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Shares relationship building with A Story Beside.
- $9.99 (Price checked Oct 31)
- 2016
Games like A Story Beside
- 26 games
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The closest matches to A Story Beside: World's Dawn, Closer the Distance, What Comes After, Sumire, and To the Moon. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
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Rank 02Why this
Also Life Sim and Emotional, like A Story Beside.
- $6.79 (Price checked Oct 31)
- Deck Playable
- 2024
Rank 03Why this
Also Emotional and Interactive Fiction, like A Story Beside.
- $4.99 (Price checked Oct 31)
- 2020
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Sumire
Why this: Same poignant mood as A Story Beside.
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To the Moon
Why this: Also RPGMaker and Emotional, like A Story Beside.
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Ghost on the Shore
Why this: Also Emotional and Romance, like A Story Beside.
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- Released: 2022
- Developer: Wayward Prophet
- Price: $14.99checked Oct 31
- Steam Deck: Deck Playable
- 97% of 210 reviews
- Genres: Indie, Adventure, Casual
- Platforms: Windows
Players highlight
- Bittersweet tone resonates deeply
- Choices have long term consequences
- Life as an npc feels fresh and meaningful
- Contemplative
- Emotional
- Melancholic
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Why this: Same melancholic mood as A Story Beside.
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Why this: Also Emotional and Romance, like A Story Beside.
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Why this: Same contemplative mood as A Story Beside.
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Why this: Also Emotional and Interactive Fiction, like A Story Beside.
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Why this: Also RPGMaker and Emotional, like A Story Beside.
Emily is Away
Why this: Shares time progression with A Story Beside.
Our Life: Beginnings & Always
Why this: Shares relationship building with A Story Beside.
The Sad Story of Emmeline Burns
Why this: Also Emotional and Romance, like A Story Beside.
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Why this: Also RPGMaker and Romance, like A Story Beside.
Plays great on Steam Deck
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
Sumire
Why this: Same poignant mood as A Story Beside.
Ghost on the Shore
Why this: Also Emotional and Romance, like A Story Beside.
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Why this: Also Emotional and Interactive Fiction, like A Story Beside.
About A Story Beside
The closest matches to A Story Beside: World's Dawn, Closer the Distance, What Comes After, Sumire, and To the Moon. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
If A Story Beside is your kind of game, the closest matches are World's Dawn, Closer the Distance and What Comes After — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as contemplative, emotional and melancholic, and single out its life simulation and meaningful choices. 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 A Story Beside: Step into the shoes of Lyric, the humble innkeeper in a quiet mountain village, as she reflects upon a lifetime of poignant memories, heartwarming friendships, and bittersweet choices — proving along the way that you don't have to slay dragons to be the hero of your own story.
Is A Story Beside worth buying?
Players recommend it
A summary of what players say, not a promise you'll like it. Every signal is listed below.
- 97% of 210 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 8 h when they wrote their review.
- Steam Deck Playable: works, with some rough edges.
What fans praise · Themes mined from positive reviews
- Bittersweet tone resonates deeply
- Choices have long term consequences
- Life as an npc feels fresh and meaningful
- Story makes players genuinely cry
People who play it also play: World's Dawn, Closer the Distance, What Comes After
Frequently asked about A Story Beside
Can I run it?
Does A Story Beside run on Steam Deck?
A Story Beside is rated Playable on Steam Deck — it runs, but expect some manual adjustments (control remapping, text size, or graphics settings) for the best experience.
How much does A Story Beside cost?
A Story Beside is listed on Steam at 14.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to A Story Beside?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside A Story Beside are World's Dawn, Closer the Distance, What Comes After.
Who developed A Story Beside?
A Story Beside was developed by Wayward Prophet.