Computed from player tags · Not ranked by quality
24 games like Life Is Strange: True Colors (2026)
Every game below overlaps with Life Is Strange: True Colors on things players said about it rather than on our opinion of what feels alike. Each entry shows what it matched on, so you can throw out the ones matching on the part you did not care about.
The short version
- Closest match: Life Is Strange: Before the Storm, which both psychological, story-rich and atmospheric.
- Life Is Strange: True Colors is tagged Choices Matter, Story Rich, LGBTQ+, Female Protagonist, Multiple Endings, Choose Your Own Adventure, Romance, Emotional by Steam players. Those tags are what the matching runs on.
- 24 games qualify, each with at least fifty player reviews behind its sentiment figure.
- 2 are free to download, so you can test the resemblance yourself at no cost.
How these were matched
Steam tags carry the most weight, because players apply them and they describe how a game feels rather than how it was filed. Souls-like, Atmospheric and Cozy exist as tags and as nothing else, which is exactly the vocabulary this question needs. Formal genres count for less, themes and a shared studio for more.
Tags carried by more than a third of the catalogue are thrown out before matching. Nearly everything is tagged Singleplayer, so matching on it is matching on nothing. That cutoff is computed from the catalogue rather than fixed, so it moves as the catalogue grows.
All 24, closest first
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Life Is Strange: Before the Storm
Why it matched: both psychological, story-rich and atmospheric; shares 9 player tags including Story Rich, Choices Matter and Female Protagonist; published by the same company; released around the same time (2017).
Life is Strange: Before the Storm is a new three part standalone story adventure set three years before the events of the first game. This time play as Chloe Price, a rebel who forms an unlikely friendship with Rachel Amber in a dramatic new story in the BAFTA award winning franchise.
Life Is Strange: Before the Storm at a glance Released 2017 Studio Not recorded Player sentiment 93% positive of 37,879 Price $16.99 Story RichChoices MatterFemale ProtagonistChoose Your Own AdventureMultiple EndingsThird PersonDramaMystery
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Life is Strange 2
Why it matched: both psychological, story-rich and atmospheric; shares 7 player tags including Choices Matter, Story Rich and Drama; published by the same company; released around the same time (2018).
After a tragic incident, brothers Sean and Daniel Diaz run away from home. Fearing the police, and dealing with Daniel's new telekinetic power, the boys head to Mexico. Each stop on their journey brings new friends and new challenges.
Life is Strange 2 at a glance Released 2018 Studio DONTNOD Entertainment Player sentiment 87% positive of 40,943 Price Free Choices MatterStory RichDramaChoose Your Own AdventureLGBTQ+Third PersonMystery
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Life Is Strange
Why it matched: both psychological, story-rich and atmospheric; shares 7 player tags including Story Rich, Choices Matter and Female Protagonist; published by the same company.
Episode 1 now FREE! Life is Strange is an award-winning and critically acclaimed episodic adventure game that allows the player to rewind time and affect the past, present and future.
Life Is Strange at a glance Released 2015 Studio Don’t Nod Player sentiment 96% positive of 175,705 Price Free Story RichChoices MatterFemale ProtagonistMultiple EndingsMysteryThird PersonLGBTQ+
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The Walking Dead: Season Two
Why it matched: both story-rich and atmospheric; shares 8 player tags including Story Rich, Female Protagonist and Drama.
The Walking Dead: Season Two continues the story of Clementine, a young girl orphaned by the undead apocalypse. Left to fend for herself, she has been forced to learn how to survive in a world gone mad.
The Walking Dead: Season Two at a glance Released 2013 Studio Telltale Games Player sentiment 97% positive of 33,969 Price $14.99 Story RichFemale ProtagonistDramaChoices MatterChoose Your Own AdventureEmotionalMatureCinematic
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Clannad
Why it matched: both psychological, story-rich and atmospheric; shares 6 player tags including Story Rich, Romance and Drama.
From the world renowned visual novel studio Key, the highly rated story of CLANNAD is now available on Steam! Improved visuals, achievement integration, and Dangopedia make this the best version of CLANNAD to date.
Clannad at a glance Released 2004 Studio Key Player sentiment 98% positive of 10,936 Price $44.99 Story RichRomanceDramaMultiple EndingsChoices MatterEmotional
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The Wolf Among Us
Why it matched: both psychological, story-rich and atmospheric; shares 6 player tags including Story Rich, Choose Your Own Adventure and Mature.
From the makers of the 2012 Game of the Year: The Walking Dead, comes a thriller based on the award-winning Fables comic books. As Bigby Wolf you will discover that a brutal, bloody murder is just a taste of things to come in a game series where your every decision can have enormous consequences.
The Wolf Among Us at a glance Released 2013 Studio LCG Entertainment, Inc. Player sentiment 98% positive of 40,158 Price $14.99 Story RichChoose Your Own AdventureMatureChoices MatterMysteryCinematic
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House Party
Why it matched: both story-rich; shares 9 player tags including Mature, Choices Matter and Story Rich; released around the same time (2022).
House Party is an edgy comedy adventure game inspired by classic comedies of the '90s. Every decision changes your story and every character has something to reveal. There’s also a button to take your pants off.
House Party at a glance Released 2022 Studio Eek! Games, LLC Player sentiment 86% positive of 15,417 Price $24.99 MatureChoices MatterStory RichMultiple EndingsCinematicDramaChoose Your Own AdventureLGBTQ+
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Heavy Rain
Why it matched: both psychological, story-rich and atmospheric; shares 6 player tags including Choices Matter, Story Rich and Multiple Endings.
Experience a gripping psychological thriller filled with innumerable twists and turns. The hunt is on for a murderer known only as the Origami Killer. Four characters, each following their own leads, must take part in a desperate attempt to prevent the killer from claiming a new victim.
Heavy Rain at a glance Released 2010 Studio Quantic Dream Player sentiment 86% positive of 30,991 Price $19.99 Choices MatterStory RichMultiple EndingsCinematicEmotionalMystery
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Detroit: Become Human
Why it matched: both story-rich and atmospheric; shares 7 player tags including Choices Matter, Story Rich and Multiple Endings; released around the same time (2020).
Detroit: Become Human puts the destiny of both mankind and androids in your hands, taking you to a near future where machines have become more intelligent than humans. Every choice you make affects the outcome of the game, with one of the most intricately branching narratives ever created.
Detroit: Become Human at a glance Released 2020 Studio Quantic Dream Player sentiment 96% positive of 261,110 Price $39.99 Choices MatterStory RichMultiple EndingsCinematicEmotionalThird PersonFemale Protagonist
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The Walking Dead: The Final Season
Why it matched: both story-rich and atmospheric; shares 7 player tags including Story Rich, Choices Matter and Choose Your Own Adventure; released around the same time (2018).
A secluded school might finally be Clementine’s chance for a home, but protecting it will mean sacrifice.
The Walking Dead: The Final Season at a glance Released 2018 Studio Telltale Games Player sentiment 95% positive of 21,498 Price $19.99 Story RichChoices MatterChoose Your Own AdventureFemale ProtagonistDramaMatureLGBTQ+
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Kathy Rain
Why it matched: both psychological, story-rich and atmospheric; shares 6 player tags including Female Protagonist, Mystery and Story Rich.
Set in the '90s, Kathy Rain tells the story of a strong-willed journalism major who has to come to terms with her troubled past as she investigates the mysterious death of her recently deceased grandfather.
Kathy Rain at a glance Released 2016 Studio Clifftop Games Player sentiment 92% positive of 4,003 Price $9.99 Female ProtagonistMysteryStory RichThird PersonSupernaturalChoices Matter
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Dreamfall Chapters
Why it matched: both story-rich and atmospheric; shares 7 player tags including Story Rich, Choices Matter and Female Protagonist; released around the same time (2017).
The Final Cut is the ultimate collector's edition of Dreamfall Chapters, a story-driven 3D adventure about choice and consequence, set in parallel worlds: a cyberpunk vision of the future and a magical fantasy realm.
Dreamfall Chapters at a glance Released 2017 Studio Red Thread Games Player sentiment 82% positive of 4,525 Price $24.99 Story RichChoices MatterFemale ProtagonistThird PersonChoose Your Own AdventureDramaCinematic
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Beyond: Two Souls
Why it matched: both story-rich and atmospheric; shares 7 player tags including Choices Matter, Story Rich and Female Protagonist.
A unique psychological action thriller delivered by A-list Hollywood performances by Elliot Page and Willem Dafoe, Beyond: Two Souls takes you on a thrilling journey across the globe as you play out the remarkable life of Jodie Holmes.
Beyond: Two Souls at a glance Released 2013 Studio Quantic Dream Player sentiment 88% positive of 42,985 Price $19.99 Choices MatterStory RichFemale ProtagonistCinematicEmotionalThird PersonDrama
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The Test
Why it matched: both psychological, story-rich and atmospheric; shares 5 player tags including Choose Your Own Adventure, Multiple Endings and Story Rich; released around the same time (2020).
You will answer a series of questions that will reveal truths from deep within. These questions may make you uncomfortable, but with great knowledge comes great sacrifice. Can you make it all the way through The Test, and if you do, are you sure you want the answers you seek?
The Test at a glance Released 2020 Studio Randumb Studios Player sentiment 97% positive of 20,122 Price $1.19 Choose Your Own AdventureMultiple EndingsStory RichChoices MatterMystery
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What Remains of Edith Finch
Why it matched: both psychological, story-rich and atmospheric; shares 5 player tags including Story Rich, Mystery and Female Protagonist; released around the same time (2017).
What Remains of Edith Finch is a collection of strange tales about a family in Washington state. As Edith, you’ll explore the colossal Finch house, searching for stories as she explores her family history and tries to figure out why she's the last one in her family left alive.
What Remains of Edith Finch at a glance Released 2017 Studio Giant Sparrow Player sentiment 96% positive of 52,603 Price $4.99 Story RichMysteryFemale ProtagonistDramaEmotional
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Night in the Woods
Why it matched: both psychological, story-rich and atmospheric; shares 5 player tags including Story Rich, Stylized and Choices Matter; released around the same time (2017).
NIGHT IN THE WOODS is an adventure game focused on exploration, story, and character, featuring dozens of characters to meet and lots to do across a lush, vibrant world.
Night in the Woods at a glance Released 2017 Studio Infinite Fall Player sentiment 95% positive of 20,228 Price $19.99 Story RichStylizedChoices MatterNarrativeMystery
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The Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe
Why it matched: both psychological, story-rich and atmospheric; shares 5 player tags including Multiple Endings, Choices Matter and Story Rich; released around the same time (2022).
The Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe is an expanded re-imagining of 2013's The Stanley Parable. You will play as Stanley, and you will not play as Stanley. You will make a choice, and you will become powerless. You are not here to win. The Stanley Parable is a game that plays you.
The Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe at a glance Released 2022 Studio Crows Crows Crows Player sentiment 94% positive of 36,046 Price $24.99 Multiple EndingsChoices MatterStory RichMysteryEmotional
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Love Is All Around
Why it matched: both story-rich; shares 8 player tags including Romance, Multiple Endings and Choices Matter; released around the same time (2023).
The player becomes Gu Yi, uses the first-person perspective to immerse himself in meeting six beauties, and embarks on a joyful and sweet love journey with them. Six girls that are charming, innocent, intelligent, wild, sexy, glamorous, who will go to the end with you is up to you to decide.
Love Is All Around at a glance Released 2023 Studio intiny Player sentiment 93% positive of 45,888 Price $9.99 RomanceMultiple EndingsChoices MatterStory RichChoose Your Own AdventureEmotionalDramaFemale Protagonist
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Kena: Bridge of Spirits
Why it matched: both psychological, story-rich and atmospheric; shares 5 player tags including Female Protagonist, Third Person and Cinematic; released around the same time (2022).
A story-driven, action adventure combining exploration with fast-paced combat. Untangle the past as Kena, a young Spirit Guide in search of the sacred Mountain Shrine. Help free the spirits trapped in a forgotten village with the help of the Rot, her adorable (yet powerful) spirit companions.
Kena: Bridge of Spirits at a glance Released 2022 Studio Ember Lab Player sentiment 92% positive of 17,564 Price $39.99 Female ProtagonistThird PersonCinematicStory RichMystery
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A Plague Tale: Requiem
Why it matched: both psychological and atmospheric; shares 6 player tags including Cinematic, Third Person and Female Protagonist; released around the same time (2022).
Embark on a heartrending journey into a brutal, breathtaking world, and discover the cost of saving those you love in a desperate struggle for survival. Strike from the shadows or unleash hell with a variety of weapons, tools and unearthly powers.
A Plague Tale: Requiem at a glance Released 2022 Studio Asobo Studio Player sentiment 91% positive of 26,729 Price $49.99 CinematicThird PersonFemale ProtagonistEmotionalDramaMystery
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We Were Here Expeditions: The FriendShip
Why it matched: both psychological, story-rich and atmospheric; shares 5 player tags including Emotional, Mystery and Story Rich; released around the same time (2023).
Partner up with your friend online and set sail for an unforgettable puzzle adventure in this bite-sized standalone We Were Here experience. Work together to overcome brain-teasing challenges and make fun memories, using your best communication, teamwork and trust skills.
We Were Here Expeditions: The FriendShip at a glance Released 2023 Studio Total Mayhem Games Player sentiment 90% positive of 24,073 Price $1.99 EmotionalMysteryStory RichMultiple EndingsDrama
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Steins;Gate
Why it matched: both psychological, story-rich and atmospheric; shares 5 player tags including Story Rich, Multiple Endings and Choices Matter.
Developed by 5pb. and Nitroplus, STEINS;GATE was awarded Famitsu magazine's coveted annual Game of Excellence award and was voted one of the most emotionally charged “tear-inducing games” ever made, in a Famitsu poll. It is a gripping and moving Visual Novel, which has already spawned manga and anime adaptations.
Steins;Gate at a glance Released 2009 Studio 5pb. Inc. Player sentiment 97% positive of 26,892 Price $29.99 Story RichMultiple EndingsChoices MatterRomanceMystery
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The Walking Dead
Why it matched: both story-rich and atmospheric; shares 7 player tags including Story Rich, Choices Matter and Drama.
A five-part adventure horror series set in the same universe as Robert Kirkman’s award-winning comic book series.
The Walking Dead at a glance Released 2012 Studio Telltale Games Player sentiment 97% positive of 80,414 Price $14.99 Story RichChoices MatterDramaEmotionalMatureChoose Your Own AdventureThird Person
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Steins;Gate 0
Why it matched: both psychological, story-rich and atmospheric; shares 5 player tags including Story Rich, Multiple Endings and Choices Matter.
If you can't save the one you love… How can you save humanity? Sequel to the visual novel cult classic. Experience an alternate worldline of STEINS;GATE.
Steins;Gate 0 at a glance Released 2015 Studio Mages Player sentiment 96% positive of 8,409 Price $34.99 Story RichMultiple EndingsChoices MatterRomanceMystery
Common questions
What game is most like Life Is Strange: True Colors?
Life Is Strange: Before the Storm, on the evidence we have. It both psychological, story-rich and atmospheric. That is a statement about overlap, not a promise you will like it as much: two games can share every tag and still feel different to play.
How is "similar to Life Is Strange: True Colors" decided?
By overlap on the tags Steam players applied to each game, the formal genres, the themes both sit in, and whether the same studio made them. Tags carry the most weight because players write them, so they describe how a game feels rather than how it was filed. Tags carried by more than a third of the catalogue are ignored: matching on "Singleplayer" is matching on nothing. Every entry below shows exactly what it matched on.
Are these ranked by quality?
No. They are ordered by how much they overlap with Life Is Strange: True Colors. Where two games overlap equally, the better received one goes first, but that only moves a game a place or two. Each entry shows its own player sentiment so you can weigh that separately.
Do you get paid for these recommendations?
No. The order is computed from tag and genre overlap and nothing else. No placement here can be bought, and a game appearing high on this page is a statement about resemblance rather than an endorsement.