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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 48 games similar to Open Roads down to the 23 that fit the “Xbox” category. Tacoma, What Remains of Edith Finch and Twelve Minutes top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Open Roads.

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GenreAdventureSubgenreNarrative Adventure
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NarrativeSolo
Year 2024Dev The Open Roads Team

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Within the “Xbox” category, the closest game to Open Roads is Tacoma — scoring 74/100 on our similarity scale. What Remains of Edith Finch and Twelve Minutes follow close behind.

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The best games like Open Roads on Xbox

23 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Open Roads. Each one has been evaluated across 7 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.

#1Tacoma
Tacoma
AdventureNarrative Adventure
SoloNarrativeExplorationFirst PersonSci-Fi
Steam👍 86%· 4.8KIGDB78· 16OC77· 86
Year 2017Dev FullbrightOn PS4 · Linux · PC

✓ Fits the narrative adventures cluster, with adventure storytelling, strong narrative focus and single-player focus

≠ Stands apart with setting scifi, setting space and setting cyberpunk, while skipping visual 2d

Where it drifts furthest from Open Roads: visuals.

Genre100Game mode100Tone100Progression100Visuals49
What Remains of Edith Finch
AdventureNarrative Adventure
SoloNarrativeExplorationFirst PersonRanged
Steam👍 96%· 51KIGDB87· 21OC88· 121
Year 2017Dev Giant Sparrow · Annapurna InteractiveOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

✓ Fits the narrative adventures cluster, with adventure storytelling, strong narrative focus and single-player focus

≠ Where it differs: brings puzzle design, horror tension and visual novel storytelling, while skipping visual 2d

Where it drifts furthest from Open Roads: visuals.

Genre100Game mode100Progression100Tone70Visuals49
Twelve Minutes
AdventureNarrative Adventure
SoloNarrativeExploration3DDark
Steam👍 73%· 7.9KIGDB79· 8
Year 2021Dev Luis Antonio · Annapurna InteractiveOn Xbox · PS4 · Android

✓ Fits the narrative adventures cluster, with adventure storytelling, strong narrative focus and single-player focus

≠ Its own twist: puzzle design, dark, oppressive atmosphere and visual isometric, while skipping visual first person

Where it drifts furthest from Open Roads: visuals.

Genre100Game mode100Progression100Tone70Visuals29
#4Somerville
Somerville
AdventureNarrative Adventure
SoloNarrative2D3DMelee
Steam👍 70%· 1.8KIGDB68· 6OC69· 76
Year 2022Dev JumpshipOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

✓ Same family of narrative adventures: adventure storytelling, strong narrative focus and single-player focus

≠ Stands apart with puzzle design, horror tension and dark, oppressive atmosphere, while skipping exploration and discovery

Genre100Game mode100Tone68Visuals68
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, strong narrative focus and single-player focus

≠ Stands apart with puzzle design, fantasy world and setting scifi, while skipping visual first person

Where it drifts furthest from Open Roads: visuals.

It predates Open Roads by 9 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Game mode100Tone100Progression100Visuals0
Chaos on Deponia
AdventureNarrative Adventure
SoloNarrative2DSci-Fi
Steam👍 90%· 3.1KIGDB80· 1OC70· 9
Year 2012Dev Daedalic Entertainment · Daedalic Studio WestOn PS4 · Linux · PC

✓ Both are narrative adventures — sharing adventure storytelling, strong narrative focus and single-player focus

≠ Where it differs: brings puzzle design and setting scifi, while skipping exploration and discovery

Where it drifts furthest from Open Roads: visuals.

It predates Open Roads by 12 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Game mode100Tone100Visuals44
Tell Me Why
AdventureNarrative Adventure
SoloNarrativeExplorationMeleeThird Person
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 single-player focus

≠ Where it differs: brings melee combat, visual third person and free to play, while skipping visual first person

Where it drifts furthest from Open Roads: visuals.

Genre100Game mode100Tone100Progression100Visuals0
Goodbye Deponia
AdventureNarrative Adventure
SoloNarrative2DSci-Fi
Steam👍 89%· 2.5KIGDB65· 3
Year 2013Dev Daedalic EntertainmentOn PS4 · Linux · PC

✓ Both are narrative adventures — sharing adventure storytelling, strong narrative focus and single-player focus

≠ Where it differs: brings puzzle design and setting scifi, while skipping exploration and discovery

Where it drifts furthest from Open Roads: visuals.

It predates Open Roads by 11 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Game mode100Tone100Visuals43
Deponia Doomsday
AdventureNarrative Adventure
SoloNarrative2DSci-Fi
Steam👍 85%· 4.0KOC73· 20
Year 2016Dev Daedalic EntertainmentOn PS4 · Linux · PC

✓ Both are narrative adventures — sharing adventure storytelling, strong narrative focus and single-player focus

≠ Its own twist: puzzle design and setting scifi, while skipping exploration and discovery

Where it drifts furthest from Open Roads: visuals.

It predates Open Roads by 8 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Game mode100Tone100Visuals44
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, strong narrative focus and single-player focus

≠ Where it differs: brings puzzle design, setting cyberpunk and fantasy world, while skipping visual first person

Where it drifts furthest from Open Roads: visuals.

It predates Open Roads by 10 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Game mode100Tone100Progression100Visuals0
Syberia 3
AdventureNarrative Adventure
SoloNarrative2DHistoricalSci-Fi
Steam👍 52%· 4.7KIGDB44· 8OC51· 54
Year 2017Dev Anuman Interactive · MicroidsOn PS4 · Android · PC

✓ Same family of narrative adventures: adventure storytelling, strong narrative focus and single-player focus

≠ Its own twist: puzzle design, historical setting and setting scifi, while skipping exploration and discovery

Where it drifts furthest from Open Roads: visuals.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mixed, against mostly positive for Open Roads.

Genre100Game mode100Tone100Visuals41
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, strong narrative focus and single-player focus

≠ Where it differs: brings puzzle design and visual pixel, while skipping exploration and discovery

Where it drifts furthest from Open Roads: visuals.

Genre100Game mode100Tone100Visuals35
Return of the Obra Dinn
AdventureNarrative Adventure
SoloNarrativeFirst PersonHardcoreDark
Steam👍 97%· 34KRAWG👍 85%· 759MC88IGDB95· 7OC89· 56
Year 2018Dev Lucas Pope · 3909Playtime ~5hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Same family of narrative adventures: adventure storytelling, strong narrative focus and single-player focus

≠ Stands apart with puzzle design, horror tension and punishing difficulty, while skipping exploration and discovery

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.

Where it drifts furthest from Open Roads: visuals.

Genre100Game mode100Tone73Visuals49
Twin Mirror
AdventureNarrative Adventure
SoloNarrative3DDarkThird Person
Steam👍 77%· 1.6KIGDB57· 7OC61· 77
Year 2020Dev DON'T NOD · Bandai Namco EntertainmentOn PS4 · PC · Xbox

✓ Fits the narrative adventures cluster, with adventure storytelling, strong narrative focus and single-player focus

≠ Its own twist: dark, oppressive atmosphere and visual third person, while skipping exploration and discovery

Where it drifts furthest from Open Roads: visuals.

Genre100Game mode100Tone70Visuals48
The Awesome Adventures of Captain Spirit
AdventureNarrative Adventure
SoloNarrativeFree to Play
Steam👍 93%· 15KIGDB81· 7OC78· 75
Year 2018Dev DON'T NOD · Square EnixOn PS4 · PC · Xbox

✓ Same family of narrative adventures: adventure storytelling, strong narrative focus and single-player focus

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

Genre100Game mode100Tone100

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