Games like Tell Me Why
If Tell Me Why is your kind of game, the closest matches are Life is Strange 2, Life is Strange: True Colors and Life is Strange: Double Exposure — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its writing quality is exceptional, atmospheric and emotional. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.
Get personalized picks →Tell Me Why is an adventure game from DONTNOD Entertainment, published by Xbox Game Studios and released in 2020 as a free-to-play title. Players guide twin protagonists with a supernatural bond as they investigate family trauma, with progression tied to past exploration and memory manipulation. Decision-making affects relationships throughout the episodic narrative. Reviewers highlight the atmospheric and emotional tone, with players drawn to its exploration of mental health and identity issues. The game holds an 81% positive rating from 7827 Steam reviews and runs on Steam Deck.
About Tell Me Why: Tell Me Why is the multi-award winning episodic adventure game from Dontnod Entertainment in which twins use their supernatural bond to discover the truth of their troubled past.
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Life is Strange 2
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Tell Me Why.
Top pick for Tell Me Why fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Tell Me Why.
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: True Colors
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Tell Me Why.
Second-strongest match for Tell Me Why fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Tell Me Why.
Alex Chen hides her 'curse': the psychic power of Empathy, the ability to absorb the emotions of others. When her brother dies in a so-called accident, Alex must embrace her power to find the truth.
Life is Strange: Double Exposure
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for Tell Me Why fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Tell Me Why.
When Max Caulfield finds her friend Safi dead in the snow, she tears open the way to a parallel timeline. Here, Safi is still alive - and still in danger! With her new power to Shift between two timelines – can Max solve and prevent the same murder?
Life is Strange: Reunion
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Tell Me Why.
Ranked #4 for Tell Me Why fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Tell Me Why.
The saga of Max and Chloe, and the fate of Caledon, is yours to decide! Play as both Max and Chloe as an all-new story builds towards an epic climax. The fire will force Max and Chloe to make devastating decisions. Can they find a future together… Before everything burns?
The Walking Dead
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Tell Me Why.
Ranked #5 for Tell Me Why fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Tell Me Why.
A five-part adventure horror series set in the same universe as Robert Kirkman’s award-winning comic book series.
Life is Strange: Before the Storm
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Tell Me Why.
Ranked #6 for Tell Me Why fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Tell Me Why.
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.
The Walking Dead: Season Two
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Tell Me Why.
Ranked #7 for Tell Me Why fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Tell Me Why.
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.
Attentat 1942
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Tell Me Why.
Ranked #8 for Tell Me Why fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Tell Me Why.
Attentat 1942 is a historically-accurate adventure about World War 2. Face moral dilemmas and existential struggles as you uncover the troubled past of your family.
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Life is Strange Remastered
WHY THIS
Shares an emotional mood with Tell Me Why.
Reviewers of Tell Me Why cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Adventure with Tell Me Why.
Experience the BAFTA award-winning story of Life is Strange now beautifully remastered with enhanced visuals and vastly improved animation using mocap technology.
Beyond: Two Souls
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Tell Me Why.
Reviewers of Tell Me Why cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Adventure with Tell Me Why.
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.
Detroit: Become Human
WHY THIS
Shares an emotional mood with Tell Me Why.
Reviewers of Tell Me Why cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Adventure with Tell Me Why.
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.
The Walking Dead: The Telltale Definitive Series
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Tell Me Why.
Reviewers of Tell Me Why cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Adventure with Tell Me Why.
The Walking Dead: The Telltale Definitive Series contains all 4 Seasons, 400 Days, and The Walking Dead: Michonne, which includes over 50 hours of gameplay across 23 unique episodes.
Heavy Rain
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Tell Me Why.
Reviewers of Tell Me Why cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Adventure with Tell Me Why.
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.
Marie's Room
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Tell Me Why.
Reviewers of Tell Me Why cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Adventure and Free To Play with Tell Me Why.
Marie's Room is a short story exploration game about an unconventional friendship between two classmates. You play as Kelsey, remembering Marie's room as it was twenty years ago. But something’s off. What happened to Marie?
Tacoma
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Tell Me Why.
Reviewers of Tell Me Why cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Adventure with Tell Me Why.
Tacoma is a sci-fi narrative adventure from the creators of Gone Home. Set aboard a high-tech space station in the year 2088, explore every detail of how the station’s crew lived and worked, finding the clues that add up to a gripping story of trust, fear, and resolve in the face of disaster.
Everybody's Gone to the Rapture
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Tell Me Why.
Reviewers of Tell Me Why cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Adventure with Tell Me Why.
Featuring a beautiful, detailed open-world and a haunting soundtrack, Everybody’s Gone to the Rapture is non-linear storytelling at its best.
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More from DONTNOD Entertainment
Other recommendable Steam games by DONTNOD Entertainment, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
Life is Strange - Episode 1
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Tell Me Why.
Another title from DONTNOD Entertainment, the studio behind Tell Me Why. Shares Adventure with Tell Me Why.
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 2
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Tell Me Why.
Another title from DONTNOD Entertainment, the studio behind Tell Me Why. Shares Adventure with Tell Me Why.
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.
Vampyr
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Tell Me Why.
Another title from DONTNOD Entertainment, the studio behind Tell Me Why.
London, 1918. You are newly-turned Vampyr Dr. Jonathan Reid. As a doctor, you must find a cure to save the city’s flu-ravaged citizens. As a Vampyr, you are cursed to feed on those you vowed to heal.
Remember Me
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Tell Me Why.
Another title from DONTNOD Entertainment, the studio behind Tell Me Why. Shares Adventure with Tell Me Why.
Remember Me™ is a 3rd person action adventure where players take on the role of Nilin, a former elite memory hunter with the ability to break into people’s minds and steal or even alter their memories.
The Awesome Adventures of Captain Spirit
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Tell Me Why.
Another title from DONTNOD Entertainment, the studio behind Tell Me Why. Shares Adventure and Free To Play with Tell Me Why.
Have you ever dreamt of being a superhero? Meet Chris, a creative and imaginative 9 year old boy who escapes reality with fantastical adventures as his alter ego, the Awesome Captain Spirit! Captain Spirit is a free demo set in the Life is Strange universe. Contains links to Life is Strange 2
Plays great on Steam Deck
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
Life is Strange 2
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Tell Me Why.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Adventure with Tell Me Why.
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: True Colors
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Tell Me Why.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Adventure with Tell Me Why.
Alex Chen hides her 'curse': the psychic power of Empathy, the ability to absorb the emotions of others. When her brother dies in a so-called accident, Alex must embrace her power to find the truth.
The Walking Dead
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Tell Me Why.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Adventure with Tell Me Why.
A five-part adventure horror series set in the same universe as Robert Kirkman’s award-winning comic book series.
Frequently asked about Tell Me Why
- Does Tell Me Why run on Steam Deck?
- Tell Me Why is rated Playable on Steam Deck — it runs, but expect some manual adjustments (control remapping, text size, or graphics settings) for the best experience.
- Is Tell Me Why free to play?
- Yes — Tell Me Why is a free-to-play title on Steam. You can install and play it without buying anything, though some games include optional in-app purchases.
- What games are most similar to Tell Me Why?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Tell Me Why are Life is Strange 2, Life is Strange: True Colors, Life is Strange: Double Exposure.
- Who developed Tell Me Why?
- Tell Me Why was developed by DONTNOD Entertainment and published by Xbox Game Studios.
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