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Ranking compiled by Lluis Enric Mayans, Founder & Head of ContentHow this is calculatedOrdered by an attribute-similarity model, not editorial opinion.

We filtered the 33 games similar to Harold Halibut down to the 6 that fit the “Sci-Fi” category. VA-11 Hall-A: Cyberpunk Bartender Action, planetarian HD and Orwell: Keeping an Eye on You top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Harold Halibut.

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GenreCasualSubgenreVisual Novel
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NarrativeCozySolo
Year 2024Dev Slow Bros.

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Within the “Sci-Fi” category, the closest game to Harold Halibut is VA-11 Hall-A: Cyberpunk Bartender Action — scoring 81/100 on our similarity scale. planetarian HD and Orwell: Keeping an Eye on You follow close behind.

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The best games with a sci-fi setting like Harold Halibut

6 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Harold Halibut. 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.

VA-11 Hall-A: Cyberpunk Bartender Action
CasualVisual Novel
SoloNarrativeCasualCozySci-Fi2D
Steam👍 97%· 38KRAWG👍 89%· 441MC81IGDB84· 9OC84· 66
Year 2016Dev Wolfgame · Ysbryd GamesPlaytime ~5hOn PC · PS · Apple Macintosh

✓ If you enjoyed Harold Halibut, expect visual novel storytelling, adventure storytelling and deep simulation

≠ Stands apart with puzzle design, setting cyberpunk and setting anime, while skipping vibe relaxing

VA-11 HALL-A: Cyberpunk Bartender Action is a booze em' up about waifus, technology, and post-dystopia life. In this world, corporations reign supreme, all human life is infected with nanomachines designed to oppress them, and the terrifying White Knights ensure that everyone obeys the laws. But, this is not about those people.

Where it drifts furthest from Harold Halibut: setting and visuals.

It predates Harold Halibut by 8 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Game mode100Tone84Visuals40Setting32
planetarian HD
CasualVisual Novel
SoloNarrativeCasualCozySci-Fi
Steam👍 99%· 3.3K
Year 2017Dev VisualArts/Key · VisualArtsPlaytime ~3hOn PC

✓ If you enjoyed Harold Halibut, expect visual novel storytelling, adventure storytelling and deep simulation

≠ Where it differs: brings setting anime, post-apocalyptic world and visual first person, while skipping vibe relaxing

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 Harold Halibut: visuals and setting.

Genre100Game mode100Tone84Setting38Visuals0
Orwell: Keeping an Eye on You
CasualVisual Novel
SoloNarrativeSci-FiDark
Steam👍 90%· 15KIGDB86· 6OC82· 17
Year 2016Dev Osmotic Studios · Surprise Attack GamesOn Linux · Switch · Android

✓ Shared with Harold Halibut: adventure storytelling, deep simulation and visual novel storytelling

≠ Stands apart with dark, oppressive atmosphere, while skipping cozy, relaxing feel

Where it drifts furthest from Harold Halibut: tone.

It predates Harold Halibut by 8 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Game mode100Setting100Tone30
South Scrimshaw, Part One
CasualVisual Novel
SoloCasualNarrativeSci-Fi2D
Steam👍 99%· 1.6K
Year 2023Dev Nathan O. MarshOn PC · Linux

✓ Shared with Harold Halibut: visual novel storytelling, adventure storytelling and vibe casual

≠ Its own twist: linear, story-driven structure, while skipping deep simulation

"The consciousness dawning inside of an aquatic egg is prodded alert. It is a male whale calf, stirring with a newfound awareness of body." South Scrimshaw uses the linear VN format to create a science fiction documentary about fictional science.

Genre100Game mode100Setting100Tone61Visuals58
eden*
CasualVisual Novel
SoloNarrativeCozySci-FiAnime
Steam👍 97%· 5.1K
Year 2015Dev Key · MangaGamerPlaytime ~4hOn PC

✓ Like Harold Halibut, it's known for visual novel storytelling, adventure storytelling and strong narrative focus

≠ Its own twist: setting anime, while skipping deep simulation

The final love story on a dying planet. In the near future, an ominous red star suddenly appears in the sky. Its presence is about to bring about the extinction of all life on Earth. The unified government proposes an evacuation project to take all of mankind into space, but in order to make the seemingly impossible project a reality, 'felixes' are brought into the world.

Where it drifts furthest from Harold Halibut: setting.

It predates Harold Halibut by 9 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Game mode100Tone62Setting47
Analogue: A Hate Story
CasualVisual Novel
SoloNarrativeSci-FiAnime
Steam👍 93%· 2.3KRAWG👍 73%· 40MC62IGDB73· 2
Year 2012Dev Love Conquers All GamesPlaytime ~2hOn PC · Apple Macintosh · Linux

✓ If you enjoyed Harold Halibut, expect visual novel storytelling, adventure storytelling and strong narrative focus

≠ Its own twist: setting anime, while skipping deep simulation

Just UpdatedNow includes the Science and Tradition DLC Includes two new costumes for the cosplaying AI *Hyun-ae: a scientist's lab coat, and the traditional hanbok that the Pale Bride wore.

Where it drifts furthest from Harold Halibut: tone.

It predates Harold Halibut by 12 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Game mode100Setting66Tone34

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