15 Narrative games like Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy that you should try

The genre is the same as Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy’s, and with it dark, oppressive atmosphere, melee combat and single-player focus. To that it adds a third-person camera. They part company on combat and visuals: this one brings action RPG combat.

Same family as Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy: strong narrative focus, ranged combat and single-player focus. To that it adds a third-person camera. They part company on setting and visuals: this one brings horror setting and 3D presentation.

What brings it close to Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy is dark, oppressive atmosphere, open world exploration and melee combat, and the two track each other on genre, game mode and tone. Both also lean on exploration and discovery, and a third-person camera. The distance is in setting and combat — its own ground is magic-based combat and fantasy world.

What brings it close to Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy is dark, oppressive atmosphere, open world exploration and melee combat, and the two track each other on genre, game mode and tone. The common ground extends to exploration and discovery, and a third-person camera. Where the two diverge is setting and combat: a sandbox world and stealth mechanics.

Shelved next to Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy for good reason: strong narrative focus, open world exploration and ranged combat. The common ground extends to exploration and discovery, and single-player focus. Where the two diverge is setting and visuals: fantasy world and crafting mechanics.

What brings it close to Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy is strong narrative focus, open world exploration and melee combat, and the two track each other on genre, tone and world. Both also lean on exploration and discovery, and single-player focus. The distance is in setting and visuals — its own ground is horror setting.

Same family as Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy: strong narrative focus, open world exploration and melee combat. Both also lean on exploration and discovery, and single-player focus. The distance is in setting and visuals — its own ground is a mythological setting and 3D presentation.

What brings it close to Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy is dark, oppressive atmosphere, open world exploration and melee combat, and the two track each other on genre, tone and world. The common ground extends to exploration and discovery, and single-player focus. Where the two diverge is combat and visuals: action RPG combat.

Genre puts it alongside Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy, and so does dark, oppressive atmosphere, melee combat and single-player focus. The common ground extends to a third-person camera. Where the two diverge is visuals and combat: action RPG combat.

Genre puts it alongside Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy, and so does strong narrative focus, open world exploration and melee combat. The common ground extends to a third-person camera and a sci-fi setting. Where the two diverge is combat and visuals: action RPG combat and skill tree progression.

It comes from the same genre as Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy and shares strong narrative focus, melee combat and a sci-fi setting. To that it adds exploration and discovery, and a third-person camera. They part company on combat and progression: this one brings skill tree progression.

If Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy worked for you because of strong narrative focus, open world exploration and single-player focus, the same is here. To that it adds exploration and discovery, and a first-person view. They part company on progression: this one brings loot and gear systems.

The genre is the same as Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy’s, and with it strong narrative focus, open world exploration and melee combat. To that it adds exploration and discovery, and a third-person camera. They part company on progression and visuals: this one brings loot and gear systems.

If Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy worked for you because of strong narrative focus, open world exploration and melee combat, the same is here. Both also lean on exploration and discovery, and single-player focus. The distance is in setting and visuals — its own ground is fantasy world and 3D presentation.

The genre is the same as Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy’s, and with it strong narrative focus, melee combat and a sci-fi setting. Both also lean on a third-person camera and single-player focus. The distance is in combat and visuals — its own ground is puzzle design.