, newly revamped and officially in English! An interdimensional love story that takes high school romance on a roller-coaster ride through the depths of despair, culminating in a sci-fi grand finale of epic proportions.
Muv-Luv at a glance Released 2003 Studio âge Player sentiment 93% positive of 2,078 Price $11.99 Visual NovelAnimeRomanceStory RichCuteComedyCasualPsychological Horror
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OneShot
Why it matched: both horror, psychological, story-rich, atmospheric and relaxing; shares 9 player tags including Story Rich, Great Soundtrack and Cute.
OneShot is a surreal top down Puzzle/Adventure game with unique gameplay capabilities. You are to guide a child through a mysterious world on a mission to restore its long-dead sun. The world knows you exist.
OneShot at a glance Released 2016 Studio Future Cat LLC Player sentiment 98% positive of 64,849 Price $9.99 Story RichGreat SoundtrackCuteChoices MatterMultiple Endings2DPsychological HorrorCasual
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Everlasting Summer
Why it matched: both psychological, story-rich and relaxing; shares 12 player tags including Visual Novel, Story Rich and Anime.
Visual novel loved by many – Everlasting Summer – now on Steam!
Everlasting Summer at a glance Released 2014 Studio Soviet Games Player sentiment 94% positive of 78,073 Price Free Visual NovelStory RichAnimeGreat SoundtrackChoices MatterRomanceMultiple Endings2D
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Doki Doki Literature Club Plus!
Why it matched: both horror, psychological, story-rich and relaxing; shares 10 player tags including Psychological Horror, Visual Novel and Anime.
Welcome to the club! Write poems for your crush and experience the terror of school romance in this critically-acclaimed psychological horror story.
Doki Doki Literature Club Plus! at a glance Released 2021 Studio Team Salvato Player sentiment 97% positive of 32,198 Price $14.99 Psychological HorrorVisual NovelAnimeDating SimCuteRomanceStory RichMultiple Endings
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The Hungry Lamb: Traveling in the Late Ming Dynasty
Why it matched: both horror, psychological, story-rich and relaxing; shares 10 player tags including Visual Novel, Multiple Endings and Story Rich.
He is a bandit who sells lives. She is a mute girl seeking revenge. In a famine-ravaged ancient China, a ruthless trafficker escorts four girls to a demon's feast. But when a deadly secret is revealed, a cold transaction turns into a journey of redemption. A dark visual novel about an unlikely bond.
The Hungry Lamb: Traveling in the Late Ming Dynasty at a glance Released 2024 Studio 零创游戏(ZerocreationGame) Player sentiment 94% positive of 59,944 Price $9.99 Visual NovelMultiple EndingsStory RichDating SimAnimeCuteDramaRomance
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Fate/stay night
Why it matched: both horror, psychological and story-rich; shares 10 player tags including Visual Novel, Anime and Story Rich; released around the same time (2004).
Seek the root of the Fate franchise. Return to where it all began.
Fate/stay night at a glance Released 2004 Studio Type‐Moon Player sentiment 96% positive of 4,865 Price $29.99 Visual NovelAnimeStory RichMultiple EndingsEmotional2DChoices MatterGreat Soundtrack
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Doki Doki Literature Club!
Why it matched: both horror, psychological, story-rich and relaxing; shares 9 player tags including Psychological Horror, Visual Novel and Anime.
The Literature Club is full of cute girls! Will you write the way into their heart? This game is not suitable for children or those who are easily disturbed.
Doki Doki Literature Club! at a glance Released 2017 Studio Team Salvato Player sentiment 96% positive of 227,039 Price Free Psychological HorrorVisual NovelAnimeDating SimCuteStory RichRomanceGreat Soundtrack
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Steins;Gate 0
Why it matched: both horror, psychological, story-rich and atmospheric; shares 8 player tags including Visual Novel, Story Rich and Anime.
If you can't save the one you love… How can you save humanity? Sequel to the visual novel cult classic. Experience an alternate worldline of STEINS;GATE.
Steins;Gate 0 at a glance Released 2015 Studio Mages Player sentiment 96% positive of 8,409 Price $34.99 Visual NovelStory RichAnimeGreat SoundtrackMultiple EndingsChoices MatterPsychological HorrorRomance
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The Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe
Why it matched: both horror, psychological, story-rich, atmospheric and relaxing; shares 7 player tags including Multiple Endings, Comedy and Choices Matter.
The Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe is an expanded re-imagining of 2013's The Stanley Parable. You will play as Stanley, and you will not play as Stanley. You will make a choice, and you will become powerless. You are not here to win. The Stanley Parable is a game that plays you.
The Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe at a glance Released 2022 Studio Crows Crows Crows Player sentiment 94% positive of 36,046 Price $24.99 Multiple EndingsComedyChoices MatterPsychological HorrorStory RichCasualEmotional
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LoveChoice
Why it matched: both story-rich and relaxing; shares 11 player tags including Romance, Dating Sim and Choices Matter.
"What is love?" We try to answer that with this game. The game encourages people to have a warm, soft, and understanding heart.
LoveChoice at a glance Released 2021 Studio Akaba Studio Player sentiment 92% positive of 36,611 Price $1.99 RomanceDating SimChoices MatterStory RichVisual NovelMultiple EndingsGreat SoundtrackCute
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The Test
Why it matched: both horror, psychological, story-rich, atmospheric and relaxing; shares 6 player tags including Multiple Endings, Story Rich and Psychological Horror.
You will answer a series of questions that will reveal truths from deep within. These questions may make you uncomfortable, but with great knowledge comes great sacrifice. Can you make it all the way through The Test, and if you do, are you sure you want the answers you seek?
The Test at a glance Released 2020 Studio Randumb Studios Player sentiment 97% positive of 20,122 Price $1.19 Multiple EndingsStory RichPsychological HorrorChoices MatterVisual NovelCasual
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Undertale
Why it matched: both horror, psychological and story-rich; shares 9 player tags including Great Soundtrack, Story Rich and Choices Matter.
UNDERTALE! The RPG game where you don't have to destroy anyone.
Undertale at a glance Released 2015 Studio 8-4 Player sentiment 96% positive of 338,731 Price $9.99 Great SoundtrackStory RichChoices MatterMultiple Endings2DComedyCutePsychological Horror
- 18
Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair
Why it matched: both horror, psychological, story-rich and atmospheric; shares 7 player tags including Anime, Visual Novel and Story Rich.
Jabberwock Island—You and your classmates were ready for fun in the sun until Monokuma returned to restart his murderous game! Trapped in a kill-or-be-killed situation, your only hope rests in solving the island’s mysteries.
Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair at a glance Released 2012 Studio Spike Chunsoft Player sentiment 96% positive of 32,628 Price $19.99 AnimeVisual NovelStory RichGreat SoundtrackPsychological HorrorComedyDating Sim
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Chaos;Child
Why it matched: both horror, psychological, story-rich and atmospheric; shares 7 player tags including Visual Novel, Anime and Story Rich.
From the creators of the critically acclaimed STEINS;GATE comes a sensational new visual novel: CHAOS;CHILD. Set in Shibuya in 2015, a group of high school students who survived an earthquake six years ago find themselves at the center of a new series of bizarre murders in the city.
Chaos;Child at a glance Released 2014 Studio 5pb. Inc. Player sentiment 93% positive of 4,083 Price $24.99 Visual NovelAnimeStory RichPsychological HorrorGreat SoundtrackMultiple EndingsEmotional
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Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony
Why it matched: both horror, psychological, story-rich and atmospheric; shares 7 player tags including Visual Novel, Anime and Story Rich.
A new cast of 16 characters find themselves kidnapped and imprisoned in a school. Inside, some will kill, some will die, and some will be punished. Reimagine what you thought high-stakes, fast-paced investigation was as you investigate twisted murder cases and condemn your new friends to death.
Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony at a glance Released 2017 Studio Spike Chunsoft Player sentiment 83% positive of 23,187 Price $39.99 Visual NovelAnimeStory RichGreat SoundtrackPsychological HorrorDating SimComedy
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World of Goo
Why it matched: both story-rich, atmospheric and relaxing; shares 8 player tags including Great Soundtrack, Casual and 2D; released around the same time (2008).
World of Goo is a multiple award winning physics based puzzle / construction game made entirely by two guys.
World of Goo at a glance Released 2008 Studio 2D Boy Player sentiment 94% positive of 6,589 Price $14.99 Great SoundtrackCasual2DCuteComedyClassicStory RichFamily Friendly
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Lobotomy Corporation | Monster Management Simulation
Why it matched: both horror, psychological, story-rich and atmospheric; shares 7 player tags including Psychological Horror, Story Rich and Great Soundtrack.
A roguelite monster-management simulation inspired by the likes of the SCP Foundation, Cabin in the Woods, and Warehouse 13. Order your employees to perform work with the creatures and watch as it unfolds; harness greater energy, and expand the facility
Lobotomy Corporation | Monster Management Simulation at a glance Released 2018 Studio ProjectMoon Player sentiment 94% positive of 56,811 Price $24.99 Psychological HorrorStory RichGreat Soundtrack2DCuteAnimeVisual Novel
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NEKOPARA Vol. 0
Why it matched: both story-rich and relaxing; shares 9 player tags including Anime, Visual Novel and Cute; published by the same company.
Please note that NEKOPARA Vol. 0 is a fandisc for NEKOPARA Vol. 1What's NEKOPARA? Why, it's a cat paradise! This is a story just before Kashou opened "La Soleil".Enjoy a page from the leisurely, daily lives of Shigure and the Minaduki household's catgirls!
NEKOPARA Vol. 0 at a glance Released 2015 Studio NEKO WORKs Player sentiment 94% positive of 17,786 Price $2.99 AnimeVisual NovelCuteDating SimCasual2DStory RichRomance
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Zero Escape: Zero Time Dilemma
Why it matched: both horror, psychological, story-rich and atmospheric; shares 7 player tags including Visual Novel, Story Rich and Psychological Horror.
Nine participants awaken, trapped in an underground facility. To escape, they must play a game with deadly consequences. Who will live, and who will die? The choice is yours. Let the Decision Game begin…
Zero Escape: Zero Time Dilemma at a glance Released 2016 Studio Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd. Player sentiment 82% positive of 4,898 Price $19.99 Visual NovelStory RichPsychological HorrorChoices MatterAnimeGreat SoundtrackMultiple Endings
Common questions
What game is most like Clannad?
The Fruit of Grisaia, on the evidence we have. It both horror, psychological, story-rich and relaxing. That is a statement about overlap, not a promise you will like it as much: two games can share every tag and still feel different to play.
How is "similar to Clannad" decided?
By overlap on the tags Steam players applied to each game, the formal genres, the themes both sit in, and whether the same studio made them. Tags carry the most weight because players write them, so they describe how a game feels rather than how it was filed. Tags carried by more than a third of the catalogue are ignored: matching on "Singleplayer" is matching on nothing. Every entry below shows exactly what it matched on.
Are these ranked by quality?
No. They are ordered by how much they overlap with Clannad. Where two games overlap equally, the better received one goes first, but that only moves a game a place or two. Each entry shows its own player sentiment so you can weigh that separately.
What else did the makers of Clannad do?
Rewrite, Kanon, Air are also from Key, and appear in the list below for that reason as well as on tag overlap.
Do you get paid for these recommendations?
No. The order is computed from tag and genre overlap and nothing else. No placement here can be bought, and a game appearing high on this page is a statement about resemblance rather than an endorsement.