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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 47 games similar to Milo and the Magpies down to the 22 that fit the “Xbox” category. Life Is Strange, Dreamfall Chapters and What Remains of Edith Finch top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Milo and the Magpies.

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GenreAdventureSubgenreNarrative Adventure
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NarrativeCozySolo
Year 2021Dev Second Maze

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Within the “Xbox” category, the closest game to Milo and the Magpies is Life Is Strange — scoring 71/100 on our similarity scale. Dreamfall Chapters and What Remains of Edith Finch follow close behind.

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The best games like Milo and the Magpies on Xbox

22 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Milo and the Magpies. Each one has been evaluated across 6 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
Life Is Strange
AdventureNarrative Adventure
SoloNarrativeExplorationFantasySci-Fi
Steam👍 96%· 173KIGDB79· 7
Year 2015Dev DON'T NOD · Feral InteractiveOn PlayStation 3 · PS4 · Linux

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

≠ Stands apart with fantasy world, setting scifi and visual third person, while skipping cozy, relaxing feel

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Dreamfall Chapters
AdventureNarrative Adventure
SoloNarrativeExplorationCyberpunkFantasy
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, fantasy world and setting scifi, while skipping cozy, relaxing feel

On reception: its Steam reviews are very positive, against overwhelmingly positive for Milo and the Magpies.

Genre100Game mode100Progression100Tone65
What Remains of Edith Finch
AdventureNarrative Adventure
SoloNarrativeExplorationRangedDark
Steam👍 96%· 51KIGDB87· 21OC88· 121
Year 2017Dev Giant Sparrow · Annapurna InteractiveOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

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

≠ Where it differs: brings horror tension, visual novel storytelling and dark, oppressive atmosphere, while skipping cozy, relaxing feel

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Twelve Minutes
AdventureNarrative Adventure
SoloNarrativeExplorationDarkIsometric
Steam👍 73%· 7.9KIGDB79· 8
Year 2021Dev Luis Antonio · Annapurna InteractiveOn Xbox · PS4 · Android

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

≠ Its own twist: dark, oppressive atmosphere, visual isometric and visual topdown, while skipping cozy, relaxing feel

On reception: its Steam reviews are mostly positive, against overwhelmingly positive for Milo and the Magpies.

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Thimbleweed Park
AdventureNarrative 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 cozy, relaxing feel

On reception: its Steam reviews are very positive, against overwhelmingly positive for Milo and the Magpies.

Genre100Game mode100Tone65
Life is Strange 2
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, puzzle design and strong narrative focus

≠ Where it differs: brings visual third person, while skipping cozy, relaxing feel

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.

On reception: its Steam reviews are very positive, against overwhelmingly positive for Milo and the Magpies.

Genre100Game mode100Tone65
Tales from the Borderlands
AdventureNarrative Adventure
SoloNarrativeMeleeSci-FiThird Person
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 cozy, relaxing feel

On reception: its Steam reviews are very positive, against overwhelmingly positive for Milo and the Magpies.

Genre100Game mode100Tone64
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 setting scifi and visual 2d, while skipping cozy, relaxing feel

On reception: its Steam reviews are very positive, against overwhelmingly positive for Milo and the Magpies.

It predates Milo and the Magpies by 9 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Game mode100Tone63
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 setting scifi and visual 2d, while skipping cozy, relaxing feel

On reception: its Steam reviews are very positive, against overwhelmingly positive for Milo and the Magpies.

It predates Milo and the Magpies by 8 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Game mode100Tone62
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: setting scifi and visual 2d, while skipping cozy, relaxing feel

On reception: its Steam reviews are very positive, against overwhelmingly positive for Milo and the Magpies.

Genre100Game mode100Tone62
Syberia 3
AdventureNarrative Adventure
SoloNarrativeHistoricalSci-Fi2D
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, setting scifi and visual 2d, while skipping cozy, relaxing feel

On reception: its Steam reviews are mixed, against overwhelmingly positive for Milo and the Magpies.

Genre100Game mode100Tone62
Batman: The Enemy Within
AdventureNarrative Adventure
SoloNarrativeMeleeDarkThird Person
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 cozy, relaxing feel

On reception: its Steam reviews are very positive, against overwhelmingly positive for Milo and the Magpies.

Genre100Game mode100Tone58
A Plague Tale: Innocence
AdventureNarrative Adventure
SoloNarrativeStealthMeleeDark
Steam👍 93%· 67KIGDB81· 15OC82· 171
Year 2019Dev Asobo Studio · Focus EntertainmentOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

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

≠ Stands apart with horror tension, survival mechanics and dark, oppressive atmosphere, while skipping cozy, relaxing feel

On reception: its Steam reviews are very positive, against overwhelmingly positive for Milo and the Magpies.

Genre100Game mode100Tone56
Batman: The Enemy Within - The Telltale Series
AdventureNarrative Adventure
SoloNarrativeMeleeDarkThird Person
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 cozy, relaxing feel

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

On reception: its Steam reviews are very positive, against overwhelmingly positive for Milo and the Magpies.

Genre100Game mode100Tone54
Return of the Obra Dinn
AdventureNarrative Adventure
SoloNarrativeHardcoreDarkHistorical
Steam👍 97%· 34KRAWG👍 85%· 759MC88IGDB95· 7OC89· 56
Year 2018Dev Lucas Pope · 3909Playtime ~5hOn PC · PS · Xbox

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

≠ Stands apart with horror tension, punishing difficulty and dark, oppressive atmosphere, while skipping cozy, relaxing feel

In 1802, the merchant ship "Obra Dinn" set out from London for the Orient with over 200 tons of trade goods. Six months later it hadn't met its rendezvous point at the Cape of Good Hope and was declared lost at sea.

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