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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 48 games similar to E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial down to the 25 that fit the “PlayStation” category. Chaos on Deponia, Deponia Doomsday and Syberia top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial.

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GenreAdventureSubgenreNarrative Adventure
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Solo
Year 1982Dev Atari

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Within the “PlayStation” category, the closest game to E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial is Chaos on Deponia — scoring 70/100 on our similarity scale. Deponia Doomsday and Syberia follow close behind.

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The best games like E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial on PlayStation

25 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial. Each one has been evaluated across 6 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.

#1Chaos on Deponia
Chaos on Deponia
AdventureNarrative Adventure
SoloSci-Fi2DNarrative
Steam👍 90%· 3.1KIGDB80· 1OC70· 9
Year 2012Dev Daedalic Entertainment · Daedalic Studio WestOn PS4 · Linux · PC

✓ Both are narrative adventures — sharing adventure storytelling, setting scifi and single-player focus

≠ Where it differs: brings puzzle design and strong narrative focus, while skipping visual isometric

Released 30 years after E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial.

Genre100Game mode100Setting100Visuals53
Deponia Doomsday
AdventureNarrative Adventure
SoloSci-Fi2DNarrative
Steam👍 85%· 4.0KOC73· 20
Year 2016Dev Daedalic EntertainmentOn PS4 · Linux · PC

✓ Both are narrative adventures — sharing adventure storytelling, setting scifi and single-player focus

≠ Its own twist: puzzle design and strong narrative focus, while skipping visual isometric

Released 34 years after E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial.

Genre100Game mode100Setting100Visuals53
Syberia
AdventureNarrative Adventure
SoloSci-Fi2DNarrativeCasual
Steam👍 88%· 6.7KIGDB77· 5OC76· 13
Year 2002Dev Microïds Canada · MicroïdsOn PlayStation 3 · Linux · Android

✓ Both are narrative adventures — sharing adventure storytelling, setting scifi and single-player focus

≠ Its own twist: puzzle design, strong narrative focus and vibe casual, while skipping visual isometric

Released 20 years after E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial.

Genre100Game mode100Setting100Visuals51
Goodbye Deponia
AdventureNarrative Adventure
SoloSci-Fi2DNarrative
Steam👍 89%· 2.5KIGDB65· 3
Year 2013Dev Daedalic EntertainmentOn PS4 · Linux · PC

✓ Both are narrative adventures — sharing adventure storytelling, setting scifi and single-player focus

≠ Where it differs: brings puzzle design and strong narrative focus, while skipping visual isometric

Released 31 years after E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial.

Genre100Game mode100Setting100Visuals51
Somerville
AdventureNarrative Adventure
SoloSci-Fi2DMeleeNarrative
Steam👍 70%· 1.8KIGDB68· 6OC69· 76
Year 2022Dev JumpshipOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

✓ Same family of narrative adventures: adventure storytelling, setting scifi and single-player focus

≠ Stands apart with puzzle design, horror tension and strong narrative focus, while skipping visual isometric

Where it drifts furthest from E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial: visuals.

Released 40 years after E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial.

Genre100Game mode100Setting83Visuals34
Syberia 3
AdventureNarrative Adventure
SoloSci-Fi2DNarrativeHistorical
Steam👍 52%· 4.7KIGDB44· 8OC51· 54
Year 2017Dev Anuman Interactive · MicroidsOn PS4 · Android · PC

✓ Same family of narrative adventures: adventure storytelling, setting scifi and single-player focus

≠ Its own twist: puzzle design, strong narrative focus and historical setting, while skipping visual isometric

Where it drifts furthest from E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial: visuals.

Released 35 years after E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial.

Genre100Game mode100Setting53Visuals48
Tales from the Borderlands
AdventureNarrative Adventure
SoloSci-FiMeleeNarrativeThird Person
Steam👍 94%· 19KIGDB88· 11
Year 2014Dev Telltale GamesOn PlayStation 3 · PS4 · Android

✓ Both are narrative adventures — sharing adventure storytelling, setting scifi and single-player focus

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

Where it drifts furthest from E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial: visuals.

Released 32 years after E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial.

Genre100Game mode100Setting100Visuals0
Detroit: Become Human
AdventureNarrative Adventure
SoloSci-FiNarrativeDarkCyberpunk
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, setting scifi and single-player focus

≠ Its own twist: strong narrative focus, dark, oppressive atmosphere and setting cyberpunk, while skipping visual isometric

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.

Where it drifts furthest from E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial: visuals.

Released 36 years after E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial.

Genre100Game mode100Setting80Visuals0
Life Is Strange
AdventureNarrative Adventure
SoloSci-FiNarrativeFantasyExploration
Steam👍 96%· 173KIGDB79· 7
Year 2015Dev DON'T NOD · Feral InteractiveOn PlayStation 3 · PS4 · Linux

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

≠ Stands apart with puzzle design, strong narrative focus and fantasy world, while skipping visual isometric

Where it drifts furthest from E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial: visuals.

Released 33 years after E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial.

Genre100Game mode100Setting69Visuals0
Life is Strange: Before the Storm
AdventureNarrative Adventure
SoloSci-FiMeleeNarrativeFantasy
Steam👍 93%· 38KIGDB77· 9OC80· 46
Year 2017Dev Deck Nine · Square EnixOn PS4 · Linux · Android

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

≠ Where it differs: brings strong narrative focus, melee combat and fantasy world, while skipping visual isometric

Where it drifts furthest from E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial: visuals.

Released 35 years after E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial.

Genre100Game mode100Setting69Visuals0
#11Thimbleweed Park
Thimbleweed Park
AdventureNarrative Adventure
Solo2DPixel ArtNarrative
Steam👍 93%· 4.2KIGDB83· 13OC83· 101
Year 2017Dev Terrible ToyboxOn PS4 · Linux · Android

✓ Both are narrative adventures — sharing adventure storytelling, single-player focus and visual 2d

≠ Where it differs: brings puzzle design and strong narrative focus, while skipping setting scifi

Released 35 years after E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial.

Genre100Game mode100Visuals78
Tacoma
AdventureNarrative Adventure
SoloSci-FiNarrativeSpaceCyberpunk
Steam👍 86%· 4.8KIGDB78· 16OC77· 86
Year 2017Dev FullbrightOn PS4 · Linux · PC

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

≠ Stands apart with strong narrative focus, setting space and setting cyberpunk, while skipping visual isometric

Where it drifts furthest from E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial: visuals and setting.

Released 35 years after E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial.

Genre100Game mode100Setting48Visuals0
Nobody Wants to Die
AdventureNarrative Adventure
SoloSci-FiNarrativeDarkCyberpunk
Steam👍 84%· 6.8KIGDB78· 3OC77· 65
Year 2024Dev Critical Hit Games · PLAIONOn Xbox · PC · PS5

✓ Both are narrative adventures — sharing adventure storytelling, setting scifi and single-player focus

≠ Its own twist: deep RPG systems, strong narrative focus and dark, oppressive atmosphere, while skipping visual isometric

Where it drifts furthest from E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial: visuals and setting.

Released 42 years after E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial.

Genre100Game mode100Setting42Visuals0
Dreamfall Chapters
AdventureNarrative Adventure
SoloSci-FiNarrativeCyberpunkFantasy
Steam👍 82%· 4.5KIGDB76· 11
Year 2014Dev Red Thread Games · Deep SilverOn PS4 · Linux · PC

✓ Same family of narrative adventures: adventure storytelling, setting scifi and single-player focus

≠ Where it differs: brings puzzle design, strong narrative focus and setting cyberpunk, while skipping visual isometric

Where it drifts furthest from E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial: visuals and setting.

Released 32 years after E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial.

Genre100Game mode100Setting38Visuals0
Super Star Wars
AdventureNarrative Adventure
Solo2D
IGDB75· 3
Year 1992Dev Sculptured Software · Disney Interactive StudiosOn PS4

✓ Nearly identical: adventure storytelling, single-player focus and visual 2d.

≠ Missing: setting scifi.

Released 10 years after E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial.

Genre100Game mode100Visuals51

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