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We filtered the 46 games similar to Life Is Strange down to the 11 that fit the “Sci-Fi” category. Life is Strange: Before the Storm, Dreamfall Chapters and A New Beginning - Final Cut top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Life Is Strange.

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Within the “Sci-Fi” category, the closest game to Life Is Strange is Life is Strange: Before the Storm — scoring 97/100 on our similarity scale. Dreamfall Chapters and A New Beginning - Final Cut follow close behind.

#1Life is Strange: Before the Storm97#2Dreamfall Chapters95#3A New Beginning - Final Cut94#4Riven: The Sequel to Myst93#5Tales from the Borderlands96
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The best games with a sci-fi setting like Life Is Strange

11 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.

#1Life is Strange: Before the Storm
97
iRank86
Life is Strange: Before the Storm
AdventureNarrative Adventure
SoloNarrativeFantasySci-FiThird Person
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 fantasy world

≠ Where it differs: brings melee combat, while skipping puzzle design

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SteamGOGXbox
#2Dreamfall Chapters
95
iRank80
Dreamfall Chapters
AdventureNarrative 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

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SteamPS
#3A New Beginning - Final Cut
94
iRank68
A New Beginning - Final Cut
AdventureNarrative Adventure
SoloNarrativeFantasySci-FiHistorical
Steam👍 75%· 2.1KRAWG👍 50%· 126MC72IGDB75· 2
Year 2012Dev Daedalic EntertainmentPlaytime ~2hOn PC · iOS · Apple Macintosh

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

≠ Its own twist: historical setting, post-apocalyptic world and visual 2d, while skipping exploration and discovery

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SteamGOG
#4Riven: The Sequel to Myst
93
iRank89
Riven: The Sequel to Myst
AdventureNarrative Adventure
SoloNarrativeSci-FiFantasyExploration
Steam👍 89%· 1.4K
Year 1997Dev Cyan Worlds · Acclaim EntertainmentOn PC · Mac

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

≠ Its own twist: punishing difficulty, vibe casual and visual first person, while skipping visual third person

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SteamGOGPS
#5Tales from the Borderlands
96
iRank92
Tales from the Borderlands
AdventureNarrative 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

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SteamGOGEpic
#6Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace
95
Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace
AdventureNarrative Adventure
SoloSci-FiThird Person
Year 1999Dev Big Ape Productions · LucasArtsOn PC

✓ Nearly identical: adventure storytelling, setting scifi and single-player focus.

≠ Missing: puzzle design.

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#7Chaos on Deponia
95
iRank83
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, puzzle design and strong narrative focus

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

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SteamGOGXbox
#8Goodbye Deponia
95
iRank81
Goodbye Deponia
AdventureNarrative Adventure
SoloNarrativeSci-Fi2D
Steam👍 89%· 2.5KIGDB65· 3
Year 2013Dev Daedalic EntertainmentOn PS4 · Linux · PC

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

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

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SteamGOGNintendo
#9Deponia Doomsday
95
iRank81
Deponia Doomsday
AdventureNarrative Adventure
SoloNarrativeSci-Fi2D
Steam👍 85%· 4.0KOC73· 20
Year 2016Dev Daedalic EntertainmentOn PS4 · Linux · PC

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

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

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SteamGOGEpic
#10Syberia 3
93
iRank50
Syberia 3
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, puzzle design and strong narrative focus

≠ Its own twist: historical setting and visual 2d, while skipping fantasy world

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SteamXboxPS
#11Tacoma
93
iRank82
Tacoma
AdventureNarrative Adventure
SoloNarrativeSci-FiExplorationSpace
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 visual first person, while skipping puzzle design

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SteamGOGEpic

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