81
iRank91
CasualVisual Novel
SoloNarrativeCasualDarkAnime2D
Steam👍 97%· 31KIGDB83· 2OC87· 38
Year 2021Dev Team Salvato · Serenity ForgeOn PS4 · PC · PS5
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We filtered the 29 games similar to Hira Hira Hihiru down to the 9 that fit the “Dark” category. Doki Doki Literature Club Plus!, NEKO-NIN exHeart and Highway Blossoms top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Hira Hira Hihiru.
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Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Hira Hira Hihiru. Each one has been evaluated across 8 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.
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iRank89
CasualVisual Novel
SoloCasualNarrativeDarkAnime
Steam👍 96%· 983IGDB75· 1
Year 2017Dev Whirlpool · Sekai ProjectPlaytime ~4hOn PC
✓ Like Hira Hira Hihiru, it's known for visual novel storytelling, adventure storytelling and vibe casual
≠ Stands apart with deep simulation and cozy, relaxing feel, while skipping visual 2d
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 mode100Setting100Tone85
CasualVisual Novel
SoloNarrativeCasualDarkAnime
Steam👍 94%· 2.7KRAWG👍 56%· 34IGDB80· 1
Year 2016Dev AlienWorks · Sekai ProjectPlaytime ~4hOn PC · Apple Macintosh · Linux
✓ If you enjoyed Hira Hira Hihiru, expect visual novel storytelling, adventure storytelling and strong narrative focus
≠ Where it differs: brings cozy, relaxing feel, while skipping visual 2d
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.
On reception: its Steam reviews are very positive, against overwhelmingly positive for Hira Hira Hihiru.
Genre100Game mode100Setting100Tone84
CasualVisual Novel
SoloNarrativeCasualDarkAnime
Steam👍 96%· 221KRAWG👍 83%· 1.3KMC78IGDB95· 2OC87· 8
Year 2017Dev Team SalvatoPlaytime ~3hOn PC · Apple Macintosh · Linux
✓ Shared with Hira Hira Hihiru: visual novel storytelling, adventure storytelling and strong narrative focus
≠ Where it differs: brings horror tension, cozy, relaxing feel and horror setting, while skipping visual 2d
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 Hira Hira Hihiru: visuals.
Genre100Game mode100Tone85Setting59Visuals0
CasualVisual Novel
SoloNarrativeDarkAnime2D
Steam👍 95%· 77KRAWG👍 77%· 952
Year 2013Dev Soviet GamesPlaytime ~5hOn PC · iOS · Android
✓ If you enjoyed Hira Hira Hihiru, expect visual novel storytelling, adventure storytelling and strong narrative focus
≠ Stands apart with visual first person and free to play, while skipping vibe casual
Everlasting Summer is a visual novel about a man named Semyon who is teleported from modern Russia into summer camp somewhere in Soviet Union.
Where it drifts furthest from Hira Hira Hihiru: visuals.
On reception: its Steam reviews are very positive, against overwhelmingly positive for Hira Hira Hihiru.
It predates Hira Hira Hihiru by 10 years, with what that implies technically.
Genre100Game mode100Setting100Tone69Visuals42
CasualVisual Novel
SoloNarrativeDark2DFirst Person
Steam👍 94%· 2.5KRAWG👍 78%· 34MC83IGDB81· 4
Year 2020Dev Handy Games · www.handy-games.comPlaytime ~2hOn PC · PS · Xbox
✓ Like Hira Hira Hihiru, it's known for visual novel storytelling, adventure storytelling and strong narrative focus
≠ Where it differs: brings puzzle design and visual first person, while skipping vibe casual
MEET THE CHICKEN POLICE Sonny Featherland and Marty MacChicken were once a legendary detective-duo, called the Chicken Police. But that was almost a decade ago, and time had ruthlessly passed them by.
On reception: its Steam reviews are very positive, against overwhelmingly positive for Hira Hira Hihiru.
Genre100Game mode100Tone71Visuals52
CasualVisual Novel
SoloNarrativeDarkAnimeHorror
Steam👍 96%· 31KIGDB85· 8
Year 2012Dev Spike Chunsoft · NIS AmericaOn Linux · PC · iOS
✓ Shared with Hira Hira Hihiru: adventure storytelling, visual novel storytelling and strong narrative focus
≠ Its own twist: horror tension, puzzle design and horror setting, while skipping vibe casual
Where it drifts furthest from Hira Hira Hihiru: visuals.
It predates Hira Hira Hihiru by 11 years, with what that implies technically.
Genre100Game mode100Setting77Tone69Visuals0
CasualVisual Novel
SoloNarrativeDarkAnimeHorror
Steam👍 99%· 906
Year 2018Dev 07th Expansion · MangaGamerPlaytime ~7hOn PC · Apple Macintosh · Linux
✓ If you enjoyed Hira Hira Hihiru, expect visual novel storytelling, adventure storytelling and strong narrative focus
≠ Stands apart with horror tension and horror setting, while skipping vibe casual
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.
Genre100Game mode100Tone69Setting61
CasualVisual Novel
SoloNarrativeDarkAnimeHorror
Steam👍 96%· 37KIGDB82· 9
Year 2010Dev Spike Chunsoft · NIS AmericaOn Linux · Android · PC
✓ Like Hira Hira Hihiru, it's known for visual novel storytelling, adventure storytelling and strong narrative focus
≠ Where it differs: brings puzzle design, horror tension and survival mechanics, while skipping vibe casual
Where it drifts furthest from Hira Hira Hihiru: visuals.
It predates Hira Hira Hihiru by 13 years, with what that implies technically.
Genre100Game mode100Setting75Tone68Visuals0