21 Narrative games like The Edge Ball that you should try

What brings it close to The Edge Ball is strong narrative focus, melee combat and a sci-fi setting, and the two track each other on genre, combat and game mode. The common ground extends to exploration and discovery, and a first-person view. Where the two diverge is setting and visuals: post-apocalyptic world and a third-person camera.

If The Edge Ball worked for you because of strong narrative focus, melee combat and a sci-fi setting, the same is here. To that it adds a first-person view and single-player focus. They part company on setting and tone: this one brings dark, oppressive atmosphere.

It shares the essentials of what The Edge Ball does: strong narrative focus, melee combat and a sci-fi setting. Both also lean on a first-person view and single-player focus. The distance is in setting — its own ground is a space setting.

If The Edge Ball worked for you because of strong narrative focus, melee combat and a sci-fi setting, the same is here. To that it adds exploration and discovery, and single-player focus. They part company on visuals and setting: this one brings post-apocalyptic world and 2D presentation.

It shares the essentials of what The Edge Ball does: strong narrative focus, melee combat and a sci-fi setting. Both also lean on exploration and discovery, and single-player focus. The distance is in visuals and tone — its own ground is cozy, relaxing feel and a third-person camera.

It shares the essentials of what The Edge Ball does: strong narrative focus, melee combat and single-player focus. To that it adds exploration and discovery. They part company on visuals and tone: this one brings dark, oppressive atmosphere and a third-person camera.

It shares the essentials of what The Edge Ball does: strong narrative focus, melee combat and a sci-fi setting. The common ground extends to exploration and discovery, and single-player focus. Where the two diverge is visuals and setting: punishing difficulty and fantasy world.

If The Edge Ball worked for you because of strong narrative focus, melee combat and single-player focus, the same is here. Where the two diverge is visuals: 2D presentation.

It shares the essentials of what The Edge Ball does: strong narrative focus, a sci-fi setting and single-player focus. Both also lean on exploration and discovery. The distance is in visuals and setting — its own ground is a space setting and an isometric view.

If The Edge Ball worked for you because of strong narrative focus, melee combat and single-player focus, the same is here. To that it adds exploration and discovery. They part company on visuals and tone: this one brings punishing difficulty and 2D presentation.

If The Edge Ball worked for you because of strong narrative focus, melee combat and single-player focus, the same is here. To that it adds exploration and discovery. They part company on visuals and tone: this one brings a casual, approachable feel and a third-person camera.

The genre is the same as The Edge Ball’s, and with it strong narrative focus, melee combat and a sci-fi setting. To that it adds single-player focus. They part company on visuals and tone: this one brings punishing difficulty and 2D presentation.

Same family as The Edge Ball: strong narrative focus, melee combat and a sci-fi setting. To that it adds single-player focus. They part company on visuals and setting: this one brings a casual, approachable feel and an anime aesthetic.

It comes from the same genre as The Edge Ball and shares strong narrative focus, a sci-fi setting and single-player focus. The common ground extends to exploration and discovery. Where the two diverge is visuals and tone: a relaxing pace and a third-person camera.

What brings it close to The Edge Ball is strong narrative focus, melee combat and single-player focus, and the two track each other on genre, combat and game mode. Where the two diverge is setting and visuals: fantasy world and a third-person camera.