Rank 01Games like Yesterday Origins
- 21 games
- Updated May 4, 2026
Players who liked Yesterday Origins also play
The closest matches to Yesterday Origins: Yesterday, Syberia: The World Before, Agatha Christie - The ABC Murders, Runaway: A Twist of Fate, and The Journey Down: Chapter Two. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
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Rank 02Why this
Shares dialogue driven progression with Yesterday Origins.
- $7.99 (Price checked Nov 5)
- Deck Playable
- 2022
Rank 03Why this
Same atmospheric mood as Yesterday Origins.
- $14.99 (Price checked Oct 31)
- Deck Playable
- 2016
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Runaway: A Twist of Fate
Why this: Shares dual protagonist switching with Yesterday Origins.
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- Released: 2016
- Developer: Pendulo Studios
- Price: $14.99checked Oct 31
- 75% of 157 reviews
- Genres: Adventure
- Metacritic 74
- Platforms: Windows, macOS
Players highlight
- Alchemical lore and supernatural themes
- Art style and music enhance the dark atmosphere
- Dual protagonists switch between time periods
- Atmospheric
- Challenging
- Dark
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More from Pendulo Studios
Other recommendable Steam games by Pendulo Studios, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
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Why this: Same atmospheric mood as Yesterday Origins.
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Why this: Shares dialogue driven progression with Yesterday Origins.
About Yesterday Origins
The closest matches to Yesterday Origins: Yesterday, Syberia: The World Before, Agatha Christie - The ABC Murders, Runaway: A Twist of Fate, and The Journey Down: Chapter Two. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
If Yesterday Origins is your kind of game, the closest matches are Yesterday, Syberia: The World Before and Agatha Christie - The ABC Murders — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as atmospheric, challenging and dark, and single out its dialogue driven progression and dual protagonist switching. 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.
About Yesterday Origins: John Yesterday becomes immortal following an occult ritual. However, not everything goes to plan. He and his girlfriend Pauline must embark on an investigation to try to reproduce the immortality ritual. But his former acquaintances have other plans for him...
Is Yesterday Origins worth buying?
Mostly recommended
A summary of what players say, not a promise you'll like it. Every signal is listed below.
- 75% of 157 Steam reviews are positive.
- We don't track this game's daily reviews yet, so this is the all-time picture.
- Price: $14.99 (checked Nov 7).
- People who recommend it had played a median of 12 h when they wrote their review.
- Not supported on Steam Deck.
What fans praise · Themes mined from positive reviews
- Alchemical lore and supernatural themes
- Art style and music enhance the dark atmosphere
- Dual protagonists switch between time periods
- Puzzles tie directly to the fractured narrative
Top critical reviews
The most up-voted negative English reviews in our sample, quoted as written.
“This game, for a 2016 game, has extremely frustrating puzzles and moments, where if you don't follow the exact sequence they intended, it won't work, even though it's the exact same idea. It would be recommended, if not for the bugged…”
“I played the original Yesterday adventure, The Next Big Thing and all Runaway titles. I enjoyed those games. But this one I did not. It is just bad. Point that stood out for me in a negative way: - gameplay is horrendously bad (controller…”
People who play it also play: Yesterday, Syberia: The World Before, Agatha Christie - The ABC Murders
Mobile version
Yesterday Origins is also on App Store. What the store pages declare:
- No In-App Purchases listed on the App Store (checked 2026-11-04, source)
- App Store privacy label: no "Data Used to Track You" (checked 2026-11-04, source)
On our lists: Pay once, no in-app purchases
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Frequently asked about Yesterday Origins
Can I run it?
Does Yesterday Origins work on Steam Deck?
Yesterday Origins is currently rated Unsupported on Steam Deck. It may not launch or may have significant issues that block normal play.
How much does Yesterday Origins cost?
Yesterday Origins is listed on Steam at 14.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Yesterday Origins?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Yesterday Origins are Yesterday, Syberia: The World Before, Agatha Christie - The ABC Murders.
Who developed Yesterday Origins?
Yesterday Origins was developed by Pendulo Studios and published by Microids.