Games like The Beast in the Shadows
Games like The Beast in the Shadows include Love Delivery, Game Dev Tycoon, Until Then, Insomnia: Theater in the Head, and Florence. We matched them by the tags players give The Beast in the Shadows on Steam (Casual, Simulation, Action-Adventure, Visual Novel, and 2D): closest matches first, and among equally close ones the better-known games.

Love Delivery
Shared: Simulation · Casual · Visual Novel

Game Dev Tycoon
Shared: Simulation · Casual · 2D

Until Then
Shared: Visual Novel · 2D · Casual

Insomnia: Theater in the Head
Shared: Stylized · 2D · Atmospheric

Florence
Shared: Casual · Visual Novel · Indie

Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice
Shared: Atmospheric · Dark · Psychological

Tiny Bunny
Shared: Visual Novel · Atmospheric · 2D

Papers, Please
Shared: Simulation · Indie · 2D

OPUS: Echo of Starsong - Full Bloom Edition
Shared: Visual Novel · 2D · Emotional

Emily is Away Too
Shared: Simulation · Casual · Visual Novel

Emily is Away <3
Shared: Simulation · Casual · Visual Novel

Tricolour Lovestory
Shared: Visual Novel · Simulation · Casual

Flowers Blooming at the End of Summer
Shared: Casual · Visual Novel · 2D

Passpartout: The Starving Artist
Shared: Casual · Simulation · Colorful

Marco & The Galaxy Dragon
Shared: Visual Novel · Casual · Simulation

Plague Inc: Evolved
Shared: Simulation · Casual · Indie

Sparkle 2 Evo
Shared: Casual · Simulation · Colorful

Chill with You : Lo-Fi Story
Shared: Casual · Visual Novel · Atmospheric

Slime Rancher 2
Shared: Simulation · Colorful · Casual

Beacon Pines
Shared: Visual Novel · Colorful · Casual

Incredibox
Shared: Casual · 2D · Cartoony

Touhou Mystia's Izakaya
Shared: Casual · Simulation · 2D

The Dark Queen of Mortholme
Shared: Casual · 2D · Atmospheric

Milk outside a bag of milk outside a bag of milk
Shared: Visual Novel · 2D · Indie