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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 Late Shift down to the 10 that fit the “Nintendo Switch” category. Batman: The Enemy Within, Life is Strange: True Colors and Blacksad: Under the Skin top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Late Shift.

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GenreAdventureSubgenreNarrative Adventure
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NarrativeDarkSolo
Year 2016Dev CtrlMovie

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Within the “Nintendo Switch” category, the closest game to Late Shift is Batman: The Enemy Within — scoring 75/100 on our similarity scale. Life is Strange: True Colors and Blacksad: Under the Skin follow close behind.

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The best games like Late Shift on Nintendo Switch

10 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Late Shift. Each one has been evaluated across 5 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.

#1Batman: The Enemy Within
Batman: The Enemy Within
AdventureNarrative Adventure
SoloNarrativeDarkThird PersonMelee
Steam👍 92%· 10KIGDB76· 2
Year 2017Dev Telltale GamesOn PS4 · Android · PC

✓ Same family of narrative adventures: adventure storytelling, strong narrative focus and dark, oppressive atmosphere

≠ Where it differs: brings puzzle design, visual novel storytelling and melee combat

Genre100Game mode100Tone100Visuals100
Life is Strange: True Colors
AdventureNarrative Adventure
SoloNarrativeDarkThird PersonMelee
Steam👍 89%· 17KIGDB84· 11OC81· 167
Year 2021Dev Deck Nine · Square EnixOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

✓ Fits the narrative adventures cluster, with adventure storytelling, strong narrative focus and dark, oppressive atmosphere

≠ Stands apart with melee combat, fantasy world and exploration and discovery

Released 5 years after Late Shift.

Genre100Game mode100Tone100Visuals100
Blacksad: Under the Skin
AdventureNarrative Adventure
SoloNarrativeDarkThird PersonFantasy
Steam👍 83%· 6.8KIGDB66· 4OC62· 43
Year 2019Dev Ys Interactive · MicroidsOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

✓ Same family of narrative adventures: adventure storytelling, strong narrative focus and dark, oppressive atmosphere

≠ Its own twist: puzzle design, fantasy world and exploration and discovery

Released 3 years after Late Shift.

Genre100Game mode100Tone100Visuals100
What Remains of Edith Finch
AdventureNarrative Adventure
SoloNarrativeDarkRangedHorror
Steam👍 96%· 51KIGDB87· 21OC88· 121
Year 2017Dev Giant Sparrow · Annapurna InteractiveOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

✓ Fits the narrative adventures cluster, with adventure storytelling, strong narrative focus and dark, oppressive atmosphere

≠ Where it differs: brings puzzle design, horror tension and visual novel storytelling, while skipping visual third person

Where it drifts furthest from Late Shift: visuals.

Genre100Game mode100Tone100Visuals0
Twelve Minutes
AdventureNarrative Adventure
SoloNarrativeDarkExplorationIsometric
Steam👍 73%· 7.9KIGDB79· 8
Year 2021Dev Luis Antonio · Annapurna InteractiveOn Xbox · PS4 · Android

✓ Fits the narrative adventures cluster, with adventure storytelling, strong narrative focus and dark, oppressive atmosphere

≠ Its own twist: puzzle design, exploration and discovery and visual isometric, while skipping visual third person

Where it drifts furthest from Late Shift: visuals.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mostly positive, against very positive for Late Shift.

Released 5 years after Late Shift.

Genre100Game mode100Tone100Visuals0
Tales from the Borderlands
AdventureNarrative Adventure
SoloNarrativeThird PersonMeleeSci-Fi
Steam👍 94%· 19KIGDB88· 11
Year 2014Dev Telltale GamesOn PlayStation 3 · PS4 · Android

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

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

Genre100Game mode100Visuals100Tone73
The Testament of Sherlock Holmes
AdventureNarrative Adventure
SoloNarrativeThird PersonFirst Person
Steam👍 80%· 3.9KIGDB76· 3
Year 2012Dev Frogwares · AtlusOn PlayStation 3 · PS4 · PC

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

≠ Its own twist: puzzle design and visual first person, while skipping dark, oppressive atmosphere

Genre100Game mode100Tone72Visuals62
Syberia 3
AdventureNarrative Adventure
SoloNarrativeThird PersonHistoricalSci-Fi
Steam👍 52%· 4.7KIGDB44· 8OC51· 54
Year 2017Dev Anuman Interactive · MicroidsOn PS4 · Android · PC

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

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

On reception: its Steam reviews are mixed, against very positive for Late Shift.

Genre100Game mode100Tone71Visuals53
Thimbleweed Park
AdventureNarrative Adventure
SoloNarrative2DPixel Art
Steam👍 93%· 4.2KIGDB83· 13OC83· 101
Year 2017Dev Terrible ToyboxOn PS4 · Linux · Android

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

≠ Where it differs: brings puzzle design, visual 2d and visual pixel, while skipping dark, oppressive atmosphere

Where it drifts furthest from Late Shift: visuals.

Genre100Game mode100Tone73Visuals0
Chaos on Deponia
AdventureNarrative Adventure
SoloNarrativeSci-Fi2D
Steam👍 90%· 3.1KIGDB80· 1OC70· 9
Year 2012Dev Daedalic Entertainment · Daedalic Studio WestOn PS4 · Linux · PC

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

≠ Where it differs: brings puzzle design, setting scifi and visual 2d, while skipping dark, oppressive atmosphere

Where it drifts furthest from Late Shift: visuals.

Genre100Game mode100Tone72Visuals0

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