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More about this game →We filtered the 43 games similar to Julian & Friends down to the 20 that fit the “Xbox” category. Fran Bow, Sally Face and I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Julian & Friends.
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Within the “Xbox” category, the closest game to Julian & Friends is Fran Bow — scoring 81/100 on our similarity scale. Sally Face and I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream follow close behind.
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Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Julian & Friends. Each one has been evaluated across 9 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.
✓ Fits the psychological horror cluster, with horror tension, adventure storytelling and puzzle design
≠ Its own twist: fantasy world, while skipping setting cartoon
Where it drifts furthest from Julian & Friends: setting.
It predates Julian & Friends by 10 years, with what that implies technically.
✓ Same family of psychological horror: horror tension, adventure storytelling and puzzle design
≠ Where it differs: brings vibe casual, while skipping setting cartoon
It predates Julian & Friends by 9 years, with what that implies technically.
✓ Fits the psychological horror cluster, with horror tension, puzzle design and adventure storytelling
≠ Its own twist: setting scifi, post-apocalyptic world and visual third person, while skipping setting cartoon
Where it drifts furthest from Julian & Friends: setting.
It predates Julian & Friends by 30 years, with what that implies technically.
✓ Fits the psychological horror cluster, with horror tension, adventure storytelling and puzzle design
≠ Where it differs: brings setting scifi, while skipping setting cartoon
Where it drifts furthest from Julian & Friends: setting.
It predates Julian & Friends by 8 years, with what that implies technically.
✓ Same family of psychological horror: horror tension, adventure storytelling and puzzle design
≠ Its own twist: survival mechanics, melee combat and visual first person, while skipping setting cartoon
Where it drifts furthest from Julian & Friends: visuals.
✓ Same family of psychological horror: horror tension, puzzle design and adventure storytelling
≠ Stands apart with linear, story-driven structure, exploration and discovery and visual third person, while skipping setting cartoon
Where it drifts furthest from Julian & Friends: visuals.
✓ Same family of psychological horror: horror tension, adventure storytelling and puzzle design
≠ Where it differs: brings exploration and discovery and visual first person, while skipping setting cartoon
Where it drifts furthest from Julian & Friends: visuals.
It predates Julian & Friends by 9 years, with what that implies technically.
✓ Fits the psychological horror cluster, with horror tension, adventure storytelling and puzzle design
≠ Where it differs: brings survival mechanics, stealth mechanics and melee combat, while skipping setting cartoon
Where it drifts furthest from Julian & Friends: visuals.
It predates Julian & Friends by 11 years, with what that implies technically.
✓ Both are psychological horror — sharing horror tension, adventure storytelling and puzzle design
≠ Where it differs: brings survival mechanics, stealth mechanics and melee combat, while skipping setting cartoon
Where it drifts furthest from Julian & Friends: visuals.
On reception: its Steam reviews are mixed, against very positive for Julian & Friends.
It predates Julian & Friends by 12 years, with what that implies technically.
✓ Same family of psychological horror: horror tension, adventure storytelling and puzzle design
≠ Stands apart with survival mechanics, melee combat and visual third person, while skipping setting cartoon
In Silent Hill Homecoming, Alex Shepherd has returned to his hometown of Shepherd's Glen to investigate the sudden disappearance of his brother. From Shepherd's Glen to the foggy streets of Silent Hill, Alex will face the darkest of horrors while struggling with his own grip on reality.
Where it drifts furthest from Julian & Friends: visuals.
On reception: its Steam reviews are mixed, against very positive for Julian & Friends.
It predates Julian & Friends by 17 years, with what that implies technically.
✓ Fits the psychological horror cluster, with horror tension, adventure storytelling and puzzle design
≠ Its own twist: melee combat and visual third person, while skipping setting cartoon
Where it drifts furthest from Julian & Friends: visuals and setting.
✓ Same family of psychological horror: horror tension, adventure storytelling and puzzle design
≠ Where it differs: brings survival mechanics, ranged combat and melee combat, while skipping setting cartoon
Where it drifts furthest from Julian & Friends: visuals and setting.
It predates Julian & Friends by 12 years, with what that implies technically.
✓ Same family of psychological horror: horror tension, adventure storytelling and puzzle design
≠ Its own twist: vibe casual, exploration and discovery and visual first person, while skipping setting cartoon
Where it drifts furthest from Julian & Friends: visuals.
On reception: its Steam reviews are mostly positive, against very positive for Julian & Friends.
✓ Both are psychological horror — sharing horror tension, adventure storytelling and strong narrative focus
≠ Its own twist: deep RPG systems, fantasy world and setting scifi, while skipping puzzle design
Where it drifts furthest from Julian & Friends: setting.
It predates Julian & Friends by 9 years, with what that implies technically.
✓ Both are psychological horror — sharing horror tension, adventure storytelling and strong narrative focus
≠ Its own twist: survival mechanics, open world exploration and exploration and discovery, while skipping puzzle design
Where it drifts furthest from Julian & Friends: visuals.
On reception: its Steam reviews are mixed, against very positive for Julian & Friends.
It predates Julian & Friends by 10 years, with what that implies technically.
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