Games Like Life is Strange: Before the Storm Remastered

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: LGBTQ+ 18%, Choices Matter 14.9%, Female Protagonist 11.1%, Multiple Endings 9.8%, Romance 9.1%

Why You'll Like It: It is the direct predecessor to the series, offering the same emotional weight and time-manipulation mechanics that define the franchise.

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: LGBTQ+ 19.2%, Choices Matter 15%, Female Protagonist 11.3%, Multiple Endings 9.5%, Romance 8.9%

Why You'll Like It: This entry features a deeply personal story with a strong female lead and meaningful relationship-building mechanics.

After a tragic incident, brothers Sean and Daniel Diaz run away from home. Fearing the police, and dealing with Daniel's new telekinetic power, the boys head to Mexico. Each stop on their journey brings new friends and new challenges.

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

Why You'll Like It: It maintains the series' signature focus on difficult choices and the profound impact of personal relationships on the narrative.

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: LGBTQ+ 24.5%, Choices Matter 23%, Story Rich 10.6%, Emotional 10.4%, Multiple Endings 8.8%

Why You'll Like It: Developed by the same studio, this game features a compelling LGBTQ narrative centered on memory and childhood trauma.

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 41.5%, Multiple Endings 24.5%, Story Rich 20.9%, Third Person 8.7%, Adventure 4%

Why You'll Like It: This series is the gold standard for choice-driven narratives where every decision has lasting emotional consequences.

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: LGBTQ+ 36.8%, Female Protagonist 18.8%, Narrative 14.2% ★, Story Rich 13.6%, Emotional 4.4%

Why You'll Like It: This intimate exploration game focuses on uncovering a personal, emotional story through environmental storytelling.

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 23.5%, Cinematic 15.1%, Multiple Endings 14.8%, Emotional 11.9%, Story Rich 11.6%

Why You'll Like It: This cinematic interactive drama features branching paths and high-stakes decision-making that mirror the intensity of the Life is Strange series.

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 44.6%, Mystery 33.4%, Adventure 15.3%, Great Soundtrack 3.4%, Singleplayer 3.3%

Why You'll Like It: It offers a similarly atmospheric, dialogue-heavy experience that focuses on the evolving relationship between two isolated characters.

NIGHT IN THE WOODS is an adventure game focused on exploration, story, and character, featuring dozens of characters to meet and lots to do across a lush, vibrant world.

Why similar: Choices Matter 28.5%, Story Rich 19.7%, Narrative 16.5% ★, Mystery 14.2%, Stylized 13.4%

Why You'll Like It: It captures the feeling of teenage angst and small-town melancholy through a deeply character-driven narrative.

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 25.4%, Female Protagonist 19.1%, Story Rich 16.7%, Supernatural 12.6%, Multiple Endings 11.1%

Why You'll Like It: The game features a naturalistic dialogue system and a supernatural mystery that feels very similar to the tone of the Life is Strange universe.

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 28.6%, Female Protagonist 20.7%, Story Rich 13.9%, Cinematic 13.9%, Emotional 10.7%

Why You'll Like It: This cinematic adventure offers a supernatural story with a strong female lead and significant branching paths.

Goodbye Volcano High is a cinematic narrative adventure about love, change, and the end of the world. Guide Fang through their final year of high school as they try to make things right before time is up.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 35.5%, Choices Matter 18.6%, Cinematic 15.2%, Emotional 14.4%, Story Rich 12.1%

Why You'll Like It: It is a narrative-heavy game that explores LGBTQ themes, romance, and the anxieties of youth in a beautifully stylized world.

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 39.1%, Female Protagonist 25.8%, Mystery 18.4%, Emotional 7.5%, Adventure 5.6%

Why You'll Like It: This masterpiece of narrative design explores family history and loss through deeply emotional, bite-sized stories.

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

Why similar: Choices Matter 31.7%, Multiple Endings 22.6%, Emotional 18.3%, Story Rich 16.5%, Adventure 5.7%

Why You'll Like It: The procedural narrative and focus on the personal journeys of diverse characters make it a strong thematic match for the series.

Gods. Romance. Murder. Musical Numbers?! Play as Grace in a world where Greek Gods live in hiding among us. Change your fate as you draw friends, foes & lovers into song using your powers of musical persuasion to unravel the mystery of the Last Muse's death.

Why similar: Choices Matter 18.7%, Female Protagonist 17.4%, Romance 17.4%, Multiple Endings 14.8%, Cinematic 10.6%

Why You'll Like It: This game blends choice-based storytelling with musical elements and romance, focusing heavily on character relationships.

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 29.9%, Multiple Endings 20.8%, Cinematic 14.3%, Story Rich 13.7%, Emotional 10.1%

Why You'll Like It: It offers a high-production-value experience where every choice drastically alters the fate of the characters and the world.

Rebuilt and enhanced for PC – Until Dawn invites you to relive the nightmare, and immerse yourself in a gripping slasher horror where every decision can make the difference between life and death.

Why similar: Choices Matter 32.3%, Multiple Endings 19.8%, Cinematic 9.8%, Story Rich 9.4%, Third Person 9.2%

Why You'll Like It: This horror-adventure game forces you to make life-or-death decisions for a group of teenagers, emphasizing the butterfly effect.

Experience the winner of over 300 Game of the Year awards, now on PC. Discover Ellie and Abby’s story with graphical enhancements, gameplay modes like the roguelike survival experience No Return, and more.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 36.7%, Story Rich 16.8%, Emotional 15.7%, Third Person 13.5%, Female Protagonist 9.7%

Why You'll Like It: This title offers an incredibly raw and emotional narrative that explores complex LGBTQ relationships and the consequences of vengeance.

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: Choices Matter 27.7%, Multiple Endings 25.6%, Story Rich 16.6%, Cinematic 9.5%, Mystery 7.8%

Why You'll Like It: It provides a gritty, choice-driven detective story that emphasizes the consequences of your actions in a dark, atmospheric setting.

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 28.9%, Multiple Endings 21%, Story Rich 13.2%, Cinematic 12.5%, Emotional 9.9%

Why You'll Like It: A classic interactive thriller that pioneered the cinematic, choice-heavy gameplay style found in modern narrative adventures.

It's 1986 - Meredith Weiss takes a break from her career in the big city to deliver mail in her hometown. How will she experience two weeks in beautiful Providence Oaks, with its iconic lake and quirky community? And what will she do next? It's up to you.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 20.1%, Female Protagonist 16.6%, Choices Matter 16%, Multiple Endings 14.2%, Romance 12.4%

Why You'll Like It: This cozy, narrative-focused game allows you to step away from the drama to experience a quiet, character-driven story about life changes.

Roleplaying in the ruins of interplanetary capitalism. Live the life of an escaped worker, washed-up on a lawless station at the edge of an interstellar society. Inspired by the flexibility and freedom of TTRPGs, explore the station, choose your friends, escape your past and change your future.

Why similar: Multiple Endings 37.8%, Narrative 27.9% ★, Story Rich 27.2%, Adventure 7.1%

Why You'll Like It: This narrative RPG focuses on survival and forming deep connections with others in a beautifully written, melancholic world.

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

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 51.6%, Female Protagonist 16.5%, Emotional 10%, Story Rich 9.5%, Stylized 7.3%

Why You'll Like It: A deeply personal and emotional visual novel that explores themes of identity and belonging through a unique diary-based mechanic.

Experience the critically acclaimed Horizon Zero Dawn™ with stunning new visuals and upgraded features. In a far future where colossal machines roam the Earth, pockets of humanity survive in unique tribes among the lush, overgrown ruins of our long-lost civilization.

Why similar: Female Protagonist 32.2%, Third Person 20.7%, Emotional 15.6%, Story Rich 15.3%, LGBTQ+ 6.9%

Why You'll Like It: It features a compelling female protagonist navigating a post-apocalyptic world, blending action with deep narrative discovery.

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 22.5%, Female Protagonist 21.1%, Story Rich 16.3%, Emotional 9.5%, Third Person 9.1%

Why You'll Like It: This adventure game features a rich, story-driven world with complex characters and meaningful choices.

Florence Yeoh feels a little... stuck. Her life is an endless routine of work, sleep, and spending too much time on social media. Then one day, she meets a cello player named Krish who changes everything about how she sees the world and herself.

Why similar: Romance 30.9%, Female Protagonist 21.9%, Story Rich 15%, Narrative 9.9% ★, Stylized 7.9%

Why You'll Like It: A short but incredibly impactful interactive story that perfectly captures the highs and lows of a young relationship.

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: Female Protagonist 22.6%, Cinematic 18.8%, Emotional 17.4%, Third Person 14.9%, Mystery 8.4%

Why You'll Like It: This game delivers a powerful, emotional narrative centered on the bond between siblings in a harsh, atmospheric world.

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: LGBTQ+ 23%, Choices Matter 12.1%, Female Protagonist 9.4%, Cinematic 7.8%, Emotional 7.4%

Embark on a quest for identity through time, as you piece together the puzzle of two lives.

Why similar: Female Protagonist 20.5%, Cinematic 15.5%, Emotional 13.7%, Story Rich 13.2%, Mystery 11.4%

Why You'll Like It: It offers a beautiful, atmospheric journey across time that focuses on uncovering personal mysteries and emotional truths.

Unpacking is a zen puzzle game about the familiar experience of pulling possessions out of boxes and fitting them into a new home. Part block-fitting puzzle, part home decoration, you are invited to create a satisfying living space while learning clues about the life you’re unpacking.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 49.1%, Female Protagonist 27%, Story Rich 21.7%, Singleplayer 2.2%

Why You'll Like It: This zen puzzle game tells a poignant, non-verbal story about a character's life and growth through the items they keep.

Coffee Talk is a coffee brewing and heart-to-heart talking simulator about listening to fantasy-inspired modern peoples’ problems, and helping them by serving up a warm drink or two.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 33.7%, Choices Matter 20.1%, Multiple Endings 16.5%, Emotional 15.4%, Story Rich 13.2%

Why You'll Like It: It focuses on listening to the stories of others and making small choices that influence their lives in a relaxing, atmospheric setting.

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: LGBTQ+ 21.3%, Choices Matter 14.2%, Romance 13%, Female Protagonist 12.1%, Multiple Endings 10%

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: LGBTQ+ 22.9%, Choices Matter 15.1%, Female Protagonist 12.2%, Romance 9.7%, Story Rich 6.6%

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 27.6%, Female Protagonist 21.4%, Story Rich 17.1%, Multiple Endings 9%, LGBTQ+ 7.8%

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: Choices Matter 27.4%, Female Protagonist 19.7%, Story Rich 18.1%, Multiple Endings 11.4%, Mystery 6.5%

Discover Lara Croft’s Original Adventures, Lovingly Restored – Now with New Challenge Mode

Why similar: Female Protagonist 39.3%, Third Person 19.8%, Story Rich 17.5%, Action 8.4%, Adventure 7.1%

Dead Rising returns with modern graphics in this Deluxe Remaster!

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 28.2%, Third Person 18%, Cinematic 15.4%, Action 12.9%, Adventure 10.7%

Embark on this epic adventure in up to 4K 60 fps with improved graphics and audio, a new speedrun mode, updated achievements, and an exclusive anniversary gallery.

Why similar: Female Protagonist 34.8%, Third Person 24.9%, Action 14.5%, Story Rich 12.3%, Adventure 11.9%

The Full Package, Remastered – With enhanced graphics, improved lighting, reworked environments, and visual effects, Steelport and The Third Street Saints have never looked so good.

Why similar: Third Person 37%, Female Protagonist 32.9%, Action 16.1%, Adventure 14%

Fahrenheit (known as Indigo Prophecy in North America) was a breakthrough in interactive narrative. This newly remastered edition features updated textures in HD, expanded controller support, and is based on the uncut and uncensored international version of the game.

Why similar: Choices Matter 25%, Story Rich 24.9%, Cinematic 13.9%, Mystery 12.7%, Supernatural 7.4%

Seek the root of the Fate franchise. Return to where it all began.

Why similar: Multiple Endings 23.4%, Choices Matter 18.6%, Emotional 16.7%, Story Rich 15.5%, Romance 14.3%

Discover the award-winning game that inspired the critically acclaimed television show. Guide Joel and Ellie through a post-apocalyptic America, and encounter unforgettable allies and enemies in The Last of Us™.

Why similar: Emotional 22.8%, Story Rich 22.5%, Cinematic 21%, Third Person 18.9%, Action 5.6%

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: LGBTQ+ 28.6%, Choices Matter 17.3%, Female Protagonist 16.5%, Emotional 13.6%, Story Rich 9.5%

Last Stop is a single-player third-person adventure set in present day London, where you play as three separate characters whose worlds collide in the midst of a supernatural crisis.

Why similar: Story Rich 26.4%, Adventure 19.1%, Mystery 15.8%, Emotional 15%, Narrative 11.5% ★

Yumeutsutsu Re:Master is a girls-love adventure game set in a small game studio.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 42.8%, Female Protagonist 22%, Romance 11.8%, Choices Matter 7.1%, Multiple Endings 5.8%

An immersive story-driven shooter incorporating the cutting edge of VR gameplay, Vertigo Remastered is a complete overhaul and occasional reimagining of the 2016 original.

Why similar: Action 34.8%, Adventure 28.4%, Violent 18.7%, Gore 13.5%, Singleplayer 4.5%

Rediscover the clockpunk universe of Benoît Sokal in this fully remastered version of the first Syberia game. Join Kate Walker and Oscar, a strange and charming automaton, in pursuit of the brilliant inventor Hans Voralberg, and embark on an adventure more immersive and poetic than ever.

Why similar: Female Protagonist 32.5%, Third Person 19.6%, Emotional 17.1%, Story Rich 15.5%, Cinematic 11.4%

When your loved one hurts you, what do you do? A classic love story about letting go.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 36.8%, Romance 18.8%, Emotional 12.6%, Female Protagonist 12%, Choices Matter 9.2%

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: Romance 20.4%, Female Protagonist 15.7%, Emotional 14.3%, Story Rich 12.8%, Choices Matter 12.2%

Experience the epic Horizon Forbidden West™ in its entirety with bonus content and the Burning Shores expansion included. The Burning Shores add-on contains additional content for Aloy’s adventure, including new storylines, characters, and experiences in a stunning yet hazardous new area.

Why similar: Female Protagonist 36.9%, LGBTQ+ 18.1%, Story Rich 16.4%, Third Person 14.7%, Action 6.9%

The Mass Effect™ Legendary Edition includes single-player base content and over 40 DLC from the highly acclaimed Mass Effect, Mass Effect 2, and Mass Effect 3 games, including promo weapons, armors, and packs — remastered and optimized for 4K Ultra HD.

Why similar: Choices Matter 35%, Story Rich 22.4%, Romance 19.6%, Female Protagonist 12.5%, Action 4.8%

Take on the role of Camina Drummer and explore the dangerous, uncharted edges of the Belt. From scavenging wrecked ships in a zero-g environment, to combating fearsome pirates, you make the difficult choices in this latest Telltale adventure. All five episodes playable at launch!

Why similar: Choices Matter 25%, Female Protagonist 18.4%, Multiple Endings 12.5%, LGBTQ+ 12.2%, Third Person 12%

Broken Porcelain brings an abundance of welcome changes to the series, introducing new gameplay and storytelling elements that breathe new life into the characters and an unprecedented level of immersion in this haunting adventure – perfect for both new and returning fans to the series.

Why similar: Female Protagonist 28%, LGBTQ+ 24%, Third Person 14.9%, Story Rich 9.9%, Action 7.5%

A visual novel with a captivating story, ultrarealistic images, top-quality animations, and multiple love interests. Dramatic, emotional journey filled with adult content and meaningful player choices that shape unique endings. Straight or lesbian romances await. Dive in and start your adventure!

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 26.5%, Female Protagonist 18%, Choices Matter 17.6%, Romance 12.6%, Emotional 12.1%

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 47.9%, Story Rich 28.7%, Adventure 9%, Third Person 4.6%, Emotional 4.2%

Powered by Unreal Engine 5, The Sinking City Remastered brings the eerie, atmospheric world of Oakmont back to life with enhanced gameplay and fully relit environments, perfect for both newcomers and returning players.

Why similar: Choices Matter 38.2%, Third Person 24.5%, Story Rich 24.2%, Action 7.2%, Adventure 5.9%

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: Female Protagonist 18%, Choices Matter 17.7%, Multiple Endings 14.9%, Supernatural 13.2%, Story Rich 10.6%

Winner of over 80 awards, CONTROL is a visually stunning third-person action-adventure that will keep you on the edge of your seat.

Why similar: Female Protagonist 32%, Supernatural 19.4%, Story Rich 16.5%, Third Person 16.3%, Action 7.4%

“The hospital was empty. Quiet, and brighter than usual... like waking up on a snow day. But I didn't feel cold. I didn't feel much of anything.”

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 31.6%, Emotional 15.5%, Multiple Endings 15.1%, Choices Matter 14.3%, Female Protagonist 10.3%

select your protagonist and explore a variety of terrible fates!

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 31.9%, Choices Matter 18.9%, Multiple Endings 18.6%, Romance 10.9%, Story Rich 10.7%