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We filtered the 34 games similar to 9-nine-:Episode 4 down to the 23 that fit the “Simulation” category. Storyteller, Flower Shop: Winter In Fairbrook and Venba top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to 9-nine-:Episode 4.

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Within the “Simulation” category, the closest game to 9-nine-:Episode 4 is Storyteller — scoring 77/100 on our similarity scale. Flower Shop: Winter In Fairbrook and Venba follow close behind.

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The best simulation games like 9-nine-:Episode 4

23 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to 9-nine-:Episode 4. Each one has been evaluated across 12 real attributes — from combat style and progression mechanics to world structure and visual perspective — so every recommendation is based on how the game actually plays, not just its genre label.

#1StorytellerClosest overall match

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Storyteller

GenreCasualSubgenreVisual Novel

SoloNarrativeCasualFantasy2D

Steam👍 88%· 8.7KIGDB82· 4OC70· 33

Year 2023Dev Daniel Benmergui · Annapurna InteractiveOn Android · PC · iOS

✓ Shared with 9-nine-:Episode 4: puzzle design, visual novel storytelling and deep simulation

≠ Its own twist: adventure storytelling, sandbox freedom and sandbox world, while skipping dark, oppressive atmosphere

Where it drifts furthest from 9-nine-:Episode 4: setting.

On reception: its Steam reviews are very positive, against overwhelmingly positive for 9-nine-:Episode 4.

Genre100Game mode100Visuals100Tone93Setting39

#2Flower Shop: Winter In Fairbrook

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Flower Shop: Winter In Fairbrook

GenreCasualSubgenreVisual Novel

SoloCasualNarrativeAnime2D

Steam👍 63%· 109

Year 2014Dev Winter WolvesPlaytime ~3hOn PC · Apple Macintosh · Linux

✓ Shared with 9-nine-:Episode 4: deep simulation, visual novel storytelling and puzzle design

≠ Where it differs: brings adventure storytelling, cozy, relaxing feel and visual first person, while skipping dark, oppressive atmosphere

The Flower Shop: Winter In Fairbrook is a dating and farming simulation game and takes place after the first Flower Shop game, Summer In Fairbrook.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mixed, against overwhelmingly positive for 9-nine-:Episode 4.

Genre100Game mode100Tone74Visuals64Setting57

#3VenbaClosest on tone

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Venba

GenreCasualSubgenreVisual Novel

SoloNarrativeCasual2DCrafting

Steam👍 92%· 3.5KIGDB87· 3OC81· 56

Year 2023Dev Visai GamesOn Xbox · PC · PS5

✓ If you enjoyed 9-nine-:Episode 4, expect puzzle design, visual novel storytelling and deep simulation

≠ Stands apart with adventure storytelling, crafting mechanics and exploration and discovery, while skipping dark, oppressive atmosphere

On reception: its Steam reviews are very positive, against overwhelmingly positive for 9-nine-:Episode 4.

Genre100Game mode100Visuals100Tone94

75

Retention

GenreCasualSubgenreVisual Novel

SoloCasualNarrative2DCozy

Steam👍 35%· 707

Year 2015Dev Sometimes YouPlaytime ~3hOn PC

✓ Shared with 9-nine-:Episode 4: visual novel storytelling, puzzle design and deep simulation

≠ Stands apart with adventure storytelling, cozy, relaxing feel and exploration and discovery, while skipping dark, oppressive atmosphere

Don't miss our new games!http://store.steampowered.com/app/448470/ http://store.steampowered.com/app/415960/ About the GameThis game is about a person who kept running through his life, never looking back at the past. He rarely slept, and even with 24 hours in a day, it was not enough for him.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mostly negative, against overwhelmingly positive for 9-nine-:Episode 4.

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#5Heileen 3: New Horizons

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Heileen 3: New Horizons

GenreCasualSubgenreVisual Novel

SoloNarrativeCasualAnimeCozy

Steam👍 63%· 89

Year 2014Dev Winter WolvesPlaytime ~3hOn PC · Apple Macintosh · Linux

✓ Like 9-nine-:Episode 4, it's known for deep simulation, visual novel storytelling and puzzle design

≠ Its own twist: adventure storytelling and cozy, relaxing feel, while skipping dark, oppressive atmosphere

Heileen 3 continues the story from the end of the second game and takes place in the Caribbean islands. Traveling side by side with Morgan the pirate, Heileen will search for her missing friends, hoping to reunite with all of them. But that's only the beginning, because the story continues!

On reception: its Steam reviews are mixed, against overwhelmingly positive for 9-nine-:Episode 4.

Genre100Game mode100Tone80Setting57

#6Always Remember Me

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Always Remember Me

GenreCasualSubgenreVisual Novel

SoloNarrativeCasualAnimeCozy

Steam👍 61%· 271

Year 2014Dev Winter WolvesPlaytime ~2hOn PC · Apple Macintosh · Linux

✓ If you enjoyed 9-nine-:Episode 4, expect visual novel storytelling, deep simulation and puzzle design

≠ Its own twist: adventure storytelling and cozy, relaxing feel, while skipping dark, oppressive atmosphere

Amy is desperate! Her boyfriend Aaron doesn't remember her anymore after a car accident! Will you be able to make him remember again? Or perhaps it's time to move on. Maybe Amy will fall in love with someone else? It's up to you to decide.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mixed, against overwhelmingly positive for 9-nine-:Episode 4.

Genre100Game mode100Tone75Setting56

#7Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney - Dual Destinies

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Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney - Dual Destinies

GenreCasualSubgenreVisual Novel

SoloNarrative2D

IGDB80· 10

Year 2013Dev CapcomOn Android · iOS

✓ If you enjoyed 9-nine-:Episode 4, expect puzzle design, deep simulation and visual novel storytelling

≠ Stands apart with deep RPG systems and adventure storytelling, while skipping vibe casual

Where it drifts furthest from 9-nine-:Episode 4: tone.

It predates 9-nine-:Episode 4 by 8 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Game mode100Visuals100Tone46

#8Ace Attorney Investigations: Miles Edgeworth

69

Ace Attorney Investigations: Miles Edgeworth

GenreCasualSubgenreVisual Novel

SoloNarrative2DThird Person

IGDB81· 2

Year 2009Dev CapcomOn Android · iOS

✓ Like 9-nine-:Episode 4, it's known for puzzle design, deep simulation and visual novel storytelling

≠ Stands apart with adventure storytelling and visual third person, while skipping vibe casual

Where it drifts furthest from 9-nine-:Episode 4: tone.

It predates 9-nine-:Episode 4 by 12 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Game mode100Visuals70Tone46

#9Space Warlord Organ Trading Simulator

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Space Warlord Organ Trading Simulator

GenreCasualSubgenreVisual Novel

SoloCasualNarrativeFantasyAnime2D

Steam👍 93%· 853RAWG👍 41%· 32

Year 2021Dev Strange ScaffoldPlaytime ~2hOn PC · Xbox · Nintendo

✓ If you enjoyed 9-nine-:Episode 4, expect deep simulation, visual novel storytelling and vibe casual

≠ Its own twist: setting space, resource management and crafting mechanics, while skipping puzzle design

Buy, sell, and trade organs in a strange and evolving universe. Dive into the quivering innards of alien capitalism in the sci-fi body horror market tycoon game you didn't know you needed.

Where it drifts furthest from 9-nine-:Episode 4: visuals.

On reception: its Steam reviews are very positive, against overwhelmingly positive for 9-nine-:Episode 4.

Genre100Game mode100Tone94Setting58Visuals47

#10Spirited Heart DeluxeClosest on setting

69

Spirited Heart Deluxe

GenreCasualSubgenreVisual Novel

SoloCasualNarrativeFantasyAnime2D

Steam👍 46%· 90

Year 2014Dev Winter WolvesPlaytime ~6hOn PC · Apple Macintosh · Linux

✓ Shared with 9-nine-:Episode 4: deep simulation, visual novel storytelling and vibe casual

≠ Where it differs: brings deep RPG systems, adventure storytelling and cozy, relaxing feel, while skipping puzzle design

Spirited Heart is a fantasy life simulation game. Create your fantasy alter ego choosing between an apparently normal human, a cute elf and a wicked demoness: they behave differently in the various dialogue choices you'll encounter during the game.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mixed, against overwhelmingly positive for 9-nine-:Episode 4.

Genre100Game mode100Visuals100Setting77Tone74

#11Doki Doki Literature Club Plus!

69

Doki Doki Literature Club Plus!

GenreCasualSubgenreVisual Novel

SoloNarrativeCasualDarkAnime2D

Steam👍 97%· 31KIGDB83· 2OC87· 38

Year 2021Dev Team Salvato · Serenity ForgeOn PS4 · PC · PS5

✓ Like 9-nine-:Episode 4, it's known for visual novel storytelling, deep simulation and strong narrative focus

≠ Its own twist: horror tension, deep RPG systems and adventure storytelling, while skipping puzzle design

Where it drifts furthest from 9-nine-:Episode 4: setting.

Genre100Game mode100Visuals100Tone85Setting42

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#12NEKO-NIN exHeart

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NEKO-NIN exHeart

GenreCasualSubgenreVisual Novel

SoloCasualNarrativeDarkAnime

Steam👍 96%· 983IGDB75· 1

Year 2017Dev Whirlpool · Sekai ProjectPlaytime ~4hOn PC

✓ Like 9-nine-:Episode 4, it's known for deep simulation, visual novel storytelling and vibe casual

≠ Stands apart with adventure storytelling and cozy, relaxing feel, while skipping puzzle design

INTERESTING FEATURES LIKE MOVING CAT EARS! Japan. From time immemorial, there are those who possess superhuman abilities. These beings who looked like a cross between man and beast are called Demi-Humans. They acted as Ninja and served those in power.

Genre100Game mode100Tone84Setting59

#13planetarian HD

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planetarian HD

GenreCasualSubgenreVisual Novel

SoloNarrativeCasualAnimeSci-Fi

Steam👍 99%· 3.3K

Year 2017Dev VisualArts/Key · VisualArtsPlaytime ~3hOn PC

✓ If you enjoyed 9-nine-:Episode 4, expect visual novel storytelling, deep simulation and strong narrative focus

≠ Where it differs: brings adventure storytelling, cozy, relaxing feel and post-apocalyptic world, while skipping puzzle design

It is thirty years after the failure of the Space Colonization Program. Humanity is nearly extinct. A perpetual and deadly Rain falls on the Earth. Men known as "Junkers" plunder goods and artifacts from the ruins of civilization. One such Junker sneaks alone into the most dangerous of all ruins -- a "Sarcophagus City". In the center of this dead city, he discovers a pre-War planetarium.

Where it drifts furthest from 9-nine-:Episode 4: visuals.

Genre100Game mode100Tone85Setting59Visuals0

66

Coffee Talk

GenreCasualSubgenreVisual Novel

SoloNarrativeCasualFantasyAnime

Steam👍 95%· 12KIGDB70· 4OC75· 42

Year 2020Dev Toge Productions · Chorus WorldwideOn PS4 · PC · PS5

✓ Like 9-nine-:Episode 4, it's known for visual novel storytelling, deep simulation and strong narrative focus

≠ Stands apart with adventure storytelling, vibe relaxing and crafting mechanics, while skipping puzzle design

Where it drifts furthest from 9-nine-:Episode 4: visuals.

On reception: its Steam reviews are very positive, against overwhelmingly positive for 9-nine-:Episode 4.

Genre100Game mode100Setting75Tone66Visuals0

#15Kitty Powers' Matchmaker

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Kitty Powers' Matchmaker

GenreCasualSubgenreVisual Novel

SoloCasualNarrativeAnime2D

Steam👍 96%· 1.9KIGDB69· 4OC70· 15

Year 2014Dev Magic NotionPlaytime ~4hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ If you enjoyed 9-nine-:Episode 4, expect visual novel storytelling, deep simulation and vibe casual

≠ Its own twist: cozy, relaxing feel, procedural generation and skill tree progression, while skipping puzzle design

Kitty Powers’ Matchmaker is a hilarious dating simulator with a difference. Manage your own matchmaking agency with the guidance of your fabulous boss, drag queen diva Kitty Powers!

Where it drifts furthest from 9-nine-:Episode 4: setting.

Genre100Game mode100Visuals100Tone81Setting46

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Flower Shop: Summer In Fairbrook

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Notes of Soul

Visual Novel · Adventure

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NEKO-NIN exHeart +PLUS Saiha

Simulation · Visual Novel

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Visual Novel · Simulation

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Emily is Away

Simulation · Visual Novel

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Katawa Shoujo

Simulation · Visual Novel

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