Games like Road 96
If you like Road 96 (narrative, choices and road trip), these 10 games are similar in what you do and how you play. They go from most to least similar.
Detroit: Become Human
- In common: story
When you want a story like a TV series where you choose the direction, chapter by chapter.
The Walking Dead
- In common: story
When you want an intense story in instalments: each episode lasts a couple of hours and leaves you wanting more.
Tales from the Borderlands
- In common: story
When you fancy an episodic comedy adventure: each episode lasts around an hour and a half.
Life is Strange - Episode 1
- In common: story
When you fancy a moving story in instalments: each episode lasts a few hours.
Amanda the Adventurer
- In common: story
- Difference: harder
When you want short, unsettling horror: a first playthrough takes under an hour, and there are five endings.
The Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe
- In common: story
- Difference: shorter sessions
When you want to laugh and be surprised in short sessions: each run takes a few minutes.
OXENFREE
- In common: story
When you want a mystery story you can play through in one or two afternoons, with no demands.
Night in the Woods
- In common: story
When you want a relatable, thoughtful story: each day in town is a short, pleasant session.
Pentiment
- In common: story
When you fancy reading at a leisurely pace and weighing up difficult decisions.
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.
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 Road 96
It's the summer of 1996 and you guide several teenagers fleeing an authoritarian country towards the border: on foot, hitchhiking, by bus or by taxi, keeping an eye on their money and energy. Your choices sway an election and the ending.
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