11 Narrative games like Journey to the Savage Planet that you should try

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We filtered the 48 games similar to Journey to the Savage Planet down to the 11 that fit the “Narrative” category. Binary Domain, Bulletstorm: Full Clip Edition and Kane & Lynch: Dead Men top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Journey to the Savage Planet.

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The best narrative games like Journey to the Savage Planet

11 similar games foundUpdated July 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Journey to the Savage Planet. Each one has been evaluated across 12 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.

#1Binary Domain

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SoloMultiplayerCo-opMeleeNarrativeSci-Fi

Steam👍 86%· 8.1KIGDB72· 6

Year 2012Dev Ryu Ga Gotoku Studios · SegaOn PlayStation 3 · PC

✓ Same family of first-person shooters: shooter, first-person shooting and adventure storytelling

≠ Where it differs: brings third-person shooting, puzzle design and procedural generation, while skipping Metroidvania exploration

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#2Bulletstorm: Full Clip Edition

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SoloMultiplayerCo-opMeleeNarrativeSci-FiFirst Person

Steam👍 89%· 9.4KIGDB77· 14OC75· 71

Year 2017Dev People Can Fly · Gearbox PublishingOn PS4 · PC · Xbox

✓ Same family of first-person shooters: shooter, first-person shooting and adventure storytelling

≠ Where it differs: brings dark, oppressive atmosphere, while skipping Metroidvania exploration

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#3Kane & Lynch: Dead Men

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SoloMultiplayerCo-opMeleeNarrative

Steam👍 65%· 3.4KIGDB60· 1

Year 2007Dev IO Interactive · Eidos InteractiveOn PlayStation 3 · PC

✓ Fits the first-person shooters cluster, with shooter, first-person shooting and strong narrative focus

≠ Stands apart with third-person shooting, dark, oppressive atmosphere and offline, while skipping adventure storytelling

GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

MultiplayerCo-opNarrativeFirst PersonPvP

Steam👍 78%· 267KIGDB80· 1OC81· 23

Year 2023Dev Embark StudiosOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

✓ Both are first-person shooters — sharing shooter, first-person shooting and strong narrative focus

≠ Where it differs: brings PvP competition, online features and loot and gear systems, while skipping adventure storytelling

GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

Co-opSoloMultiplayerMeleeNarrativeSci-FiFirst Person

Steam👍 99%· 459KRAWG👍 94%· 6.1KMC95IGDB92· 9

Year 2011Dev Valve Software · Electronic ArtsPlaytime ~11hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Both are first-person shooters — sharing shooter, first-person shooting and adventure storytelling

≠ Its own twist: puzzle design, precision platforming and ranged combat, while skipping Metroidvania exploration

GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

Co-opSoloMultiplayerMeleeNarrativeSci-FiFirst Person

Steam👍 71%· 14KIGDB76· 5

Year 2011Dev Day 1 Studios · WB GamesOn PlayStation 3 · PC

✓ Both are first-person shooters — sharing shooter, first-person shooting and adventure storytelling

≠ Where it differs: brings horror tension, dark, oppressive atmosphere and horror setting, while skipping Metroidvania exploration

GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

SoloMultiplayerNarrativeSci-FiFirst Person

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Year 1997Dev Nintendo Entertainment Analysis & Development · Nintendo

✓ Same family of first-person shooters: shooter, first-person shooting and strong narrative focus

≠ Where it differs: brings offline and visual third person, while skipping adventure storytelling

GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

SoloMultiplayerMeleeNarrativeSci-FiFirst Person

Steam👍 69%· 11KIGDB55· 8

Year 2011Dev Triptych Games · 2K GamesOn PlayStation 3 · PC · Mac

✓ Same family of first-person shooters: shooter, first-person shooting and adventure storytelling

≠ Stands apart with dark, oppressive atmosphere, PvP competition and visual third person, while skipping Metroidvania exploration

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#9Wolfenstein: Youngblood

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Co-opSoloMultiplayerMeleeNarrativeSci-FiFirst Person

Steam👍 43%· 16KIGDB71· 12OC67· 159

Year 2019Dev MachineGames · Bethesda SoftworksOn PS4 · PC · Xbox

✓ Both are first-person shooters — sharing shooter, first-person shooting and adventure storytelling

≠ Where it differs: brings deep RPG systems, dark, oppressive atmosphere and setting cyberpunk, while skipping Metroidvania exploration

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#10STAR WARS Jedi Knight II - Jedi Outcast

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SoloMultiplayerMeleeNarrativeSci-FiFirst Person

Steam👍 91%· 4.9KRAWG👍 86%· 456MC89IGDB73· 3OC62· 18

Year 2002Dev Aspyr Media · AspyrPlaytime ~1hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Fits the first-person shooters cluster, with shooter, first-person shooting and adventure storytelling

≠ Stands apart with third-person shooting, ranged combat and setting space, while skipping Metroidvania exploration

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#11Cry of Fear

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SoloMultiplayerCo-opMeleeNarrativeFirst Person

Steam👍 89%· 84K

Year 2013Dev Team PsykskallarOn PC

✓ Fits the first-person shooters cluster, with shooter, first-person shooting and adventure storytelling

≠ Its own twist: horror tension, survival mechanics and dark, oppressive atmosphere, while skipping Metroidvania exploration

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