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23 Games like Before Your Eyes on Xbox that you should try

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We filtered the 50 games similar to Before Your Eyes down to the 23 that fit the “Xbox” category. What Remains of Edith Finch, Nobody Wants to Die and Return of the Obra Dinn top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Before Your Eyes.

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GenreAdventureSubgenreNarrative Adventure
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NarrativeDarkSolo
Year 2021Dev Skybound Games

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Within the “Xbox” category, the closest game to Before Your Eyes is What Remains of Edith Finch — scoring 71/100 on our similarity scale. Nobody Wants to Die and Return of the Obra Dinn follow close behind.

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The best games like Before Your Eyes on Xbox

23 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Before Your Eyes. Each one has been evaluated across 6 real attributes — from combat style and progression mechanics to world structure and visual perspective — so every recommendation is based on how the game actually plays, not just its genre label.

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What Remains of Edith Finch

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What Remains of Edith Finch
Closest overall match
AdventureNarrative Adventure
SoloNarrativeDarkFirst PersonRanged
Year 2017Dev Giant Sparrow · Annapurna InteractiveOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

It meets Before Your Eyes on strong narrative focus, single-player focus and a first-person view. Its own ground is puzzle design and ranged combat.

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Nobody Wants to Die

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Nobody Wants to Die
Closest on tone
AdventureNarrative Adventure
SoloNarrativeDarkFirst PersonCyberpunk
Year 2024Dev Critical Hit Games · PLAIONOn Xbox · PC · PS5

Held in common with Before Your Eyes: strong narrative focus, single-player focus and a first-person view. They part company on visuals: this one brings 3D presentation.

Released 3 years after Before Your Eyes.

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Return of the Obra Dinn

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Return of the Obra Dinn
AdventureNarrative Adventure
SoloNarrativeDarkFirst PersonHardcore
Year 2018Dev Lucas Pope · 3909Playtime ~5hOn PC · PS · Xbox

The thread back to Before Your Eyes runs through strong narrative focus, single-player focus and a first-person view. It sets itself apart with puzzle design and punishing difficulty.

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Blacksad: Under the Skin

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Blacksad: Under the Skin
AdventureNarrative Adventure
SoloNarrativeDarkFantasyExploration
Year 2019Dev Ys Interactive · MicroidsOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

It meets Before Your Eyes on strong narrative focus and single-player focus. The distance is in visuals — its own ground is a third-person camera.

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A Plague Tale: Innocence

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A Plague Tale: Innocence
AdventureNarrative Adventure
SoloNarrativeDarkStealthMelee
Year 2019Dev Asobo Studio · Focus EntertainmentOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

Held in common with Before Your Eyes: strong narrative focus and single-player focus. Where the two diverge is visuals: a third-person camera.

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Life is Strange: True Colors

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Life is Strange: True Colors
AdventureNarrative Adventure
SoloNarrativeDarkMeleeFantasy
Year 2021Dev Deck Nine · Square EnixOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

It meets Before Your Eyes on strong narrative focus and single-player focus. Where the two diverge is visuals: a third-person camera.

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Batman: The Enemy Within - The Telltale Series

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Batman: The Enemy Within - The Telltale Series
AdventureNarrative Adventure
SoloNarrativeDarkMeleeThird Person
Year 2016Dev Telltale GamesPlaytime ~9hOn PC · PS · Xbox

It meets Before Your Eyes on strong narrative focus and single-player focus. They part company on visuals: this one brings a third-person camera.

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The Council

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The Council
AdventureNarrative Adventure
SoloNarrativeDarkHistoricalHorror
Year 2018Dev Big Bad Wolf · Focus EntertainmentOn PS4 · PC · Xbox

The thread back to Before Your Eyes runs through strong narrative focus and single-player focus. Where the two diverge is visuals: a third-person camera.

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Twelve Minutes

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Twelve Minutes
AdventureNarrative Adventure
SoloNarrativeDarkExplorationIsometric
Year 2021Dev Luis Antonio · Annapurna InteractiveOn Xbox · PS4 · Android

The thread back to Before Your Eyes runs through strong narrative focus and single-player focus. The distance is in visuals — its own ground is an isometric view.

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Late Shift

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Late Shift
AdventureNarrative Adventure
SoloNarrativeDarkThird Person
Year 2016Dev CtrlMovie · Wales InteractiveOn PS4 · PC · iOS

The thread back to Before Your Eyes runs through strong narrative focus and single-player focus. They part company on visuals: this one brings a third-person camera.

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Somerville

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Somerville
AdventureNarrative Adventure
SoloNarrativeDarkMeleeSci-Fi
Year 2022Dev JumpshipOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

Held in common with Before Your Eyes: strong narrative focus and single-player focus. They part company on visuals: this one brings 2D presentation.

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Twin Mirror

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Twin Mirror
AdventureNarrative Adventure
SoloNarrativeDarkThird Person3D
Year 2020Dev DON'T NOD · Bandai Namco EntertainmentOn PS4 · PC · Xbox

With Before Your Eyes it shares strong narrative focus and single-player focus. Where the two diverge is visuals: a third-person camera.

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Batman: The Enemy Within

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Batman: The Enemy Within
AdventureNarrative Adventure
SoloNarrativeDarkMeleeThird Person
Year 2017Dev Telltale GamesOn PS4 · Android · PC

It meets Before Your Eyes on strong narrative focus and single-player focus. They part company on visuals: this one brings a third-person camera.

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Game of Thrones: A Telltale Games Series

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Game of Thrones: A Telltale Games Series
AdventureNarrative Adventure
SoloNarrativeDarkRangedFantasy
Year 2014Dev Telltale Games · HBOOn PlayStation 3 · PS4 · Android

It meets Before Your Eyes on strong narrative focus and single-player focus. They part company on visuals: this one brings a third-person camera.

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Tacoma

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Tacoma
AdventureNarrative Adventure
SoloNarrativeFirst PersonSci-FiSpace
Year 2017Dev FullbrightOn PS4 · Linux · PC

What carries over from Before Your Eyes is strong narrative focus, single-player focus and a first-person view. They part company on tone: this one brings exploration and discovery, and a sci-fi setting.

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