Games like Until Then
If Until Then is your kind of game, the closest matches are Black Equation, Irrational and Every Wednesday — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its contemplative, emotional and melancholic. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.
Get personalized picks →Until Then is a 2024 narrative adventure developed by Polychroma Games and published by Maximum Entertainment. Set around Filipino teenagers navigating grief and multiverse cycles, the game combines dialogue-driven choices with mini-games and multiple endings within parallel worlds and a time-loop narrative structure. Players describe the experience as contemplative, emotional, and poignant, with an art style that blends pixel art with 3D environments. Reviewers highlight that the characters feel like real people with authentic flaws, and the story explores grief and healing in a raw, unfiltered way. Available at $19.99 USD, it runs verified on Steam Deck and holds a 98% positive rating from over 8,200 Steam reviews.
About Until Then: A fateful meeting sets off a chain reaction, upending Mark's life. People disappear and memories prove unreliable. Uncover a hidden truth with Mark and his friends in this narrative adventure and race to unravel the mystery before it's too late.
Players who liked Until Then also play
Steam players who put hours into Until Then also tend to own these titles — a signal called collaborative filtering. imho.run cross-references millions of library ownership patterns to surface games whose real audiences overlap, regardless of whether their genre tags match.
Black Equation
WHY THIS
Top pick for Until Then fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Until Then.
A dark fantasy interactive book — a personal, choice-driven story born from depression, built entirely from words.
Irrational
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for Until Then fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Until Then.
An emotional story portraying the struggles of anxiety—the paralyzing thoughts and irrational fears. Join Lucy on her journey to find solace, alongside her supportive yet puzzled roommate. A heartfelt narrative delving into the complexities of anxiety and the challenges of empathy.
Every Wednesday
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for Until Then fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Until Then.
A laundromat. Every Wednesday. And stories that stay. Join Hideki in a small laundromat in the heart of a restless metropolis, where smartphones are not allowed and strangers slowly become part of each other’s lives.
Everlasting Snooze
WHY THIS
Ranked #4 for Until Then fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Until Then.
You lost your memory of nothing but a mundane day. But why do mysterious men keep jamming into your life, all of them pointing to the day you forgot? Find out a hypnotherapy clinic receptionist's memory of an insignificant day in this BL visual novel.
Robotherapy
WHY THIS
Ranked #5 for Until Then fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Until Then.
An emotional dark comedy about robots doing therapy. In Robotherapy, you're a robot therapist in a dystopian society that killed all the humans, but is still not happy. Treat patients, meet weird robots and enter their minds. If killing all humans doesn't bring happiness, then what does?
Last Days
WHY THIS
Shares multiple endings and a melancholic mood with Until Then.
Ranked #6 for Until Then fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with Until Then.
The gods have blessed New Canaan for four hundred years, and everyone - including Sister Ginsetsu - thought it would go on forever, until the day Ginsetsu met the gods of New Canaan. Since then, the story between the maiden who calls herself a god, and the maiden who will become a god has begun.
Herald: The Interactive Period Drama – Complete Edition
WHY THIS
Shares a contemplative mood with Until Then.
Ranked #7 for Until Then fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Until Then.
Herald is a choice-driven adventure set on the high seas. Board the HLV Herald and uncover its dark secrets in an intriguing tale about tyranny and servitude.
Paradise
WHY THIS
Shares multiple endings and an emotional mood with Until Then.
Ranked #8 for Until Then fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure and Casual with Until Then.
Paradise is a Boys Love visual novel and tells the story of a group of men who go on holiday on a deserted island. When things begin to go wrong, they realize to their horror that they are stranded. Turns out that’s only the start of their problems.
Reviewers mention these as similar to Until Then
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Night in the Woods
WHY THIS
Shares a melancholic mood with Until Then.
Reviewers of Until Then cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Adventure with Until Then.
NIGHT IN THE WOODS is an adventure game focused on exploration, story, and character, featuring dozens of characters to meet and lots to do across a lush, vibrant world.
Before Your Eyes
WHY THIS
Shares a poignant mood with Until Then.
Reviewers of Until Then cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Adventure with Until Then.
Embark on an emotional first-person narrative adventure where you control the story—and affect its outcomes—with your real-life blinks. With this innovative technique you will fully immerse yourself in a world of memories, both joyous and heartbreaking, as your whole life flashes before your eyes.
OMORI
WHY THIS
Reviewers of Until Then cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Adventure with Until Then.
Explore a strange world full of colorful friends and foes. When the time comes, the path you’ve chosen will determine your fate... and perhaps the fate of others as well.
In Stars And Time
WHY THIS
Shares a melancholic mood with Until Then.
Reviewers of Until Then cross-mention this title as a similar play.
Live with the ever-present burden of being trapped in a time loop only you can know about in this turn-based RPG. Create a better future for you and your friends. Find hope where there is none left. Pray to the stars and free yourself from time.
NieR:Automata™
WHY THIS
Shares multiple endings and a melancholic mood with Until Then.
Reviewers of Until Then cross-mention this title as a similar play.
NieR: Automata tells the story of androids 2B, 9S and A2 and their battle to reclaim the machine-driven dystopia overrun by powerful machines.
Once Upon a Jester
WHY THIS
Reviewers of Until Then cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Adventure with Until Then.
Travel the kingdom as Jester with his best friend Sok to improvise theatre shows and perform on stages far and wide. Sing your hearts out, crack jokes and impress audiences to become the stars of the famous Royal Theatrical Spectacle!
VIDEOVERSE
WHY THIS
Shares an emotional mood with Until Then.
Reviewers of Until Then cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Adventure with Until Then.
Relive the days of the early internet and dive into this fictional video game era, where the 'Kinmoku Shark’ gaming system and its online social network 'Videoverse' were still popular…
Outer Wilds
WHY THIS
Shares an emotional mood with Until Then.
Reviewers of Until Then cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Adventure with Until Then.
Named Game of the Year 2019 by Giant Bomb, Polygon, Eurogamer, and The Guardian, Outer Wilds is a critically-acclaimed and award-winning open world mystery about a solar system trapped in an endless time loop.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Until Then at current Steam store prices.
Garry's Mod
WHY THIS
Priced ~75% under Until Then on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Until Then.
Garry's Mod is a physics sandbox. There aren't any predefined aims or goals. We give you the tools and leave you to play.
Lethal Company
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Until Then on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Until Then.
A co-op horror about scavenging at abandoned moons to sell scrap to the Company.
People Playground
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Priced ~50% under Until Then on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Until Then.
Shoot, stab, burn, poison, tear, vaporise, or crush ragdolls in a large open space.
Vampire Survivors
WHY THIS
Priced ~75% under Until Then on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Until Then.
Mow down thousands of night creatures and survive until dawn! Vampire Survivors is a gothic horror casual game with rogue-lite elements, where your choices can allow you to quickly snowball against the hundreds of monsters that get thrown at you. Be the bullet hell!
PEAK
WHY THIS
Priced ~60% under Until Then on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Until Then.
PEAK is a co-op climbing game where the slightest mistake can spell your doom. Either solo or as a group of lost nature scouts, your only hope of rescue from a mysterious island is to scale the mountain at its center. Do you have what it takes to reach the PEAK?
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Doki Doki Literature Club!
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with Until Then.
The Literature Club is full of cute girls! Will you write the way into their heart? This game is not suitable for children or those who are easily disturbed.
Life is Strange - Episode 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with Until Then.
Episode 1 now FREE! Life is Strange is an award-winning and critically acclaimed episodic adventure game that allows the player to rewind time and affect the past, present and future.
Bongo Cat
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Until Then.
Bongo cat needs your help. Bongo cat needz more hatz!!! Every time you press a key, Bongo cat will punch your taskbar. Type, click, play, work to collect more points. Which hats will you find?
ENA: Dream BBQ
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Until Then.
Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.
The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with Until Then.
Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!
Indigo Park: Chapter 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Until Then.
Explore the abandoned childhood wonder of Indigo Park! Guided by Rambley the Raccoon, help restore power to the destroyed amusement park while you run from the reason it shut down.
Our Life: Beginnings & Always
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with Until Then.
A twenty-dollar bill, four summers, fifteen years, and a one of a kind life. Create an experience that’s all your own in this near-fully customizable visual novel where you grow from childhood to adulthood with the lonely boy next door.
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Frequently asked about Until Then
- Is Until Then verified for Steam Deck?
- Yes — Until Then is Steam Deck Verified, meaning Valve has confirmed it runs well on the Deck with full controller, text legibility, and default configuration support.
- How much does Until Then cost?
- Until Then is listed on Steam at 19.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Until Then?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Until Then are Black Equation, Irrational, Every Wednesday.
- Who developed Until Then?
- Until Then was developed by Polychroma Games and published by Maximum Entertainment.
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