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We filtered the 50 games similar to Dustborn down to the 20 that fit the “Xbox” category. Tales from the Borderlands, Life is Strange: Before the Storm and Tell Me Why top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Dustborn.

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Within the “Xbox” 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 Tell Me Why follow close behind.

#1Tales from the Borderlands77 #2Life is Strange: Before the Storm76 #3Tell Me Why76 #4Somerville74 #5Life Is Strange73

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The best games like Dustborn on Xbox

20 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

#3Tell Me WhyClosest on progression

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Tell Me Why

GenreAdventureSubgenreNarrative Adventure

SoloMeleeNarrativeExplorationThird Person

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 melee combat

≠ Where it differs: brings free to play, while skipping setting scifi

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Tone100Progression100Visuals100

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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

#5Life Is Strange

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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.

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#6Batman: The Enemy Within

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Batman: The Enemy Within

GenreAdventureSubgenreNarrative Adventure

SoloMeleeNarrativeThird PersonDark

Steam👍 92%· 10KIGDB76· 2

Year 2017Dev Telltale GamesOn PS4 · Android · PC

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

≠ Where it differs: brings puzzle design, visual novel storytelling and dark, oppressive atmosphere, while skipping setting scifi

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Visuals100Tone85

Steam Xbox Nintendo

#7Dreamfall 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.

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#8Batman: The Enemy Within - The Telltale Series

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Batman: The Enemy Within - The Telltale Series

GenreAdventureSubgenreNarrative Adventure

SoloMeleeNarrativeThird PersonDark

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

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

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

≠ Where it differs: brings puzzle design, visual novel storytelling and dark, oppressive atmosphere, while skipping setting scifi

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

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

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Visuals100Tone78

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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

68

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

#11Chaos 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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#12Goodbye Deponia

66

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.

Genre100Game mode100Tone100Setting100Visuals0

Steam GOG Nintendo

#13Deponia 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

#14Life 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

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

≠ Where it differs: brings puzzle design, while skipping melee combat

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 mode100Tone100Visuals100

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Late Shift

GenreAdventureSubgenreNarrative Adventure

SoloNarrativeThird PersonDark

Steam👍 86%· 9.2KIGDB52· 3OC65· 37

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

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

≠ Stands apart with dark, oppressive atmosphere, while skipping melee combat

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

Genre100Game mode100Visuals100Tone73

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