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Games like The Pale Beyond
24 games ranked by how much the tags Steam players vote on them overlap with The Pale Beyond's. A rare tag counts for far more than one that sits on half the store, and popularity never moves a game up.
What they share most: Narrative, Emotional, Interactive Fiction, Psychological, Choose Your Own Adventure, Choices Matter.
Closest first
1·Before Your Eyes
78% match · Narrative, Emotional
98% of 24,049 reviews positive
2·Heaven's Vault
78% match · Narrative, Interactive Fiction
84% of 2,501 reviews positive
3·Help Will Come Tomorrow
76% match · Unforgiving, Resource Management
80% of 945 reviews positive
4·Death and Taxes
74% match · Narrative, Choose Your Own Adventure
86% of 8,587 reviews positive
5·The Dream Machine: Chapter 1 & 2
74% match · Narrative, Psychological
87% of 2,256 reviews positive
6·The Red Lantern
74% match · Snow, Choose Your Own Adventure
80% of 2,349 reviews positive
7·Katawa Shoujo
73% match · Narrative, Psychological
98% of 6,269 reviews positive
8·Sally Face - Episode One
73% match · Narrative, Emotional
97% of 29,935 reviews positive
9·This War of Mine
72% match · Survival, Resource Management
94% of 97,852 reviews positive · 432 playing
10·Road 96: Mile 0
72% match · Narrative, Choose Your Own Adventure
68% of 2,159 reviews positive
11·Heading Out
72% match · Narrative, Choose Your Own Adventure
76% of 720 reviews positive
12·Cultist Simulator
72% match · Narrative, Resource Management
80% of 14,258 reviews positive
13·Dyscourse
71% match · Choose Your Own Adventure, Choices Matter
77% of 443 reviews positive
14·Venba
71% match · Narrative, Emotional
93% of 3,798 reviews positive
15·Pentiment
71% match · Narrative, Choose Your Own Adventure
95% of 9,864 reviews positive
16·STAY
70% match · Psychological, Choose Your Own Adventure
68% of 568 reviews positive
17·Vagrus - The Riven Realms
70% match · Narrative, Choose Your Own Adventure
85% of 1,899 reviews positive
18·The Life and Suffering of Sir Brante
70% match · Choices Matter, Choose Your Own Adventure
88% of 13,174 reviews positive
19·80 Days
70% match · Choose Your Own Adventure, Choices Matter
90% of 2,040 reviews positive
20·Star Trek: Resurgence
70% match · Narrative, Choose Your Own Adventure
89% of 3,173 reviews positive
21·Afterparty
70% match · Narrative, Choose Your Own Adventure
68% of 967 reviews positive
22·Sorcery! Parts 1 and 2
69% match · Choose Your Own Adventure, Interactive Fiction
88% of 762 reviews positive
23·Impostor Factory
69% match · Narrative, Emotional
96% of 12,883 reviews positive
24·Eternal Threads
69% match · Narrative, Emotional
86% of 913 reviews positive
Frequently asked
What games are similar to The Pale Beyond?
The closest matches to The Pale Beyond on Steam are Before Your Eyes, Heaven's Vault, Help Will Come Tomorrow, Death and Taxes, The Dream Machine: Chapter 1 & 2. They rank highest because their Steam community tags overlap most with The Pale Beyond's, and shared tags include Narrative, Emotional, Interactive Fiction.
How are games like The Pale Beyond chosen?
Every game is described by the tags Steam players vote on it. Rare, specific tags such as Narrative, Emotional, Interactive Fiction count far more than catch-all ones like "Indie" or "Singleplayer", and each game is scored on how closely its whole tag profile matches The Pale Beyond's. Popularity never affects the ranking.