Games like Detroit: Become Human
If Detroit: Become Human is your kind of game, the closest matches are The Uncertain: Light At The End, Heavy Rain and Beyond: Two Souls — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its cinematic, contemplative 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 →Detroit: Become Human is a 2020 Action-Adventure game developed by Quantic Dream set in a near-future where sentient androids challenge human supremacy. Players navigate branching narratives through quick-time events and consequence-driven choices, with every decision rippling into drastically different story outcomes. The game features character-driven storytelling where even minor choices can alter major narrative beats, encouraging multiple playthroughs. Players describe the experience as cinematic and immersive, with presentation that feels like an interactive film, and note that emotional investment in the android protagonists becomes inevitable. Priced at $39.99 and verified for Steam Deck, the title holds a Metacritic score of 80 and maintains a 95% positive rating from over 52,000 Steam reviews.
About Detroit: Become Human: 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.
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The Uncertain: Light At The End
WHY THIS
Top pick for Detroit: Become Human fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Detroit: Become Human.
The Uncertain is a story-driven adventure game set in a post-apocalyptic world. Humanity disappeared from the face of the Earth and has been replaced by robots. Together with Emily, one of the survivors, you will have to witness how people try to live in a world ruled by robots.
Heavy Rain
WHY THIS
Shares quick time events and an emotional mood with Detroit: Become Human.
Second-strongest match for Detroit: Become Human fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Detroit: Become Human.
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.
Beyond: Two Souls
WHY THIS
Shares an emotional mood with Detroit: Become Human.
Third-strongest match for Detroit: Become Human fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Detroit: Become Human.
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.
Life is Strange Remastered
WHY THIS
Shares a cinematic mood with Detroit: Become Human.
Ranked #4 for Detroit: Become Human fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Detroit: Become Human.
Experience the BAFTA award-winning story of Life is Strange now beautifully remastered with enhanced visuals and vastly improved animation using mocap technology.
The Invincible
WHY THIS
Shares an immersive mood with Detroit: Become Human.
Ranked #5 for Detroit: Become Human fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Detroit: Become Human.
Rethink human’s dominion in The Invincible: a story-driven adventure set in a hard sci-fi world by Stanisław Lem. Discover planet Regis III as scientist Yasna, use atompunk tools looking for a missing crew and face unforeseen threats. Make choices in a philosophical story that’s driven by science.
Terminator: Resistance
WHY THIS
Shares an immersive mood with Detroit: Become Human.
Ranked #6 for Detroit: Become Human fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Detroit: Become Human.
Terminator: Resistance, is a first-person shooter set during the 'Future War' scenario that was only glimpsed at in the iconic films, 'THE TERMINATOR' and 'T2: JUDGMENT DAY'. The machines are destined to lose, but at what cost?
Tell Me Why
WHY THIS
Shares an emotional mood with Detroit: Become Human.
Ranked #7 for Detroit: Become Human fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Detroit: Become Human.
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.
Death Come True
WHY THIS
Shares branching narrative and a cinematic mood with Detroit: Become Human.
Ranked #8 for Detroit: Become Human fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Detroit: Become Human.
Everything rides on your choices in this new wave interactive movie game. Experience a thrilling science fiction mystery in full-length live-action format—from genius creator of the "Danganronpa" series, Kazutaka Kodaka!
Reviewers mention these as similar to Detroit: Become Human
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The Quarry
WHY THIS
Shares quick time events and a cinematic mood with Detroit: Become Human.
Reviewers of Detroit: Become Human cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Adventure with Detroit: Become Human.
When the sun goes down on the last night of summer camp, nine teenage counselors are plunged into an unpredictable night of horror. The only thing worse than the blood-drenched locals and creatures hunting them are the unimaginable choices you must make to help them survive.
The Dark Pictures Anthology: Man of Medan
WHY THIS
Shares branching narrative with Detroit: Become Human.
Reviewers of Detroit: Become Human cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Adventure with Detroit: Become Human.
The Dark Pictures Anthology is a series of stand-alone, branching cinematic horror games that can also be played online with a friend. In Man of Medan, five friends set sail on a holiday diving trip that soon changes into something much more sinister.
Beyond: Two Souls
WHY THIS
Shares an emotional mood with Detroit: Become Human.
Reviewers of Detroit: Become Human cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Adventure with Detroit: Become Human.
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.
Heavy Rain
WHY THIS
Shares quick time events and an emotional mood with Detroit: Become Human.
Reviewers of Detroit: Become Human cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Adventure with Detroit: Become Human.
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.
The Walking Dead
WHY THIS
Shares quick time events and an emotional mood with Detroit: Become Human.
Reviewers of Detroit: Become Human cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Adventure with Detroit: Become Human.
A five-part adventure horror series set in the same universe as Robert Kirkman’s award-winning comic book series.
Life is Strange Remastered
WHY THIS
Shares a cinematic mood with Detroit: Become Human.
Reviewers of Detroit: Become Human cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Adventure with Detroit: Become Human.
Experience the BAFTA award-winning story of Life is Strange now beautifully remastered with enhanced visuals and vastly improved animation using mocap technology.
Mass Effect (2007)
WHY THIS
Shares a cinematic mood with Detroit: Become Human.
Reviewers of Detroit: Become Human cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Detroit: Become Human.
As Commander Shepard, you lead an elite squad on a heroic, action-packed adventure throughout the galaxy.
The Wolf Among Us
WHY THIS
Shares an immersive mood with Detroit: Become Human.
Reviewers of Detroit: Become Human cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Adventure with Detroit: Become Human.
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.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Detroit: Become Human at current Steam store prices.
Phasmophobia
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Detroit: Become Human on Steam right now. Shares Action with Detroit: Become Human.
Phasmophobia is a 4 player online co-op psychological horror. Paranormal activity is on the rise and it’s up to you and your team to use all the ghost-hunting equipment at your disposal in order to gather as much evidence as you can.
Lethal Company
WHY THIS
Priced ~75% under Detroit: Become Human on Steam right now. Shares Action and Adventure with Detroit: Become Human.
A co-op horror about scavenging at abandoned moons to sell scrap to the Company.
Left 4 Dead 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~75% under Detroit: Become Human on Steam right now. Shares Action with Detroit: Become Human.
Set in the zombie apocalypse, Left 4 Dead 2 is a co-operative action horror FPS takes you and your friends through the cities, swamps and cemeteries of the Deep South, from Savannah to New Orleans across five expansive campaigns.
Schedule I
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Detroit: Become Human on Steam right now. Shares Action with Detroit: Become Human.
From small-time dope pusher to kingpin - manufacture and distribute a range of drugs throughout the grungy city of Hyland Point. Expand your empire with properties, businesses, employees and more.
Hollow Knight
WHY THIS
Priced ~63% under Detroit: Become Human on Steam right now. Shares Action and Adventure with Detroit: Become Human.
Forge your own path in Hollow Knight! An epic action adventure through a vast ruined kingdom of insects and heroes. Explore twisting caverns, battle tainted creatures and befriend bizarre bugs, all in a classic, hand-drawn 2D style.
The Forest
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Detroit: Become Human on Steam right now. Shares Action and Adventure with Detroit: Become Human.
As the lone survivor of a passenger jet crash, you find yourself in a mysterious forest battling to stay alive against a society of cannibalistic mutants. Build, explore, survive in this terrifying first person survival horror simulator.
People Playground
WHY THIS
Priced ~75% under Detroit: Become Human on Steam right now. Shares Action with Detroit: Become Human.
Shoot, stab, burn, poison, tear, vaporise, or crush ragdolls in a large open space.
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Doki Doki Literature Club!
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
The Literature Club is full of cute girls! Will you write the way into their heart? This game is not suitable for children or those who are easily disturbed.
Life is Strange - Episode 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Adventure with Detroit: Become Human.
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.
Ultimate Custom Night
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Detroit: Become Human.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
ENA: Dream BBQ
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with Detroit: Become Human.
Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.
Indigo Park: Chapter 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Adventure with Detroit: Become Human.
Explore the abandoned childhood wonder of Indigo Park! Guided by Rambley the Raccoon, help restore power to the destroyed amusement park while you run from the reason it shut down.
Our Life: Beginnings & Always
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
A twenty-dollar bill, four summers, fifteen years, and a one of a kind life. Create an experience that’s all your own in this near-fully customizable visual novel where you grow from childhood to adulthood with the lonely boy next door.
missed messages.
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
‘goth gf’s iPhone’ airdrops you - accept or decline? A love/horror story about life, death, & memes.
Grimm's Hollow
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with Detroit: Become Human.
A spooky, freeware RPG where you search the afterlife for your brother. Reap ghosts with your scythe, explore haunted caves, and eat ghostly treats on your journey through death.
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More from Quantic Dream
Other recommendable Steam games by Quantic Dream, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
Beyond: Two Souls
WHY THIS
Shares an emotional mood with Detroit: Become Human.
Another title from Quantic Dream, the studio behind Detroit: Become Human. Shares Action and Adventure with Detroit: Become Human.
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.
Heavy Rain
WHY THIS
Shares quick time events and an emotional mood with Detroit: Become Human.
Another title from Quantic Dream, the studio behind Detroit: Become Human. Shares Action and Adventure with Detroit: Become Human.
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.
Fahrenheit: Indigo Prophecy Remastered
WHY THIS
Shares an immersive mood with Detroit: Become Human.
Another title from Quantic Dream, the studio behind Detroit: Become Human. Shares Adventure with Detroit: Become Human.
Fahrenheit (known as Indigo Prophecy in North America) was a breakthrough in interactive narrative. This newly remastered edition features updated textures in HD, expanded controller support, and is based on the uncut and uncensored international version of the game.
Omikron: The Nomad Soul
WHY THIS
Shares an immersive mood with Detroit: Become Human.
Another title from Quantic Dream, the studio behind Detroit: Become Human.
"I have many things to tell you and very little time… I come from a universe parallel to yours. My world is desperately in need of your help. Only YOU can save us."Responding to the desperate pleas of a mysterious character from another dimension, your soul must enter the dark and futuristic city of Omikron.
Spellcasters Chronicles
WHY THIS
Shares an immersive mood with Detroit: Become Human.
Another title from Quantic Dream, the studio behind Detroit: Become Human. Shares Action with Detroit: Become Human.
CAST. FLY. FIGHT. COOPERATE. In intense 3V3 action-strategy battles, summon hundreds of creatures, cast devastating spells, and call upon the might of Titans to rise as the most powerful member of the community of Spellcasters – and shape the fate of the world. Together.
Plays great on Steam Deck
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
Heavy Rain
WHY THIS
Shares quick time events and an emotional mood with Detroit: Become Human.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Adventure with Detroit: Become Human.
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.
Beyond: Two Souls
WHY THIS
Shares an emotional mood with Detroit: Become Human.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Adventure with Detroit: Become Human.
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.
The Invincible
WHY THIS
Shares an immersive mood with Detroit: Become Human.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Adventure with Detroit: Become Human.
Rethink human’s dominion in The Invincible: a story-driven adventure set in a hard sci-fi world by Stanisław Lem. Discover planet Regis III as scientist Yasna, use atompunk tools looking for a missing crew and face unforeseen threats. Make choices in a philosophical story that’s driven by science.
Death Come True
WHY THIS
Shares branching narrative and a cinematic mood with Detroit: Become Human.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Adventure with Detroit: Become Human.
Everything rides on your choices in this new wave interactive movie game. Experience a thrilling science fiction mystery in full-length live-action format—from genius creator of the "Danganronpa" series, Kazutaka Kodaka!
Frequently asked about Detroit: Become Human
- Is Detroit: Become Human verified for Steam Deck?
- Yes — Detroit: Become Human is Steam Deck Verified, meaning Valve has confirmed it runs well on the Deck with full controller, text legibility, and default configuration support.
- How much does Detroit: Become Human cost?
- Detroit: Become Human is listed on Steam at 39.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Detroit: Become Human?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Detroit: Become Human are The Uncertain: Light At The End, Heavy Rain, Beyond: Two Souls.
- Who developed Detroit: Become Human?
- Detroit: Become Human was developed by Quantic Dream.
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