# Games like 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.

## Similar games, ranked

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

1. [World's Dawn](https://imho.run/games/432010/world-s-dawn) — Shares relationship building with A Story Beside. 647 Steam reviews, 80% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/432010/)
2. [Closer the Distance](https://imho.run/games/1991300/closer-the-distance) — Also Life Sim and Emotional, like A Story Beside. 139 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1991300/)
3. [What Comes After](https://imho.run/games/1421760/what-comes-after) — Also Emotional and Interactive Fiction, like A Story Beside. 558 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1421760/)
4. [Sumire](https://imho.run/games/1335230/sumire) — Also Interactive Fiction, like A Story Beside. 347 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1335230/)
5. [To the Moon](https://imho.run/games/206440/to-the-moon) — Also RPGMaker and Emotional, like A Story Beside. 19,211 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/206440/)
6. [If Found...](https://imho.run/games/1041920/if-found) — A frequent pick in A Story Beside players' libraries, and another Indie. 947 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1041920/)
7. [Ghost on the Shore](https://imho.run/games/1211930/ghost-on-the-shore) — Also Emotional and Romance, like A Story Beside. 121 Steam reviews, 85% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1211930/)
8. [SEASON: A letter to the future](https://imho.run/games/695330/season-a-letter-to-the-future) — Also Emotional and Interactive Fiction, like A Story Beside. 801 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/695330/)
9. [Love is All Around: Echoes of Yesterday](https://imho.run/games/3099660/love-is-all-around-echoes-of-yesterday) — A frequent pick in A Story Beside players' libraries, and another Strategy. 90 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3099660/)
10. [Many Nights a Whisper](https://imho.run/games/3541130/many-nights-a-whisper) — Also Emotional and Interactive Fiction, like A Story Beside. 392 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3541130/)
11. [Venba](https://imho.run/games/1491670/venba) — A frequent pick in A Story Beside players' libraries. 1,652 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1491670/)
12. [Please Be Happy](https://imho.run/games/844670/please-be-happy) — A frequent pick in A Story Beside players' libraries, and another Casual. 289 Steam reviews, 100% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/844670/)
13. [Volcano Princess](https://imho.run/games/1669980/volcano-princess) — Also Life Sim, like A Story Beside. 2,849 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1669980/)
14. [Gerda: A Flame in Winter](https://imho.run/games/1771360/gerda-a-flame-in-winter) — A frequent pick in A Story Beside players' libraries, and another RPG. 222 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1771360/)
15. [Sometimes Always Monsters](https://imho.run/games/441440/sometimes-always-monsters) — Also RPGMaker and Life Sim, like A Story Beside. 104 Steam reviews, 75% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/441440/)
16. [Afterlove EP](https://imho.run/games/1599780/afterlove-ep) — Also Emotional and Interactive Fiction, like A Story Beside. 117 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1599780/)
17. [Impostor Factory](https://imho.run/games/1182620/impostor-factory) — Also Emotional and Interactive Fiction, like A Story Beside. 3,403 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1182620/)
18. [Always Remember Me](https://imho.run/games/291030/always-remember-me) — Also Life Sim and Interactive Fiction, like A Story Beside. 113 Steam reviews, 59% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/291030/)
19. [OPUS: Echo of Starsong - Full Bloom Edition](https://imho.run/games/1504500/opus-echo-of-starsong-full-bloom-edition) — Also Emotional and Interactive Fiction, like A Story Beside. 1,245 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1504500/)
20. [Cabernet](https://imho.run/games/2401410/cabernet) — Also Romance, like A Story Beside. 1,198 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2401410/)
21. [My Child Lebensborn](https://imho.run/games/1114070/my-child-lebensborn) — Shares meaningful choices with A Story Beside. 529 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1114070/)
22. [Cabin Fever](https://imho.run/games/1336600/cabin-fever) — Also Life Sim and Interactive Fiction, like A Story Beside. 401 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1336600/)
23. [Until Then](https://imho.run/games/1574820/until-then) — Also Emotional and Interactive Fiction, like A Story Beside. 8,274 Steam reviews, 98% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1574820/)
24. [Grimm's Hollow](https://imho.run/games/1170880/grimm-s-hollow) — Also RPGMaker and Emotional, like A Story Beside. 7,394 Steam reviews, 99% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1170880/)

## 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=634410&n=20
- Co-op games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=634410&n=20&coop=true
- Free games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=634410&n=20&free=true
- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=634410
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/634410
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## 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.

## Game info

- **AppID:** 634410
- **Developer:** Wayward Prophet
- **Publisher:** Wayward Prophet
- **Genres:** Indie, Adventure, Casual
- **Categories:** Partial Controller Support, Single-player, Steam Cloud, Family Sharing
- **Released:** May 24, 2022
- **Free to play:** no
- **Platforms:** windows

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/634410/a-story-beside)
- [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=634410&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers
- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/634410/)
- [Personalized recommendations](https://imho.run/) — sign in with Steam or paste a SteamID for a library-aware ranking

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