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The Pale Beyond

90% positive of 1,869 Steam reviews

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Released
2023
Steam Deck
Verified
Platforms
Steam, GOG, Epic

Made by Saltstone Studios. Published by Fellow Traveller.

About the game

You didn’t ask to lead this expedition, but here you are. Stuck in the ice, Captain missing, miles from civilisation. Someone has to take charge. Manage your meagre resources, balance safety and morale, make the hard calls, and head in the only direction you can - through The Pale Beyond.

Tagged by players

  • Narrative
  • Snow
  • Resource Management
  • Survival
  • Choices Matter
  • Psychological
  • Difficult
  • Choose Your Own Adventure
  • Interactive Fiction
  • Emotional
  • Hand-drawn
  • Story Rich

What players say

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What players say

  • Recommended
    TL;DR: The Pale Beyond is a very good narrative survival game that manages to be greater than the sum of its parts. The mechanics are simple and lose much of their challenge once you understand them and the writing is not exceptionally amazing but the characters are genuinely well-developed and the overall journey is surprisingly engaging. 7/10. I went into it almost completely blind, expecting some kind of survival…

    13 h played when written. 36 found it helpful.

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  • Recommended
    I was recommended this game as a type of junior game to Frostpunk's difficulty. I really liked this game. I thought it had challenging moments, especially leading up to winter. It proved difficult to get everyone on my side, but I can easily see the replayability of trying to get different endings. It was a fun experience, and I recommend it to anyone who has an interest in the genre.

    8.3 h played when written. 5 found it helpful.

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  • Not recommended
    Я за 6 часов только до 8 недели дошел. Игра ничего не обьясняет, заваливает проблемами. И ты обречен просто перепроходить каждый день по миллиону раз, худший представитель жанра, даже идиотский Dead in Vinland была любопытнее.

    6.7 h played when written. 1 found it helpful.

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