5 Games like Stray on PS5 that you should try

What brings it close to Stray is strong narrative focus, open world exploration and melee combat, and the two track each other on genre, game mode and world. The common ground extends to a sci-fi setting and single-player focus. Where the two diverge is visuals and setting: a space setting and a first-person view.

It comes from the same genre as Stray and shares strong narrative focus, open world exploration and horror setting. Both also lean on exploration and discovery, and single-player focus. The distance is in visuals and setting — its own ground is dark, oppressive atmosphere and linear, story-driven structure.

Genre puts it alongside Stray, and so does strong narrative focus, open world exploration and melee combat. To that it adds exploration and discovery, and single-player focus. They part company on visuals and world: this one brings procedural generation and a first-person view.

On paper it is what Stray is — strong narrative focus, open world exploration and single-player focus — though the resemblance is mostly at that level. Both also lean on exploration and discovery. The distance is in visuals and world — its own ground is procedural generation and a first-person view.

What brings it close to Stray is strong narrative focus, open world exploration and horror setting, and the two track each other on genre, game mode and world. The common ground extends to exploration and discovery, and single-player focus. Where the two diverge is visuals and setting: dark, oppressive atmosphere and a first-person view.