Games like Life is Strange - Episode 1
If you like Life is Strange - Episode 1 (narrative, choices and time travel), these 10 games are similar in what you do and how you play. They go from most to least similar.
OXENFREE
- In common: story
When you want a mystery story you can play through in one or two afternoons, with no demands.
Detroit: Become Human
- In common: story
When you want a story like a TV series where you choose the direction, chapter by chapter.
Tales from the Borderlands
- In common: story
When you fancy an episodic comedy adventure: each episode lasts around an hour and a half.
The Walking Dead
- In common: story
- Difference: more intense
When you want an intense story in instalments: each episode lasts a couple of hours and leaves you wanting more.
What Remains of Edith Finch
- In common: story
When you have a quiet afternoon and want a complete, moving experience with no difficulty at all.
Undertale
- In common: story
- Difference: more action
When you want a special, short story you can finish in a few sessions.
Night in the Woods
- In common: story
When you want a relatable, thoughtful story: each day in town is a short, pleasant session.
A Plague Tale: Innocence
- In common: story
- Difference: more intense
When you're in the mood for a linear, moving story over a few evenings: it lasts between 10 and 15 hours, across 17 chapters.
To the Moon
- In common: story
When you fancy a moving story for one or two afternoons, with no challenge or pressure.
Firewatch
- In common: story
When you want a grown-up, lovely story you can finish in one or two afternoons, with no demands.
How we pick them
We compare the tags the Steam community gives each game with our own classification: what you do (action, story, building…), the difficulty, how long sessions last and whether you play alone or with others. Nobody pays to appear.
About Life is Strange - Episode 1
Max, a photography student, discovers she can rewind time and uses it to save her friend Chloe. An episodic narrative adventure about friendship and adolescence where you can undo decisions and see their consequences.
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