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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 45 games similar to Sword of the Sea down to the 21 that fit the “PlayStation” category. Life is Strange: True Colors, Blacksad: Under the Skin and Life Is Strange top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Sword of the Sea.

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GenreAdventureSubgenreNarrative Adventure
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Year 2025Dev Giant Squid

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Within the “PlayStation” category, the closest game to Sword of the Sea is Life is Strange: True Colors — scoring 75/100 on our similarity scale. Blacksad: Under the Skin and Life Is Strange follow close behind.

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The best games like Sword of the Sea on PlayStation

21 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Sword of the Sea. Each one has been evaluated across 5 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: True Colors
Life is Strange: True Colors
AdventureNarrative Adventure
SoloFantasyExplorationThird PersonMelee
Steam👍 89%· 17KIGDB84· 11OC81· 167
Year 2021Dev Deck Nine · Square EnixOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

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

≠ Stands apart with strong narrative focus, dark, oppressive atmosphere and melee combat

Genre100Game mode100Setting100Progression100Visuals100
Blacksad: Under the Skin
AdventureNarrative Adventure
SoloFantasyExplorationThird PersonNarrative
Steam👍 83%· 6.8KIGDB66· 4OC62· 43
Year 2019Dev Ys Interactive · MicroidsOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

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

≠ Its own twist: puzzle design, strong narrative focus and dark, oppressive atmosphere

Genre100Game mode100Setting100Progression100Visuals100
Life Is Strange
AdventureNarrative Adventure
SoloFantasyExplorationThird PersonNarrative
Steam👍 96%· 173KIGDB79· 7
Year 2015Dev DON'T NOD · Feral InteractiveOn PlayStation 3 · PS4 · Linux

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

≠ Stands apart with puzzle design, strong narrative focus and setting scifi

It predates Sword of the Sea by 10 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Game mode100Progression100Visuals100Setting64
Dreamfall Chapters
AdventureNarrative Adventure
SoloFantasyExplorationThird PersonNarrative
Steam👍 82%· 4.5KIGDB76· 11
Year 2014Dev Red Thread Games · Deep SilverOn PS4 · Linux · PC

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

≠ Where it differs: brings puzzle design, strong narrative focus and setting cyberpunk

Where it drifts furthest from Sword of the Sea: setting.

It predates Sword of the Sea by 11 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Game mode100Progression100Visuals100Setting37
The Gardens Between
AdventureNarrative Adventure
SoloFantasyThird PersonNarrativeRelaxing
Steam👍 94%· 2.7KIGDB81· 9OC79· 73
Year 2018Dev The Voxel AgentsOn PS4 · Linux · Android

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

≠ Where it differs: brings puzzle design, strong narrative focus and vibe relaxing, while skipping exploration and discovery

Where it drifts furthest from Sword of the Sea: visuals.

Genre100Game mode100Setting100Visuals44
Life is Strange: Before the Storm
AdventureNarrative Adventure
SoloFantasyThird PersonMeleeNarrative
Steam👍 93%· 38KIGDB77· 9OC80· 46
Year 2017Dev Deck Nine · Square EnixOn PS4 · Linux · Android

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

≠ Where it differs: brings strong narrative focus, melee combat and setting scifi, while skipping exploration and discovery

It predates Sword of the Sea by 8 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Game mode100Visuals100Setting64
A Plague Tale: Innocence
AdventureNarrative Adventure
SoloFantasyThird PersonStealthMelee
Steam👍 93%· 67KIGDB81· 15OC82· 171
Year 2019Dev Asobo Studio · Focus EntertainmentOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

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

≠ Stands apart with horror tension, survival mechanics and puzzle design, while skipping exploration and discovery

Where it drifts furthest from Sword of the Sea: setting.

Genre100Game mode100Visuals100Setting33
Game of Thrones: A Telltale Games Series
AdventureNarrative Adventure
SoloFantasyThird PersonRangedNarrative
Steam👍 76%· 11KIGDB75· 52
Year 2014Dev Telltale Games · HBOOn PlayStation 3 · PS4 · Android

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

≠ Its own twist: puzzle design, strong narrative focus and dark, oppressive atmosphere, while skipping exploration and discovery

Where it drifts furthest from Sword of the Sea: progression and setting.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mostly positive, against very positive for Sword of the Sea.

It predates Sword of the Sea by 11 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Game mode100Visuals100Setting43Progression0
Heavy Rain
AdventureNarrative Adventure
SoloExplorationThird PersonNarrativeDark
Steam👍 86%· 28KIGDB80· 10OC73· 34
Year 2010Dev Quantic DreamOn PlayStation 3 · PS4 · PC

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

≠ Where it differs: brings roguelike runs, strong narrative focus and dark, oppressive atmosphere, while skipping fantasy world

It predates Sword of the Sea by 15 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Game mode100Progression100Visuals62
Return of the Obra Dinn
AdventureNarrative Adventure
SoloFantasyNarrativeHardcoreDark
Steam👍 97%· 34KRAWG👍 85%· 759MC88IGDB95· 7OC89· 56
Year 2018Dev Lucas Pope · 3909Playtime ~5hOn PC · PS · Xbox

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

≠ Stands apart with puzzle design, horror tension and strong narrative focus, 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 Sword of the Sea: visuals.

Genre100Game mode100Setting50Visuals0
Gone Home
AdventureNarrative Adventure
SoloExplorationNarrativeFirst 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, single-player focus and exploration and discovery

≠ Stands apart with puzzle design, strong narrative focus and visual first person, while skipping fantasy world

Portland. It's June 7, 1995. After a year of living abroad, the game's main character, 21-year-old girl Katie Greenbriar, finally returns home, waiting for a warm welcome from her family. But somehow, she finds that there is no one in the house! Where is everyone? What happened here?

Where it drifts furthest from Sword of the Sea: visuals.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mostly positive, against very positive for Sword of the Sea.

It predates Sword of the Sea by 12 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Game mode100Progression100Visuals0
Twelve Minutes
AdventureNarrative Adventure
SoloExplorationNarrativeDarkIsometric
Steam👍 73%· 7.9KIGDB79· 8
Year 2021Dev Luis Antonio · Annapurna InteractiveOn Xbox · PS4 · Android

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

≠ Its own twist: puzzle design, strong narrative focus and dark, oppressive atmosphere, while skipping fantasy world

Where it drifts furthest from Sword of the Sea: visuals.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mostly positive, against very positive for Sword of the Sea.

Genre100Game mode100Progression100Visuals0
Uncharted 4: A Thief's End - Remastered
AdventureNarrative Adventure
SoloThird Person
OC93· 148
Year 2022On PC · PS5

✓ Nearly identical: adventure storytelling, single-player focus and visual third person.

≠ Missing: fantasy world.

Genre100Game mode100Visuals100
Batman: The Enemy Within
AdventureNarrative Adventure
SoloThird PersonMeleeNarrativeDark
Steam👍 92%· 10KIGDB76· 2
Year 2017Dev Telltale GamesOn PS4 · Android · PC

✓ Same family of narrative adventures: adventure storytelling, single-player focus and visual third person

≠ Where it differs: brings puzzle design, visual novel storytelling and strong narrative focus, while skipping fantasy world

It predates Sword of the Sea by 8 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Game mode100Visuals100
Indigo Prophecy
AdventureNarrative Adventure
SoloThird PersonNarrativeDark
IGDB85· 5
Year 2005Dev Quantic Dream · Atari, Inc.On PS4 · PC

✓ Same family of narrative adventures: adventure storytelling, single-player focus and visual third person

≠ Its own twist: strong narrative focus and dark, oppressive atmosphere, while skipping fantasy world

It predates Sword of the Sea by 20 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Game mode100Visuals100

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