4 Games like Life is Strange - Episode 1 on Nintendo Switch that you should try

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Ranking compiled by Lluis Enric Mayans, Founder & Head of ContentUpdated May 19, 2026How this is calculatedOrdered by an attribute-similarity model, not editorial opinion.

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We filtered the 50 games similar to Life is Strange - Episode 1 down to the 4 that fit the “Nintendo Switch” category. The Artful Escape, The Pathless and Maneater top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Life is Strange - Episode 1.

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The best games like Life is Strange - Episode 1 on Nintendo Switch

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Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Life is Strange - Episode 1. Each one has been evaluated across 8 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.

#1The Artful EscapeClosest overall match

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SoloMeleeNarrativeSci-FiThird Person

Steam👍 92%· 1.9KIGDB83· 6OC80· 77

Year 2021Dev Beethoven & Dinosaur · Annapurna InteractiveOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

✓ Fits the third-person Action RPGs cluster, with deep RPG systems, adventure storytelling and strong narrative focus

≠ Its own twist: puzzle design, precision platforming and exploration and discovery, while skipping fantasy world

Released 6 years after Life is Strange - Episode 1.

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GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPGSub-subgenreThird-Person ARPG

SoloMeleeNarrativeFantasyThird Person

Steam👍 91%· 2.1KIGDB81· 9OC78· 87

Year 2020Dev Giant Squid · Annapurna InteractiveOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

✓ Fits the third-person Action RPGs cluster, with deep RPG systems, adventure storytelling and strong narrative focus

≠ Stands apart with puzzle design, open world exploration and ranged combat, while skipping setting scifi

Released 5 years after Life is Strange - Episode 1.

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#3ManeaterClosest on visuals

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SoloMeleeNarrativeThird PersonDark

Steam👍 87%· 25KIGDB73· 14OC71· 168

Year 2020Dev Blindside Interactive · Deep SilverOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

✓ Both are third-person Action RPGs — sharing deep RPG systems, adventure storytelling and strong narrative focus

≠ Its own twist: action RPG combat, deep simulation and dark, oppressive atmosphere, while skipping fantasy world

You play the shark. Eat fish, wildlife and swimmers to evolve, upgrade your bite and hunt the hunters back, all narrated as a straight-faced wildlife documentary. The B-movie tone is the appeal and it commits to it. The recurring complaint is technical rather than creative: crashes, stutter and startup failures on modern Windows come up constantly, even from players who finished it.

Released 5 years after Life is Strange - Episode 1.

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GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPGSub-subgenreThird-Person ARPG

SoloFantasyThird Person

IGDB90· 4OC85· 142

Year 2022Dev PlatinumGames · NintendoOn Switch

✓ Both are third-person Action RPGs — sharing deep RPG systems, adventure storytelling and fantasy world

≠ Where it differs: brings action RPG combat, shooter and third-person shooting, while skipping strong narrative focus

The largest of the three by scale: kaiju summons fight alongside you and levels open up considerably. Core combat is as sharp as ever when the game lets you use it. That is the issue — demon sequences, side characters and setpiece variety cut into the moment-to-moment fighting, and the story is the weakest of the series.

Released 7 years after Life is Strange - Episode 1.

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