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Ranking compiled by Lluis Enric Mayans, Founder & Head of ContentHow this is calculatedOrdered by an attribute-similarity model, not editorial opinion.

We filtered the 46 games similar to Blacksad: Under the Skin down to the 7 that fit the “Nintendo Switch” category. Batman: The Enemy Within, Twelve Minutes and The Gardens Between top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Blacksad: Under the Skin.

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GenreAdventureSubgenreNarrative Adventure
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NarrativeDarkSolo
Year 2019Dev Ys Interactive

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Within the “Nintendo Switch” category, the closest game to Blacksad: Under the Skin is Batman: The Enemy Within — scoring 76/100 on our similarity scale. Twelve Minutes and The Gardens Between follow close behind.

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The best games like Blacksad: Under the Skin on Nintendo Switch

7 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.

#1Batman: The Enemy Within
Batman: The Enemy Within
AdventureNarrative Adventure
SoloNarrativeDarkThird PersonMelee
Steam👍 92%· 10KIGDB76· 2
Year 2017Dev Telltale GamesOn PS4 · Android · PC

✓ Same family of narrative adventures: adventure storytelling, puzzle design and strong narrative focus

≠ Where it differs: brings visual novel storytelling and melee combat, while skipping fantasy world

Genre100Game mode100Tone100Visuals100
#2Twelve Minutes
Twelve Minutes
AdventureNarrative 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.

Genre100Game mode100Tone100Progression100Visuals0
#3The Gardens Between
The Gardens Between
AdventureNarrative 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.

Genre100Game mode100Setting100Visuals44Tone40
The Testament of Sherlock Holmes
AdventureNarrative Adventure
SoloNarrativeThird PersonFirst Person
Steam👍 80%· 3.9KIGDB76· 3
Year 2012Dev Frogwares · AtlusOn PlayStation 3 · PS4 · PC

✓ Same family of narrative adventures: adventure storytelling, puzzle design and strong narrative focus

≠ Its own twist: visual first person, while skipping dark, oppressive atmosphere

Genre100Game mode100Tone64Visuals62
Thimbleweed Park
AdventureNarrative Adventure
SoloNarrative2DPixel Art
Steam👍 93%· 4.2KIGDB83· 13OC83· 101
Year 2017Dev Terrible ToyboxOn PS4 · Linux · Android

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

≠ Where it differs: brings visual 2d and visual pixel, while skipping dark, oppressive atmosphere

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

Genre100Game mode100Tone65Visuals0
Life is Strange: True Colors
AdventureNarrative 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

Genre100Game mode100Tone100Setting100Progression100Visuals100
Late Shift
AdventureNarrative 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.

Genre100Game mode100Tone100Visuals100

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