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Steam👍 97%· 31KIGDB83· 2OC87· 38
Year 2021Dev Team Salvato · Serenity ForgeOn PS4 · PC · PS5
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We filtered the 33 games similar to Class of '09 down to the 19 that fit the “Anime” category. Doki Doki Literature Club Plus!, Doki Doki Literature Club! and Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Ch.6 Tsumihoroboshi top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Class of '09.
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Within the “Anime” category, the closest game to Class of '09 is Doki Doki Literature Club Plus! — scoring 87/100 on our similarity scale. Doki Doki Literature Club! and Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Ch.6 Tsumihoroboshi follow close behind.
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The best games with a anime setting like Class of '09
19 similar games foundUpdated May 2026
Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Class of '09. 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.
CasualVisual Novel
SoloNarrativeCasualHorrorAnime
Steam👍 96%· 221KRAWG👍 83%· 1.3KMC78IGDB95· 2OC87· 8
Year 2017Dev Team SalvatoPlaytime ~3hOn PC · Apple Macintosh · Linux
✓ Shared with Class of '09: horror tension, visual novel storytelling and strong narrative focus
≠ Where it differs: brings adventure storytelling, dark, oppressive atmosphere and cozy, relaxing feel, while skipping deep RPG systems
Doki Doki Literature Club puts you into the role of an anime character, an average Japanese schoolboy. Your protagonist joins a literature club in which he's the only male member. The remaining four girls – Monica, Sayori, Natsuki, and Yuri – compete for the boy’s attention.
Where it drifts furthest from Class of '09: visuals.
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CasualVisual Novel
SoloNarrativeHorrorAnimeDark
Steam👍 99%· 906
Year 2018Dev 07th Expansion · MangaGamerPlaytime ~7hOn PC · Apple Macintosh · Linux
✓ If you enjoyed Class of '09, expect visual novel storytelling, horror tension and strong narrative focus
≠ Stands apart with adventure storytelling and dark, oppressive atmosphere, while skipping deep RPG systems
June, 1983. The summer heat has arrived earlier than it does most years. By day there are cicadas, and by night, the higurashi. Hinamizawa, a small village in the Japanese countryside. While there are fewer than two thousand people there, every year, 'something' happens.
Where it drifts furthest from Class of '09: tone.
Genre100Game mode100Setting100Tone43
CasualVisual Novel
SoloCasualNarrativeAnime2D
Steam👍 46%· 90
Year 2014Dev Winter WolvesPlaytime ~6hOn PC · Apple Macintosh · Linux
✓ Shared with Class of '09: deep simulation, deep RPG systems and visual novel storytelling
≠ Where it differs: brings adventure storytelling, cozy, relaxing feel and fantasy world, while skipping horror tension
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 very positive for Class of '09.
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CasualVisual Novel
SoloNarrativeCasualOpen WorldAnime
Steam👍 51%· 253
Year 2015Playtime ~4hOn PC
✓ Shared with Class of '09: visual novel storytelling, deep simulation and strong narrative focus
≠ Stands apart with adventure storytelling, while skipping deep RPG systems
X-note is a blend between Visual Novel and Dating Sim. Follow the story of Essi as she pursues the truth of her mother's death. The game occurs over 30 days, of which you can train Essi's psychic abilities, explore the school, collect notes, and make choices to determine her fate. There are a total of 3 pursuable romances, 40+ original illustrations, and 9 endings to unlock.
On reception: its Steam reviews are mixed, against very positive for Class of '09.
Genre100Game mode100Tone100World100Setting84
CasualVisual Novel
SoloCasualNarrativeAnime2D
Steam👍 69%· 138IGDB60· 1
Year 2014Dev Winter WolvesPlaytime ~2hOn PC · Apple Macintosh · Linux
✓ Like Class of '09, it's known for deep simulation, visual novel storytelling and vibe casual
≠ Its own twist: adventure storytelling and cozy, relaxing feel, while skipping deep RPG systems
The Flower Shop is a dating and farming simulation game. Steve's life has just taken a downward turn.
On reception: its Steam reviews are mixed, against very positive for Class of '09.
Genre100Game mode100Setting87Tone76Visuals72
CasualVisual Novel
SoloCasualNarrativeAnime2D
Steam👍 63%· 109
Year 2014Dev Winter WolvesPlaytime ~3hOn PC · Apple Macintosh · Linux
✓ Shared with Class of '09: deep simulation, visual novel storytelling and vibe casual
≠ Where it differs: brings adventure storytelling, puzzle design and cozy, relaxing feel, while skipping deep RPG systems
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 very positive for Class of '09.
Genre100Game mode100Setting87Tone77Visuals51
CasualVisual Novel
SoloCasualNarrativeAnime2D
Steam👍 93%· 853RAWG👍 41%· 32
Year 2021Dev Strange ScaffoldPlaytime ~2hOn PC · Xbox · Nintendo
✓ If you enjoyed Class of '09, expect deep simulation, visual novel storytelling and vibe casual
≠ Its own twist: fantasy world, setting space and resource management, while skipping deep RPG systems
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 Class of '09: setting and visuals.
Genre100Game mode100Tone100Visuals41Setting39
CasualVisual Novel
SoloNarrativeCasualAnime
Steam👍 94%· 7.6KIGDB75· 8OC72· 43
Year 2011Dev Mediatonic · Devolver DigitalOn PS4 · Linux · Android
✓ Like Class of '09, it's known for visual novel storytelling, deep simulation and strong narrative focus
≠ Its own twist: adventure storytelling, while skipping deep RPG systems
It predates Class of '09 by 10 years, with what that implies technically.
Genre100Game mode100Tone100Setting87
CasualVisual Novel
SoloNarrativeCasualAnimeCozy
Steam👍 63%· 89
Year 2014Dev Winter WolvesPlaytime ~3hOn PC · Apple Macintosh · Linux
✓ Like Class of '09, it's known for deep simulation, visual novel storytelling and strong narrative focus
≠ Its own twist: adventure storytelling, puzzle design and cozy, relaxing feel, while skipping deep RPG systems
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 very positive for Class of '09.
Genre100Game mode100Setting87Tone84
CasualVisual Novel
SoloCasualNarrativeAnimeMelee
Steam👍 92%· 213
Year 2017Dev Whirlpool · Sekai ProjectPlaytime ~1hOn PC
✓ Like Class of '09, it's known for deep simulation, visual novel storytelling and vibe casual
≠ Stands apart with cozy, relaxing feel and melee combat, while skipping deep RPG systems
WARNING While NEKO-NIN exHeart is not required to play NEKO-NIN exHeart +PLUS Saiha, it is highly recommended to play it first. Nin! From developer Whirlpool comes the 2nd mini-sequel to NEKO-NIN exHeart featuring the sub-character, Saiha!
Genre100Game mode100Tone87Setting79
CasualVisual Novel
SoloNarrativeCasualAnimeCozy
Steam👍 61%· 271
Year 2014Dev Winter WolvesPlaytime ~2hOn PC · Apple Macintosh · Linux
✓ If you enjoyed Class of '09, expect visual novel storytelling, deep simulation and strong narrative focus
≠ Its own twist: adventure storytelling, puzzle design and cozy, relaxing feel, while skipping deep RPG systems
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 very positive for Class of '09.
Genre100Game mode100Setting87Tone78
CasualVisual Novel
SoloCasualNarrativeAnimeMelee
Steam👍 94%· 271
Year 2017Dev Whirlpool · Sekai ProjectPlaytime ~1hOn PC
✓ Like Class of '09, it's known for visual novel storytelling, deep simulation and vibe casual
≠ Stands apart with cozy, relaxing feel and melee combat, while skipping deep RPG systems
WARNING While NEKO-NIN exHeart is not required to play NEKO-NIN exHeart +PLUS Nachi, it is highly recommended to play it first. Nin! From developer Whirlpool comes a mini-sequel to NEKO-NIN exHeart featuring the sub-character, Nachi!
Genre100Game mode100Setting86Tone78
CasualVisual Novel
SoloCasualNarrativeAnimeCozy
Steam👍 96%· 983IGDB75· 1
Year 2017Dev Whirlpool · Sekai ProjectPlaytime ~4hOn PC
✓ Like Class of '09, it's known for deep simulation, visual novel storytelling and vibe casual
≠ Stands apart with adventure storytelling, cozy, relaxing feel and dark, oppressive atmosphere, while skipping deep RPG systems
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 mode100Setting88Tone75
CasualVisual Novel
SoloNarrativeCasualAnimeCozy
Steam👍 99%· 3.3K
Year 2017Dev VisualArts/Key · VisualArtsPlaytime ~3hOn PC
✓ If you enjoyed Class of '09, expect visual novel storytelling, deep simulation and strong narrative focus
≠ Where it differs: brings adventure storytelling, cozy, relaxing feel and setting scifi, while skipping deep RPG systems
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 Class of '09: visuals.
Genre100Game mode100Tone89Setting50Visuals0
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