14 Games with a sci-fi setting like Tales from the Borderlands that you should try

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We filtered the 50 games similar to Tales from the Borderlands down to the 14 that fit the “Sci-Fi” category. Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace, Chaos on Deponia and Goodbye Deponia top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Tales from the Borderlands.

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The best games with a sci-fi setting like Tales from the Borderlands

14 similar games foundUpdated July 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Tales from the Borderlands. Each one has been evaluated across 9 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.

#1Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace

GenreAdventureSubgenreNarrative 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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#2Chaos on Deponia

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GenreAdventureSubgenreNarrative 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 deep RPG systems

GenreAdventureSubgenreNarrative 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 deep RPG systems

GenreAdventureSubgenreNarrative 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 deep RPG systems

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#5Life is Strange: Before the Storm

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SoloMeleeNarrativeSci-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 melee combat

≠ Where it differs: brings fantasy world, while skipping puzzle design

GenreAdventureSubgenreNarrative Adventure

SoloNarrativeSci-FiThird PersonFantasy

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 and exploration and discovery, while skipping deep RPG systems

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#7Syberia

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SoloNarrativeSci-FiCasual2D

Steam👍 88%· 6.7KIGDB77· 5OC76· 13

Year 2002Dev Microïds Canada · MicroïdsOn PlayStation 3 · Linux · Android

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

≠ Its own twist: vibe casual and visual 2d, while skipping deep RPG systems

GenreAdventureSubgenreNarrative 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 deep RPG systems

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#9Detroit: Become Human

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SoloNarrativeSci-FiThird PersonDark

Steam👍 96%· 243KRAWG👍 90%· 3.3KMC79IGDB78· 13OC79· 152

Year 2018Dev Quantic Dream · Sony Computer EntertainmentPlaytime ~10hOn PC · PS

✓ Both are narrative adventures — sharing adventure storytelling, strong narrative focus and setting scifi

≠ Its own twist: dark, oppressive atmosphere and setting cyberpunk, while skipping puzzle design

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#10Dreamfall Chapters

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GenreAdventureSubgenreNarrative Adventure

SoloNarrativeSci-FiThird PersonCyberpunk

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 exploration and discovery, while skipping deep RPG systems

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#11Somerville

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GenreAdventureSubgenreNarrative Adventure

SoloMeleeNarrativeSci-FiThird Person

Steam👍 70%· 1.8KIGDB68· 6OC69· 76

Year 2022Dev JumpshipOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

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

≠ Stands apart with horror tension, dark, oppressive atmosphere and horror setting, while skipping deep RPG systems

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#12Tacoma

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GenreAdventureSubgenreNarrative Adventure

SoloNarrativeSci-FiSpaceCyberpunk

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 exploration and discovery, while skipping puzzle design

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#13A New Beginning - Final Cut

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GenreAdventureSubgenreNarrative Adventure

SoloNarrativeSci-FiFantasyHistorical

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: fantasy world, historical setting and post-apocalyptic world, while skipping deep RPG systems

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#14Riven: The Sequel to Myst

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GenreAdventureSubgenreNarrative Adventure

SoloNarrativeSci-FiHardcoreCasual

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 fantasy world, while skipping deep RPG systems

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Steam GOG PS

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