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GenreAdventureSubgenreNarrative Adventure

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Within the “PlayStation” category, the closest game to Unknown 9: Awakening is A Plague Tale: Innocence — scoring 78/100 on our similarity scale. The Council and Until Dawn follow close behind.

#1A Plague Tale: Innocence78 #2The Council68 #3Until Dawn56 #4Twin Mirror55 #5Life is Strange 254

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The best games like Unknown 9: Awakening on PlayStation

18 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Unknown 9: Awakening. Each one has been evaluated across 10 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.

#1A Plague Tale: InnocenceClosest overall match

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A Plague Tale: Innocence

GenreAdventureSubgenreNarrative Adventure

SoloStealthMeleeNarrativeHorrorThird Person

Steam👍 93%· 67KIGDB81· 15OC82· 171

Year 2019Dev Asobo Studio · Focus EntertainmentOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

✓ Both are narrative adventures — sharing adventure storytelling, horror tension and strong narrative focus

≠ Stands apart with survival mechanics, puzzle design and dark, oppressive atmosphere, while skipping linear, story-driven structure

Where it drifts furthest from Unknown 9: Awakening: setting.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Tone81Visuals53Setting23

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The Council

GenreAdventureSubgenreNarrative Adventure

SoloNarrativeHorrorThird PersonDark

Steam👍 84%· 5.6KIGDB70· 5

Year 2018Dev Big Bad Wolf · Focus EntertainmentOn PS4 · PC · Xbox

✓ Fits the narrative adventures cluster, with adventure storytelling, horror tension and strong narrative focus

≠ Stands apart with deep RPG systems, puzzle design and dark, oppressive atmosphere, while skipping linear, story-driven structure

Where it drifts furthest from Unknown 9: Awakening: setting.

Genre100Game mode100Tone73Visuals52Setting41

#3Until DawnClosest on setting

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Until Dawn

GenreAdventureSubgenreNarrative Adventure

SoloNarrativeHorrorThird PersonDark

IGDB80· 16OC79· 93

Year 2015Dev Supermassive Games · Sony Computer EntertainmentOn PS4

✓ Same family of narrative adventures: adventure storytelling, strong narrative focus and horror setting

≠ Its own twist: dark, oppressive atmosphere, while skipping horror tension

It predates Unknown 9: Awakening by 9 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Game mode100Setting100Tone68Visuals52

#4Twin MirrorClosest on visuals

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Twin Mirror

GenreAdventureSubgenreNarrative Adventure

SoloNarrativeThird Person3DDark

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, while skipping horror tension

Genre100Game mode100Visuals100Tone70

#5Life is Strange 2Closest on tone

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Life is Strange 2

GenreAdventureSubgenreNarrative 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, strong narrative focus and single-player focus

≠ Where it differs: brings puzzle design, while skipping horror tension

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.

Where it drifts furthest from Unknown 9: Awakening: visuals.

Genre100Game mode100Tone100Visuals43

#6The Testament of Sherlock Holmes

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The Testament of Sherlock Holmes

GenreAdventureSubgenreNarrative Adventure

SoloNarrativeThird PersonFirst Person

Steam👍 80%· 3.9KIGDB76· 3

Year 2012Dev Frogwares · AtlusOn PlayStation 3 · PS4 · PC

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

≠ Its own twist: puzzle design and visual first person, while skipping horror tension

Where it drifts furthest from Unknown 9: Awakening: visuals.

It predates Unknown 9: Awakening by 12 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Game mode100Tone100Visuals41

53

Late Shift

GenreAdventureSubgenreNarrative Adventure

SoloNarrativeThird PersonDark

Steam👍 86%· 9.2KIGDB52· 3OC65· 37

Year 2016Dev CtrlMovie · Wales InteractiveOn PS4 · PC · iOS

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

≠ Stands apart with dark, oppressive atmosphere, while skipping horror tension

It predates Unknown 9: Awakening by 8 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Game mode100Tone73Visuals52

53

Heavy Rain

GenreAdventureSubgenreNarrative Adventure

SoloNarrativeThird PersonDarkExploration

Steam👍 86%· 28KIGDB80· 10OC73· 34

Year 2010Dev Quantic DreamOn PlayStation 3 · PS4 · PC

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

≠ Where it differs: brings roguelike runs, dark, oppressive atmosphere and exploration and discovery, while skipping horror tension

Where it drifts furthest from Unknown 9: Awakening: visuals.

It predates Unknown 9: Awakening by 14 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Game mode100Tone70Visuals41

#9Twelve Minutes

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Twelve Minutes

GenreAdventureSubgenreNarrative Adventure

SoloNarrative3DDarkExploration

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 exploration and discovery, while skipping horror tension

Where it drifts furthest from Unknown 9: Awakening: visuals.

Genre100Game mode100Tone70Visuals38

#10Indigo Prophecy

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Indigo Prophecy

GenreAdventureSubgenreNarrative Adventure

SoloNarrativeThird PersonDark

IGDB85· 5

Year 2005Dev Quantic Dream · Atari, Inc.On PS4 · PC

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

≠ Its own twist: dark, oppressive atmosphere, while skipping horror tension

It predates Unknown 9: Awakening by 19 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Game mode100Tone68Visuals52

53

Judgment

GenreAdventureSubgenreNarrative Adventure

SoloNarrativeThird PersonDark

IGDB83· 14OC83· 166

Year 2018Dev Ryu Ga Gotoku Studios · Sega GamesOn PS4

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

≠ Where it differs: brings deep RPG systems and dark, oppressive atmosphere, while skipping horror tension

Genre100Game mode100Tone68Visuals52

#12The Awesome Adventures of Captain Spirit

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The Awesome Adventures of Captain Spirit

GenreAdventureSubgenreNarrative 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 horror tension

Genre100Game mode100Tone100

#13Thimbleweed Park

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Thimbleweed Park

GenreAdventureSubgenreNarrative 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, visual 2d and visual pixel, while skipping horror tension

Where it drifts furthest from Unknown 9: Awakening: visuals.

Genre100Game mode100Tone100Visuals0

51

Gone Home

GenreAdventureSubgenreNarrative Adventure

SoloNarrativeExplorationFirst 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, strong narrative focus and single-player focus

≠ Stands apart with puzzle design, exploration and discovery and visual first person, while skipping horror tension

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 Unknown 9: Awakening: visuals.

It predates Unknown 9: Awakening by 11 years, with what that implies technically.

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#15Life Is Strange

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Life Is Strange

GenreAdventureSubgenreNarrative Adventure

SoloNarrativeThird PersonFantasySci-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 horror tension

Where it drifts furthest from Unknown 9: Awakening: setting.

It predates Unknown 9: Awakening by 9 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Game mode100Tone100Visuals53Setting0

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