# Games like Before The Night

> The closest matches to Before The Night: Night in the Woods, Tide Up, UNREAL LIFE, Cat Museum, and Cat in the Box. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.

## Similar games, ranked

The full ranked list, 24 games, best match first (the HTML page shows the top 8 as cards).

1. [Night in the Woods](https://imho.run/games/481510/night-in-the-woods) — Also Cats, like Before The Night. 13,243 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/481510/)
2. [Tide Up](https://imho.run/games/1890520/tide-up) — Also Dark Fantasy, like Before The Night. 50 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1890520/)
3. [UNREAL LIFE](https://imho.run/games/1335560/unreal-life) — A frequent pick in Before The Night players' libraries, and another Indie. 337 Steam reviews, 98% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1335560/)
4. [Cat Museum](https://imho.run/games/1688100/cat-museum) — Also Cats, like Before The Night. 211 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1688100/)
5. [Cat in the Box](https://imho.run/games/1257410/cat-in-the-box) — Same atmospheric mood as Before The Night. 372 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1257410/)
6. [Lorelei and the Laser Eyes](https://imho.run/games/2008920/lorelei-and-the-laser-eyes) — Also Dark Fantasy, like Before The Night. 2,015 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2008920/)
7. [Bye Sweet Carole](https://imho.run/games/2428980/bye-sweet-carole) — Also Dark Fantasy, like Before The Night. 463 Steam reviews, 68% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2428980/)
8. [Lucid Dream Adventure](https://imho.run/games/773090/lucid-dream-adventure) — Also Dark Fantasy, like Before The Night. 88 Steam reviews, 76% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/773090/)
9. [Re:Turn - One Way Trip](https://imho.run/games/1195360/re-turn-one-way-trip) — Same atmospheric mood as Before The Night. 75 Steam reviews, 79% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1195360/)
10. [The Mildew Children](https://imho.run/games/2420350/the-mildew-children) — A frequent pick in Before The Night players' libraries, and another Adventure. 66 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2420350/)
11. [Homesick](https://imho.run/games/244910/homesick) — Shares day night cycle with Before The Night. 717 Steam reviews, 74% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/244910/)
12. [The Darkest Tales](https://imho.run/games/1307690/the-darkest-tales) — A frequent pick in Before The Night players' libraries, and another Action. 199 Steam reviews, 74% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1307690/)
13. [Is this Game Trying to Kill Me?](https://imho.run/games/2658470/is-this-game-trying-to-kill-me) — Also Dark Fantasy, like Before The Night. 577 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2658470/)
14. [Scarlet Hollow](https://imho.run/games/1609230/scarlet-hollow) — A frequent pick in Before The Night players' libraries, and another RPG. 3,657 Steam reviews, 98% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1609230/)
15. [Death's Door](https://imho.run/games/894020/death-s-door) — Also Dark Fantasy, like Before The Night. 10,378 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/894020/)
16. [Cabernet](https://imho.run/games/2401410/cabernet) — Also Dark Fantasy, like Before The Night. 1,198 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2401410/)
17. [What Remains of Edith Finch](https://imho.run/games/501300/what-remains-of-edith-finch) — Same atmospheric mood as Before The Night. 17,663 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/501300/)
18. [Little Nightmares II](https://imho.run/games/860510/little-nightmares-ii) — Shares stealth puzzle solving with Before The Night. 15,498 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/860510/)
19. [Yomawari: Lost in the Dark](https://imho.run/games/1998330/yomawari-lost-in-the-dark) — A frequent pick in Before The Night players' libraries, and another Strategy. 82 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1998330/)
20. [Nine Noir Lives](https://imho.run/games/914890/nine-noir-lives) — Also Cats, like Before The Night. 78 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/914890/)
21. [OFF](https://imho.run/games/3339880/off) — Also Cats, like Before The Night. 2,016 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3339880/)
22. [Turnip Boy Commits Tax Evasion](https://imho.run/games/1205450/turnip-boy-commits-tax-evasion) — Same atmospheric mood as Before The Night. 6,936 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1205450/)
23. [Alan Wake's American Nightmare](https://imho.run/games/202750/alan-wake-s-american-nightmare) — Shares weapon upgrade system with Before The Night. 3,464 Steam reviews, 76% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/202750/)
24. [CLeM](https://imho.run/games/1861440/clem) — Same atmospheric mood as Before The Night. 110 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1861440/)

## Machine-readable

The same ranked list as JSON from the imho.run API for AI assistants (GET, no key, same site as this page):

- Top 20: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1829420&n=20
- Co-op games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1829420&n=20&coop=true
- Free games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1829420&n=20&free=true
- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=1829420
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/1829420
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## About Before The Night

Before The Night is a horror action adventure game based on a macabre twist to a fable. Survive in the tiny, cute animal village! Your animal friends will literally turn rabid at night! Uncover the secrets of the world where animals keep human pets. Join the cute pet human "Lisa" on her adventure!

## Game info

- **AppID:** 1829420
- **Developer:** Uneducated Game Studio
- **Publisher:** Uneducated Game Studio
- **Genres:** Action, Indie, Adventure
- **Categories:** Single-player, Full controller support, Family Sharing
- **Released:** Jul 14, 2022
- **Free to play:** no
- **Platforms:** windows

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/1829420/before-the-night)
- [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1829420&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers
- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1829420/)
- [Personalized recommendations](https://imho.run/) — sign in with Steam or paste a SteamID for a library-aware ranking

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