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We filtered the 35 games similar to her tears were my light down to the 19 that fit the “Anime” category. Hate Plus, Spirited Heart Deluxe and VA-11 Hall-A: Cyberpunk Bartender Action top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to her tears were my light.

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NarrativeCozySolo
Year 2016Dev NomnomNami
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Within the “Anime” category, the closest game to her tears were my light is Hate Plus — scoring 60/100 on our similarity scale. Spirited Heart Deluxe and VA-11 Hall-A: Cyberpunk Bartender Action follow close behind.

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The best games with a anime setting like her tears were my light

19 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to her tears were my light. Each one has been evaluated across 10 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.

#1Hate Plus
Hate Plus
CasualVisual Novel
SoloNarrativeSci-FiFantasyAnime
Steam👍 84%· 587RAWG👍 75%· 20IGDB80· 1
Year 2013Dev Love Conquers All GamesPlaytime ~3hOn PC · Apple Macintosh · Linux

✓ If you enjoyed her tears were my light, expect visual novel storytelling, strong narrative focus and setting scifi

≠ Where it differs: brings adventure storytelling and historical setting, while skipping deep simulation

Let's spend the next three real-time days together uncovering the mystery of what went horribly wrong on a derelict generation ship, with the help of a spunky/more-than-slightly-traumatized AI sidekick! A sequel to Analogue: A Hate Story that tells a whole new hate story of its own.

On reception: its Steam reviews are very positive, against overwhelmingly positive for her tears were my light.

Genre100Game mode100Setting67Tone64
#2Spirited Heart Deluxe
Spirited Heart Deluxe
CasualVisual Novel
SoloNarrativeCozyFantasyAnime2D
Steam👍 46%· 90
Year 2014Dev Winter WolvesPlaytime ~6hOn PC · Apple Macintosh · Linux

✓ Shared with her tears were my light: deep simulation, visual novel storytelling and strong narrative focus

≠ Where it differs: brings deep RPG systems, adventure storytelling and vibe casual, while skipping setting scifi

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 her tears were my light.

Genre100Game mode100Visuals100Tone76Setting66
VA-11 Hall-A: Cyberpunk Bartender Action
CasualVisual Novel
SoloNarrativeCozySci-FiAnime2D
Steam👍 97%· 38KRAWG👍 89%· 441MC81IGDB84· 9OC84· 66
Year 2016Dev Wolfgame · Ysbryd GamesPlaytime ~5hOn PC · PS · Apple Macintosh

✓ If you enjoyed her tears were my light, expect visual novel storytelling, deep simulation and strong narrative focus

≠ Stands apart with adventure storytelling, puzzle design and vibe casual, while skipping setting space

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 her tears were my light: visuals.

Genre100Game mode100Tone81Setting50Visuals44
HuniePop
CasualVisual Novel
SoloNarrativeCozyFantasyAnime
Steam👍 96%· 32KIGDB83· 2
Year 2015Dev HuniePotOn Linux · PC · Mac

✓ Like her tears were my light, it's known for deep simulation, visual novel storytelling and strong narrative focus

≠ Where it differs: brings deep RPG systems, puzzle design and dark, oppressive atmosphere, while skipping setting scifi

Where it drifts furthest from her tears were my light: visuals.

Genre100Game mode100Tone78Setting60Visuals0
planetarian HD
CasualVisual Novel
SoloNarrativeCozyAnimeSci-Fi
Steam👍 99%· 3.3K
Year 2017Dev VisualArts/Key · VisualArtsPlaytime ~3hOn PC

✓ If you enjoyed her tears were my light, expect visual novel storytelling, deep simulation and strong narrative focus

≠ Where it differs: brings adventure storytelling, vibe casual and post-apocalyptic world, while skipping setting space

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 her tears were my light: visuals.

Genre100Game mode100Tone75Setting62Visuals0
#6eden*
eden*
CasualVisual Novel
SoloNarrativeCozyAnimeSci-Fi
Steam👍 97%· 5.1K
Year 2015Dev Key · MangaGamerPlaytime ~4hOn PC

✓ Like her tears were my light, it's known for visual novel storytelling, strong narrative focus and cozy, relaxing feel

≠ Its own twist: adventure storytelling, 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.

Genre100Game mode100Tone100Setting74
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 her tears were my light, expect visual novel storytelling, strong narrative focus and setting scifi

≠ Its own twist: adventure storytelling, 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.

On reception: its Steam reviews are very positive, against overwhelmingly positive for her tears were my light.

Genre100Game mode100Setting69Tone64
Flower Shop: Summer In Fairbrook
CasualVisual Novel
SoloNarrativeCozyAnime2D
Steam👍 69%· 138IGDB60· 1
Year 2014Dev Winter WolvesPlaytime ~2hOn PC · Apple Macintosh · Linux

✓ Like her tears were my light, it's known for deep simulation, visual novel storytelling and strong narrative focus

≠ Its own twist: adventure storytelling and vibe casual, while skipping setting scifi

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 overwhelmingly positive for her tears were my light.

Genre100Game mode100Visuals100Tone77Setting53
Flower Shop: Winter In Fairbrook
CasualVisual Novel
SoloNarrativeCozyAnime2D
Steam👍 63%· 109
Year 2014Dev Winter WolvesPlaytime ~3hOn PC · Apple Macintosh · Linux

✓ Shared with her tears were my light: deep simulation, visual novel storytelling and strong narrative focus

≠ Where it differs: brings adventure storytelling, puzzle design and vibe casual, while skipping setting scifi

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 her tears were my light.

Genre100Game mode100Tone76Visuals55Setting53
Kitty Powers' Matchmaker
CasualVisual Novel
SoloNarrativeCozyAnime2D
Steam👍 96%· 1.9KIGDB69· 4OC70· 15
Year 2014Dev Magic NotionPlaytime ~4hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ If you enjoyed her tears were my light, expect visual novel storytelling, deep simulation and strong narrative focus

≠ Its own twist: vibe casual, procedural generation and skill tree progression, while skipping setting scifi

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 her tears were my light: setting.

Genre100Game mode100Visuals100Tone74Setting41
Go! Go! Nippon! ~My First Trip to Japan~
CasualVisual Novel
SoloNarrativeCozyAnimeFirst Person
Steam👍 86%· 3.1KRAWG👍 40%· 45
Year 2014Dev OVERDRIVE · MangaGamerPlaytime ~3hOn PC

✓ Like her tears were my light, it's known for visual novel storytelling, deep simulation and strong narrative focus

≠ Its own twist: adventure storytelling and visual first person, while skipping setting scifi

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!

Where it drifts furthest from her tears were my light: visuals.

On reception: its Steam reviews are very positive, against overwhelmingly positive for her tears were my light.

Genre100Game mode100Tone100Setting55Visuals0
Heileen 3: New Horizons
CasualVisual Novel
SoloNarrativeCozyAnimeCasual
Steam👍 63%· 89
Year 2014Dev Winter WolvesPlaytime ~3hOn PC · Apple Macintosh · Linux

✓ Like her tears were my light, it's known for deep simulation, visual novel storytelling and strong narrative focus

≠ Its own twist: adventure storytelling, puzzle design and vibe casual, while skipping setting scifi

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 her tears were my light.

Genre100Game mode100Tone76Setting53
Always Remember Me
CasualVisual Novel
SoloNarrativeCozyAnimeCasual
Steam👍 61%· 271
Year 2014Dev Winter WolvesPlaytime ~2hOn PC · Apple Macintosh · Linux

✓ If you enjoyed her tears were my light, expect visual novel storytelling, deep simulation and strong narrative focus

≠ Its own twist: adventure storytelling, puzzle design and vibe casual, while skipping setting scifi

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 her tears were my light.

Genre100Game mode100Tone76Setting53
NEKO-NIN exHeart +PLUS Nachi
CasualVisual Novel
SoloNarrativeCozyAnimeMelee
Steam👍 94%· 271
Year 2017Dev Whirlpool · Sekai ProjectPlaytime ~1hOn PC

✓ Like her tears were my light, it's known for visual novel storytelling, deep simulation and strong narrative focus

≠ Stands apart with vibe casual and melee combat, while skipping setting scifi

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!

On reception: its Steam reviews are very positive, against overwhelmingly positive for her tears were my light.

Genre100Game mode100Tone75Setting51
NEKO-NIN exHeart
CasualVisual Novel
SoloNarrativeCozyAnimeCasual
Steam👍 96%· 983IGDB75· 1
Year 2017Dev Whirlpool · Sekai ProjectPlaytime ~4hOn PC

✓ Like her tears were my light, it's known for deep simulation, visual novel storytelling and strong narrative focus

≠ Stands apart with adventure storytelling, vibe casual and dark, oppressive atmosphere, while skipping setting scifi

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 mode100Tone70Setting55

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