5 Games like E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial on PS5 that you should try

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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 48 games similar to E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial down to the 5 that fit the “PS5” category. Somerville, Nobody Wants to Die and Twelve Minutes top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial.

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GenreAdventureSubgenreNarrative Adventure

The best games like E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial on PS5

5 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.

#1SomervilleClosest overall match

iRank69

GenreAdventureSubgenreNarrative 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.

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Steam Epic PS

#2Nobody Wants to Die

iRank81

GenreAdventureSubgenreNarrative 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.

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GenreAdventureSubgenreNarrative Adventure

SoloIsometricNarrativeDarkExploration

Steam👍 73%· 7.9KIGDB79· 8

Year 2021Dev Luis Antonio · Annapurna InteractiveOn Xbox · PS4 · Android

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

≠ Its own twist: puzzle design, strong narrative focus and dark, oppressive atmosphere, while skipping setting scifi

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

Released 39 years after E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial.

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Steam Xbox PS

#4Uncharted 4: A Thief's End - Remastered

iRank93

GenreAdventureSubgenreNarrative Adventure

SoloThird Person

OC93· 148

Year 2022On PC · PS5

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

≠ Stands apart with visual third person, while skipping setting scifi

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

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

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#5Late Shift

iRank72

GenreAdventureSubgenreNarrative Adventure

SoloNarrativeDarkThird Person

Steam👍 86%· 9.2KIGDB52· 3OC65· 37

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

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

≠ Stands apart with strong narrative focus, dark, oppressive atmosphere and visual third person, while skipping setting scifi

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

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

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Steam GOG Epic

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