Computed from player tags · Not ranked by quality
24 games like To the Moon (2026)
Every game below overlaps with To the Moon 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: Eternal Senia, which both story-rich and relaxing.
- To the Moon is tagged Story Rich, Great Soundtrack, Indie, Emotional, RPGMaker, Pixel Graphics, Adventure, Singleplayer 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.
- 4 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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Eternal Senia
Why it matched: both story-rich and relaxing; shares 10 player tags including RPG, Female Protagonist and RPGMaker; released around the same time (2015).
Thoughts and expectations ARPG
Eternal Senia at a glance Released 2015 Studio Sanctum Games Player sentiment 97% positive of 12,057 Price Free RPGFemale ProtagonistRPGMakerGreat SoundtrackIndieStory RichCute2D
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NEKOPARA Vol. 0
Why it matched: both story-rich and relaxing; shares 10 player tags including Cute, Casual and 2D; released around the same time (2015).
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 CuteCasual2DStory RichIndieRomanceGreat SoundtrackFunny
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Emily is Away
Why it matched: both story-rich and relaxing; shares 10 player tags including Story Rich, Indie and Interactive Fiction; released around the same time (2015).
Emily is Away is an interactive story. Create a screenname and choose your path through the branching narrative.
Emily is Away at a glance Released 2015 Studio Kyle Seeley Player sentiment 89% positive of 32,339 Price Free Story RichIndieInteractive FictionRetroCasualRomancePixel GraphicsShort
- 4
OneShot
Why it matched: both psychological, story-rich and relaxing; shares 9 player tags including Story Rich, Pixel Graphics and Indie.
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 RichPixel GraphicsIndieGreat SoundtrackCuteRPGMaker2DRPG
- 5
Undertale
Why it matched: both psychological and story-rich; shares 9 player tags including Great Soundtrack, Story Rich and Pixel Graphics; released around the same time (2015).
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 RichPixel GraphicsFunnyRPGIndie2DCute
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Broken Age
Why it matched: both story-rich and relaxing; shares 9 player tags including Story Rich, Indie and Funny; released around the same time (2014).
A family friendly, hand-animated, puzzle-filled adventure game with an all-star cast, including Elijah Wood, Jack Black and Masasa Moyo. Funded by a record breaking crowdfunding campaign and designed by industry legend Tim Schafer, Broken Age is a timeless coming-of-age story.
Broken Age at a glance Released 2014 Studio Double Fine Player sentiment 84% positive of 8,219 Price $14.99 Story RichIndieFunnyGreat SoundtrackCasualFemale Protagonist2DRetro
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LoveChoice
Why it matched: both story-rich and relaxing; shares 9 player tags including Romance, Story Rich and Great Soundtrack.
"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 RomanceStory RichGreat SoundtrackCuteCasualIndieRPGInteractive Fiction
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HuniePop
Why it matched: both story-rich and relaxing; shares 8 player tags including Romance, Cute and Indie; released around the same time (2015).
HuniePop is a unique sim experience for PC, Mac and Linux. It's a gameplay first approach that's part dating sim, part puzzle game, with light RPG elements, a visual novel style of presentation, an abrasive western writing style and plenty of "plot".
HuniePop at a glance Released 2015 Studio HuniePot Player sentiment 96% positive of 31,679 Price $9.99 RomanceCuteIndieCasualRPGStory RichGreat Soundtrack2D
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Child of Light
Why it matched: both story-rich and relaxing; shares 8 player tags including RPG, Great Soundtrack and Female Protagonist; released around the same time (2014).
Aurora, a young girl from 1895 Austria, awakens on the lost fairytale continent of Lemuria. To return home she must fight against the dark creatures of the Queen of the Night, who have stolen the sun, the moon and the stars. At stake is not only Lemuria, but Aurora’s true destiny.
Child of Light at a glance Released 2014 Studio Not recorded Player sentiment 91% positive of 13,481 Price $14.99 RPGGreat SoundtrackFemale Protagonist2DStory RichCuteIndieCasual
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Clannad
Why it matched: both psychological, story-rich and relaxing; shares 7 player tags including Story Rich, Romance and Great Soundtrack.
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 Story RichRomanceGreat SoundtrackCuteEmotionalCasual2D
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DELTARUNE
Why it matched: both psychological and story-rich; shares 8 player tags including Story Rich, Great Soundtrack and Pixel Graphics.
Dive into the parallel story to UNDERTALE! Fight or spare your way through action-packed battles as you explore a mysterious world alongside an endearing cast of new and familiar characters. Chapters 1-5 are available now, with more planned as free updates!
DELTARUNE at a glance Released 2025 Studio tobyfox Player sentiment 98% positive of 133,535 Price $24.99 Story RichGreat SoundtrackPixel GraphicsFunnyRPG2DEmotionalRetro
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Doki Doki Literature Club Plus!
Why it matched: both psychological, story-rich and relaxing; shares 7 player tags including Cute, Romance and Story Rich.
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 CuteRomanceStory Rich2DInteractive FictionIndieCasual
- 13
Superbrothers: Sword & Sworcery EP
Why it matched: both story-rich and relaxing; shares 8 player tags including Indie, Pixel Graphics and Great Soundtrack; released around the same time (2012).
Traverse a mythic little realm, use a sword to do battle & evoke sworcery to solve mystical musical mysteries.
Superbrothers: Sword & Sworcery EP at a glance Released 2012 Studio Capybara Player sentiment 77% positive of 2,654 Price $7.99 IndiePixel GraphicsGreat SoundtrackFemale Protagonist2DCasualStory RichRetro
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Changed
Why it matched: both psychological and story-rich; shares 8 player tags including Cute, Pixel Graphics and Indie.
You are trapped in an experiment, trying to find ways to make you still "yourself" , persevere, and survive.
Changed at a glance Released 2018 Studio DragonSnow Player sentiment 86% positive of 18,545 Price $4.99 CutePixel GraphicsIndieStory Rich2DGreat SoundtrackRPGMakerRPG
- 15
Everlasting Summer
Why it matched: both psychological, story-rich and relaxing; shares 6 player tags including Story Rich, Great Soundtrack and Romance; released around the same time (2014).
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 Story RichGreat SoundtrackRomance2DIndieCasual
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The Fruit of Grisaia
Why it matched: both psychological, story-rich and relaxing; shares 6 player tags including Story Rich, Romance and Cute; released around the same time (2015).
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 Story RichRomanceCuteCasualPsychologicalGreat Soundtrack
- 17
The Stanley Parable
Why it matched: both psychological, story-rich and relaxing; shares 6 player tags including Indie, Funny and Psychological; released around the same time (2013).
The Stanley Parable is a first person exploration game. You will play as Stanley, and you will not play as Stanley. You will follow a story, you will not follow a story. You will have a choice, you will have no choice. The game will end, the game will never end.
The Stanley Parable at a glance Released 2013 Studio Galactic Cafe Player sentiment 92% positive of 45,775 Price $14.99 IndieFunnyPsychologicalStory RichShortCasual
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Puzzle Agent
Why it matched: both psychological, story-rich and relaxing; shares 6 player tags including Casual, Short and Funny; released around the same time (2010).
Created with indie comic artist Graham Annable's unique narrative and visual sensibilities, delivered with the distinctive Telltale storytelling style, Puzzle Agent is sure to challenge, thrill and engage in more ways than you can shake a cryptogram at!
Puzzle Agent at a glance Released 2010 Studio Telltale Player sentiment 89% positive of 2,838 Price $4.99 CasualShortFunny2DStory RichInteractive Fiction
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Pony Island
Why it matched: both psychological and story-rich; shares 8 player tags including Indie, Pixel Graphics and Great Soundtrack.
Pony Island is a suspense puzzle game in disguise. You are in limbo, trapped in a malevolent and malfunctioning arcade machine devised by the devil himself. It is not a game about ponies.
Pony Island at a glance Released 2016 Studio Daniel Mullins Games Player sentiment 95% positive of 18,104 Price $4.99 IndiePixel GraphicsGreat Soundtrack2DStory RichFunnyShortCute
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Yume Nikki
Why it matched: both psychological and relaxing; shares 8 player tags including Indie, RPGMaker and Pixel Graphics.
This is a game in which you traverse the extremely dark world inside a dream.
Yume Nikki at a glance Released 2018 Studio kikiyama Player sentiment 94% positive of 10,566 Price Free IndieRPGMakerPixel GraphicsPsychologicalFemale Protagonist2DCuteCasual
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The Hungry Lamb: Traveling in the Late Ming Dynasty
Why it matched: both psychological, story-rich and relaxing; shares 6 player tags including Interactive Fiction, Story Rich and Cute.
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 Interactive FictionStory RichCuteRomanceRPGCasual
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Papers, Please
Why it matched: both story-rich and relaxing; shares 7 player tags including Indie, Pixel Graphics and Story Rich; released around the same time (2013).
Congratulations. The October labor lottery is complete. Your name was pulled. For immediate placement, report to the Ministry of Admission at Grestin Border Checkpoint. An apartment will be provided for you and your family in East Grestin. Expect a Class-8 dwelling.
Papers, Please at a glance Released 2013 Studio Lucas Pope Player sentiment 97% positive of 80,337 Price $9.99 IndiePixel GraphicsStory RichRetro2DGreat SoundtrackCasual
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Machinarium
Why it matched: both story-rich and relaxing; shares 7 player tags including 2D, Story Rich and Casual; released around the same time (2009).
Machinarium is the award-winning independent adventure game developed by the makers of Samorost series, Botanicula and CHUCHEL. Help Josef the robot save his girlfriend Berta kidnapped by the Black Cap Brotherhood gang!
Machinarium at a glance Released 2009 Studio Amanita Design Player sentiment 95% positive of 20,634 Price $3.99 2DStory RichCasualCuteLinearIndieGreat Soundtrack
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World of Goo
Why it matched: both story-rich and relaxing; shares 7 player tags including Indie, Great Soundtrack and Casual; 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 IndieGreat SoundtrackCasual2DCuteFunnyStory Rich
Common questions
What game is most like To the Moon?
Eternal Senia, on the evidence we have. It both 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 To the Moon" 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 To the Moon. 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.