11 Games like Unknown 9: Awakening on Xbox that you should try

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We filtered the 46 games similar to Unknown 9: Awakening down to the 11 that fit the “Xbox” category. A Plague Tale: Innocence, The Council and Twin Mirror top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Unknown 9: Awakening.

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The best games like Unknown 9: Awakening on Xbox

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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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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.

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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.

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#3Twin MirrorClosest on visuals

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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

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#4Life is Strange 2Closest on tone

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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.

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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.

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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.

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#7The Awesome Adventures of Captain Spirit

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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

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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.

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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.

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#10Dreamfall Chapters

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SoloNarrativeThird PersonCyberpunkFantasy

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 horror tension

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

It predates Unknown 9: Awakening by 10 years, with what that implies technically.

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SoloNarrativeCasual2D

Steam👍 96%· 2.0KRAWG👍 76%· 45OC77· 16

Year 2018Dev Artifex MundiPlaytime ~4hOn PC · PS · Xbox

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

≠ Its own twist: puzzle design, vibe casual and visual 2d, while skipping horror tension

A loving family discovers that their daughter has fallen ill. While her parents set out to get her the treatment she needs, her determined older brother turns to the power of imagination to help them cope.

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

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