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We filtered the 31 games similar to Sani Yang's Laboratory down to the 10 that fit the “Fantasy” category. Storyteller, The Sims™ 4 and Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Sani Yang's Laboratory.

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The best games with a fantasy setting like Sani Yang's Laboratory

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Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Sani Yang's Laboratory. 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.

#1StorytellerClosest overall match

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GenreCasualSubgenreVisual Novel

SoloNarrativeFantasyCasualSandbox World

Steam👍 88%· 8.7KIGDB82· 4OC70· 33

Year 2023Dev Daniel Benmergui · Annapurna InteractiveOn Android · PC · iOS

✓ Shared with Sani Yang's Laboratory: adventure storytelling, visual novel storytelling and deep simulation

≠ Its own twist: puzzle design, sandbox freedom and vibe casual, while skipping visual first person

Where it drifts furthest from Sani Yang's Laboratory: visuals.

On reception: its Steam reviews are very positive, against overwhelmingly positive for Sani Yang's Laboratory.

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SoloNarrativeFantasyCozyCasual

Steam👍 87%· 194KRAWG👍 68%· 1.2KMC67OC70· 78

Year 2014Dev Electronic ArtsPlaytime ~4hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Shared with Sani Yang's Laboratory: deep simulation, adventure storytelling and visual novel storytelling

≠ Where it differs: brings sandbox freedom, cozy, relaxing feel and vibe casual, while skipping visual first person

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 Sani Yang's Laboratory: tone.

On reception: its Steam reviews are very positive, against overwhelmingly positive for Sani Yang's Laboratory.

It predates Sani Yang's Laboratory by 11 years, with what that implies technically.

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#3Phoenix Wright: Ace AttorneyClosest on tone

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SoloNarrativeFantasyFirst Person2D

IGDB80· 2

Year 2005Dev Capcom

✓ Shared with Sani Yang's Laboratory: visual novel storytelling, adventure storytelling and strong narrative focus

≠ Stands apart with puzzle design, visual 2d and visual pixel, while skipping deep simulation

Where it drifts furthest from Sani Yang's Laboratory: visuals.

It predates Sani Yang's Laboratory by 20 years, with what that implies technically.

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#4Steins;Gate 0Closest on visuals

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SoloNarrativeFantasyFirst PersonAnime

Steam👍 96%· 8.1KIGDB87· 11OC84· 43

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

✓ Shared with Sani Yang's Laboratory: visual novel storytelling, adventure storytelling and strong narrative focus

≠ Stands apart with setting anime, setting scifi and historical setting, while skipping deep simulation

Where it drifts furthest from Sani Yang's Laboratory: setting.

It predates Sani Yang's Laboratory by 10 years, with what that implies technically.

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#5Fate/Stay Night

GenreCasualSubgenreVisual Novel

SoloFantasyFirst PersonMagic

Year 2004Dev TYPE-MOONOn PC

✓ If you enjoyed Sani Yang's Laboratory, expect visual novel storytelling, adventure storytelling and fantasy world

≠ Stands apart with combat magic, while skipping deep simulation

It predates Sani Yang's Laboratory by 21 years, with what that implies technically.

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#6HuniePop

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GenreCasualSubgenreVisual Novel

SoloNarrativeFantasyFirst PersonDark

Steam👍 96%· 32KIGDB83· 2

Year 2015Dev HuniePotOn Linux · PC · Mac

✓ Like Sani Yang's Laboratory, 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 adventure storytelling

It predates Sani Yang's Laboratory by 10 years, with what that implies technically.

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GenreCasualSubgenreVisual Novel

SoloNarrativeFantasyHorrorExploration

Steam👍 95%· 20KIGDB88· 12OC86· 76

Year 2017Dev Infinite Fall · FinjiOn PS4 · Linux · PC

✓ Shared with Sani Yang's Laboratory: adventure storytelling, visual novel storytelling and strong narrative focus

≠ Its own twist: precision platforming, horror tension and horror setting, while skipping deep simulation

Where it drifts furthest from Sani Yang's Laboratory: visuals.

On reception: its Steam reviews are very positive, against overwhelmingly positive for Sani Yang's Laboratory.

It predates Sani Yang's Laboratory by 8 years, with what that implies technically.

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#8Professor Layton vs. Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney

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SoloNarrativeFantasyHistoricalThird Person

IGDB82· 10

Year 2012Dev LEVEL-5 · Nintendo

✓ If you enjoyed Sani Yang's Laboratory, expect visual novel storytelling, adventure storytelling and strong narrative focus

≠ Stands apart with puzzle design, historical setting and visual third person, while skipping deep simulation

Where it drifts furthest from Sani Yang's Laboratory: visuals.

It predates Sani Yang's Laboratory by 13 years, with what that implies technically.

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GenreCasualSubgenreVisual Novel

SoloNarrativeFantasySci-FiHistorical

Steam👍 84%· 587RAWG👍 75%· 20IGDB80· 1

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

✓ If you enjoyed Sani Yang's Laboratory, expect visual novel storytelling, adventure storytelling and strong narrative focus

≠ Where it differs: brings setting scifi, historical setting and setting anime, 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.

Where it drifts furthest from Sani Yang's Laboratory: setting.

On reception: its Steam reviews are very positive, against overwhelmingly positive for Sani Yang's Laboratory.

It predates Sani Yang's Laboratory by 12 years, with what that implies technically.

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#10Cinders

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GenreCasualSubgenreVisual Novel

SoloNarrativeFantasyDarkHistorical

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

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

✓ Shared with Sani Yang's Laboratory: visual novel storytelling, adventure storytelling and strong narrative focus

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

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.

Where it drifts furthest from Sani Yang's Laboratory: visuals.

On reception: its Steam reviews are very positive, against overwhelmingly positive for Sani Yang's Laboratory.

It predates Sani Yang's Laboratory by 13 years, with what that implies technically.

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