- #1 Life is Strange: Before the Storm
97% matchVery Positive93% of 37,673 reviews2017
Dev: Deck NinePub: Square Enix
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 10.3 hrsMean: 26.5 hrs≥1hr: 94%
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 22.5%, Episodic 22.3% ★, Great Soundtrack 18.7%, Story Rich 15.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 4.1%
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.
- #2 The Awesome Adventures of Captain Spirit
96% matchVery Positive93% of 14,810 reviews2018
Dev: DONTNOD EntertainmentPub: Square Enix
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 10.1 hrs≥1hr: 66%
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 32.2%, Story Rich 21.1%, Great Soundtrack 19.1%, Adventure 7.6%, Drama 6.9%
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.
- #3 Life is Strange: True Colors
96% matchVery Positive89% of 16,479 reviews2021
Dev: Deck NinePub: Square Enix
Windows
Median: 8.6 hrsMean: 23.8 hrs≥1hr: 94%
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 36.2%, Story Rich 17.7%, LGBTQ+ 12.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.3%, Drama 8.1%
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.
- #4 Tell Me Why
95% matchVery Positive82% of 15,326 reviews2020
Dev: DONTNOD EntertainmentPub: Xbox Game Studios
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 16.0 hrs≥1hr: 60%
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 29.1% ★, Choices Matter 25.8%, Story Rich 13%, LGBTQ+ 7.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 5.4%
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.
- #5 Life is Strange: Double Exposure
94% matchMixed69% of 9,290 reviews2024
Dev: Deck Nine GamesPub: Square Enix
Windows
Median: 13.2 hrsMean: 16.0 hrs≥1hr: 91%
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 33.2%, Story Rich 15.7%, LGBTQ+ 13.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10%, Drama 7.7%
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.
- #6 Road 96 🛣️
94% matchVery Positive92% of 24,497 reviews2021
Dev: DigixartPub: THQ Nordic
Windows
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 7.4 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Hitchhike your way to freedom in this crazy procedurally generated road trip. No one's road is the same!
Why similar: Choices Matter 42.1%, Story Rich 24%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.9%, Adventure 9.4%, Atmospheric 8.6%
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.
- #7 Lost Records: Bloom & Rage
93% matchVery Positive86% of 5,787 reviews2025
Dev: DON'T NOD
Windows
Median: 11.2 hrsMean: 12.4 hrs≥1hr: 90%
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 29.9%, Episodic 25.6% ★, Story Rich 15.8%, LGBTQ+ 12.3%, Atmospheric 4.9%
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.
- #8 As Dusk Falls
92% matchVery Positive91% of 4,052 reviews2022
Dev: INTERIOR/NIGHTPub: Xbox Game Studios
Windows
Median: 7.1 hrsMean: 10.5 hrs≥1hr: 84%
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 41.7%, Story Rich 22.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.4%, Sexual Content 7.7%, Adventure 7.4%
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.
- #9 Oxenfree
91% matchVery Positive91% of 12,023 reviews2016
Dev: Night School Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 88%
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 35.1%, Story Rich 25.2%, Great Soundtrack 17.9%, 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.
- #10 Twin Mirror
91% matchMostly Positive77% of 1,604 reviews2021
Dev: DON'T NOD
Windows
Median: 6.2 hrsMean: 8.9 hrs≥1hr: 79%
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 36.5%, Story Rich 20.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.6%, Drama 7.8%, Adventure 7%
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.
- #11 The Walking Dead
90% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 78,947 reviews2012
Dev: Telltale GamesPub: Skybound Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 7.0 hrsMean: 17.6 hrs≥1hr: 91%
A five-part adventure horror series set in the same universe as Robert Kirkman’s award-winning comic book series.
Why similar: Episodic 35.7% ★, Choices Matter 19.5%, Story Rich 16.7%, Drama 7%, Adventure 6.2%
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.
- #12 The Walking Dead: Season Two
89% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 33,493 reviews2013
Dev: Telltale GamesPub: Skybound Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 9.9 hrsMean: 21.5 hrs≥1hr: 90%
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 37.1% ★, Story Rich 16.5%, Choices Matter 15.3%, Drama 7.6%, Adventure 7.2%
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.
- #13 A Plague Tale: Innocence
89% matchVery Positive93% of 66,807 reviews2019
Dev: Asobo StudioPub: Focus Entertainment
Windows
Median: 9.8 hrsMean: 25.3 hrs≥1hr: 90%
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 41.9%, Great Soundtrack 22.2%, Adventure 13.4%, Atmospheric 10.3%, 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.
- #14 Beyond: Two Souls
88% matchVery Positive88% of 39,194 reviews2020
Dev: Quantic Dream
Windows
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 10.3 hrs≥1hr: 86%
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 45.2%, Story Rich 24.3%, Adventure 9.3%, Great Soundtrack 8.8%, Drama 5.1%
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.
- #15 OXENFREE II: Lost Signals
87% matchVery Positive88% of 2,044 reviews2023
Dev: Night School StudioPub: Netflix
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.9 hrsMean: 11.4 hrs≥1hr: 72%
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 32.1%, Story Rich 21%, 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.
- #16 Detroit: Become Human
86% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 236,046 reviews2020
Dev: Quantic Dream
Windows
Median: 11.3 hrsMean: 18.3 hrs≥1hr: 91%
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 52.1%, Story Rich 26%, Great Soundtrack 11.3%, Adventure 3.3%, Atmospheric 3.2%
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.
- #17 The Wolf Among Us
86% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 38,793 reviews2013
Dev: Telltale
Windows
Median: 9.3 hrsMean: 11.9 hrs≥1hr: 89%
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 35.8% ★, Choices Matter 22.7%, Story Rich 14.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 8.6%, Adventure 6.2%
Why You'll Like It: It is another excellent narrative adventure where conversation choices, episodic pacing, and character relationships drive the experience.
- #18 The Walking Dead: The Final Season
85% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 21,013 reviews2018
Dev: Telltale GamesPub: Skybound Games
Windows
Median: 11.3 hrsMean: 37.1 hrs≥1hr: 89%
A secluded school might finally be Clementine’s chance for a home, but protecting it will mean sacrifice.
Why similar: Choices Matter 32.5%, Story Rich 20.3%, Episodic 18.1% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 8.7%, Drama 5.8%
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.
- #19 Heavy Rain
84% matchVery Positive85% of 27,203 reviews2020
Dev: Quantic Dream
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 9.6 hrs≥1hr: 84%
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 51.2%, Story Rich 25.5%, Sexual Content 6.8%, Adventure 5.7%, Atmospheric 3.8%
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.
- #20 Tales from the Borderlands
84% matchVery Positive94% of 19,293 reviews2021
Dev: Telltale GamesPub: 2K
Windows
Median: 10.8 hrsMean: 12.5 hrs≥1hr: 82%
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 23.2%, Story Rich 14.4%, Great Soundtrack 10.4%, 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.
- #21 The Council
83% matchVery Positive84% of 5,581 reviews2018
Dev: Big Bad WolfPub: Focus Entertainment
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 17.4 hrs≥1hr: 77%
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 39%, Episodic 20.6% ★, Story Rich 16.4%, Adventure 8.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 4.2%
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.
- #22 A Plague Tale: Requiem
81% matchVery Positive91% of 24,285 reviews2022
Dev: Asobo StudioPub: Focus Entertainment
Windows
Median: 10.4 hrsMean: 27.3 hrs≥1hr: 89%
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: Drama 31.8%, Adventure 21.2%, Atmospheric 18.6%, Third Person 13.8%, Mystery 8.4%
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.
- #23 The Walking Dead: A New Frontier
82% matchVery Positive83% of 18,174 reviews2016
Dev: Telltale GamesPub: Skybound Games
Windows
Median: 8.4 hrsMean: 12.0 hrs≥1hr: 92%
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 30.4% ★, Choices Matter 28.4%, Story Rich 18%, Adventure 5.3%, Atmospheric 4.8%
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.
- #24 Firewatch
82% matchVery Positive91% of 96,852 reviews2016
Dev: Campo SantoPub: Panic
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 13.5 hrs≥1hr: 87%
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 27.9%, Great Soundtrack 20.2%, Walking Simulator 11.6%, Atmospheric 11.5%, Adventure 11%
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.
- #25 Life is Strange: Reunion
77% matchVery Positive92% of 2,457 reviews2026
Dev: Deck Nine GamesPub: Square Enix
Windows
Median: 6.8 hrsMean: 7.7 hrs≥1hr: 87%
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 30.4%, LGBTQ+ 15.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.9%, Story Rich 10.5%, Drama 9.7%
- #26 Dreamfall Chapters
81% matchVery Positive82% of 4,509 reviews2017
Dev: Red Thread Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 12.0 hrs≥1hr: 91%
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 31.4%, Story Rich 24.9%, Adventure 10.1%, Drama 7.9%, Atmospheric 7.5%
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.
- #27 Harmony: The Fall of Reverie
79% matchMostly Positive73% of 269 reviews2023
Dev: DON'T NOD
Windows
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 35.3%, Story Rich 19.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14%, LGBTQ+ 12.3%, Atmospheric 8.4%
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.
- #28 Last Day of June
80% matchVery Positive87% of 4,640 reviews2017
Dev: OvosonicoPub: 505 Games
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 90%
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 24.8%, Great Soundtrack 20.7%, Story Rich 19.8%, Drama 10.4%, Atmospheric 8.5%
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.
- #29 Open Roads
78% matchMostly Positive77% of 316 reviews2024
Dev: Open Roads TeamPub: Annapurna Interactive
Windows
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 42.5%, Adventure 19.7%, Drama 19.5%, Atmospheric 11.9%, Mystery 5.1%
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.
- #30 Brothers - A Tale of Two Sons
79% matchVery Positive94% of 41,204 reviews2013
Dev: Starbreeze Studios ABPub: 505 Games
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 10.7 hrs≥1hr: 77%
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 33.6%, Adventure 20.7%, Great Soundtrack 19.9%, Atmospheric 16.2%, Singleplayer 3.3%
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.
- #31 Life is Strange Remastered
77% matchVery Positive91% of 9,009 reviews2022
Dev: Deck NinePub: Square Enix
Windows
Median: 8.2 hrsMean: 12.3 hrs≥1hr: 86%
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 38.7%, Story Rich 20.5%, LGBTQ+ 12.7%, Drama 8.6%, Great Soundtrack 6.3%
- #32 Life is Strange - Episode 1
78% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 172,233 reviews2015
Dev: DONTNOD EntertainmentPub: Square Enix
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 21.0 hrs≥1hr: 83%
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 24.5% ★, Choices Matter 24.2%, Great Soundtrack 18.8%, Story Rich 17.4%, Atmospheric 4%
- #33 Life is Strange: Before the Storm Remastered
76% matchVery Positive84% of 3,927 reviews2022
Dev: Deck NinePub: Square Enix
Windows
Median: 7.5 hrsMean: 11.2 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Life is Strange: Before the Storm returns with remastered visuals across characters & environments.
Why similar: Choices Matter 39.5%, Story Rich 19.7%, LGBTQ+ 14.6%, Drama 10.8%, Adventure 5.2%
- #34 Nocturnals
73% matchVery Positive88% of 877 reviews2024
Dev: Cowboy Toad Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
A short, choose your own adventure game about two boys that find each other in a lonely, post-apocalyptic town.
Why similar: Choices Matter 42.1%, LGBTQ+ 17.3%, Story Rich 15.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.8%, Drama 8.7%
- #35 Haven
74% matchVery Positive89% of 5,917 reviews2020
Dev: The Game Bakers
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 6.5 hrs≥1hr: 77%
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 31%, Story Rich 21.1%, LGBTQ+ 15.9%, Sexual Content 12.6%, Atmospheric 7.8%
- #36 Road 96: Mile 0
74% matchMixed68% of 1,995 reviews2023
Dev: Digixart
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 67%
The prequel to Road 96. Play Zoe and Kaito where it all started. Change their destinies!
Why similar: Choices Matter 39.8%, Story Rich 21.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.6%, Walking Simulator 10.7%, Adventure 6.5%
- #37 No Longer Home
75% matchMixed64% of 426 reviews2021
Dev: Humble GrovePub: Fellow Traveller
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 50%
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 28.5%, LGBTQ+ 21.5%, Drama 16.8%, Point & Click 11.3%, Atmospheric 9.9%
- #38 Dustborn
72% matchMixed67% of 635 reviews2024
Dev: Red Thread GamesPub: Spotlight by Quantic Dream
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 64%
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 33%, Story Rich 19.9%, LGBTQ+ 15%, Drama 11.4%, Adventure 7.2%
- #39 Embracelet
73% matchVery Positive94% of 108 reviews2020
Dev: Mattis FolkestadPub: machineboy
Windows
Travel to northern Norway, solve puzzles using a mysterious, magical bracelet and make new friends on your journey to discover the past - and yourself!
Why similar: Choices Matter 30.1%, Story Rich 20.4%, Adventure 11.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.6%, LGBTQ+ 9.1%
- #40 Runaway, A Road Adventure
75% matchMostly Positive77% of 762 reviews2007
Dev: Pendulo StudiosPub: Focus Entertainment
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 56%
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 25.9%, Great Soundtrack 14.4%, Story Rich 14.4%, Mystery 6%
- #41 The Outcast Lovers
73% matchMixed66% of 85 reviews2020
Dev: ChardPub: Far Few Giants
Windows · Mac
Driving home late one night you encounter a refugee in distress. They are looking for salvation. Do you hand them over to violent authorities? Or risk sheltering them yourself?
Why similar: Episodic 34.5% ★, Choices Matter 19.8%, Story Rich 12.6%, Drama 9.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 7.2%
- #42 my brother lives in a canyon
71% matchVery Positive93% of 87 reviews2021
Dev: Kenneth Dodrill
Windows · Linux
my brother lives in a canyon is a short adventure game about two brothers reminiscing over short-wave radios.
Why similar: Adventure 25.4%, Story Rich 19.3%, Drama 18.4%, Walking Simulator 16.6%, Atmospheric 10.9%
- #43 The Red Strings Club
71% matchVery Positive94% of 13,842 reviews2018
Dev: DeconstructeamPub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 85%
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 30%, Great Soundtrack 23.6%, Story Rich 21.2%, LGBTQ+ 7.4%, Atmospheric 6%
- #44 Growing Up
70% matchVery Positive88% of 3,558 reviews2021
Dev: Vile Monarch
Windows · Mac
Median: 6.4 hrsMean: 11.7 hrs≥1hr: 92%
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 40.6%, Story Rich 23.7%, LGBTQ+ 12.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.2%, Adventure 7.5%
- #45 Dispatch
64% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 168,604 reviews2025
Dev: AdHoc Studio
Windows
Median: 9.5 hrsMean: 11.6 hrs≥1hr: 95%
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 33.3%, Episodic 23.7% ★, Story Rich 16.2%, Sexual Content 8.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 6%
- #46 Saltsea Chronicles
68% matchVery Positive97% of 103 reviews2023
Dev: Die Gute Fabrik
Windows · Mac
It begins with a kidnapped captain and a stolen ship. Where it leads next? That’s up to you… In this story-driven adventure game you will explore strange and wonderful communities, uncover a deep conspiracy, and chart a journey through twists and turns, difficulties and delights.
Why similar: Choices Matter 27.4%, Story Rich 15.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.9%, Drama 12.6%, LGBTQ+ 12%
- #47 Gone Home
71% matchMostly Positive77% of 18,234 reviews2013
Dev: Fullbright
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 81%
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 30.5%, Story Rich 21.3%, LGBTQ+ 14.4%, Great Soundtrack 13.5%, Atmospheric 10.3%
- #48 Amarantus
69% matchVery Positive82% of 79 reviews2023
Dev: ub4q
Windows · Mac · Linux
Roadtrip across the country. Confront a tyrant. The revolution will be messy—but the relationships will be messier.
Why similar: Choices Matter 33.6%, Story Rich 17.2%, Drama 11.4%, Great Soundtrack 10.9%, LGBTQ+ 8.3%
- #49 New Tales from the Borderlands
72% matchMostly Negative32% of 2,051 reviews2022
Dev: Gearbox SoftwarePub: 2K
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 20.8 hrs≥1hr: 66%
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 44.2% ★, Choices Matter 31.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.8%, Adventure 5.5%, Nudity 4.3%
- #50 Batman - The Telltale Series
69% matchVery Positive87% of 17,573 reviews2016
Dev: Telltale
Windows
Median: 8.7 hrsMean: 9.8 hrs≥1hr: 87%
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 34.4% ★, Choices Matter 29.6%, Story Rich 16.2%, Adventure 6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 4.8%
- #51 Where the Water Tastes Like Wine
70% matchMostly Positive76% of 1,703 reviews2018
Dev: Dim Bulb GamesPub: Good Shepherd Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Where the Water Tastes Like Wine is a Narrative-Adventure game about traveling, sharing stories, and surviving manifest destiny.
Why similar: Great Soundtrack 41.3%, Story Rich 28.3%, Adventure 13.7%, Atmospheric 7.8%, Walking Simulator 6.3%
- #52 The Dark Pictures Anthology: Man of Medan
69% matchMostly Positive77% of 13,275 reviews2019
Dev: Supermassive GamesPub: BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment Europe
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 8.6 hrs≥1hr: 91%
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 64.4%, Story Rich 16.6%, Adventure 8.9%, Atmospheric 3.6%, Sexual Content 1.9%
- #53 Ghost on the Shore
68% matchVery Positive84% of 214 reviews2022
Dev: like CharliePub: Application Systems Heidelberg
Windows · Mac
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 19.4%, Story Rich 19.1%, Choices Matter 16.6%, Drama 9.4%, Atmospheric 8.3%
- #54 If Found...
68% matchVery Positive90% of 2,276 reviews2020
Dev: DREAMFEELPub: Annapurna Interactive
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 89%
If Found... is a game about going home, coming out and erasing everything.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 30.3%, Great Soundtrack 29.3%, Story Rich 22.2%, Adventure 8.2%, Atmospheric 7.3%
- #55 The Walking Dead: The Telltale Definitive Series
66% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 43,453 reviews2020
Dev: Skybound Games
Windows
Median: 8.2 hrsMean: 28.6 hrs≥1hr: 79%
The Walking Dead: The Telltale Definitive Series contains all 4 Seasons, 400 Days, and The Walking Dead: Michonne, which includes over 50 hours of gameplay across 23 unique episodes.
Why similar: Choices Matter 46.3%, Story Rich 25.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.8%, Adventure 5.7%, Point & Click 5.2%
- #56 Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons Remake
67% matchMostly Positive71% of 1,169 reviews2024
Dev: Avantgarden SRLPub: 505 Games
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 3.0 hrs≥1hr: 68%
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 76.4%, Singleplayer 20.7%, Puzzle 2.9%
- #57 Batman: The Enemy Within - The Telltale Series
67% matchVery Positive92% of 10,238 reviews2017
Dev: Telltale
Windows
Median: 10.6 hrsMean: 12.2 hrs≥1hr: 90%
In this latest chapter from the award-winning studio behind Batman - The Telltale Series, both Bruce Wayne and Batman will be forced into precarious new roles. The Riddler has returned to terrorize Gotham City, but his gruesome puzzles merely foreshadow an even greater crisis.
Why similar: Choices Matter 34.1%, Episodic 24.4% ★, Story Rich 20.5%, Adventure 7.8%, Point & Click 5.1%
- #58 We Are OFK
66% matchVery Positive92% of 292 reviews2022
Dev: OFK
Windows · Mac
Start a virtual indie band in this behind-the-music comedy. Date, dance, skate, and run for your life across 5 episodes and interactive music videos, in a heartfelt story of what you risk to chase your dreams. All episodes out now!
Why similar: Story Rich 23.5%, LGBTQ+ 17%, Drama 16.7%, Choices Matter 14.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10%
