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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 50 games similar to Life is Strange: Double Exposure down to the 9 that fit the “Melee” category. Tales from the Borderlands, Life is Strange: Before the Storm and Tell Me Why top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Life is Strange: Double Exposure.

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GenreAdventureSubgenreNarrative Adventure
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NarrativeSolo
Year 2024Dev Deck Nine

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Within the “Melee” category, the closest game to Life is Strange: Double Exposure is Tales from the Borderlands — scoring 75/100 on our similarity scale. Life is Strange: Before the Storm and Tell Me Why follow close behind.

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The best melee games like Life is Strange: Double Exposure

9 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Life is Strange: Double Exposure. 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.

#1Tales from the Borderlands
Tales from the Borderlands
AdventureNarrative Adventure
SoloMeleeNarrativeThird PersonSci-Fi
Steam👍 94%· 19KIGDB88· 11
Year 2014Dev Telltale GamesOn PlayStation 3 · PS4 · Android

✓ Both are narrative adventures — sharing adventure storytelling, strong narrative focus and melee combat

≠ Its own twist: puzzle design, deep RPG systems and visual novel storytelling

It predates Life is Strange: Double Exposure by 10 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Tone100Visuals100
Life is Strange: Before the Storm
AdventureNarrative Adventure
SoloMeleeNarrativeThird PersonFantasy
Steam👍 93%· 38KIGDB77· 9OC80· 46
Year 2017Dev Deck Nine · Square EnixOn PS4 · Linux · Android

✓ Fits the narrative adventures cluster, with adventure storytelling, strong narrative focus and melee combat

≠ Where it differs: brings fantasy world and setting scifi

Same studio: Deck Nine.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Tone100Visuals100
Tell Me Why
AdventureNarrative Adventure
SoloMeleeNarrativeThird PersonExploration
Steam👍 82%· 15KIGDB81· 9OC81· 94
Year 2020Dev DON'T NOD · Xbox Game StudiosOn PC · Xbox

✓ Fits the narrative adventures cluster, with adventure storytelling, strong narrative focus and melee combat

≠ Where it differs: brings exploration and discovery and free to play

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Ceville
AdventureNarrative Adventure
SoloMeleeNarrativeThird PersonFantasy
Steam👍 80%· 211MC73IGDB70· 1
Year 2009Dev Realmforge Studios · Assemble EntertainmentPlaytime ~1hOn PC

✓ Fits the narrative adventures cluster, with adventure storytelling, strong narrative focus and melee combat

≠ Where it differs: brings puzzle design and fantasy world

The mean cruel cold blooded tyrant Ceville ruthlessly rules the beautiful kingdom of Faeryanis. Or rather, he used to rule the beautiful kingdom of Faeryanis, until the brave people revolted against his regime and drove him out of the palace.

It predates Life is Strange: Double Exposure by 15 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Tone100Visuals100
Batman: The Enemy Within
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

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Visuals100Tone86
Batman: The Enemy Within - The Telltale Series
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

Batman: The Enemy Within, 2017, is an episodic point-and-click graphic adventure video game, a sequel to 2016's Batman: The Telltale Series.

It predates Life is Strange: Double Exposure by 8 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Visuals100Tone79
Life is Strange: True Colors
AdventureNarrative Adventure
SoloMeleeNarrativeThird PersonDark
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, fantasy world and exploration and discovery

Same studio: Deck Nine.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Visuals100Tone71
Somerville
AdventureNarrative Adventure
SoloMeleeNarrativeThird PersonDark
Steam👍 70%· 1.8KIGDB68· 6OC69· 76
Year 2022Dev JumpshipOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

✓ Same family of narrative adventures: adventure storytelling, strong narrative focus and melee combat

≠ Stands apart with puzzle design, horror tension and dark, oppressive atmosphere

Where it drifts furthest from Life is Strange: Double Exposure: visuals.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Tone69Visuals48
Hulk
AdventureNarrative Adventure
SoloMeleeThird Person
IGDB53· 5
Year 2003Dev Radical Entertainment · Vivendi Universal GamesOn PC

✓ Nearly identical: adventure storytelling, melee combat and single-player focus.

≠ Missing: strong narrative focus.

It predates Life is Strange: Double Exposure by 21 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Visuals100

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