Games like Beyond the Curtains
If Beyond the Curtains is your kind of game, the closest matches are PC FISH: Taskbar Aquarium, Desktop Akari ~my cute companion~ and Vivi — picked from the ranked list below. 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 →About Beyond the Curtains: "Beyond the Curtains" is a cozy idle game. Watch a town, train journey, or graveyard through a window. Click to interact, press "nap" to move time, or simply observe. No tutorials, no goals—witness changes across three themes and piece together their stories.
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Steam players who put hours into Beyond the Curtains 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.
PC FISH: Taskbar Aquarium
WHY THIS
Top pick for Beyond the Curtains fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation with Beyond the Curtains.
Raise, Collect, Trade! Discover rare fish, grow your collection, and build a living aquarium right on your desktop.
Desktop Akari ~my cute companion~
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for Beyond the Curtains fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Beyond the Curtains.
Akari is your cute desktop companion. She studies, sings, texts her friends, and tries her best… all to become someone you can be proud of. Unlock new dates as she puts her heart into everything — just to make your time together even more special.
Vivi
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for Beyond the Curtains fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Beyond the Curtains.
Vivi is a desktop companion girl longing to be human. Unobtrusive company, auto-dances to PC sounds, supports feeding. Raise intimacy & obedience for 9 relationship states. Full voice acting, collect human traits and share photos on Steam Workshop.
Little Retreat
WHY THIS
Ranked #4 for Beyond the Curtains fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Beyond the Curtains.
Little Retreat is your personal cozy productivity game. Set timers for real-life tasks and unlock items to decorate wholesome rooms inspired by places and legends from Southern Germany. Little Retreat blends entertainment with self-motivation, rewarding you for making the most of your time!
Tomo Cafe
WHY THIS
Ranked #5 for Beyond the Curtains fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Beyond the Curtains.
Tomo Cafe is a cozy, narrative-driven productivity game set in a relaxing study cafe. Set your real-life to-do list, work alongside energetic and chaotic focus buddies, and unlock heartfelt stories as you check off your goals.
Your Chibi Chicken: Lo-Fi Desktop Pet
WHY THIS
Ranked #6 for Beyond the Curtains fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Beyond the Curtains.
A chicken library with a lofi library, for your Steam library.
Moonberry Clock: Idle Pet
WHY THIS
Ranked #7 for Beyond the Curtains fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Beyond the Curtains.
Watch the clock and your idle pet passively gain money to unlock clothes, toys, and fun accessories. Either customize your pet yourself, or schedule them to change looks on their own.
Tiny Cultivation
WHY THIS
Ranked #8 for Beyond the Curtains fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Beyond the Curtains.
Raise a tiny cultivator on your desktop. Watch them train, nap, fail, reincarnate, and build a unique cultivation story while you work, study, or play. Every life is different. Every reincarnation leaves a legacy.
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 Beyond the Curtains.
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.
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.
Ultimate Custom Night
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Beyond the Curtains.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
Bongo Cat
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with Beyond the Curtains.
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?
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 Simulation with Beyond the Curtains.
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 with Beyond the Curtains.
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.
Sheepy: A Short Adventure
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with Beyond the Curtains.
A Short Handcrafted Pixel Art Platformer that follows Sheepy, an abandoned plushy brought to life. Sheepy: A Short Adventure is the first short game from MrSuicideSheep.
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More from Narrator
Other recommendable Steam games by Narrator, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
Cat's Kiss
WHY THIS
Another title from Narrator, the studio behind Beyond the Curtains. Shares Indie and Casual with Beyond the Curtains.
KISS x CAT x GIRL! A cozy and somewhat chaotic cohabitation life! A young lady cursed into cat form needs your morning kiss every day to lift her curse! Become close through all kinds of intimate interactions, but don't forget you still need to work for your food!
A Light in the Dark
WHY THIS
Another title from Narrator, the studio behind Beyond the Curtains. Shares Indie and Casual with Beyond the Curtains.
──We cannot choose in this unfair world.The rich boy stuck in his never changing daily life...The fierce girl struggling for survival...Two people in totally opposite positions in life.In the face of confusion and the choices before them, what will they find...?
Dong-Jin Rice-hime（東津萌米）
WHY THIS
Another title from Narrator, the studio behind Beyond the Curtains. Shares Indie with Beyond the Curtains.
It takes all sorts to make a world, also all sorts of rice!? From Simon Creative and Storia, one of our most popular games of 2016, here comes the rice growing simulation game!
Koi Musubi
WHY THIS
Another title from Narrator, the studio behind Beyond the Curtains. Shares Indie with Beyond the Curtains.
After studying away in Taiwan, Shao-Tang finally comes back to his hometown of Nangan to be a receptionist at an inn for the summer where he works with his childhood friend Zi-Jin. "Without a love knot, you will be single forever!"
Lingua Fleur: Lily
WHY THIS
Another title from Narrator, the studio behind Beyond the Curtains. Shares Indie with Beyond the Curtains.
'Lingua Fleur: Lily' is focused on friendship, love, troubles, efforts, and confusions between girls. Made with illustrations, animations, and original music, this story tells of the protagonist Yuyi Wu's secret, one very different from an 'ordinary' girl. Told in a gentle and ordinary style.
THE MONSTER OF MEMORY:DESTINY
WHY THIS
Another title from Narrator, the studio behind Beyond the Curtains. Shares Casual with Beyond the Curtains.
Winning the 8th Golden Manga Award in Taiwan, "THE MONSTER OF MEMORY:DESTINY" has been adapted from the manga of the same name! Memory... Does it represent all a person has? Represented in the form of a visual novel, the ultimate in brotherly love...
Companion
WHY THIS
Another title from Narrator, the studio behind Beyond the Curtains. Shares Casual with Beyond the Curtains.
This is a story about a future before the stars are extinguished. A man who knows about the end and decides to live lavishly and a girl who will turn his life upside down. Their story begins when she steps under his umbrella.
7 days with Death
WHY THIS
Another title from Narrator, the studio behind Beyond the Curtains. Shares Indie with Beyond the Curtains.
On Christmas Eve, a strange girl breaks into your home claiming to be the bringer of death.；This unbelievable prophesy is then followed by many strange omens...he must make a choice...
Frequently asked about Beyond the Curtains
- What games are most similar to Beyond the Curtains?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Beyond the Curtains are PC FISH: Taskbar Aquarium, Desktop Akari ~my cute companion~, Vivi.
- Who developed Beyond the Curtains?
- Beyond the Curtains was developed by Narrator, STORIA and published by Narrator.
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