Games like Before They Wake
If Before They Wake is your kind of game, the closest matches are DON'T SCREAM, Befriended Curse and Clink — 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 Before They Wake: Before They Wake is a third-person horror game set in the 1980s. Play as Alfred Baptiste on a desperate quest to find a cure for a mutating virus that has temporarily left him paraplegic, impairing his mobility. Can you help him find solace and a cure before it’s too late?
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DON'T SCREAM
WHY THIS
Top pick for Before They Wake fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation and Casual with Before They Wake.
If you scream, you restart. A jumpscare horror simulator where you walk through a pitch black forest and escape by reaching 8:00 AM.
Befriended Curse
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for Before They Wake fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Before They Wake.
Witches, curses, and fairy tales meet horror in this classic walking sim with an eerie atmosphere and well-paced jumpscares.
Clink
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for Before They Wake fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Before They Wake.
You are a lonely woman, secluded in a house with your cat... and the secrets of the past. What hides within your mind — illness, or something otherworldly? Nightmares and reality intertwine… everything is so foggy. Do you have the courage to remember what happened?
CROWDED. FOLLOWED.
WHY THIS
Ranked #4 for Before They Wake fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Before They Wake.
You have the briefcase. Now it's after you. It's not going to stop. Be careful—it may take the form of someone else. A short horror game by NIGHT DIAL.
Seybul Tech
WHY THIS
Ranked #5 for Before They Wake fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure and Casual with Before They Wake.
Seybul Tech is a walking simulator. Navigate as an office employee, confronting peculiar encounters while in search of an exit from this enigmatic abyss.
Apartment No 129
WHY THIS
Ranked #6 for Before They Wake fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Before They Wake.
Emir, who has an interest in mysterious events, steps alone into the abandoned apartment known as "Apartment No 129" to trace the trail of a paranormal event that occurred in 2009 and shook the country. However, he will find himself in an unexpected confrontation within this horror apartment.
Greed Stays Home
WHY THIS
Ranked #7 for Before They Wake fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Before They Wake.
A horror walking sim that emphasizes atmosphere, tension, fear, and immersive storytelling, all heightened by well-timed jump scares. The game takes place in a village frozen in time, stuck somewhere in the mid-20th century.
The Haunted Building
WHY THIS
Ranked #8 for Before They Wake fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Before They Wake.
A 90s Hong Kong public housing block hides twisted tenants, buried truths, and ghosts. As security guard Lee Shing, your choices shape the story and unlock multiple endings. A mystery full of foreshadowing—some truths can only be uncovered through repeated playthroughs.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Before They Wake at current Steam store prices.
POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~80% under Before They Wake on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Before They Wake.
Live a week in the life of "The POSTAL Dude"; a hapless everyman just trying to check off some chores. Buying milk, returning an overdue library book, getting Gary Coleman's autograph, what could possibly go wrong?
The Test
WHY THIS
Priced ~60% under Before They Wake on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Before They Wake.
You will answer a series of questions that will reveal truths from deep within. These questions may make you uncomfortable, but with great knowledge comes great sacrifice. Can you make it all the way through The Test, and if you do, are you sure you want the answers you seek?
Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk
WHY THIS
Priced ~70% under Before They Wake on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Before They Wake.
A short story about what sort of challenges everyday little things can be. Help the girl buy milk, be the first not to disappoint her.
Blood and Bacon
WHY THIS
Priced ~80% under Before They Wake on Steam right now. Shares Adventure and Casual with Before They Wake.
This Co-op Shooter , has Day and Night levels, multiple maps, players will take on 25 enemy types and numerous bosses, like Gargantuan Monsters and Minibosses every 10 days as you explore, shoot and run for your life against the onslaught of porcine monstrosities.
Placid Plastic Duck Simulator
WHY THIS
Priced ~60% under Before They Wake on Steam right now. Shares Simulation and Casual with Before They Wake.
The ultimate high-tech rubber duck simulation, Placid Plastic Duck brings you dangerous levels of relaxation. With chill music, dreamy 3D graphics, and many different happy ducks, your only priority is to float around. Zero Ducks given.
Peggle Deluxe
WHY THIS
Priced ~80% under Before They Wake on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Before They Wake.
Take your best shot with energizing arcade fun! Aim, shoot, clear the orange pegs, then sit back and cheer as 10 whimsical teachers guide you to Peggle greatness.
shapez
WHY THIS
Priced ~80% under Before They Wake on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with Before They Wake.
shapez is an easy-going, minimalistic factory building game about the automation of shapes through extraction and satisfying production lines. Adapt to increasingly complex shapes and grow your factory across an infinitely expanding map. Your only limitation is your creativity!
The Test: Hypothesis Rising
WHY THIS
Priced ~60% under Before They Wake on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Before They Wake.
The second chapter in The Test trilogy. Answer a series of in-depth questions to reveal hidden truths about yourself and unlock secrets to discover how your life can change drastically with just a few, slight modifications. ...But are you sure you want the answers you seek?
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 Before They Wake.
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 Before They Wake.
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 Before They Wake.
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 Before They Wake.
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 Before They Wake.
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 Simulation with Before They Wake.
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 Before They Wake.
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.
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Frequently asked about Before They Wake
- How much does Before They Wake cost?
- Before They Wake is listed on Steam at 4.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Before They Wake?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Before They Wake are DON'T SCREAM, Befriended Curse, Clink.
- Who developed Before They Wake?
- Before They Wake was developed by Studio WhatHunts.
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 Before They Wake.
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