Ken ga Kimi similar games & best alternatives

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Ken ga Kimi

PC (Microsoft Windows) • 2020

Should you play it?

Love story with samurais living in Japan This is a splendid Japanese adventure game which its story is happened in "The Land of the Rising Sun" where human, Yōkai and Oni were living together. Will your story end in the tragedy of "Ken(sword)", or the romance of "Kimi(you)"？

What works

  • Deep and engaging story with multiple endings
  • Beautiful art and music
  • Rich character development
  • Immersive historical fantasy setting
  • High replay value

Things to keep in mind

  • Lack of english localization
  • Long and slow-paced common route
  • Some cg quality inconsistency
  • Unintuitive keyboard controls
  • No voice subtitles for cg interactions

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Ken ga Kimi: Broadly representative of its motivational profile, with a few distinct shifts. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Survival, Violence, Competition, Thrill. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Intimacy, Violence, Survival.

Last update: 23/08/2026