Games Like The Walking Dead: The Final Season

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

Why similar: Zombies 27.9%, Episodic 17.2% ★, Choices Matter 10.3%, Story Rich 10%, Choose Your Own Adventure 5.3%

Why You'll Like It: This is the essential starting point that established the emotional, choice-driven formula of the series.

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: Zombies 30.1%, Episodic 15.5% ★, Story Rich 8.6%, Choices Matter 7.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 6.2%

Why You'll Like It: It directly continues the narrative arc of Clementine, making it the most vital follow-up for fans of the final season.

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 25.3% ★, Choices Matter 17.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.4%, Story Rich 13.2%, Comic Book 6.6%

Why You'll Like It: Widely considered Telltale's best work outside of The Walking Dead, offering a gritty, noir-inspired narrative with impactful choices.

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: Zombies 30.7%, Post-apocalyptic 17.3%, Story Rich 16.2%, Survival 9.8%, Drama 7.5%

Why You'll Like It: It shares the core thematic DNA of a protector-survivor dynamic in a brutal, post-apocalyptic world.

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 57.3%, Story Rich 14.4%, Horror 13.2%, Gore 6.1%, Violent 5.1%

Why You'll Like It: A modern cinematic horror game that excels at branching narratives and character-driven survival scenarios.

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 23.6%, Episodic 21.2% ★, Story Rich 18%, Female Protagonist 11.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.4%

Why You'll Like It: A poignant character study that focuses on emotional growth and difficult personal decisions.

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 33.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 21.9%, Story Rich 12%, Horror 11.1%, Drama 5.9%

Why You'll Like It: This title defines the cinematic horror genre with its heavy emphasis on player choices and survival consequences.

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 52.6%, Story Rich 29.7%, Female Protagonist 4.2%, Violent 3.8%, Atmospheric 3.6%

Why You'll Like It: A high-stakes, cinematic experience where every choice can lead to drastically different outcomes for the protagonists.

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 25.2% ★, Choices Matter 23.9%, Story Rich 14.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.5%, Comic Book 5.8%

Why You'll Like It: Applies the signature Telltale choice-based formula to a well-known universe with a focus on personal identity.

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 26.7% ★, Choices Matter 23.1%, Story Rich 16.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.8%, Adventure 5.6%

Why You'll Like It: Showcases Telltale's ability to blend high-stakes choices with excellent writing and humor.

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 32.8%, Female Protagonist 19.4%, Adventure 9.3%, Atmospheric 8%, Violent 6.9%

Why You'll Like It: Features a powerful, emotional journey centered on a sibling bond while navigating a dangerous, atmospheric world.

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 36.3%, Story Rich 22.1%, Female Protagonist 16.5%, Adventure 7.4%, Horror 4.5%

Why You'll Like It: A supernatural, narrative-focused adventure that emphasizes the emotional development of its protagonist.

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: Zombies 23.6%, Choices Matter 13.5%, Episodic 13.2% ★, Story Rich 9.7%, Post-apocalyptic 8.3%

Why You'll Like It: A necessary continuation of the Telltale universe that expands on the world established in previous seasons.

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 32.5%, Story Rich 20.3%, Episodic 18.1% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 8.7%, Drama 5.8%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the complex, evolving relationship between two brothers on a desperate journey.

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 51.4%, Story Rich 28.9%, Violent 7.5%, Adventure 5.7%, Atmospheric 4.3%

Why You'll Like It: A foundational interactive drama that prioritizes narrative tension and moral dilemmas over traditional gameplay.

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: Choose Your Own Adventure 24%, Choices Matter 23.5%, Female Protagonist 10.7%, Story Rich 10.4%, Drama 8%

Why You'll Like It: A modern Telltale experience that maintains the studio's focus on difficult moral choices in a high-pressure environment.

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 34.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 26.9%, Story Rich 21%, Violent 9.3%, Adventure 6.1%

Why You'll Like It: An intense, choice-heavy interactive drama that explores the long-term consequences of split-second decisions.

The Walking Dead: Michonne - A Telltale Miniseries stars the iconic, blade-wielding character from Robert Kirkman's best-selling comic books.

Why similar: Zombies 24.4%, Choices Matter 12.5%, Episodic 12.1% ★, Story Rich 8.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 7.7%

Why You'll Like It: Provides a focused, character-driven side story within the established Walking Dead universe.

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 23.1%, Zombies 19.1%, Story Rich 14.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.9%, Post-apocalyptic 9.7%

Why You'll Like It: The complete collection of the Telltale series, perfect for experiencing the full evolution of the narrative.

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 27.7%, Story Rich 18.9%, Episodic 17.9% ★, Adventure 6.4%, Comic Book 6.2%

Why You'll Like It: Continues the narrative-heavy approach to the Batman mythos with even more complex branching paths.

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 28.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 19.7%, Story Rich 15.7%, Female Protagonist 13.2%, Drama 6.8%

Why You'll Like It: Delivers an intimate, character-focused story with a strong emphasis on empathy and personal growth.

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 27.2% ★, Choices Matter 26.6%, Story Rich 15.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.7%, Drama 5.6%

Why You'll Like It: An emotionally resonant narrative game that explores memory and family secrets through choice-based dialogue.

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 33.6%, Story Rich 27.4%, Female Protagonist 15.7%, Atmospheric 8.2%, Horror 7.7%

Why You'll Like It: A supernatural mystery that utilizes a unique dialogue system to shape the relationships between characters.

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

Why similar: Choices Matter 33.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 25%, Story Rich 21.5%, Atmospheric 7.7%, Adventure 7.5%

Why You'll Like It: A procedural narrative game where your choices determine the fate of various characters in a politically charged world.

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 41.5%, Atmospheric 17.1%, Adventure 14.4%, Drama 9.6%, Horror 7.4%

Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric, dialogue-driven narrative that excels at building deep emotional connections through conversation.

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 33%, Drama 24.6%, Adventure 15.2%, Atmospheric 15%, Action 7%

Why You'll Like It: Continues the harrowing and emotional journey of Amicia and Hugo with even higher stakes.

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 24.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 23.5%, Female Protagonist 11.6%, Story Rich 9.6%, Drama 8.4%

All of us are not dead. Our school has been infested with zombies, and we are still alive. Every day, our hopes of escaping this school become less and less likely. Follow us as we try to survive and escape our zombie-filled school. A visual novel based on the popular webcomic.

Why similar: Zombies 38.5%, Story Rich 15.2%, Choices Matter 10.2%, Gore 9%, Violent 9%

From the creators that brought you The Test Trilogy & many other experiences, comes Zombie Apocalypse Survival Simulator. Will you survive in the new world? Or will you become just another victim to looters, bandits, or worst of all... The Voracious Dead. There's only one way to find out...

Why similar: Zombies 29.3%, Choices Matter 20.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.4%, Post-apocalyptic 16.2%, Horror 6.8%

As Anling’s zombie infection sets in, her days are numbered. The struggle to survive is made ever more paramount as she must ensure her son Cody stays alive. She must teach him how to survive in this new world at any cost…

Why similar: Zombies 31.4%, Story Rich 16.2%, Post-apocalyptic 15.3%, Survival 11.8%, Female Protagonist 10.9%

Change the course of AMC’s The Walking Dead history. Fight walkers, relive iconic moments, and change the destiny of The Walking Dead Universe as your choices separate heroes from villains, and the living from the dead. Will you make the same choices as Rick, or will you forge your own path?

Why similar: Zombies 36.7%, Comic Book 13%, Survival 10.5%, Adventure 8.1%, Horror 7.6%

399 days ago, the world ended. Epimutation is a horror visual novel that follows seven survivors as they attempt to navigate life in the apocalypse. Make life or death decisions, form bonds with your fellow survivors, and attempt to unravel the mystery behind the outbreak.

Why similar: Choices Matter 18.6%, Zombies 16.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.8%, Post-apocalyptic 12.4%, Story Rich 8.5%

Saints & Sinners is a game unlike any other in The Walking Dead universe. Every challenge you face and decision you make is driven by YOU. Fight the undead, scavenge through the flooded ruins of New Orleans, and face gut-wrenching choices for you and the other survivors. Live The Walking Dead.

Why similar: Zombies 35.1%, Choices Matter 17.9%, Gore 10.4%, Survival 10.3%, Violent 10%

Zombie apocalypse world! You built a shelter in advance, and countless girls wanted to enter your shelter for self-protection. Female neighbor, flight attendant, female boss, celebrity... All beings are equal before the end of time.

Why similar: Zombies 19.1%, Post-apocalyptic 16.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.6%, Choices Matter 14.6%, Survival 11.4%

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 28.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 20.8%, Story Rich 15.2%, Female Protagonist 14.2%, Drama 7%

In the past, the world was almost invaded by zombies.You will play the commander of the remaining survivor camp, searching for hope for the last surviving companions, forming and assigning your special police squad to explore this post-apocalyptic world filled with zombies!

Why similar: Zombies 38.9%, Post-apocalyptic 20.2%, Female Protagonist 13.8%, Survival 11.6%, Horror 6.9%

Build relationship with the characters. Your choices might earn you favor from one character, but disdain from another. Use items to solve problems. Confront various endings. Choose one person and face the end with them.

Why similar: Choices Matter 23%, Female Protagonist 15.5%, Story Rich 13.6%, Drama 12.4%, Point & Click 8.8%

Z-End is a multiple choice narrative game. During the zombie apocalypse, you'll encounter the mysterious Faye while searching for new members.What secrets is she hiding? Will she join you? Will you be able to overcome the danger of this world?

Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 68.3%, Adventure 31.7%

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 27.2% ★, Choices Matter 21.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 19.6%, Gore 9.2%, Violent 8.6%

Travel across landscapes devastated by a catastrophic climate meltdown, following a small family in search of somewhere habitable. With limited supplies and facing potential death at every turn, your choices will decide their fate. Will they manage to settle down?

Why similar: Choices Matter 25.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 20.9%, Story Rich 16.9%, Comic Book 9.6%, Post-apocalyptic 7.9%

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 23% ★, Choices Matter 14.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13%, Story Rich 10.5%, Comic Book 7.9%

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: Post-apocalyptic 28.3%, Story Rich 24.7%, Drama 9.4%, Horror 9.4%, Survival 8.8%

A zombie outbreak eradicated all hope of returning life back to normal, now only survival lives on. Run, hide and fight your way through the undead as Randall searches for his family in this gorgeous, gritty, destroyed world.

Why similar: Zombies 53.5%, Post-apocalyptic 17%, Story Rich 7.3%, Adventure 7.3%, Survival 5.8%

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

Why similar: Choices Matter 33.9%, Story Rich 19.2%, Female Protagonist 18.8%, Drama 10%, LGBTQ+ 5.7%

Perseverance is a horror/drama visual novel about survival and redemption. In Part 1 you play as Jack, a father who is struggling to keep his family together and finds himself in the middle of horrific events.

Why similar: Zombies 27.6%, Choices Matter 15.8%, Story Rich 11.3%, Drama 9%, Violent 8.2%

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 32.9%, Episodic 21.2% ★, Story Rich 18.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.6%, Comic Book 4.3%

There’s no rest when survival is on the line. Step into AMC’s The Walking Dead and prepare for an onslaught of walkers as you assume the roles of your favorite characters from the show, and confront the horrors and humanity of this apocalyptic new world.

Why similar: Zombies 53.5%, Gore 15.3%, Violent 14.5%, Adventure 7.2%, Action 5.4%

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: Choices Matter 24.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 23%, Story Rich 19.9%, Comic Book 12.4%, LGBTQ+ 5.9%

Requiem for the dead. Nightmare for the living. Prepare to escape death in a heart-stopping experience that will chill you to your core.

Why similar: Zombies 49%, Post-apocalyptic 11.3%, Horror 10.9%, Story Rich 9.6%, Female Protagonist 7.7%

RE Revelations 2 continues the series acclaimed essential survival horror experience, while uncovering startling truths.

Why similar: Zombies 43.3%, Episodic 14.8% ★, Horror 8.6%, Female Protagonist 7.1%, Survival 7%

Five girls meet in an isolated underground city. As they slay and betray each other, what fate awaits them at the end of their journey? Hope? Or despair? Enjoy an immersive story, fully voiced and boasting multiple endings!

Why similar: Story Rich 30.2%, Post-apocalyptic 17.8%, Survival 15.1%, Adventure 11.3%, Violent 10.6%

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 37.1%, Story Rich 22.2%, Female Protagonist 17%, Drama 8.9%, LGBTQ+ 5.6%

Them and Us is a classic, survival horror game with a focus on atmosphere and player immersion. Discover the truth of Alicia’s past as she descends further into her strange, unending nightmare.

Why similar: Zombies 29.7%, Female Protagonist 17.5%, Story Rich 14.1%, Horror 10.1%, Survival 8.3%

Hunted by the seemingly unstoppable Axeman and facing off against the Tower’s latest push for total dominance, discover what connects these new threats together before it’s too late. New faces, places, weapons and gear all await you on your journey to a final showdown for the city's fate.

Why similar: Zombies 53.5%, Horror 11%, Choices Matter 9.5%, Adventure 7.2%, Survival 6.4%

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

Why similar: Choices Matter 26.6%, Post-apocalyptic 21.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.2%, Story Rich 11.1%, Horror 8.3%