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We filtered the 46 games similar to Blacksad: Under the Skin down to the 17 that fit the “Xbox” category. A Plague Tale: Innocence, Game of Thrones: A Telltale Games Series and Batman: The Enemy Within top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Blacksad: Under the Skin.

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Within the “Xbox” category, the closest game to Blacksad: Under the Skin is A Plague Tale: Innocence — scoring 77/100 on our similarity scale. Game of Thrones: A Telltale Games Series and Batman: The Enemy Within follow close behind.

#1A Plague Tale: Innocence77 #2Game of Thrones: A Telltale Games Series77 #3Batman: The Enemy Within76 #4Batman: The Enemy Within - The Telltale Series76 #5Twelve Minutes76

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The best games like Blacksad: Under the Skin on Xbox

17 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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A Plague Tale: Innocence

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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#2Game of Thrones: A Telltale Games Series

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Game of Thrones: A Telltale Games Series

GenreAdventureSubgenreNarrative Adventure

SoloNarrativeDarkFantasyThird Person

Steam👍 76%· 11KIGDB75· 52

Year 2014Dev Telltale Games · HBOOn PlayStation 3 · PS4 · Android

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

≠ Its own twist: ranged combat, historical setting and setting medieval, while skipping exploration and discovery

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

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

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#3Batman: The Enemy Within

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Batman: The Enemy Within

GenreAdventureSubgenreNarrative 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

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#4Batman: The Enemy Within - The Telltale Series

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Batman: The Enemy Within - The Telltale Series

GenreAdventureSubgenreNarrative Adventure

SoloNarrativeDarkThird PersonMelee

Steam👍 88%· 18KRAWG👍 72%· 432MC79IGDB75· 13

Year 2016Dev Telltale GamesPlaytime ~9hOn PC · PS · Xbox

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

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

Batman: The Enemy Within, 2017, is an episodic point-and-click graphic adventure video game, a sequel to 2016's Batman: The Telltale Series.

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#5Twelve MinutesClosest on progression

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Twelve Minutes

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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#6Life Is Strange

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Life Is Strange

GenreAdventureSubgenreNarrative Adventure

SoloNarrativeFantasyExplorationThird Person

Steam👍 96%· 173KIGDB79· 7

Year 2015Dev DON'T NOD · Feral InteractiveOn PlayStation 3 · PS4 · Linux

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

≠ Stands apart with setting scifi, while skipping dark, oppressive atmosphere

Genre100Game mode100Progression100Visuals100Tone65Setting64

#7Return of the Obra Dinn

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Return of the Obra Dinn

GenreAdventureSubgenreNarrative Adventure

SoloNarrativeDarkFantasyHardcore

Steam👍 97%· 34KRAWG👍 85%· 759MC88IGDB95· 7OC89· 56

Year 2018Dev Lucas Pope · 3909Playtime ~5hOn PC · PS · Xbox

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

≠ Stands apart with horror tension, punishing difficulty and historical setting, while skipping exploration and discovery

In 1802, the merchant ship "Obra Dinn" set out from London for the Orient with over 200 tons of trade goods. Six months later it hadn't met its rendezvous point at the Cape of Good Hope and was declared lost at sea.

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

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The Council

GenreAdventureSubgenreNarrative Adventure

SoloNarrativeDarkThird PersonHistorical

Steam👍 84%· 5.6KIGDB70· 5

Year 2018Dev Big Bad Wolf · Focus EntertainmentOn PS4 · PC · Xbox

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

≠ Stands apart with deep RPG systems, horror tension and historical setting, while skipping fantasy world

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

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#9The Gardens BetweenClosest on setting

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The Gardens Between

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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#10Life is Strange 2

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Life is Strange 2

GenreAdventureSubgenreNarrative Adventure

SoloNarrativeThird Person

Steam👍 87%· 40KRAWG👍 70%· 776MC75

Year 2018Dev DONTNOD Entertainment · Square EnixPlaytime ~6hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Nearly identical: adventure storytelling, puzzle design and strong narrative focus.

≠ Missing: dark, oppressive atmosphere.

The award winning Life is Strange series continues with a long-awaited sequel from DONTNOD Entertainment. Two brothers Sean and Daniel Diaz, 16 and 9, are forced to run away from home after a tragic incident in Seattle.

Genre100Game mode100Visuals100Tone65

#11Thimbleweed Park

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Thimbleweed Park

GenreAdventureSubgenreNarrative 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.

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#12Life is Strange: True Colors

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Life is Strange: True Colors

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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Late Shift

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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Twin Mirror

GenreAdventureSubgenreNarrative Adventure

SoloNarrativeDarkThird Person3D

Steam👍 77%· 1.6KIGDB57· 7OC61· 77

Year 2020Dev DON'T NOD · Bandai Namco EntertainmentOn PS4 · PC · Xbox

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

≠ Its own twist: visual 3d, while skipping puzzle design

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

Genre100Game mode100Tone100Visuals55

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Tell Me Why

GenreAdventureSubgenreNarrative Adventure

SoloNarrativeExplorationThird PersonMelee

Steam👍 82%· 15KIGDB81· 9OC81· 94

Year 2020Dev DON'T NOD · Xbox Game StudiosOn PC · Xbox

✓ Fits the narrative adventures cluster, with adventure storytelling, strong narrative focus and single-player focus

≠ Where it differs: brings melee combat and free to play, while skipping puzzle design

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