Choose Forbidden Love
Choose Forbidden Love if you want the Custom Volume Controls side of the pairing. Forbidden Love launched in 2027.
Forbidden Love vs Closer than Allowed: After the Bell
Forbidden Love and Closer than Allowed: After the Bell both land in Indie, Adventure, Simulation 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 Indie, Adventure, Simulation on Steam. Closer than Allowed: After the Bell (2026) is 1 year older than Forbidden Love (2027). 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 Closer than Allowed: After the Bell
Choose Closer than Allowed: After the Bell if you want an Early Access game with Save Anytime. Closer than Allowed: After the Bell launched in 2026.
Both Forbidden Love and Closer than Allowed: After the Bell sit in Indie, Adventure, and Simulation on Steam and both list Playable without Timed Input and Mouse Only Option, 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
 Forbidden Love |  Closer than Allowed: After the Bell | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2027 | 2026 |
| Genres | Indie, Adventure, Simulation, Casual | Indie, Adventure, Simulation, Casual, Early Access |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Unrated |
| Price | Price unknown | 8.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | — | — |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | DOTG | EXPECTACLE |
Side by side
- Both share Indie, Adventure, Simulation on Steam.
- Closer than Allowed: After the Bell (2026) is 1 year older than Forbidden Love (2027).
Forbidden Love vs Closer than Allowed: After the Bell — FAQ
- Should I play Forbidden Love or Closer than Allowed: After the Bell first?
- If you want chronology, Closer than Allowed: After the Bell (2026) came out before Forbidden Love (2027). 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 Forbidden Love and Closer than Allowed: After the Bell similar?
- They overlap on Indie, Adventure, Simulation 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.