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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 14 that fit the “Cozy” category. The Sims™ 4, Retention and VA-11 Hall-A: Cyberpunk Bartender Action 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 “Cozy” category, the closest game to Harold Halibut is The Sims™ 4 — scoring 77/100 on our similarity scale. Retention and VA-11 Hall-A: Cyberpunk Bartender Action follow close behind.

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The best cozy games like Harold Halibut

14 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.

#1The Sims™ 4
The Sims™ 4
CasualVisual Novel
SoloCozyCasualNarrativeRelaxing
Steam👍 87%· 194KRAWG👍 68%· 1.2KMC67OC70· 78
Year 2014Dev Electronic ArtsPlaytime ~4hOn PC · PS · Xbox

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

≠ Where it differs: brings sandbox freedom, sandbox world and open world exploration, while skipping setting scifi

Enjoy the power to create and control people in a virtual world where there are no rules. Express your creativity as you customize your Sims’ appearances and personalities, and build them the perfect homes. Develop your Sims’ relationships, pursue careers, and explore vibrant new worlds.

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

It predates Harold Halibut by 10 years, with what that implies technically.

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#2Retention
Retention
CasualVisual Novel
SoloCasualNarrativeCozyExploration2D
Steam👍 35%· 707
Year 2015Dev Sometimes YouPlaytime ~3hOn PC

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

≠ Stands apart with puzzle design, while skipping vibe relaxing

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 very positive for Harold Halibut.

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

Genre100Game mode100Progression100Tone86Visuals66
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
Flower Shop: Summer In Fairbrook
CasualVisual Novel
SoloCasualNarrativeCozy2D
Steam👍 69%· 138IGDB60· 1
Year 2014Dev Winter WolvesPlaytime ~2hOn PC · Apple Macintosh · Linux

✓ Like Harold Halibut, it's known for deep simulation, visual novel storytelling and adventure storytelling

≠ Its own twist: setting anime, while skipping vibe relaxing

The Flower Shop is a dating and farming simulation game. Steve's life has just taken a downward turn.

Where it drifts furthest from Harold Halibut: setting.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mixed, against very positive for Harold Halibut.

It predates Harold Halibut by 10 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Game mode100Tone86Visuals66Setting0
Flower Shop: Winter In Fairbrook
CasualVisual Novel
SoloCasualNarrativeCozy2D
Steam👍 63%· 109
Year 2014Dev Winter WolvesPlaytime ~3hOn PC · Apple Macintosh · Linux

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

≠ Where it differs: brings puzzle design, setting anime and visual first person, while skipping vibe relaxing

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.

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

On reception: its Steam reviews are mixed, against very positive for Harold Halibut.

It predates Harold Halibut by 10 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Game mode100Tone85Visuals45Setting0
Always Remember Me
CasualVisual Novel
SoloNarrativeCasualCozyAnime
Steam👍 61%· 271
Year 2014Dev Winter WolvesPlaytime ~2hOn PC · Apple Macintosh · Linux

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

≠ Its own twist: puzzle design and setting anime, while skipping vibe relaxing

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.

Where it drifts furthest from Harold Halibut: setting.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mixed, against very positive for Harold Halibut.

It predates Harold Halibut by 10 years, with what that implies technically.

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Heileen 3: New Horizons
CasualVisual Novel
SoloNarrativeCasualCozyAnime
Steam👍 63%· 89
Year 2014Dev Winter WolvesPlaytime ~3hOn PC · Apple Macintosh · Linux

✓ Like Harold Halibut, it's known for deep simulation, visual novel storytelling and adventure storytelling

≠ Its own twist: puzzle design and setting anime, while skipping vibe relaxing

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!

Where it drifts furthest from Harold Halibut: setting.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mixed, against very positive for Harold Halibut.

It predates Harold Halibut by 10 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Game mode100Tone84Setting0
NEKO-NIN exHeart
CasualVisual Novel
SoloCasualNarrativeCozyDark
Steam👍 96%· 983IGDB75· 1
Year 2017Dev Whirlpool · Sekai ProjectPlaytime ~4hOn PC

✓ Like Harold Halibut, it's known for deep simulation, visual novel storytelling and adventure storytelling

≠ Stands apart with dark, oppressive atmosphere and setting anime, while skipping vibe relaxing

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.

Where it drifts furthest from Harold Halibut: setting.

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NEKO-NIN exHeart +PLUS Nachi
CasualVisual Novel
SoloCasualNarrativeCozyMelee
Steam👍 94%· 271
Year 2017Dev Whirlpool · Sekai ProjectPlaytime ~1hOn PC

✓ Like Harold Halibut, it's known for visual novel storytelling, deep simulation and vibe casual

≠ Stands apart with melee combat and setting anime, while skipping adventure storytelling

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!

Where it drifts furthest from Harold Halibut: setting.

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CLANNAD
CasualVisual Novel
SoloNarrativeCasualCozyAnime
Steam👍 98%· 11KRAWG👍 85%· 53MC83
Year 2015Dev VisualArts/Key · Sekai ProjectPlaytime ~6hOn PC · PS · Nintendo

✓ 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

StoryAfter the death of his mother, Tomoya Okazaki—a guarded delinquent student at Hikarizaka High School—struggles to not only make sense of the abusive relationship he has with his alcoholic father, but also find meaning in his life.

Where it drifts furthest from Harold Halibut: setting.

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

Genre100Game mode100Tone84Setting0
NEKO-NIN exHeart +PLUS Saiha
CasualVisual Novel
SoloCasualNarrativeCozyMelee
Steam👍 92%· 213
Year 2017Dev Whirlpool · Sekai ProjectPlaytime ~1hOn PC

✓ Like Harold Halibut, it's known for deep simulation, visual novel storytelling and vibe casual

≠ Stands apart with melee combat and setting anime, while skipping adventure storytelling

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!

Where it drifts furthest from Harold Halibut: setting.

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Highway Blossoms
CasualVisual Novel
SoloNarrativeCasualCozyDark
Steam👍 94%· 2.7KRAWG👍 56%· 34IGDB80· 1
Year 2016Dev AlienWorks · Sekai ProjectPlaytime ~4hOn PC · Apple Macintosh · Linux

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

≠ Where it differs: brings dark, oppressive atmosphere and setting anime, while skipping deep simulation

Highway Blossoms is a short yuri kinetic novel set in the American Southwest. After an old gold rush miner's journal is discovered, supposedly detailing where he hid parts of his stash, a nationwide craze begins as would-be prospectors try to solve its clues and strike it rich.

Where it drifts furthest from Harold Halibut: setting.

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

Genre100Game mode100Tone79Setting0
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.

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