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We filtered the 46 games similar to Life Is Strange down to the 28 that fit the “Puzzle” category. Sam & Max: Save the World, Life is Strange 2 and The Testament of Sherlock Holmes top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Life Is Strange.

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Within the “Puzzle” category, the closest game to Life Is Strange is Sam & Max: Save the World — scoring 97/100 on our similarity scale. Life is Strange 2 and The Testament of Sherlock Holmes follow close behind.

#1Sam & Max: Save the World97 #2Life is Strange 297 #3The Testament of Sherlock Holmes97 #4Thimbleweed Park96 #5Gone Home96

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The best puzzle games like Life Is Strange

28 similar games foundUpdated July 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Life Is Strange. 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.

#1Sam & Max: Save the World

97

Sam & Max: Save the World

GenreAdventureSubgenreNarrative Adventure

SoloNarrativeThird Person

IGDB82· 2

Year 2007Dev Telltale Games · JoWooD Productions SoftwareOn PC

✓ Nearly identical: adventure storytelling, puzzle design and strong narrative focus.

≠ Missing: fantasy world.

#2Life is Strange 2

97

Life is Strange 2

GenreAdventureSubgenreNarrative Adventure

SoloNarrativeThird Person

Steam👍 87%· 40KRAWG👍 70%· 776MC75

Year 2018Dev DONTNOD Entertainment · Square EnixPlaytime ~6hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Nearly identical: adventure storytelling, puzzle design and strong narrative focus.

≠ Missing: fantasy world.

#3The Testament of Sherlock Holmes

97

The Testament of Sherlock Holmes

GenreAdventureSubgenreNarrative Adventure

SoloNarrativeThird PersonFirst Person

Steam👍 80%· 3.9KIGDB76· 3

Year 2012Dev Frogwares · AtlusOn PlayStation 3 · PS4 · PC

✓ Same family of narrative adventures: adventure storytelling, puzzle design and strong narrative focus

≠ Its own twist: visual first person, while skipping fantasy world

#4Thimbleweed Park

96

Thimbleweed Park

GenreAdventureSubgenreNarrative Adventure

SoloNarrative2DPixel Art

Steam👍 93%· 4.2KIGDB83· 13OC83· 101

Year 2017Dev Terrible ToyboxOn PS4 · Linux · Android

✓ Both are narrative adventures — sharing adventure storytelling, puzzle design and strong narrative focus

≠ Where it differs: brings visual 2d and visual pixel, while skipping fantasy world

96

Gone Home

GenreAdventureSubgenreNarrative Adventure

SoloNarrativeExplorationFirst Person

Steam👍 77%· 18KRAWG👍 69%· 887MC86IGDB74· 12OC85· 17

Year 2013Dev The Fullbright Company · Annapurna InteractivePlaytime ~3hOn PC · PS · iOS

✓ Fits the narrative adventures cluster, with adventure storytelling, puzzle design and strong narrative focus

≠ Stands apart with visual first person, while skipping fantasy world

#6Batman: The Enemy Within

96

Batman: The Enemy Within

GenreAdventureSubgenreNarrative Adventure

SoloNarrativeThird PersonMeleeDark

Steam👍 92%· 10KIGDB76· 2

Year 2017Dev Telltale GamesOn PS4 · Android · PC

✓ Same family of narrative adventures: adventure storytelling, puzzle design and strong narrative focus

≠ Where it differs: brings visual novel storytelling, dark, oppressive atmosphere and melee combat, while skipping fantasy world

Steam Xbox Nintendo

#7Nancy Drew: Tomb of the Lost Queen

96

Nancy Drew: Tomb of the Lost Queen

GenreAdventureSubgenreNarrative Adventure

SoloNarrativeExplorationCasual

Steam👍 88%· 134

Year 2012Dev HeR InteractivePlaytime ~7hOn PC · Apple Macintosh

✓ Both are narrative adventures — sharing adventure storytelling, puzzle design and strong narrative focus

≠ Stands apart with vibe casual, while skipping fantasy world

#8Nancy Drew: Danger by Design

96

Nancy Drew: Danger by Design

GenreAdventureSubgenreNarrative Adventure

SoloNarrativeExplorationCasual

Steam👍 83%· 176RAWG👍 65%· 26MC70

Year 2006Dev HeR InteractivePlaytime ~6hOn PC

✓ Both are narrative adventures — sharing adventure storytelling, puzzle design and strong narrative focus

≠ Its own twist: vibe casual, while skipping fantasy world

#9Nancy Drew: Danger on Deception Island

96

Nancy Drew: Danger on Deception Island

GenreAdventureSubgenreNarrative Adventure

SoloNarrativeExplorationCasual

Steam👍 92%· 286RAWG👍 85%· 20MC81

Year 2003Dev HeR InteractivePlaytime ~6hOn PC

✓ Same family of narrative adventures: adventure storytelling, puzzle design and strong narrative focus

≠ Where it differs: brings vibe casual, while skipping fantasy world

#10Tales from the Borderlands

96

Tales from the Borderlands

GenreAdventureSubgenreNarrative Adventure

SoloNarrativeSci-FiThird PersonMelee

Steam👍 94%· 19KIGDB88· 11

Year 2014Dev Telltale GamesOn PlayStation 3 · PS4 · Android

✓ Both are narrative adventures — sharing adventure storytelling, puzzle design and strong narrative focus

≠ Its own twist: deep RPG systems, visual novel storytelling and melee combat, while skipping fantasy world

#11Batman: The Enemy Within - The Telltale Series

95

Batman: The Enemy Within - The Telltale Series

GenreAdventureSubgenreNarrative Adventure

SoloNarrativeThird PersonMeleeDark

Steam👍 88%· 18KRAWG👍 72%· 432MC79IGDB75· 13

Year 2016Dev Telltale GamesPlaytime ~9hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Fits the narrative adventures cluster, with adventure storytelling, puzzle design and strong narrative focus

≠ Where it differs: brings visual novel storytelling, dark, oppressive atmosphere and melee combat, while skipping fantasy world

#12Dreamfall Chapters

95

Dreamfall Chapters

GenreAdventureSubgenreNarrative Adventure

SoloNarrativeFantasySci-FiExplorationThird Person

Steam👍 82%· 4.5KIGDB76· 11

Year 2014Dev Red Thread Games · Deep SilverOn PS4 · Linux · PC

✓ Same family of narrative adventures: adventure storytelling, puzzle design and strong narrative focus

≠ Where it differs: brings setting cyberpunk

95

Ceville

GenreAdventureSubgenreNarrative Adventure

SoloNarrativeFantasyThird PersonMelee

Steam👍 80%· 211MC73IGDB70· 1

Year 2009Dev Realmforge Studios · Assemble EntertainmentPlaytime ~1hOn PC

✓ Fits the narrative adventures cluster, with adventure storytelling, puzzle design and strong narrative focus

≠ Where it differs: brings melee combat, while skipping setting scifi

#14Nancy Drew: Ghost of Thornton Hall

95

Nancy Drew: Ghost of Thornton Hall

GenreAdventureSubgenreNarrative Adventure

SoloNarrativeExplorationCasual2D

Steam👍 93%· 315RAWG👍 86%· 21

Year 2013Dev HeR InteractivePlaytime ~6hOn PC · Apple Macintosh

✓ Fits the narrative adventures cluster, with adventure storytelling, puzzle design and strong narrative focus

≠ Its own twist: vibe casual and visual 2d, while skipping fantasy world

#15Nancy Drew: Curse of Blackmoor Manor

95

Nancy Drew: Curse of Blackmoor Manor

GenreAdventureSubgenreNarrative Adventure

SoloNarrativeExplorationCasualFirst Person

Steam👍 88%· 429RAWG👍 89%· 27MC81

Year 2004Dev HeR InteractivePlaytime ~3hOn PC · Apple Macintosh

✓ Same family of narrative adventures: adventure storytelling, puzzle design and strong narrative focus

≠ Its own twist: vibe casual and visual first person, while skipping fantasy world

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