Like The Pale Beyond
30 games, the closest first
This War of Mine
The Pale Beyond, but with base building, and with crafting
Loved · 94%Survival · Resource Management
Death and Taxes
The Pale Beyond, but a job sim, and half the hours
Liked · 86%Choices Matter · Narrative
Life is Strange: True Colors
The Pale Beyond, but with several endings, and third-person
Liked · 89%Choices Matter · Choose Your Own Adventure
Heaven's Vault
The Pale Beyond, but a puzzle game, and a mystery
Liked · 83%Narrative · Choices Matter
Life is Strange: Double Exposure
The Pale Beyond, but with romance, and third-person
Mixed · 68%Choices Matter · Choose Your Own Adventure
The Red Lantern
The Pale Beyond, but a roguelite, and a third of the hours
Liked · 80%Snow · Choose Your Own Adventure
Until Dawn
The Pale Beyond, but a horror game, and with permadeath
Liked · 83%Choices Matter · Choose Your Own Adventure
Frostpunk 2
The Pale Beyond, but post-apocalyptic, and steampunk
Mixed · 75%Resource Management · Survival
Road 96
The Pale Beyond, but first-person, and dystopian
Loved · 92%Choices Matter · Choose Your Own Adventure
Pentiment
The Pale Beyond, but historical, and an investigation
Loved · 95%Choose Your Own Adventure · Interactive Fiction
The Life and Suffering of Sir Brante
The Pale Beyond, but told in text, and medieval
Liked · 88%Choices Matter · Choose Your Own Adventure
Star Trek: Resurgence
The Pale Beyond, but third-person
Liked · 89%Choose Your Own Adventure · Choices Matter
Suzerain
The Pale Beyond, but told in text, and twice the hours
Loved · 92%Choices Matter · Choose Your Own Adventure
Sally Face - Episode One
The Pale Beyond, but a psychological horror game, and full of puzzles
Loved · 97%Narrative · Interactive Fiction
Frostpunk
The Pale Beyond, but with base building, and post-apocalyptic
Loved · 93%Resource Management · Survival
The Walking Dead: The Final Season
The Pale Beyond, but with zombies, and even better loved
Loved · 95%Choices Matter · Choose Your Own Adventure
80 Days
The Pale Beyond, but with several endings, and steampunk
Loved · 90%Choices Matter · Choose Your Own Adventure
Yes, Your Grace
The Pale Beyond, but pixel art, and medieval
Liked · 87%Choices Matter · Resource Management
Scarlet Hollow
The Pale Beyond, but a psychological horror game, and even better loved
Loved · 98%Choices Matter · Narrative
My Child Lebensborn (Original)
The Pale Beyond, but with crafting, and half the hours
Loved · 94%Choices Matter · Resource Management
OXENFREE II: Lost Signals
The Pale Beyond, but side-scrolling, and a mystery
Liked · 88%Narrative · Choose Your Own Adventure
Night in the Woods
The Pale Beyond, but darkly funny, and psychological horror
Loved · 95%Narrative · Choices Matter
Out There: Ω Edition
The Pale Beyond, but a roguelike, and sci-fi
Mixed · 76%Resource Management · Survival
Growing Up
The Pale Beyond, but a life sim, and with several endings
Liked · 88%Choices Matter · Choose Your Own Adventure
The Walking Dead: Season Two
The Pale Beyond, but episodic, and horror
Loved · 97%Choices Matter · Choose Your Own Adventure
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