- #1 FlowScape
71% matchVery Positive84% of 1,325 reviews2019
Dev: Pixel Forest Games
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 35%
In FlowScape you can create your own nature scene simply by painting. Choose from 20 landscapes and more than 300 models to create your own little paradise by painting trees, changing the sky, rotating the sun, adding sound effects and adjusting your camera for that perfect photo.
Why similar: Design & Illustration 42.2% ★, Animation & Modeling 29.6% ★, Software 25.9% ★, Simulation 1.2%, Casual 1.1%
- #2 Anime Studio Simulator
62% matchMixed65% of 69 reviews2016
Dev: Visualnoveler
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Anime Studio Simulator is a lighthearted visual novel about a group of friends fulfilling their dream of creating an anime. Your choices determine whether their anime succeeds... or fails.
Why similar: Anime 97%, Simulation 3%
- #3 Go! Go! Nippon! ~My First Trip to Japan~
60% matchVery Positive86% of 3,127 reviews2014
Dev: OVERDRIVEPub: MangaGamer
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 17.8 hrs≥1hr: 80%
The week you spend in Japan will certainly be memorable!!! Get a taste of the foreign travel offered by printed guidebooks. Enjoy a tour around Japan from the comfort of your own home!
Why similar: Anime 98%, Cute 1.2%, Casual 0.8%
- #4 Hades II
50% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 115,606 reviews2025
Dev: Supergiant Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 24.1 hrsMean: 41.6 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Battle beyond the Underworld using dark sorcery to take on the Titan of Time in this bewitching sequel to the award-winning rogue-like dungeon crawler.
- #5 Hollow Knight: Silksong
51% matchVery Positive89% of 399,080 reviews2025
Dev: Team Cherry
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 35.2 hrsMean: 45.2 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Discover a vast, haunted kingdom in Hollow Knight: Silksong! Explore, fight and survive as you ascend to the peak of a land ruled by silk and song.
Why similar: Cute 100%
- #6 Umamusume: Pretty Derby
50% matchVery Positive94% of 53,597 reviews2025
Dev: Cygames, Inc.
Windows
Median: 7.7 hrsMean: 68.3 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Umamusume: Pretty Derby, winner of Best Mobile Game at The Game Awards 2025, is ready to race! Scout featured trainees and supporters as you navigate the immersive sports life simulation through the game's in-depth training system and top-of-the-line 3D graphics!
Why similar: Anime 93.2%, Cute 5%, Simulation 1.7%
- #7 Wuthering Waves
51% matchVery Positive90% of 42,598 reviews2025
Dev: KURO GAMES
Windows
Median: 7.3 hrsMean: 67.7 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Wuthering Waves is a story-rich open-world action RPG with a high degree of freedom. You wake from your slumber as Rover, joined by a vibrant cast of Resonators on a journey to reclaim your lost memories and change the world.
Why similar: Anime 100%
- #8 Where Winds Meet
50% matchVery Positive87% of 104,757 reviews2025
Dev: Everstone StudioPub: NetEase Games
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 28.6 hrs≥1hr: 72%
Where Winds Meet is an epic Wuxia open-world action-adventure RPG set in ancient China at the tenth century. Players will assume the role of a young sword master as they embark on a journey to uncover the mysteries of their own identity. Let the wind carry your legend on an epic journey to the East!
- #9 Blue Archive
51% matchVery Positive92% of 19,992 reviews2025
Dev: NEXON GamesPub: NEXON Korea
Windows
Median: 5.7 hrsMean: 68.8 hrs≥1hr: 74%
An action anime RPG adventure!
Why similar: Anime 72.6%, Animation & Modeling 16.5% ★, Cute 10.9%
- #10 Balatro
51% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 186,904 reviews2024
Dev: LocalThunkPub: Playstack
Windows · Mac
Median: 20.6 hrsMean: 46.5 hrs≥1hr: 95%
The poker roguelike. Balatro is a hypnotically satisfying deckbuilder where you play illegal poker hands, discover game-changing jokers, and trigger adrenaline-pumping, outrageous combos.
Why similar: Casual 100%
- #11 Tower Unite
51% matchVery Positive90% of 21,621 reviews2025
Dev: PixelTail Games
Windows
Median: 8.0 hrsMean: 67.5 hrs≥1hr: 90%
PLAY, CREATE, PARTY! Tower Unite is a community-based virtual world party game with online games, entertainment, activities, and absolutely NO microtransactions.
Why similar: Casual 82.9%, Simulation 17.1%
- #12 Spirit City: Lofi Sessions
51% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 15,696 reviews2024
Dev: Mooncube Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 19.1 hrsMean: 109.0 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Spirit City: Lofi Sessions is a gamified focus tool, set to a soothing lofi soundtrack. Discover and collect Spirits, customize your cozy virtual space, and facilitate your real-life tasks with a collection of handy features designed to improve concentration and ease stress.
Why similar: Design & Illustration 58.2% ★, Anime 35.3%, Cute 2.7%, Casual 2.6%, Simulation 1.3%
- #13 Core Keeper
50% matchVery Positive93% of 63,039 reviews2024
Dev: PugstormPub: Fireshine Games
Windows · Linux
Median: 12.0 hrsMean: 33.6 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Explore a vast cavern of creatures, relics and resources in a mining sandbox adventure for 1-8 players. Mine, build, fight, craft and farm to unravel the mystery of the ancient Core.
- #14 Tiny Pasture
50% matchVery Positive93% of 8,138 reviews2025
Dev: CaveLiquidPub: Gamersky Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 26.4 hrsMean: 60.1 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Meet your new little desk buddies! They’ll snooze, scratch, and scamper around while you work or study (don’t worry, they’ve been trained not to invade your workspace). If you’re good at animal management, they will occupy the bottom of your screen with different kinds and colors!
Why similar: Cute 44.4%, Casual 33.5%, Simulation 22.1%
- #15 NEKOPARA Vol. 0
56% matchVery Positive94% of 17,680 reviews2015
Dev: NEKO WORKsPub: Sekai Project
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 140.8 hrs≥1hr: 78%
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!
Why similar: Anime 96.4%, Cute 2.8%, Casual 0.8%
- #16 Strinova
51% matchMostly Positive75% of 29,160 reviews2024
Dev: iDreamSky
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 32.4 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Strinova is an anime-style third-person tactical competitive shooter. Switch freely between three-dimensional and two-dimensional forms in this one-of-a-kind game that offers a unique tactical shooting system for an unparalleled experience.
Why similar: Anime 97.1%, Casual 2.9%
- #17 Chill Pulse
50% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 4,699 reviews2024
Dev: Catos Game
Windows · Mac
Median: 20.7 hrsMean: 86.4 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Chill Pulse combines productivity tools with serene environments. Use a Pomodoro timer and to-do lists to boost focus, while ambient sounds in settings from cyberpunk cities to ancient landscapes enhance relaxation.
Why similar: Anime 84.7%, Casual 5.9%, Cute 5.8%, Simulation 3.6%
