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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 50 games similar to Dustborn down to the 15 that fit the “Sci-Fi” category. Tales from the Borderlands, Life is Strange: Before the Storm and Somerville top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Dustborn.

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Within the “Sci-Fi” category, the closest game to Dustborn is Tales from the Borderlands — scoring 77/100 on our similarity scale. Life is Strange: Before the Storm and Somerville follow close behind.

#1Tales from the Borderlands77 #2Life is Strange: Before the Storm76 #3Somerville74 #4Life Is Strange73 #5Dreamfall Chapters71

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The best games with a sci-fi setting like Dustborn

15 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Dustborn. Each one has been evaluated across 7 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.

#1Tales from the BorderlandsClosest overall match

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Tales from the Borderlands

GenreAdventureSubgenreNarrative Adventure

SoloMeleeNarrativeSci-FiThird Person

Steam👍 94%· 19KIGDB88· 11

Year 2014Dev Telltale GamesOn PlayStation 3 · PS4 · Android

✓ Both are narrative adventures — sharing adventure storytelling, strong narrative focus and melee combat

≠ Its own twist: puzzle design, deep RPG systems and visual novel storytelling, while skipping exploration and discovery

It predates Dustborn by 10 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Tone100Setting100Visuals100

#2Life is Strange: Before the Storm

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Life is Strange: Before the Storm

GenreAdventureSubgenreNarrative Adventure

SoloMeleeNarrativeSci-FiThird Person

Steam👍 93%· 38KIGDB77· 9OC80· 46

Year 2017Dev Deck Nine · Square EnixOn PS4 · Linux · Android

✓ Fits the narrative adventures cluster, with adventure storytelling, strong narrative focus and melee combat

≠ Where it differs: brings fantasy world, while skipping exploration and discovery

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Tone100Visuals100Setting69

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Somerville

GenreAdventureSubgenreNarrative Adventure

SoloMeleeNarrativeSci-FiThird Person

Steam👍 70%· 1.8KIGDB68· 6OC69· 76

Year 2022Dev JumpshipOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

✓ Same family of narrative adventures: adventure storytelling, strong narrative focus and melee combat

≠ Stands apart with puzzle design, horror tension and dark, oppressive atmosphere, while skipping exploration and discovery

Where it drifts furthest from Dustborn: visuals.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Setting83Tone68Visuals48

#4Life Is StrangeClosest on progression

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Life Is Strange

GenreAdventureSubgenreNarrative Adventure

SoloNarrativeSci-FiExplorationThird Person

Steam👍 96%· 173KIGDB79· 7

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

✓ Fits the narrative adventures cluster, with adventure storytelling, strong narrative focus and setting scifi

≠ Stands apart with puzzle design and fantasy world, while skipping melee combat

It predates Dustborn by 9 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Game mode100Tone100Progression100Visuals100Setting69

#5Dreamfall Chapters

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Dreamfall Chapters

GenreAdventureSubgenreNarrative Adventure

SoloNarrativeSci-FiExplorationThird Person

Steam👍 82%· 4.5KIGDB76· 11

Year 2014Dev Red Thread Games · Deep SilverOn PS4 · Linux · PC

✓ Same family of narrative adventures: adventure storytelling, strong narrative focus and setting scifi

≠ Where it differs: brings puzzle design, setting cyberpunk and fantasy world, while skipping melee combat

Where it drifts furthest from Dustborn: setting.

Same studio: Red Thread Games.

Genre100Game mode100Tone100Progression100Visuals100Setting38

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Syberia 3

GenreAdventureSubgenreNarrative Adventure

SoloNarrativeSci-FiThird PersonHistorical

Steam👍 52%· 4.7KIGDB44· 8OC51· 54

Year 2017Dev Anuman Interactive · MicroidsOn PS4 · Android · PC

✓ Same family of narrative adventures: adventure storytelling, strong narrative focus and setting scifi

≠ Its own twist: puzzle design, historical setting and visual 2d, while skipping melee combat

Genre100Game mode100Tone100Visuals55Setting53

#7Detroit: Become Human

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Detroit: Become Human

GenreAdventureSubgenreNarrative Adventure

SoloNarrativeSci-FiThird PersonDark

Steam👍 96%· 243KRAWG👍 90%· 3.3KMC79IGDB78· 13OC79· 152

Year 2018Dev Quantic Dream · Sony Computer EntertainmentPlaytime ~10hOn PC · PS

✓ Both are narrative adventures — sharing adventure storytelling, strong narrative focus and setting scifi

≠ Its own twist: dark, oppressive atmosphere and setting cyberpunk, while skipping melee combat

In the future world, androids do almost everything that people do - they even start to think and feel. Although no one taught them this. The plot of "Become Human" is built around three characters, each with a separate storyline, but they eventually merge into a single picture.

Genre100Game mode100Visuals100Setting80Tone73

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Tacoma

GenreAdventureSubgenreNarrative Adventure

SoloNarrativeSci-FiExplorationSpace

Steam👍 86%· 4.8KIGDB78· 16OC77· 86

Year 2017Dev FullbrightOn PS4 · Linux · PC

✓ Fits the narrative adventures cluster, with adventure storytelling, strong narrative focus and setting scifi

≠ Stands apart with setting space, setting cyberpunk and visual first person, while skipping melee combat

Where it drifts furthest from Dustborn: visuals and setting.

Genre100Game mode100Tone100Progression100Setting48Visuals0

#9Riven: The Sequel to Myst

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Riven: The Sequel to Myst

GenreAdventureSubgenreNarrative Adventure

SoloNarrativeSci-FiExplorationHardcore

Steam👍 89%· 1.4K

Year 1997Dev Cyan Worlds · Acclaim EntertainmentOn PC · Mac

✓ Fits the narrative adventures cluster, with adventure storytelling, strong narrative focus and setting scifi

≠ Its own twist: puzzle design, punishing difficulty and vibe casual, while skipping melee combat

Where it drifts furthest from Dustborn: visuals.

It predates Dustborn by 27 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Game mode100Progression100Setting71Tone60Visuals0

#10Chaos on Deponia

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Chaos on Deponia

GenreAdventureSubgenreNarrative Adventure

SoloNarrativeSci-Fi2D

Steam👍 90%· 3.1KIGDB80· 1OC70· 9

Year 2012Dev Daedalic Entertainment · Daedalic Studio WestOn PS4 · Linux · PC

✓ Both are narrative adventures — sharing adventure storytelling, strong narrative focus and setting scifi

≠ Where it differs: brings puzzle design and visual 2d, while skipping melee combat

Where it drifts furthest from Dustborn: visuals.

It predates Dustborn by 12 years, with what that implies technically.

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#11Goodbye Deponia

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Goodbye Deponia

GenreAdventureSubgenreNarrative Adventure

SoloNarrativeSci-Fi2D

Steam👍 89%· 2.5KIGDB65· 3

Year 2013Dev Daedalic EntertainmentOn PS4 · Linux · PC

✓ Both are narrative adventures — sharing adventure storytelling, strong narrative focus and setting scifi

≠ Where it differs: brings puzzle design and visual 2d, while skipping melee combat

Where it drifts furthest from Dustborn: visuals.

It predates Dustborn by 11 years, with what that implies technically.

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#12Deponia Doomsday

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Deponia Doomsday

GenreAdventureSubgenreNarrative Adventure

SoloNarrativeSci-Fi2D

Steam👍 85%· 4.0KOC73· 20

Year 2016Dev Daedalic EntertainmentOn PS4 · Linux · PC

✓ Both are narrative adventures — sharing adventure storytelling, strong narrative focus and setting scifi

≠ Its own twist: puzzle design and visual 2d, while skipping melee combat

Where it drifts furthest from Dustborn: visuals.

It predates Dustborn by 8 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Game mode100Tone100Setting100Visuals0

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Syberia

GenreAdventureSubgenreNarrative Adventure

SoloNarrativeSci-FiCasual2D

Steam👍 88%· 6.7KIGDB77· 5OC76· 13

Year 2002Dev Microïds Canada · MicroïdsOn PlayStation 3 · Linux · Android

✓ Both are narrative adventures — sharing adventure storytelling, strong narrative focus and setting scifi

≠ Its own twist: puzzle design, vibe casual and visual 2d, while skipping melee combat

Where it drifts furthest from Dustborn: visuals.

It predates Dustborn by 22 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Game mode100Setting100Tone76Visuals0

#14Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace

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Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace

GenreAdventureSubgenreNarrative Adventure

SoloSci-FiThird Person

Year 1999Dev Big Ape Productions · LucasArtsOn PC

✓ Nearly identical: adventure storytelling, setting scifi and single-player focus.

≠ Missing: strong narrative focus.

It predates Dustborn by 25 years, with what that implies technically.

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#15A New Beginning - Final Cut

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A New Beginning - Final Cut

GenreAdventureSubgenreNarrative Adventure

SoloNarrativeSci-FiFantasyHistorical

Steam👍 75%· 2.1KRAWG👍 50%· 126MC72IGDB75· 2

Year 2012Dev Daedalic EntertainmentPlaytime ~2hOn PC · iOS · Apple Macintosh

✓ Same family of narrative adventures: adventure storytelling, strong narrative focus and setting scifi

≠ Its own twist: puzzle design, fantasy world and historical setting, while skipping melee combat

A point-and-click adventure from Daedalic Entertainment, A New Beginning is a story of time travel and ecological cataclysms. Presented in-game future is dark, mostly due to the fact that life is possible only deep underground, in caves and crevices.

Where it drifts furthest from Dustborn: visuals and setting.

It predates Dustborn by 12 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Game mode100Tone100Setting39Visuals0

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