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A Story Beside

96% positive of 241 Steam reviews

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Released
2022
Steam Deck
Playable
Platforms
Steam

Made by Wayward Prophet.

About the game

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.

Tagged by players

  • Life Sim
  • Emotional
  • Romance
  • Interactive Fiction
  • Choices Matter
  • Female Protagonist
  • Top-Down
  • Choose Your Own Adventure
  • Story Rich
  • LGBTQ+
  • Relaxing
  • Dating Sim

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What players say

  • Recommended
    I wish more people knew about this game. This story will stay with me for a long time. Everything was so beautifully written and made me absolutely bawl my eyes out. 15/10

    8.1 h played when written. 0 found it helpful.

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  • Not recommended
    As lovely as the game is, visually and story-wise, I just refunded it. In less than 50 minutes I had two lock-ups during dialogue that forced me to shut it down using the windows button on keyboard. Then I had to replay everything from last save, which gets old quick when the game is almost all cut-scenes so you can't cut corners. (with replaying chunks I estimate it was actually twenty minutes actual game time).…

    49 min played when written. 6 found it helpful.

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