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12 Games like E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial on Nintendo Switch that you should try

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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 12 that fit the “Nintendo Switch” 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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Year 1982Dev Atari

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Within the “Nintendo Switch” 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 Nintendo Switch

12 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
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
#7Thimbleweed 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
Florence
AdventureNarrative Adventure
Solo2DCasualNarrativeCozy
Steam👍 93%· 16KIGDB80· 1OC85· 16
Year 2018Dev Mountains · Annapurna InteractiveOn Linux · Android · PC

✓ Fits the narrative adventures cluster, with adventure storytelling, single-player focus and visual 2d

≠ Its own twist: puzzle design, visual novel storytelling and vibe casual, while skipping setting scifi

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

Genre100Game mode100Visuals53
Twelve Minutes
AdventureNarrative 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.

Genre100Game mode100Visuals37
Batman: The Enemy Within
AdventureNarrative Adventure
SoloMeleeNarrativeDarkThird Person
Steam👍 92%· 10KIGDB76· 2
Year 2017Dev Telltale GamesOn PS4 · Android · PC

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

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

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

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

Genre100Game mode100Visuals0
The Testament of Sherlock Holmes
AdventureNarrative Adventure
SoloNarrativeFirst PersonThird Person
Steam👍 80%· 3.9KIGDB76· 3
Year 2012Dev Frogwares · AtlusOn PlayStation 3 · PS4 · PC

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

≠ Its own twist: puzzle design, strong narrative focus and visual first person, while skipping setting scifi

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

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

Genre100Game mode100Visuals0
Late Shift
AdventureNarrative 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.

Genre100Game mode100Visuals0

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