sweet pool similar games & best alternatives

sweet pool

PC (Microsoft Windows) • 2018

Should you play it?

As madness and horror devour his world, can Youji find hope amid the nightmare? Experience a bond deeper and darker than love in this unforgettable visual novel.

What works

  • Deep, immersive horror bl story
  • Beautiful art and music
  • Unique choice system
  • Multiple endings with emotional impact
  • Strong voice acting

Things to keep in mind

  • Censorship on steam version requiring separate patch
  • No happy endings, very depressing
  • Achievement bugs with patch
  • Shorter length compared to other nitro+chiral titles
  • Some players find story confusing or slow paced

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Sakura no Mori † Dreamers 2

  • TAISHO x ALICE episode 2

  • 永不停息的黑暗之歌 ~ Endless Black Song

  • CHAOS;CHILD

  • Folie Fatale

  • 1 to 1 humanoid edible toys

Less violent

Games that feels like sweet pool but with less combat and destruction

  • TAISHO x ALICE epilogue

  • Kanon

  • DATE A LIVE: Rio Reincarnation

  • Love Ribbon

  • Monobeno

  • Fashioning Little Miss Lonesome

More skill-focused

Games that feels like sweet pool but with a stronger focus on skill and mastery

  • Notch - The Innocent LunA: Eclipsed SinnerS

  • 9-nine-:Episode 2

  • CHAOS;HEAD NOAH

  • Hakuoki: Kyoto Winds

  • 7'scarlet

  • DRAMAtical Murder

Less expressive

Games that feels like sweet pool but with less self-expression and customization

  • Who Is Mike - A Visual Novel

  • Midnight Witch

  • Suicide Countdown: 7 Days

  • NOeSIS02_羽化

  • Find Love or Die Trying

  • Mandemon

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Similarity map

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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).

sweet pool: Less representative of its motivational profile, with noticeable differences. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Expression, Fellowship, Cooperation, Leadership. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Intimacy. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Competence, Strategy.

Last update: 03/08/2026