Choose [ANOMALY TAPES]: Beyond Reality
Choose [ANOMALY TAPES]: Beyond Reality if you want a Free To Play experience. On Steam, it's free to play, so the barrier to trying it is zero. [ANOMALY TAPES]: Beyond Reality launched in 2024.
[ANOMALY TAPES]: Beyond Reality vs That Village
[ANOMALY TAPES]: Beyond Reality and That Village both land in Action, Indie, Adventure on Steam, which is why they keep getting compared. The comparison below is built from each game's Steam metadata — release year, genres, categories, Steam Deck status, price, and review score — refreshed daily by imho.run's scraper. Headline differences: Both share Action, Indie, Adventure on Steam. [ANOMALY TAPES]: Beyond Reality (2024) is 1 year older than That Village (2025). [ANOMALY TAPES]: Beyond Reality is free; That Village is paid (6.99 USD). No login or purchase needed — scroll for the full table, the verdict FAQ, and links to ranked similar games for both titles.
Which should you pick?
Choose That Village
Choose That Village if you want an Early Access experience. That Village launched in 2025.
Both [ANOMALY TAPES]: Beyond Reality and That Village sit in Action, Indie, and Adventure on Steam, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Use the side-by-side table for the feature view, or follow the "Games like" links below to see ranked alternatives for either title.
Side-by-side comparison
![[ANOMALY TAPES]: Beyond Reality — Steam game cover](https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/3145780/header.jpg?t=1754308263) [ANOMALY TAPES]: Beyond Reality |  That Village | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2024 | 2025 |
| Genres | Action, Indie, Adventure, Free To Play | Action, Indie, Adventure, Early Access |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Unrated |
| Price | Free to play | 6.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 7 reviews | 1 reviews |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | PANIX | NKARE GAMES |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Indie, Adventure on Steam.
- [ANOMALY TAPES]: Beyond Reality (2024) is 1 year older than That Village (2025).
- [ANOMALY TAPES]: Beyond Reality is free; That Village is paid (6.99 USD).
[ANOMALY TAPES]: Beyond Reality vs That Village — FAQ
- Should I play [ANOMALY TAPES]: Beyond Reality or That Village first?
- If you want chronology, [ANOMALY TAPES]: Beyond Reality (2024) came out before That Village (2025). If neither is a sequel to the other, order doesn't really matter — start with whichever fits your current mood, since both share enough on Steam to make either a reasonable opener.
- Are [ANOMALY TAPES]: Beyond Reality and That Village similar?
- They overlap on Action, Indie, Adventure on Steam, so the catalogue groups them together — but "similar" depends on the specific mechanics. Use the genre + category rows above to decide whether the overlap matches what drew you to the one you've already played.
- Is [ANOMALY TAPES]: Beyond Reality free?
- Yes — [ANOMALY TAPES]: Beyond Reality is a free-to-play Steam title. That Village is paid (6.99 USD).