6 Games like Blacksad: Under the Skin on PS5 that you should try

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Ranking compiled by Lluis Enric Mayans, Founder & Head of ContentUpdated May 19, 2026How this is calculatedOrdered by an attribute-similarity model, not editorial opinion.

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We filtered the 46 games similar to Blacksad: Under the Skin down to the 6 that fit the “PS5” category. A Plague Tale: Innocence, Twelve Minutes and The Gardens Between top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Blacksad: Under the Skin.

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The best games like Blacksad: Under the Skin on PS5

6 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Blacksad: Under the Skin. Each one has been evaluated across 8 real attributes — from combat style and progression mechanics to world structure and visual perspective — so every recommendation is based on how the game actually plays, not just its genre label.

#1A Plague Tale: InnocenceClosest overall match

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GenreAdventureSubgenreNarrative Adventure

SoloNarrativeDarkFantasyThird Person

Steam👍 93%· 67KIGDB81· 15OC82· 171

Year 2019Dev Asobo Studio · Focus EntertainmentOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

✓ Both are narrative adventures — sharing adventure storytelling, puzzle design and strong narrative focus

≠ Stands apart with horror tension, survival mechanics and stealth mechanics, while skipping exploration and discovery

Where it drifts furthest from Blacksad: Under the Skin: setting.

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Steam GOG Epic

#2Twelve MinutesClosest on progression

iRank75

GenreAdventureSubgenreNarrative Adventure

SoloNarrativeDarkExplorationIsometric

Steam👍 73%· 7.9KIGDB79· 8

Year 2021Dev Luis Antonio · Annapurna InteractiveOn Xbox · PS4 · Android

✓ Fits the narrative adventures cluster, with adventure storytelling, puzzle design and strong narrative focus

≠ Its own twist: visual isometric, visual topdown and visual 3d, while skipping fantasy world

Where it drifts furthest from Blacksad: Under the Skin: visuals.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mostly positive, against very positive for Blacksad: Under the Skin.

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#3The Gardens BetweenClosest on setting

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GenreAdventureSubgenreNarrative Adventure

SoloNarrativeFantasyThird PersonRelaxing

Steam👍 94%· 2.7KIGDB81· 9OC79· 73

Year 2018Dev The Voxel AgentsOn PS4 · Linux · Android

✓ Both are narrative adventures — sharing adventure storytelling, puzzle design and strong narrative focus

≠ Where it differs: brings vibe relaxing, linear, story-driven structure and visual 2d, while skipping dark, oppressive atmosphere

Where it drifts furthest from Blacksad: Under the Skin: tone and visuals.

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#4Life is Strange: True Colors

iRank86

GenreAdventureSubgenreNarrative Adventure

SoloNarrativeDarkFantasyExplorationThird Person

Steam👍 89%· 17KIGDB84· 11OC81· 167

Year 2021Dev Deck Nine · Square EnixOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

✓ Fits the narrative adventures cluster, with adventure storytelling, strong narrative focus and dark, oppressive atmosphere

≠ Stands apart with melee combat, while skipping puzzle design

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GenreAdventureSubgenreNarrative Adventure

SoloNarrativeDarkThird Person

Steam👍 86%· 9.2KIGDB52· 3OC65· 37

Year 2016Dev CtrlMovie · Wales InteractiveOn PS4 · PC · iOS

✓ Nearly identical: adventure storytelling, strong narrative focus and dark, oppressive atmosphere.

≠ Missing: puzzle design.

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Steam GOG Epic

#6Uncharted 4: A Thief's End - Remastered

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GenreAdventureSubgenreNarrative Adventure

SoloThird Person

OC93· 148

Year 2022On PC · PS5

✓ Nearly identical: adventure storytelling, single-player focus and visual third person.

≠ Missing: puzzle design.

Released 3 years after Blacksad: Under the Skin.

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