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iRank92
AdventureNarrative Adventure
SoloMeleeNarrativeSci-FiThird Person
Steam👍 94%· 19KIGDB88· 11
Year 2014Dev Telltale GamesOn PlayStation 3 · PS4 · Android
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The best games like Life is Strange: Before the Storm on PlayStation
23 similar games foundUpdated May 2026
Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Life is Strange: Before the Storm. Each one has been evaluated across 7 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.
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iRank90
AdventureNarrative Adventure
SoloNarrativeFantasySci-FiThird Person
Steam👍 96%· 173KIGDB79· 7
Year 2015Dev DON'T NOD · Feral InteractiveOn PlayStation 3 · PS4 · Linux
AdventureNarrative Adventure
SoloMeleeNarrativeFantasyThird Person
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 melee combat
≠ Stands apart with dark, oppressive atmosphere and exploration and discovery, while skipping setting scifi
Same studio: Deck Nine.
Genre100Combat100Game mode100Visuals100Tone71Setting64
AdventureNarrative Adventure
SoloNarrativeFantasySci-FiThird Person
Steam👍 82%· 4.5KIGDB76· 11
Year 2014Dev Red Thread Games · Deep SilverOn PS4 · Linux · PC
AdventureNarrative Adventure
SoloMeleeNarrativeThird PersonDark
Steam👍 92%· 10KIGDB76· 2
Year 2017Dev Telltale GamesOn PS4 · Android · PC
✓ Same family of narrative adventures: adventure storytelling, strong narrative focus and melee combat
≠ Where it differs: brings puzzle design, visual novel storytelling and dark, oppressive atmosphere, while skipping fantasy world
Genre100Combat100Game mode100Visuals100Tone86
AdventureNarrative Adventure
SoloMeleeNarrativeThird PersonDark
Steam👍 88%· 18KRAWG👍 72%· 432MC79IGDB75· 13
Year 2016Dev Telltale GamesPlaytime ~9hOn PC · PS · Xbox
✓ Fits the narrative adventures cluster, with adventure storytelling, strong narrative focus and melee combat
≠ Where it differs: brings puzzle design, visual novel storytelling and dark, oppressive atmosphere, while skipping fantasy world
Batman: The Enemy Within, 2017, is an episodic point-and-click graphic adventure video game, a sequel to 2016's Batman: The Telltale Series.
Genre100Combat100Game mode100Visuals100Tone79
AdventureNarrative Adventure
SoloNarrativeSci-FiThird PersonHistorical
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 setting scifi
≠ Its own twist: puzzle design, historical setting and visual 2d, while skipping melee combat
Where it drifts furthest from Life is Strange: Before the Storm: setting.
On reception: its Steam reviews are mixed, against very positive for Life is Strange: Before the Storm.
Genre100Game mode100Tone100Visuals55Setting40
AdventureNarrative Adventure
SoloNarrativeThird Person
Steam👍 87%· 40KRAWG👍 70%· 776MC75
Year 2018Dev DONTNOD Entertainment · Square EnixPlaytime ~6hOn PC · PS · Xbox
✓ Fits the narrative adventures cluster, with adventure storytelling, strong narrative focus and single-player focus
≠ Where it differs: brings puzzle design, while skipping melee combat
The award winning Life is Strange series continues with a long-awaited sequel from DONTNOD Entertainment. Two brothers Sean and Daniel Diaz, 16 and 9, are forced to run away from home after a tragic incident in Seattle.
Genre100Game mode100Tone100Visuals100
AdventureNarrative Adventure
SoloNarrativeThird PersonFirst Person
Steam👍 80%· 3.9KIGDB76· 3
Year 2012Dev Frogwares · AtlusOn PlayStation 3 · PS4 · PC
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 setting scifi
≠ Where it differs: brings puzzle design and visual 2d, while skipping melee combat
Where it drifts furthest from Life is Strange: Before the Storm: visuals.
Genre100Game mode100Tone100Setting69Visuals0
AdventureNarrative Adventure
SoloNarrativeSci-Fi2D
Steam👍 89%· 2.5KIGDB65· 3
Year 2013Dev Daedalic EntertainmentOn PS4 · Linux · PC
✓ Both are narrative adventures — sharing adventure storytelling, strong narrative focus and setting scifi
≠ Where it differs: brings puzzle design and visual 2d, while skipping melee combat
Where it drifts furthest from Life is Strange: Before the Storm: visuals.
Genre100Game mode100Tone100Setting69Visuals0
AdventureNarrative Adventure
SoloNarrativeSci-Fi2D
Steam👍 85%· 4.0KOC73· 20
Year 2016Dev Daedalic EntertainmentOn PS4 · Linux · PC
✓ Both are narrative adventures — sharing adventure storytelling, strong narrative focus and setting scifi
≠ Its own twist: puzzle design and visual 2d, while skipping melee combat
Where it drifts furthest from Life is Strange: Before the Storm: visuals.
Genre100Game mode100Tone100Setting69Visuals0
AdventureNarrative Adventure
SoloNarrativeSci-FiSpaceCyberpunk
Steam👍 86%· 4.8KIGDB78· 16OC77· 86
Year 2017Dev FullbrightOn PS4 · Linux · PC
✓ Fits the narrative adventures cluster, with adventure storytelling, strong narrative focus and setting scifi
≠ Stands apart with setting space, setting cyberpunk and exploration and discovery, while skipping melee combat
Where it drifts furthest from Life is Strange: Before the Storm: visuals and setting.
Genre100Game mode100Tone100Setting41Visuals0
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iRank72
AdventureNarrative Adventure
SoloNarrativeThird PersonDark
Steam👍 86%· 9.2KIGDB52· 3OC65· 37
Year 2016Dev CtrlMovie · Wales InteractiveOn PS4 · PC · iOS
AdventureNarrative Adventure
SoloNarrativeThird PersonDark
IGDB85· 5
Year 2005Dev Quantic Dream · Atari, Inc.On PS4 · PC
✓ Same family of narrative adventures: adventure storytelling, strong narrative focus and single-player focus
≠ Its own twist: dark, oppressive atmosphere, while skipping melee combat
It predates Life is Strange: Before the Storm by 12 years, with what that implies technically.
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