NEKO-NIN exHeart 2

23 Simulation games like NEKO-NIN exHeart 2 that you should try

Games like NEKO-NIN exHeart 2 · Find similar →

More about this game →

Ranking compiled by Lluis Enric Mayans, Founder & Head of ContentUpdated May 19, 2026How this is calculatedOrdered by an attribute-similarity model, not editorial opinion.

Filter by:Simulation×← Back to home

We filtered the 31 games similar to NEKO-NIN exHeart 2 down to the 23 that fit the “Simulation” category. Spirited Heart Deluxe, Doki Doki Literature Club Plus! and NEKO-NIN exHeart top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to NEKO-NIN exHeart 2.

iRank90/ 100

Did you find what you were looking for?

GenreCasualSubgenreVisual Novel

Tags

CasualNarrativeSolo

Year 2018Dev Whirlpool

Stores

Quick answer

Within the “Simulation” category, the closest game to NEKO-NIN exHeart 2 is Spirited Heart Deluxe — scoring 87/100 on our similarity scale. Doki Doki Literature Club Plus! and NEKO-NIN exHeart follow close behind.

#1Spirited Heart Deluxe87 #2Doki Doki Literature Club Plus!86 #3NEKO-NIN exHeart84 #4Flower Shop: Summer In Fairbrook82 #5Flower Shop: Winter In Fairbrook82

🗳️

Help us build the best rankings

Community powered

Vote on each result below — good match or not. Every vote directly shapes how we rank similar games for everyone.

The best simulation games like NEKO-NIN exHeart 2

23 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to NEKO-NIN exHeart 2. 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.

#1Spirited Heart DeluxeClosest overall match

87

Spirited Heart Deluxe

GenreCasualSubgenreVisual Novel

SoloCasualNarrativeCozyFantasyAnime2D

Steam👍 46%· 90

Year 2014Dev Winter WolvesPlaytime ~6hOn PC · Apple Macintosh · Linux

✓ Shared with NEKO-NIN exHeart 2: deep simulation, visual novel storytelling and adventure storytelling

≠ Where it differs: brings deep RPG systems and resource management, while skipping dark, oppressive atmosphere

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 NEKO-NIN exHeart 2.

Genre100Game mode100Setting100Visuals100Tone90

#2Doki Doki Literature Club Plus!Closest on tone

86

Doki Doki Literature Club Plus!

GenreCasualSubgenreVisual Novel

SoloNarrativeCasualDarkCozyAnime2D

Steam👍 97%· 31KIGDB83· 2OC87· 38

Year 2021Dev Team Salvato · Serenity ForgeOn PS4 · PC · PS5

✓ Like NEKO-NIN exHeart 2, it's known for visual novel storytelling, deep simulation and adventure storytelling

≠ Its own twist: horror tension, deep RPG systems and horror setting, while skipping melee combat

Released 3 years after NEKO-NIN exHeart 2.

Genre100Game mode100Tone100Visuals100Setting62

Steam Epic Xbox

#3NEKO-NIN exHeart

84

NEKO-NIN exHeart

GenreCasualSubgenreVisual Novel

SoloCasualNarrativeCozyDarkAnime

Steam👍 96%· 983IGDB75· 1

Year 2017Dev Whirlpool · Sekai ProjectPlaytime ~4hOn PC

✓ Nearly identical: deep simulation, visual novel storytelling and adventure storytelling.

≠ Missing: melee combat.

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.

Same studio: Whirlpool.

Genre100Game mode100Tone100Setting85

#4Flower Shop: Summer In Fairbrook

82

Flower Shop: Summer In Fairbrook

GenreCasualSubgenreVisual Novel

SoloCasualNarrativeCozyAnime2D

Steam👍 69%· 138IGDB60· 1

Year 2014Dev Winter WolvesPlaytime ~2hOn PC · Apple Macintosh · Linux

✓ Nearly identical: deep simulation, visual novel storytelling and adventure storytelling.

≠ Missing: dark, oppressive atmosphere.

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 NEKO-NIN exHeart 2.

Genre100Game mode100Visuals100Tone90Setting84

#5Flower Shop: Winter In Fairbrook

82

Flower Shop: Winter In Fairbrook

GenreCasualSubgenreVisual Novel

SoloCasualNarrativeCozyAnime2D

Steam👍 63%· 109

Year 2014Dev Winter WolvesPlaytime ~3hOn PC · Apple Macintosh · Linux

✓ Shared with NEKO-NIN exHeart 2: deep simulation, visual novel storytelling and adventure storytelling

≠ Where it differs: brings puzzle design and visual first person, while skipping dark, oppressive atmosphere

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 NEKO-NIN exHeart 2.

Genre100Game mode100Tone90Setting84Visuals62

#6VA-11 Hall-A: Cyberpunk Bartender Action

80

VA-11 Hall-A: Cyberpunk Bartender Action

GenreCasualSubgenreVisual Novel

SoloNarrativeCasualCozyAnime2D

Steam👍 97%· 38KRAWG👍 89%· 441MC81IGDB84· 9OC84· 66

Year 2016Dev Wolfgame · Ysbryd GamesPlaytime ~5hOn PC · PS · Apple Macintosh

✓ If you enjoyed NEKO-NIN exHeart 2, expect visual novel storytelling, adventure storytelling and deep simulation

≠ Stands apart with puzzle design, setting cyberpunk and setting scifi, while skipping dark, oppressive atmosphere

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 NEKO-NIN exHeart 2: setting.

Genre100Game mode100Tone89Visuals50Setting45

#7Always Remember Me

79

Always Remember Me

GenreCasualSubgenreVisual Novel

SoloNarrativeCasualCozyAnime

Steam👍 61%· 271

Year 2014Dev Winter WolvesPlaytime ~2hOn PC · Apple Macintosh · Linux

✓ If you enjoyed NEKO-NIN exHeart 2, expect visual novel storytelling, deep simulation and adventure storytelling

≠ Its own twist: puzzle design, while skipping dark, oppressive atmosphere

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 NEKO-NIN exHeart 2.

Genre100Game mode100Tone90Setting84

79

Retention

GenreCasualSubgenreVisual Novel

SoloCasualNarrativeCozy2D

Steam👍 35%· 707

Year 2015Dev Sometimes YouPlaytime ~3hOn PC

✓ Shared with NEKO-NIN exHeart 2: adventure storytelling, visual novel storytelling and deep simulation

≠ Stands apart with puzzle design and exploration and discovery, while skipping dark, oppressive atmosphere

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 NEKO-NIN exHeart 2.

Genre100Game mode100Visuals100Tone90

#9Heileen 3: New Horizons

79

Heileen 3: New Horizons

GenreCasualSubgenreVisual Novel

SoloNarrativeCasualCozyAnime

Steam👍 63%· 89

Year 2014Dev Winter WolvesPlaytime ~3hOn PC · Apple Macintosh · Linux

✓ Like NEKO-NIN exHeart 2, it's known for deep simulation, visual novel storytelling and adventure storytelling

≠ Its own twist: puzzle design, while skipping dark, oppressive atmosphere

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 NEKO-NIN exHeart 2.

Genre100Game mode100Tone89Setting84

#10planetarian HD

77

planetarian HD

GenreCasualSubgenreVisual Novel

SoloNarrativeCasualCozyAnime

Steam👍 99%· 3.3K

Year 2017Dev VisualArts/Key · VisualArtsPlaytime ~3hOn PC

✓ If you enjoyed NEKO-NIN exHeart 2, expect visual novel storytelling, adventure storytelling and deep simulation

≠ Where it differs: brings setting scifi, post-apocalyptic world and visual first person, while skipping dark, oppressive atmosphere

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 NEKO-NIN exHeart 2: visuals.

Genre100Game mode100Tone89Setting58Visuals0

77

Saya no Uta

GenreCasualSubgenreVisual Novel

SoloNarrativeDarkCozyAnime

Steam👍 90%· 9.4K

Year 2019Dev Nitro Plus · Asoberu! BD-GAMEOn Android · PC

✓ Shared with NEKO-NIN exHeart 2: visual novel storytelling, adventure storytelling and deep simulation

≠ Stands apart with horror tension and horror setting, while skipping vibe casual

Genre100Game mode100Tone80Setting57

76

Coffee Talk

GenreCasualSubgenreVisual Novel

SoloNarrativeCasualFantasyAnime

Steam👍 95%· 12KIGDB70· 4OC75· 42

Year 2020Dev Toge Productions · Chorus WorldwideOn PS4 · PC · PS5

✓ Like NEKO-NIN exHeart 2, it's known for visual novel storytelling, deep simulation and adventure storytelling

≠ Stands apart with vibe relaxing, crafting mechanics and visual pixel, while skipping cozy, relaxing feel

Where it drifts furthest from NEKO-NIN exHeart 2: visuals.

Genre100Game mode100Setting100Tone52Visuals0

74

Venba

GenreCasualSubgenreVisual Novel

SoloNarrativeCasual2DCrafting

Steam👍 92%· 3.5KIGDB87· 3OC81· 56

Year 2023Dev Visai GamesOn Xbox · PC · PS5

✓ If you enjoyed NEKO-NIN exHeart 2, expect visual novel storytelling, deep simulation and adventure storytelling

≠ Stands apart with puzzle design, crafting mechanics and exploration and discovery, while skipping cozy, relaxing feel

Released 5 years after NEKO-NIN exHeart 2.

Genre100Game mode100Visuals100Tone69

#14Hatoful Boyfriend

74

Hatoful Boyfriend

GenreCasualSubgenreVisual Novel

SoloNarrativeCasualAnime

Steam👍 94%· 7.6KIGDB75· 8OC72· 43

Year 2011Dev Mediatonic · Devolver DigitalOn PS4 · Linux · Android

✓ Nearly identical: visual novel storytelling, deep simulation and adventure storytelling.

≠ Missing: cozy, relaxing feel.

Genre100Game mode100Setting84Tone69

#15Notes of Soul

73

Notes of Soul

GenreCasualSubgenreVisual Novel

SoloNarrativeCasualAnimeOpen World

Steam👍 51%· 253

Year 2015Playtime ~4hOn PC

✓ Shared with NEKO-NIN exHeart 2: visual novel storytelling, adventure storytelling and deep simulation

≠ Stands apart with open world exploration, while skipping cozy, relaxing feel

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 NEKO-NIN exHeart 2.

Genre100Game mode100Setting82Tone68

Complete list of simulation games like NEKO-NIN exHeart 2

The full catalog of games sharing gameplay DNA with NEKO-NIN exHeart 2, ordered from highest to lowest similarity score. Use the filters above to narrow down by genre, setting or game mode and find the alternative that best fits your playstyle.

Go! Go! Nippon! ~My First Trip to Japan~

Go! Go! Nippon! ~My First Trip to Japan~

Adventure · Visual Novel

Emily is Away

Emily is Away

Simulation · Visual Novel

NEKO-NIN exHeart +PLUS Nachi

NEKO-NIN exHeart +PLUS Nachi

Visual Novel · Simulation

NEKO-NIN exHeart +PLUS Saiha

NEKO-NIN exHeart +PLUS Saiha

Simulation · Visual Novel

HuniePop

HuniePop

Simulation · RPG

Kitty Powers' Matchmaker

Kitty Powers' Matchmaker

Visual Novel · Simulation

World's Dawn

World's Dawn

Simulation · Visual Novel

Space Warlord Organ Trading Simulator

Space Warlord Organ Trading Simulator

Simulation · Visual Novel

Explore games similar to NEKO-NIN exHeart 2 by category

Rankings in the same genre

Best Visual Novel Games Best Casual Games