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22 Games like Life Is Strange on PlayStation that you should try

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We filtered the 46 games similar to Life Is Strange down to the 22 that fit the “PlayStation” category. Dreamfall Chapters, Tales from the Borderlands and Syberia 3 top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Life Is Strange.

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Within the “PlayStation” category, the closest game to Life Is Strange is Dreamfall Chapters — scoring 83/100 on our similarity scale. Tales from the Borderlands and Syberia 3 follow close behind.

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The best games like Life Is Strange on PlayStation

22 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Life Is Strange. Each one has been evaluated across 8 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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Dreamfall Chapters

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Dreamfall Chapters
Closest overall match
AdventureNarrative Adventure
SoloNarrativeFantasySci-FiExplorationThird Person
Year 2014Dev Red Thread Games · Deep SilverOn PS4 · Linux · PC

It shares the essentials of what Life Is Strange does: strong narrative focus, fantasy world and single-player focus. Both also lean on exploration and discovery, and a third-person camera. The distance is in setting — its own ground is a cyberpunk setting.

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Tales from the Borderlands

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Tales from the Borderlands
AdventureNarrative Adventure
SoloNarrativeSci-FiThird PersonMelee
Year 2014Dev Telltale GamesOn PlayStation 3 · PS4 · Android

What brings it close to Life Is Strange is strong narrative focus, a sci-fi setting and single-player focus, and the two track each other on genre, game mode and tone. Both also lean on a third-person camera. What it adds of its own: deep RPG systems and melee combat.

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Syberia 3

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Syberia 3
AdventureNarrative Adventure
SoloNarrativeSci-FiThird PersonHistorical
Year 2017Dev Anuman Interactive · MicroidsOn PS4 · Android · PC

On paper it is what Life Is Strange is — strong narrative focus, a sci-fi setting and single-player focus — though the resemblance is mostly at that level. To that it adds a third-person camera. They part company on setting and visuals: this one brings historical setting and 2D presentation.

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Life is Strange 2

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Life is Strange 2
AdventureNarrative Adventure
SoloNarrativeThird Person
Year 2018Dev DONTNOD Entertainment · Square EnixPlaytime ~6hOn PC · PS · Xbox

What brings it close to Life Is Strange is strong narrative focus, single-player focus and a third-person camera, and the two track each other on genre, game mode and tone.

Released 3 years after Life Is Strange.

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The Testament of Sherlock Holmes

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The Testament of Sherlock Holmes
AdventureNarrative Adventure
SoloNarrativeThird PersonFirst Person
Year 2012Dev Frogwares · AtlusOn PlayStation 3 · PS4 · PC

It meets Life Is Strange on strong narrative focus, single-player focus and a third-person camera. The distance is in visuals — its own ground is a first-person view.

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Gone Home

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Gone Home
AdventureNarrative Adventure
SoloNarrativeExplorationFirst Person
Year 2013Dev The Fullbright Company · Annapurna InteractivePlaytime ~3hOn PC · PS · iOS

It shares the essentials of what Life Is Strange does: exploration and discovery, strong narrative focus, and single-player focus. They part company on visuals: this one brings a first-person view.

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Batman: The Enemy Within

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

Held in common with Life Is Strange: strong narrative focus, single-player focus and a third-person camera. What it adds of its own: visual novel storytelling and dark, oppressive atmosphere.

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Chaos on Deponia

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Chaos on Deponia
AdventureNarrative Adventure
SoloNarrativeSci-Fi2D
Year 2012Dev Daedalic Entertainment · Daedalic Studio WestOn PS4 · Linux · PC

On paper it is what Life Is Strange is — strong narrative focus, a sci-fi setting and single-player focus — though the resemblance is mostly at that level. They part company on visuals and setting: this one brings 2D presentation.

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Goodbye Deponia

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Goodbye Deponia
AdventureNarrative Adventure
SoloNarrativeSci-Fi2D
Year 2013Dev Daedalic EntertainmentOn PS4 · Linux · PC

Same family as Life Is Strange: strong narrative focus, a sci-fi setting and single-player focus. They part company on visuals and setting: this one brings 2D presentation.

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Deponia Doomsday

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Deponia Doomsday
AdventureNarrative Adventure
SoloNarrativeSci-Fi2D
Year 2016Dev Daedalic EntertainmentOn PS4 · Linux · PC

On paper it is what Life Is Strange is — strong narrative focus, a sci-fi setting and single-player focus — though the resemblance is mostly at that level. They part company on visuals and setting: this one brings 2D presentation.

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Batman: The Enemy Within - The Telltale Series

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

With Life Is Strange it shares strong narrative focus, single-player focus and a third-person camera. Its own ground is visual novel storytelling and dark, oppressive atmosphere.

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Twelve Minutes

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

The thread back to Life Is Strange runs through exploration and discovery, strong narrative focus, and single-player focus. Where the two diverge is visuals: an isometric view.

Released 6 years after Life Is Strange.

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Thimbleweed Park

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Thimbleweed Park
AdventureNarrative Adventure
SoloNarrative2DPixel Art
Year 2017Dev Terrible ToyboxOn PS4 · Linux · Android

What carries over from Life Is Strange is strong narrative focus and single-player focus. They part company on visuals: this one brings 2D presentation.

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Life is Strange: Before the Storm

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Life is Strange: Before the Storm
Closest on setting
AdventureNarrative Adventure
SoloNarrativeFantasySci-FiThird Person
Year 2017Dev Deck Nine · Square EnixOn PS4 · Linux · Android

It shares the essentials of what Life Is Strange does: strong narrative focus, fantasy world and single-player focus. To that it adds a third-person camera. Its own ground is melee combat.

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Life is Strange: True Colors

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

What brings it close to Life Is Strange is strong narrative focus, fantasy world and single-player focus, and the two track each other on genre, game mode and progression. To that it adds exploration and discovery, and a third-person camera. They part company on setting: this one brings dark, oppressive atmosphere and melee combat.

Released 6 years after Life Is Strange.

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