Games Like Life is Strange 2

Life is Strange: Before the Storm is a new three part standalone story adventure set three years before the events of the first game. This time play as Chloe Price, a rebel who forms an unlikely friendship with Rachel Amber in a dramatic new story in the BAFTA award winning franchise.

Why similar: Choices Matter 23.1%, Episodic 23.1% ★, Great Soundtrack 19.6%, Story Rich 15.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 4.2%

Why You'll Like It: This prequel keeps the series’ strongest qualities intact with emotional choices, raw teen drama, excellent music, and a similarly intimate focus on relationships.

Have you ever dreamt of being a superhero? Meet Chris, a creative and imaginative 9 year old boy who escapes reality with fantastical adventures as his alter ego, the Awesome Captain Spirit! Captain Spirit is a free demo set in the Life is Strange universe. Contains links to Life is Strange 2

Why similar: Choices Matter 34.3%, Story Rich 22.6%, Great Soundtrack 20.7%, Adventure 8.1%, Atmospheric 6.1%

Why You'll Like It: It is directly tied to Life is Strange 2 and captures the same mix of childhood imagination, family pain, and quiet supernatural intrigue.

Alex Chen hides her 'curse': the psychic power of Empathy, the ability to absorb the emotions of others. When her brother dies in a so-called accident, Alex must embrace her power to find the truth.

Why similar: Choices Matter 37.2%, Story Rich 18.4%, LGBTQ+ 13.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.7%, Atmospheric 4.5%

Why You'll Like It: It delivers another emotionally driven, choice-led supernatural drama with strong character bonds and the same reflective, music-heavy tone.

Tell Me Why is the multi-award winning episodic adventure game from Dontnod Entertainment in which twins use their supernatural bond to discover the truth of their troubled past.

Why similar: Episodic 30.2% ★, Choices Matter 26.8%, Story Rich 13.6%, LGBTQ+ 8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 5.7%

Why You'll Like It: From the same studio, it mirrors Life is Strange 2’s strengths with grounded social themes, sibling-focused storytelling, and meaningful dialogue choices.

When Max Caulfield finds her friend Safi dead in the snow, she tears open the way to a parallel timeline. Here, Safi is still alive - and still in danger! With her new power to Shift between two timelines – can Max solve and prevent the same murder?

Why similar: Choices Matter 35.2%, Story Rich 16.9%, LGBTQ+ 14.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.7%, Great Soundtrack 6.2%

Why You'll Like It: Even with a different setup, it still offers the franchise’s familiar mix of supernatural mystery, relationship choices, and emotionally charged narrative decisions.

Hitchhike your way to freedom in this crazy procedurally generated road trip. No one's road is the same!

Why similar: Choices Matter 41.1%, Story Rich 23.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.7%, Adventure 9.3%, Atmospheric 8.4%

Why You'll Like It: Its run-away road-trip format, changing stops, and politically charged coming-of-age choices make it one of the best non-LiS matches.

Embark on a new narrative journey by the creators of Life is Strange. Film your summer of 1995 and create memories of a lifetime with your new friends. 27 years later, confront the dark secrets that made you all promise to never speak again after that fateful summer.

Why similar: Choices Matter 29.8%, Episodic 25.7% ★, Story Rich 15.7%, LGBTQ+ 12.5%, Atmospheric 4.8%

Why You'll Like It: It channels DON'T NOD’s signature style of nostalgic character drama, conversational choices, and supernatural unease in a very Life is Strange-like way.

Explore the entangled lives of two families across thirty years in an original interactive drama from INTERIOR/NIGHT. Starting in 1998 with a robbery-gone-wrong, the character's lives depend on the choices you make.

Why similar: Choices Matter 41%, Story Rich 22.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.2%, Sexual Content 7.5%, Adventure 7.3%

Why You'll Like It: This is a strong fit if you want branching family drama where every choice reshapes relationships and the story’s long-term consequences.

Oxenfree is a supernatural thriller about a group of friends who unwittingly open a ghostly rift. You are Alex, and you’ve just brought your new stepbrother Jonas to an overnight island party gone horribly wrong.

Why similar: Choices Matter 34.9%, Story Rich 25.3%, Great Soundtrack 18.1%, Atmospheric 7.5%, Adventure 5.7%

Why You'll Like It: It captures the same atmospheric teen supernatural storytelling and naturalistic dialogue choices, just with a more eerie and mystery-driven edge.

The small town of Basswood will be changed forever by ex-investigative journalist Sam Higgs in this thrilling narrative experience from award-winning studio DON'T NOD. Will you find the truth – no matter the cost?

Why similar: Choices Matter 38.7%, Story Rich 22.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.2%, Adventure 7.5%, LGBTQ+ 6%

Why You'll Like It: Another DON'T NOD narrative adventure, it emphasizes internal conflict, dialogue choices, and a grounded dramatic tone with a psychological twist.

The Walking Dead: Season Two continues the story of Clementine, a young girl orphaned by the undead apocalypse. Left to fend for herself, she has been forced to learn how to survive in a world gone mad.

Why similar: Episodic 39.9% ★, Story Rich 17.7%, Choices Matter 16.4%, Adventure 7.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 5.9%

Why You'll Like It: This continues the series’ focus on survival, found family, and hard choices while putting even more weight on a younger protagonist’s emotional growth.

A five-part adventure horror series set in the same universe as Robert Kirkman’s award-winning comic book series.

Why similar: Episodic 38% ★, Choices Matter 20.8%, Story Rich 17.8%, Adventure 6.6%, Point & Click 5.7%

Why You'll Like It: Its emotionally brutal choice-driven journey, protective bond dynamics, and constant moral pressure hit many of the same feelings as Sean and Daniel’s story.

Follow the grim tale of young Amicia and her little brother Hugo, in a heartrending journey through the darkest hours of history.

Why similar: Story Rich 41.2%, Great Soundtrack 22.2%, Adventure 13.3%, Atmospheric 10.1%, Third Person 5.6%

Why You'll Like It: The protective older-younger sibling dynamic and desperate journey through danger make it a powerful thematic match despite being more action-stealth focused.

A unique psychological action thriller delivered by A-list Hollywood performances by Elliot Page and Willem Dafoe, Beyond: Two Souls takes you on a thrilling journey across the globe as you play out the remarkable life of Jodie Holmes.

Why similar: Choices Matter 46.2%, Story Rich 24.8%, Adventure 9.4%, Great Soundtrack 9.1%, Atmospheric 2.9%

Why You'll Like It: Its supernatural premise, cinematic storytelling, and focus on a young person navigating trauma make it a natural follow-up for Life is Strange fans.

Five years after the events of OXENFREE, Riley returns to her hometown of Camena to investigate mysterious radio signals. What she finds is more than she bargained for.

Why similar: Choices Matter 31.9%, Story Rich 21.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.3%, Adventure 9.2%, Walking Simulator 8%

Why You'll Like It: It expands on the first game’s supernatural dialogue-driven format with a more mature tone and similarly strong atmosphere.

From the makers of the 2012 Game of the Year: The Walking Dead, comes a thriller based on the award-winning Fables comic books. As Bigby Wolf you will discover that a brutal, bloody murder is just a taste of things to come in a game series where your every decision can have enormous consequences.

Why similar: Episodic 34.1% ★, Choices Matter 21.6%, Story Rich 14.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 8.2%, Adventure 5.9%

Why You'll Like It: It is another excellent narrative adventure where conversation choices, episodic pacing, and character relationships drive the experience.

Detroit: Become Human puts the destiny of both mankind and androids in your hands, taking you to a near future where machines have become more intelligent than humans. Every choice you make affects the outcome of the game, with one of the most intricately branching narratives ever created.

Why similar: Choices Matter 51.1%, Story Rich 25.7%, Great Soundtrack 11.3%, Adventure 3.3%, Atmospheric 3.1%

Why You'll Like It: If your favorite part was high-stakes branching narrative and seeing choices radically alter outcomes, this is one of Steam’s strongest options.

Experience a gripping psychological thriller filled with innumerable twists and turns. The hunt is on for a murderer known only as the Origami Killer. Four characters, each following their own leads, must take part in a desperate attempt to prevent the killer from claiming a new victim.

Why similar: Choices Matter 49.5%, Story Rich 24.9%, Sexual Content 6.6%, Adventure 5.6%, Atmospheric 3.7%

Why You'll Like It: It is less youthful in tone, but its emotionally heavy branching story and consequence-driven scenes scratch the same choice-matters itch.

A secluded school might finally be Clementine’s chance for a home, but protecting it will mean sacrifice.

Why similar: Choices Matter 33.8%, Story Rich 21.2%, Episodic 19.1% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.1%, Adventure 5.7%

Why You'll Like It: It keeps the series’ emotional decision-making and surrogate-family themes strong, making it a good fit if you value character attachment above all else.

Tales from the Borderlands is a five-part episodic game set on the unforgiving world of Pandora between the events of Borderlands 2 and Borderlands 3. This is a story full of Borderlands' trademark humor, following two adventurers on their quest for greatness.

Why similar: Episodic 29.6% ★, Choices Matter 23%, Story Rich 14.4%, Great Soundtrack 10.5%, Adventure 5.6%

Why You'll Like It: Though much funnier in tone, it offers polished episodic storytelling, strong character chemistry, and frequent dialogue-driven choices.

Experience a Narrative Adventure where your choices and character growth truly matter. As a member of a 1793 secret society, live a tale of intrigue and manipulation on the hunt for your missing mother.

Why similar: Choices Matter 38.8%, Episodic 20.6% ★, Story Rich 16.4%, Adventure 8.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 4.3%

Why You'll Like It: This is a good alternative if you want a stronger emphasis on dialogue choices, branching consequences, and narrative problem-solving.

Firewatch is a single-player first-person mystery set in the Wyoming wilderness, where your only emotional lifeline is the person on the other end of a handheld radio.

Why similar: Story Rich 29.8%, Great Soundtrack 21.9%, Walking Simulator 12.5%, Atmospheric 12.2%, Adventure 11.8%

Why You'll Like It: It shares Life is Strange 2’s emphasis on atmosphere, emotional storytelling, and a quiet sense of isolation, even if it is less branching.

Embark on a heartrending journey into a brutal, breathtaking world, and discover the cost of saving those you love in a desperate struggle for survival. Strike from the shadows or unleash hell with a variety of weapons, tools and unearthly powers.

Why similar: Story Rich 23.5%, Adventure 22.4%, Atmospheric 19.3%, Third Person 14.6%, Mystery 8.8%

Why You'll Like It: Like Life is Strange 2, it centers on love, fear, and sacrifice between siblings while pushing that bond through an increasingly harsh journey.

After society was ripped apart by undead hands, pockets of civilization emerge from the chaos. But at what cost? Can the living be trusted on this new frontier?

Why similar: Episodic 31.8% ★, Choices Matter 29.3%, Story Rich 18.7%, Adventure 5.5%, Atmospheric 5%

Why You'll Like It: Its road-story structure and family-centered drama make it closer to Life is Strange 2 than many other Telltale games.

Guide two brothers on an epic fairy tale journey from visionary Swedish film director, Josef Fares and top-tier developer Starbreeze Studios. Control both brothers at once as you experience co-op play in single player mode, like never before.

Why similar: Story Rich 32.5%, Adventure 20.1%, Great Soundtrack 19.5%, Atmospheric 15.5%, Singleplayer 3.2%

Why You'll Like It: It lacks major branching choices, but its emotional sibling-centered journey resonates strongly with one of Life is Strange 2’s core themes.

The Final Cut is the ultimate collector's edition of Dreamfall Chapters, a story-driven 3D adventure about choice and consequence, set in parallel worlds: a cyberpunk vision of the future and a magical fantasy realm.

Why similar: Choices Matter 32.6%, Story Rich 26%, Adventure 10.7%, Atmospheric 7.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 7%

Why You'll Like It: This is a good pick for players who want a slower, more reflective narrative adventure built around conversations, choices, and layered character arcs.

The saga of Max and Chloe, and the fate of Caledon, is yours to decide! Play as both Max and Chloe as an all-new story builds towards an epic climax. The fire will force Max and Chloe to make devastating decisions. Can they find a future together… Before everything burns?

Why similar: Choices Matter 33.3%, LGBTQ+ 17.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.5%, Story Rich 11.9%, Adventure 9.2%

Long-lost family secrets. Hints of a hidden fortune. And miles to go before they sleep. Tess Devine’s relationship with her mom has never been easy, but they’re about to set out together on a journey into the past that they’ll never forget.

Why similar: Story Rich 51.2%, Adventure 23.9%, Atmospheric 14.2%, Mystery 6.1%, Emotional 3%

Why You'll Like It: Its focus on a tense road trip, family secrets, and grounded conversation-driven storytelling makes it a subtle but relevant match.

The fate of humanity is at stake. Use your gift of clairvoyance to see into the future and stop an apocalypse that threatens the balance between your world and the deities'.

Why similar: Choices Matter 34.4%, Story Rich 19%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.7%, LGBTQ+ 12.3%, Atmospheric 8.2%

Why You'll Like It: From DON'T NOD, it leans hard into choice-driven storytelling, identity, and supernatural abilities, with a similarly thoughtful narrative focus.

A deep, interactive adventure about love and loss, beautifully depicted and offering an intense cinematic experience. What would you do to save the one you love?

Why similar: Choices Matter 27.3%, Great Soundtrack 23.2%, Story Rich 21.9%, Atmospheric 9.3%, Adventure 9.3%

Why You'll Like It: Its quiet, tragic storytelling and focus on emotion over action make it a worthwhile pick for players who connected most with Life is Strange 2’s heartbreak.

Experience the BAFTA award-winning story of Life is Strange now beautifully remastered with enhanced visuals and vastly improved animation using mocap technology.

Why similar: Choices Matter 40.9%, Story Rich 21.9%, LGBTQ+ 13.8%, Great Soundtrack 7%, Adventure 4%

Episode 1 now FREE! Life is Strange is an award-winning and critically acclaimed episodic adventure game that allows the player to rewind time and affect the past, present and future.

Why similar: Episodic 24.4% ★, Choices Matter 24%, Great Soundtrack 19.1%, Story Rich 17.4%, Atmospheric 4%

Life is Strange: Before the Storm returns with remastered visuals across characters & environments.

Why similar: Choices Matter 42.4%, Story Rich 21.3%, LGBTQ+ 16%, Adventure 5.6%, Third Person 5%

On their last night together, three friends embark on one final adventure. Play through a mixtape of memories, set to the soundtrack of a generation.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 26.7%, LGBTQ+ 24.7%, Adventure 16.5%, Story Rich 10.5%, Atmospheric 8%

June 7th, 1995. 1:15 AM. You arrive home after a year abroad. You expect your family to greet you, but the house is empty. Something's not right. Where is everyone? And what's happened here? Unravel the mystery for yourself in Gone Home, a story exploration game from The Fullbright Company.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 30.4%, Story Rich 21.1%, LGBTQ+ 14.5%, Great Soundtrack 13.6%, Atmospheric 10.1%

No Longer Home is a game about letting go of the life you've built due to circumstances beyond your control. Immerse yourself in the lives of Bo and Ao and learn about their dreams, frustrations and fears. Welcome the magic of the everyday and somewhat extraordinary.

Why similar: Story Rich 32.9%, LGBTQ+ 25.2%, Point & Click 13.1%, Atmospheric 11.4%, Adventure 9.9%

Two lovers gave up everything and escaped to a lost planet to be together. Glide through a mysterious landscape, explore a fragmented world and fight against what’s trying to tear them apart in this RPG adventure about love, rebellion, and freedom.

Why similar: Choices Matter 30.7%, Story Rich 21.1%, LGBTQ+ 16.2%, Sexual Content 12.8%, Atmospheric 7.8%

Explore a beautiful, low-poly Norwegian island as 17-year-old Jesper. Armed with a mysterious, magical bracelet, you'll solve puzzles, uncover your grandfather's past, and make choices in this heartwarming coming-of-age story about love, friendship, and family.

Why similar: Choices Matter 29.5%, Story Rich 20.1%, Adventure 11.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.5%, LGBTQ+ 9.3%

Ragtag crew? Check. Musical gear? Check. Tour bus and robot driver? Check. Stolen package? Check! Embark on a perilous road-trip across a Divided States of America. Use the power of words to shape relationships with your crew, get out of trouble and reach your final destination.

Why similar: Choices Matter 36.2%, Story Rich 21.9%, LGBTQ+ 16.8%, Adventure 8%, Atmospheric 6.3%

Set out on a cross-country journey to win back the love of your life and endure the hardship of making story-defining choices that affect your life and the lives of those around you.

Why similar: Choices Matter 31.3%, Story Rich 26.7%, Great Soundtrack 17.3%, LGBTQ+ 13.1%, Walking Simulator 4.9%

A surreal post-life adventure

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 25.9%, Choices Matter 23.9%, Story Rich 17.8%, Adventure 12.7%, LGBTQ+ 9.3%

What Remains of Edith Finch is a collection of strange tales about a family in Washington state. As Edith, you’ll explore the colossal Finch house, searching for stories as she explores her family history and tries to figure out why she's the last one in her family left alive.

Why similar: Story Rich 40.1%, Great Soundtrack 21.2%, Atmospheric 11.6%, Walking Simulator 11.4%, Adventure 6.6%

New York, 2000......Without knowing how or why, Brian, a student on the verge of graduating from college, is attacked by Mafia gangsters. During his desperate getaway, in the company of a mysterious striptease dancer, he ends up meeting a wide range of unusual characters.

Why similar: Point & Click 27.3%, Adventure 25.8%, Great Soundtrack 14.6%, Story Rich 14.3%, Mystery 6%

A short, choose your own adventure game about two boys that find each other in a lonely, post-apocalyptic town.

Why similar: Choices Matter 44.1%, LGBTQ+ 18.5%, Story Rich 16.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.4%, Atmospheric 5%

Dispatch is a superhero workplace comedy where choices matter. Manage a dysfunctional team of misfit heroes and strategize who to send to emergencies around the city, all while balancing office politics, personal relationships, and your own quest to become a hero. All episodes out now!

Why similar: Choices Matter 33.5%, Episodic 23.4% ★, Story Rich 16.5%, Sexual Content 8.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 6%

my brother lives in a canyon is a short adventure game about two brothers reminiscing over short-wave radios.

Why similar: Adventure 31.2%, Story Rich 23.6%, Walking Simulator 20.4%, Atmospheric 13.2%, Mystery 8.1%

Decide the fates of altruistic scientist Anu, her ambitious, "streetwise" brother Octavio, and the fierce, frogurt-slinging Fran. Claw and con your way through five thrilling chapters!

Why similar: Episodic 39.3% ★, Choices Matter 27.6%, Story Rich 11.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.5%, Adventure 4.9%

If Found... is a game about going home, coming out and erasing everything.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 30%, Great Soundtrack 28.7%, Story Rich 21.7%, Adventure 8%, Atmospheric 7.1%

The Dark Pictures Anthology is a series of stand-alone, branching cinematic horror games that can also be played online with a friend. In Man of Medan, five friends set sail on a holiday diving trip that soon changes into something much more sinister.

Why similar: Choices Matter 64.3%, Story Rich 16.7%, Adventure 8.9%, Atmospheric 3.6%, Sexual Content 1.9%

The prequel to Road 96. Play Zoe and Kaito where it all started. Change their destinies!

Why similar: Choices Matter 38.8%, Story Rich 21.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.2%, Walking Simulator 10.6%, Adventure 6.4%

When your mother remarries, her new husband's fiery daughter enters your life. After forming an initial strong connection, misunderstanding pushes you apart. Years later, reunited by tragedy and conspiracy, the two of you must choose a path to follow: Will you be rivals, friends, or lovers?

Why similar: Choices Matter 25%, Episodic 22.8% ★, Sexual Content 13.2%, Story Rich 13.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 8.7%

Guide two brothers on an epic journey of discovery, loss, adventure and mystery remade for the latest generation of graphics, performance, and gameplay. Play in single-player mode or local co-op with a friend. This is one journey you will never forget.

Why similar: Adventure 76.6%, Singleplayer 20.5%, Puzzle 2.9%

The Red Strings Club is a cyberpunk narrative experience about fate and happiness featuring the extensive use of pottery, bartending and impersonating people on the phone to take down a corporate conspiracy.

Why similar: Choices Matter 29.7%, Great Soundtrack 23.9%, Story Rich 21.1%, LGBTQ+ 7.5%, Atmospheric 5.9%

Lost, alone and separated from family, a stray cat must untangle an ancient mystery to escape a long-forgotten cybercity and find their way home.

Why similar: Adventure 31.2%, Atmospheric 28.6%, Third Person 14.8%, Singleplayer 11.3%, Mystery 8.8%

This is the story of your life. Experience the entire journey from toddler to adulthood. Go to schools, learn new things, meet new friends, and have wild adventures! Every choice you make will influence your future career, and decide who your romantic partner will be. Who will you become?

Why similar: Choices Matter 39.5%, Story Rich 23.1%, LGBTQ+ 12.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.9%, Adventure 7.3%

An exploration game about emotional ties that transcend even death. Riley is faced with a headstrong ghost, urging her on an adventure across atmospheric shores, uncovering the island's tragic secret. Choices in dialogue shape the bond between the two, ultimately deciding Riley's fate.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 21.3%, Story Rich 20.7%, Choices Matter 17.8%, Adventure 9%, Atmospheric 8.9%

When the sun goes down on the last night of summer camp, nine teenage counselors are plunged into an unpredictable night of horror. The only thing worse than the blood-drenched locals and creatures hunting them are the unimaginable choices you must make to help them survive.

Why similar: Choices Matter 72.1%, Story Rich 16%, Sexual Content 5.3%, Adventure 3.1%, Nudity 2%

Enter the fractured psyche of Bruce Wayne and discover the powerful and far-reaching consequences of your choices as the Dark Knight.

Why similar: Episodic 34.6% ★, Choices Matter 29.4%, Story Rich 16.1%, Adventure 6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 4.8%