6 Games with a historical setting like Nightshade/百花百狼 that you should try

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

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We filtered the 38 games similar to Nightshade/百花百狼 down to the 6 that fit the “Historical” category. STEINS;GATE, Hate Plus and Steins;Gate 0 top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Nightshade/百花百狼.

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The best games with a historical setting like Nightshade/百花百狼

6 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Nightshade/百花百狼. Each one has been evaluated across 7 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.

#1STEINS;GATEClosest overall match

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GenreCasualSubgenreVisual Novel

SoloNarrativeDarkAnimeHistorical

Steam👍 97%· 26KRAWG👍 84%· 274MC87IGDB80· 4OC87· 12

Year 2009Dev MAGES · Spike Chunsoft CoPlaytime ~5hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Like Nightshade/百花百狼, it's known for visual novel storytelling, adventure storytelling and strong narrative focus

≠ Stands apart with survival mechanics, horror tension and setting scifi

A new story in the critically-acclaimed STEINS;GATE series. From the depths of despair--explore a whole new world line. Your favorite characters return alongside a brand new cast!

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SoloNarrativeHistoricalAnimeSci-Fi

Steam👍 84%· 587RAWG👍 75%· 20IGDB80· 1

Year 2013Dev Love Conquers All GamesPlaytime ~3hOn PC · Apple Macintosh · Linux

✓ If you enjoyed Nightshade/百花百狼, expect visual novel storytelling, adventure storytelling and strong narrative focus

≠ Where it differs: brings setting scifi and fantasy world, while skipping dark, oppressive atmosphere

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 Nightshade/百花百狼.

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GenreCasualSubgenreVisual Novel

SoloNarrativeAnimeHistoricalSci-Fi

Steam👍 96%· 8.1KIGDB87· 11OC84· 43

Year 2015Dev 5pb. · PQubeOn PlayStation 3 · PS4 · PC

✓ Shared with Nightshade/百花百狼: visual novel storytelling, adventure storytelling and strong narrative focus

≠ Stands apart with setting scifi, fantasy world and setting cyberpunk, while skipping dark, oppressive atmosphere

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#4Cinders

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GenreCasualSubgenreVisual Novel

SoloNarrativeDarkHistoricalFantasy

Steam👍 87%· 792RAWG👍 57%· 28IGDB60· 1OC71· 15

Year 2012Dev Crunching KoalasPlaytime ~3hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Shared with Nightshade/百花百狼: visual novel storytelling, adventure storytelling and strong narrative focus

≠ Where it differs: brings deep RPG systems, fantasy world and visual 2d, while skipping setting anime

Cinders is a mature take on a classic fairytale with a heavy emphasis on player choices and role playing. Cinders is a witty young woman living with an overbearing stepmother and her two daughters, as if she was reenacting a certain well-known fairytale.

On reception: its Steam reviews are very positive, against overwhelmingly positive for Nightshade/百花百狼.

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#5Professor Layton and the Last SpecterClosest on setting

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SoloNarrativeHistorical2DPixel Art

IGDB84· 6

Year 2009Dev LEVEL-5

✓ Like Nightshade/百花百狼, it's known for visual novel storytelling, adventure storytelling and strong narrative focus

≠ Stands apart with puzzle design, visual 2d and visual pixel, while skipping dark, oppressive atmosphere

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#6Professor Layton vs. Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney

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GenreCasualSubgenreVisual Novel

SoloNarrativeHistoricalFantasyThird Person

IGDB82· 10

Year 2012Dev LEVEL-5 · Nintendo

✓ If you enjoyed Nightshade/百花百狼, expect visual novel storytelling, adventure storytelling and strong narrative focus

≠ Stands apart with puzzle design, fantasy world and visual third person, while skipping dark, oppressive atmosphere

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