Computed from player tags · Not ranked by quality
24 games like The Hungry Lamb: Traveling in the Late Ming Dynasty (2026)
Every game below overlaps with The Hungry Lamb: Traveling in the Late Ming Dynasty 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: Doki Doki Literature Club Plus!, which both horror, psychological, story-rich and relaxing.
- The Hungry Lamb: Traveling in the Late Ming Dynasty is tagged Visual Novel, Historical, Multiple Endings, Cooking, Interactive Fiction, Story Rich, Dating Sim, Dark 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.
- 3 are free to download, so you can test the resemblance yourself at no cost.
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
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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; released around the same time (2021).
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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Clannad
Why it matched: both horror, psychological, story-rich and relaxing; shares 10 player tags including Visual Novel, Anime and Story Rich.
From the world renowned visual novel studio Key, the highly rated story of CLANNAD is now available on Steam! Improved visuals, achievement integration, and Dangopedia make this the best version of CLANNAD to date.
Clannad at a glance Released 2004 Studio Key Player sentiment 98% positive of 10,936 Price $44.99 Visual NovelAnimeStory RichRomanceDramaMultiple EndingsDating SimCute
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Steins;Gate
Why it matched: both horror, psychological, story-rich and relaxing; shares 9 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 RichAnimeMultiple EndingsRomanceMysteryPsychological HorrorDating Sim
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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 SimCuteDarkStory RichRomance
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The Fruit of Grisaia
Why it matched: both horror, psychological, story-rich and relaxing; shares 9 player tags including Visual Novel, Anime and Story Rich.
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 EndingsRomanceDating SimCuteCasual
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The Test
Why it matched: both horror, psychological, story-rich and relaxing; shares 7 player tags including Multiple Endings, Story Rich and Psychological Horror; released around the same time (2020).
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 HorrorVisual NovelMysteryRPGCasual
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LoveChoice
Why it matched: both story-rich and relaxing; shares 10 player tags including Romance, Dating Sim and Story Rich; released around the same time (2021).
"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 SimStory RichVisual NovelMultiple EndingsCuteCasualRPG
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OneShot
Why it matched: both horror, psychological, story-rich and relaxing; shares 7 player tags including Story Rich, Cute and Multiple Endings.
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 RichCuteMultiple EndingsRPGPsychological HorrorCasualAnime
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Fate/stay night
Why it matched: both horror, psychological, historical and story-rich; shares 7 player tags including Visual Novel, Anime and Story Rich.
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 EndingsHistoricalRomancePsychological Horror
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Muv-Luv
Why it matched: both horror, psychological, story-rich and relaxing; shares 7 player tags including Visual Novel, Anime and Romance.
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 RichCuteCasualPsychological Horror
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Slay the Princess — The Pristine Cut
Why it matched: both horror, psychological and story-rich; shares 7 player tags including Visual Novel, Psychological Horror and Story Rich; released around the same time (2023).
You're here to slay the princess. Don't believe her lies.
Slay the Princess — The Pristine Cut at a glance Released 2023 Studio Black Tabby Games Player sentiment 97% positive of 33,774 Price $17.99 Visual NovelPsychological HorrorStory RichRomanceInteractive FictionDating SimRPG
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Everlasting Summer
Why it matched: both psychological, story-rich and relaxing; shares 8 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 RichAnimeRomanceMultiple EndingsDating SimMysteryCasual
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Persona 3 Reload
Why it matched: both psychological and story-rich; shares 8 player tags including RPG, Anime and Dating Sim; released around the same time (2024).
Dive into the Dark Hour and awaken the depths of your heart. Persona 3 Reload is a captivating reimagining of the genre-defining RPG, reborn for the modern era with cutting-edge graphics and gameplay.
Persona 3 Reload at a glance Released 2024 Studio ATLUS Player sentiment 94% positive of 62,647 Price $59.99 RPGAnimeDating SimStory RichDarkVisual NovelMysteryMultiple Endings
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Love Is All Around
Why it matched: both story-rich and relaxing; shares 8 player tags including Dating Sim, Visual Novel and Romance; released around the same time (2023).
The player becomes Gu Yi, uses the first-person perspective to immerse himself in meeting six beauties, and embarks on a joyful and sweet love journey with them. Six girls that are charming, innocent, intelligent, wild, sexy, glamorous, who will go to the end with you is up to you to decide.
Love Is All Around at a glance Released 2023 Studio intiny Player sentiment 93% positive of 45,888 Price $9.99 Dating SimVisual NovelRomanceMultiple EndingsInteractive FictionStory RichRPGDrama
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Sally Face - Episode One
Why it matched: both horror, psychological, story-rich and relaxing; shares 6 player tags including Story Rich, Psychological Horror and Dark.
An unsettling adventure following a boy with a prosthetic face. After a string of mysterious murders, Sal and his three friends discover something truly sinister casting shadows over their small town.
Sally Face - Episode One at a glance Released 2016 Studio Portable Moose Player sentiment 97% positive of 29,068 Price $2.99 Story RichPsychological HorrorDarkMysteryInteractive FictionCasual
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Undertale
Why it matched: both horror, psychological and story-rich; shares 7 player tags including Story Rich, Multiple Endings and RPG.
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 Story RichMultiple EndingsRPGCuteDarkPsychological HorrorDating Sim
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Rewrite
Why it matched: both story-rich and relaxing; shares 9 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 NovelAnimeCasualInteractive FictionDating SimDramaRomanceMultiple Endings
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Town of Salem 2
Why it matched: both horror, psychological, story-rich and relaxing; shares 5 player tags including RPG, Casual and Mystery; released around the same time (2023).
A multiplayer online social deduction game for 7–15 players. Use deception, strategy, and teamwork to find the truth—or get away with murder.
Town of Salem 2 at a glance Released 2023 Studio BlankMediaGames LLC Player sentiment 69% positive of 9,203 Price Free RPGCasualMysteryPsychological HorrorCute
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MiSide
Why it matched: both horror, psychological and story-rich; shares 6 player tags including Psychological Horror, Cute and Story Rich; released around the same time (2024).
Let's imagine that you have a game in which you care for a character. But could you imagine one day getting into that game yourself?
MiSide at a glance Released 2024 Studio AIHASTO Player sentiment 98% positive of 141,903 Price $14.99 Psychological HorrorCuteStory RichDramaAnimeRPG
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Volcano Princess
Why it matched: both story-rich; shares 9 player tags including Multiple Endings, RPG and Anime; released around the same time (2023).
Prepare the next monarch by finding her hobbies, training her for battle, and befriending the citizens she'll one day protect. Dive into an all-new parenting-simulator-RPG adventure, where every decision you make will not only affect the future of your daughter but that of an entire empire!
Volcano Princess at a glance Released 2023 Studio 养蛋人 Egg Hatcher Player sentiment 98% positive of 49,009 Price $10.99 Multiple EndingsRPGAnimeDating SimVisual NovelStory RichCuteMedieval
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The Coffin of Andy and Leyley
Why it matched: both horror, psychological and story-rich; shares 6 player tags including Story Rich, Multiple Endings and Dark; released around the same time (2023).
Walk-n-talk adventure with light puzzling. Brother and sister practice cannibalism after witnessing a botched satanic ritual.
The Coffin of Andy and Leyley at a glance Released 2023 Studio Kit9 Studio Player sentiment 96% positive of 39,241 Price $11.99 Story RichMultiple EndingsDarkVisual NovelDramaRPG
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The Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe
Why it matched: both horror, psychological, story-rich and relaxing; shares 5 player tags including Multiple Endings, Psychological Horror and Story Rich; released around the same time (2022).
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 EndingsPsychological HorrorStory RichCasualMystery
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Sultan's Game
Why it matched: both horror, psychological and story-rich; shares 5 player tags including RPG, Story Rich and Psychological Horror; published by the same company; released around the same time (2025).
Survive a mad Sultan's reign in this brutal resource management RPG. Draw a card every seven days and complete its challenge. Make dreadful choices to stay alive: will you die a loyal servant, become a kingslayer, or call down the gods' judgement?
Sultan's Game at a glance Released 2025 Studio Double Cross Player sentiment 94% positive of 35,014 Price $19.99 RPGStory RichPsychological HorrorMultiple EndingsDrama
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We Were Here Forever
Why it matched: both horror, psychological, story-rich and relaxing; shares 5 player tags including Mystery, Psychological Horror and Story Rich; released around the same time (2022).
You both awaken imprisoned inside the sinister Castle Rock - were you betrayed, or simply not that clever? Find out in the greatest co-op puzzle adventure in the We Were Here Series! Do you and your partner have what it takes to face the dark forces of this realm or will you be trapped… forever?
We Were Here Forever at a glance Released 2022 Studio Total Mayhem Games Player sentiment 91% positive of 18,807 Price $17.99 MysteryPsychological HorrorStory RichDarkCasual
Common questions
What game is most like The Hungry Lamb: Traveling in the Late Ming Dynasty?
Doki Doki Literature Club Plus!, 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 The Hungry Lamb: Traveling in the Late Ming Dynasty" 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 The Hungry Lamb: Traveling in the Late Ming Dynasty. 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.
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.