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35 Great Games Like Along the Edge

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Along the Edge is a visual novel set in the European countryside, where your choices impact not only how the story unfolds but how your character appears and understands the world. You move through the story by making conversational choices that may have unintended consequences. It stands out for the depth of writing and how well this ties to the branching experience of the game.

Unfortunately, Along the Edge is not available on Android, Mac, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S or iOS. However, we recommend the following games that offer a similar experience or theme:

Along the Edge

Game Details

Release Date: 12/10/2016, updated in 2020

Out Now: PC and Switch

Content Rating: PEGI 12

Skill Rating: 10+ year-olds

Players: 1

Genres: Communication, Narrative (Adventure, Brain Game, Role-Play and Simulation)

Accessibility: 0 features Documented (Tweet Developer)

Components: 2D Side-On and Hand-Made

Developer: Nova Box (@NovaBox)

Costs: Purchase cost

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Out Now: PC, Switch, Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S

Skill Rating: 11+ year-olds

Components: 2D Side-On, Cartoon, Dice, Grid and Text

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Behind the Frame

Release Date: 25/08/2021, updated in 2022

Out Now: Android, Mac, PC, PS4, Switch and iOS

Components: 2D Side-On and Hand-Made

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Where the Water Tastes Like Wine

Release Date: 28/02/2018, updated in 2019

Out Now: Mac, PC, PS4, Switch and Xbox One

Skill Rating: 12+ year-olds

Components: 2D Side-On

Where the Water Tastes Like Wine is a narrative adventure game about sharing stories. You travel across the Depression-era United States discovering and collecting the stories of the people and places you encounter on your journey. You use this...

I Was a Teenage Exocolonist

Release Date: 25/08/2022

Out Now: PC, PS4, Switch and Xbox One

Skill Rating: 10+ year-olds

Components: 2D Side-On, Cards and Cartoon

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Release Date: 17/06/2020

Out Now: PC and Switch

Skill Rating: 12+ year-olds

Components: 2D Side-On and Cartoon

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Release Date: 02/03/2023

Out Now: PC

Skill Rating: 12+ year-olds

Components: 2D Side-On and Cartoon

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23 Similar Games Long List

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Skill Rating: 11+ year-olds

Components: 2D Side-On and Hand-Made

Night in the Woods is a narrative adventure which follows college dropout Mae Borowski returning home to the crumbling former mining town of Possum Springs. But the place is different now her friends have grown and changed. There’s something...

Dordogne

Release Date: 13/06/2023

Out Now: PC, PS4, PS5, Switch, Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S

Skill Rating: 8+ year-olds

Components: 3D Third-Person and Hand-Made

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Bury Me My Love

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Skill Rating: 11+ year-olds

Components: 2D Side-On, Cartoon and Text

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Release Date: 29/08/2023

Out Now: PC, PS4 and PS5

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Ete

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Out Now: PC, PS4, PS5, Switch, Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S

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Release Date: 29/01/2020, updated in 2023

Out Now: Mac, PC, PS4, PS5, Switch and Xbox One

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The Longest Road on Earth

Release Date: 20/05/2021

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10 Younger Content Rating than Along the Edge

If Along the Edge is not age appropriate for your child, here are similar games ordered by age rating so you can find an age-appropriate alternative that’s also a game they will love.

Leaving Lyndow

Fête de Famille

The Longest Road on Earth

Dordogne

Behind the Frame

The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog

Strange Horticulture

The Wanderer: Frankenstein's Creature

Ete

Bury Me My Love

3 Easier Skill Rating than Along the Edge

If you like the sound of Along the Edge but find it too complex or challenging, the games in this section offer a similar experience but with a lower Skill Rating.

Dordogne

Henchman Story

The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog

3 Board Game Alternatives to Along the Edge

These are our hand-picked alternatives to Along the Edge. This doesn't use automatic matching, instead, we hand-pick games that are good to play if you have enjoyed Labyrinth. These selections also include games that offer a different experience but address a similar theme or topic.

Dixit

Noggin

Saboteur

16 Video Games Like Along the Edge Based on Genre

These are games of a similar genre mix to Along the Edge. This includes games from the Role-Play, Simulation, Brain Game, Adventure, Communication and Narrative genres. We pick out games of a similar PEGI rating to further hone these generated suggestions.

Where the Water Tastes Like Wine

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The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog

One Night Hot Springs

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35 Great Games Like Along the Edge

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6 Similar Games Short List

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10 Younger Content Rating than Along the Edge

3 Easier Skill Rating than Along the Edge

3 Board Game Alternatives to Along the Edge

16 Video Games Like Along the Edge Based on Genre

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