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Games like After the Wane

If After the Wane is your kind of game, the closest matches are Touhou: Beyond Gensokyo, EULA ~2026 Human Creativity Report~ and AmaTisMo — 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.

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About After the Wane: Retracing the footsteps of a mother she never knew, Lena's trying to make it as a dancer in the city. Caught in a quarrel between dance companies, dealing with love and heartbreak and the challenges of young adulthood, she must also cope with the voice in her head commenting on everything she does.

IndieWindows · macOS · Linuxby Nova-box
After the Wane — Steam game cover

Players who liked After the Wane also play

Steam players who put hours into After the Wane 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.

  1. Touhou: Beyond Gensokyo

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for After the Wane fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries.

    Discover the mysteries of Gensokyo through the lens of Shin, a photographer from the outside world. In this immersive visual novel, join forces with the shrine maiden Reimu Hakurei to unravel the truth behind this incident and stop the enigmatic Kurohana.

    2026AdventureCasual8.49 USDSteam ↗
  2. EULA ~2026 Human Creativity Report~

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for After the Wane fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with After the Wane.

    An image created by AI — is it yours? An AI art tool is placed before a nameless illustrator. To accept, or to refuse. A visual novel that tells the same story in different forms. Your choices shape the ending - there is no right answer.

    2026IndieAdventureCasual6.87 USDSteam ↗
  3. AmaTisMo

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for After the Wane fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with After the Wane.

    A visual novel about mental health, depression, and self-love. Play as Amatista, a young woman trapped in isolation, as she begins a journey she never asked for. Every choice shapes the story. Fully accessible for blind and visually impaired players.

    2027IndieAdventureCasualSteam ↗
  4. Saraab: Beyond The Veil

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for After the Wane fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with After the Wane.

    A psychological horror visual novel about healing, where saving your brother means facing your own demons. Elham’s search pulls her through visions and entities rooted in Arabian folklore, and family secrets that should have stayed buried.

    2026IndieAdventureSteam ↗
  5. Along the Edge

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for After the Wane fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with After the Wane.

    Following the loss of a baby, a breakup, and a surprise heritage, Daphné decides to leave everything behind to start a new life in the French countryside. There, she discovers she's the last descendant of a line of witches. Will she embrace the family tradition?

    2016Indie13.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Remembering Emily - Mystery visual novel

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for After the Wane fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with After the Wane.

    Relive Thomas’s memories in this mystery-filled visual novel. What really happened to Emily? Make choices, explore different versions of events, and uncover two complementary endings that reveal the full truth.

    2025IndieCasual6.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. The Bastard Who Rewrote The Empire Season 1

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for After the Wane fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries.

    After death, you are chosen by the Underworld Television Network and sent to the Middle Ages as a despised bastard prince. This is not reincarnation, but a livestream watched by hell. See through lies, build alliances, challenge the queen, survive thirty days, and rewrite the fate of a kingdom.

    2026AdventureSteam ↗
  8. Luce Spenta

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for After the Wane fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with After the Wane.

    A gothic psychological visual novel where you decide who deserves forgiveness… and who deserves condemnation. Explore the lives of five souls, confront unsettling truths, and make choices that will shape your ultimate fate. Every choice is a reflection. Every judgment carries a sentence.

    2025ActionIndieAdventure8.99 USDSteam ↗

Free alternatives

Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.

  1. Doki Doki Literature Club!

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with After the Wane.

    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.

    2017IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. 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.

    2015ActionAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Helltaker

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with After the Wane.

    Helltaker is a short game about sharply dressed demon girls.

    2020IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with After the Wane.

    Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  5. Bongo Cat

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with After the Wane.

    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?

    2025IndieSimulationMassively MultiplayerFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. ENA: Dream BBQ

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with After the Wane.

    Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.

    2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with After the Wane.

    Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!

    2023IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Indigo Park: Chapter 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with After the Wane.

    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.

    2024ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

More from Nova-box

Other recommendable Steam games by Nova-box, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.

  1. Along the Edge

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Nova-box, the studio behind After the Wane. Shares Indie with After the Wane.

    Following the loss of a baby, a breakup, and a surprise heritage, Daphné decides to leave everything behind to start a new life in the French countryside. There, she discovers she's the last descendant of a line of witches. Will she embrace the family tradition?

    2016Indie13.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Seers Isle

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Nova-box, the studio behind After the Wane. Shares Indie with After the Wane.

    Seers Isle is a narrative game, set in a fantasy version of medieval northern Europe, where your choices impact the fate of a group of characters.

    2018Indie13.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Across the Grooves

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Nova-box, the studio behind After the Wane. Shares Indie with After the Wane.

    Your choices affect the destiny of Alice, drastically changing her reality and allowing her to explore alternative destinies by modifying her past. Travel across European cities, meet colourful characters and solve the mystery.

    2020Indie13.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. End of Lines

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Nova-box, the studio behind After the Wane. Shares Indie with After the Wane.

    Travel across landscapes devastated by a catastrophic climate meltdown, following a small family in search of somewhere habitable. With limited supplies and facing potential death at every turn, your choices will decide their fate. Will they manage to settle down?

    2023IndieAdventure13.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Echoes

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Nova-box, the studio behind After the Wane. Shares Indie with After the Wane.

    Echoes is a 2D narrative game where you play as Ricky Fox, a detective haunted by the death of his best friend, Arthur. Step into Greenhearth, a small town full of secrets, and make choices that will shape your investigation. Will you crack the case with your sanity intact?

    2024IndieAdventure9.99 USDSteam ↗

Frequently asked about After the Wane

What games are most similar to After the Wane?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside After the Wane are Touhou: Beyond Gensokyo, EULA ~2026 Human Creativity Report~, AmaTisMo.
Who developed After the Wane?
After the Wane was developed by Nova-box.

imho.run ranks Steam game alternatives using a mix of collaborative filtering (ALS / iALS / EASE / LightGCN), content scoring over genres, categories, Steam tags, developers, and publishers, plus AI-extracted vibes mined from review text. The page above is generated in seed mode anchored on After the Wane.

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