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びぶ/viv · 2025 · Windows, macOS

Steam: 95 % positive of 10,727 reviews, as of Oct 28

An exploration/horror/adventure game about the codependent, love-hate relationship between two men.

24 games that play like Saihate Station and 24 that look like it. Closest by gameplay: MiSide, The NOexistenceN of you AND me and Return to Shironagasu Island.

Player tags

  • Psychological Horror
  • Visual Novel
  • LGBTQ+
  • Horror
  • 2D
  • Hand-drawn
  • Cute
  • Anime
Map region: Visual Novels & Dating Sims
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Steam reviews

What players say

Overwhelmingly positive: players praise the atmosphere, hand-drawn art and twisty story, though some find it predictable and shallow.

Many players praise the art style, the soundtrack and the way the story builds unease through dialogue rather than jump scares. Several highlight the characters and their co-dependent, toxic dynamic, and some say the ending Z and the DLC left a strong emotional impact. Some players find the plot predictable, the characters thin and the dialogue-heavy structure tiring, and a few say the game borrows heavily from OMORI. Several report bugs, especially quick-time events where the Z key does not register, and some reviews from the last year criticise the DLC and whether its true ending feels meaningful. Recent reviews are more mixed than Steam's totals, with some players calling the ending Z hollow.

Praised

  • Art and soundtrack

    Players call the hand-drawn art, character sprites and music cute, polished and fitting the unsettling mood.

    Many players
  • Twisty, emotional story

    Reviewers praise the plot twists, the emotional payoff of the endings and the way the story rewards replay.

    Many players
  • Unsettling dialogue-driven horror

    Players say the horror comes from tense conversations and atmosphere rather than jump scares, and it lingers after play.

    Some players
  • Free and short

    Reviewers are surprised it is free and note it fits into a few hours, making it a low-risk try.

    Some players

Criticised

  • Predictable plot

    Players say the story is easy to predict or leans on familiar tropes, which dulls the twists for them.

    Many players
  • Heavy OMORI influence

    Reviewers feel the game borrows too openly from OMORI and similar titles, so it lacks its own identity.

    Some players
  • Ending Z and DLC criticised

    Reviewers find the good ending and the DLC romanticise toxic dynamics or feel hollow and misleading.

    Some players
  • Bugs in quick-time events

    Players report that the Z key stops registering during chase or quick-time sequences, which blocks progress and endings.

    A few players
Who it suits
Players who enjoy atmospheric, dialogue-driven visual novels with psychological horror, toxic relationships and queer themes, especially fans of OMORI.
Who should skip it
Players who want action, complex gameplay or surprising plots should skip it, since reviewers find it mostly reading and fairly predictable.

Short vs. long playtime: Players who finished it in a few hours mostly praise its pacing and short length, while those with longer playtimes, often replaying for all endings, complain more about bugs and the repetitive route.

Summarised by AI from 80 Steam reviews (English, helpful and recent), as of Oct 28, 2026.

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  6. NUKITASHI 298 % positive of 2,613Shared: Visual Novel · Anime · Multiple Endings
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  8. Mandemon85 % positive of 354Shared: Psychological Horror · Visual Novel · Horror
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By look

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At a glance

What games like Saihate Station have in common

  • The tags they share most often with Saihate Station: Visual Novel (21 of 24), Psychological Horror (16) and Anime (13).
  • They came out between 2017 and 2026, one of them after Saihate Station (2025).
  • Best rated by Steam players: NUKITASHI 2 (98 % positive of 2,613).

How these matches work

Matches come from embeddings of Steam descriptions, player tags and screenshots, computed offline. “Plays like” compares what the games are about and how players tag them; “Looks like” compares their screenshots. The share of positive reviews is based on Steam user reviews.

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