Danganronpa Another Episode: Ultra Despair Girls similar games & best alternatives

Danganronpa Another Episode: Ultra Despair Girls

PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation Vita • 2017

Should you play it?

Komaru Naegi has been imprisoned inside a mysterious apartment for over a year. Her rescue is derailed when hundreds of Monokumas suddenly attack. She teams up with Toko Fukawa to survive the rampaging Monokumas, escape the crafty Monokuma Kids, and uncover the secrets of the city.

What works

  • Strong story and character development
  • Unique gameplay blending shooter and puzzle elements
  • Expands danganronpa lore
  • Engaging protagonist duo
  • Memorable soundtrack and voice acting

Things to keep in mind

  • Clunky and repetitive gameplay
  • Dated graphics and camera issues
  • Controversial and disturbing dark themes
  • Sexualization of minors and fanservice
  • Linear progression with limited exploration

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Dies irae ~Amantes amentes~

  • XIII - Classic

  • Zero Escape: Zero Time Dilemma

  • DRAGON BALL Z: KAKAROT

  • ANONYMOUS;CODE

  • Corpse Party: Blood Drive

More expressive

Games that feels like Danganronpa Another Episode: Ultra Despair Girls but with more self-expression and customization

  • SENRAN KAGURA Burst Re:Newal

  • Hyperdimension Neptunia Re;Birth1

  • Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony

  • Studio System : Guardian Angel

  • Dragon Conqueror

  • AI: THE SOMNIUM FILES - nirvanA Initiative

More intimate

Games that feels like Danganronpa Another Episode: Ultra Despair Girls but with more focus on close relationships

  • DRAMAtical Murder

  • Demons Roots

  • 神树残响(Echoes of the Divine Tree)

  • Love Esquire - RPG/Dating Sim/Visual Novel

  • Harem in Another World

  • Otaku's Adventure

Choose your own criteria ->

From the same developer

From the same developer, ranked by motivational fit.

  • Zero Escape: Zero Time Dilemma

  • Zero Escape: The Nonary Games

  • AI: THE SOMNIUM FILES - nirvanA Initiative

  • AI: The Somnium Files

  • Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony

Similarity map

How to use the graph

Similarity map

Each dot is a game placed from its motivation profile relative to this page’s game. Direction shows which motivation differs most; distance along that axis shows how large the gap is.

  • Purple star: this page’s game at the centre — everything is relative to it.
  • Direction: each axis is a main motivational difference vs this game (e.g. more / less competitive).
  • Distance on an axis: how large that difference is (ring scales show +/− points).
  • Coloured chips: click to highlight games that mainly differ on that motivation; click again to reset.
  • Dotted line: link between this page’s game and the one selected for comparison.
  • Hover a dot to preview that game in the panel on the right; click to keep that comparison.
  • Scroll or double-click the chart to zoom.

How to read the map This is a polar difference map: direction = which motivation differs, and distance = how much (same units as the sidebar deltas).

Danganronpa Another Episode: Ultra Despair Girls: A very typical example of its motivational profile. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Expression, Fellowship, Cooperation, Leadership. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Story, Violence, Continuation.

Last update: 03/08/2026