# Games like Life is Strange 2

> The closest matches to Life is Strange 2: Life is Strange: Before the Storm, The Awesome Adventures of Captain Spirit, Life is Strange - Episode 1, Tell Me Why, and The Walking Dead. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.

## Similar games, ranked

The full ranked list, 24 games, best match first (the HTML page shows the top 8 as cards).

1. [Life is Strange: Before the Storm](https://imho.run/games/554620/life-is-strange-before-the-storm) — Also Episodic and Drama, like Life is Strange 2. 13,006 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/554620/)
2. [The Awesome Adventures of Captain Spirit](https://imho.run/games/845070/the-awesome-adventures-of-captain-spirit) — Also Drama and Walking Simulator, like Life is Strange 2. 5,700 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/845070/)
3. [Life is Strange - Episode 1](https://imho.run/games/319630/life-is-strange-episode-1) — Also Episodic, like Life is Strange 2. 75,553 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/319630/)
4. [Tell Me Why](https://imho.run/games/1180660/tell-me-why) — Also Episodic and LGBTQ+, like Life is Strange 2. 7,827 Steam reviews, 81% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1180660/)
5. [The Walking Dead](https://imho.run/games/207610/the-walking-dead) — Shares choice driven narrative with Life is Strange 2. 24,423 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/207610/)
6. [Beyond: Two Souls](https://imho.run/games/960990/beyond-two-souls) — A frequent pick in Life is Strange 2 players' libraries, and another Action. 7,993 Steam reviews, 84% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/960990/)
7. [Dispatch](https://imho.run/games/2592160/dispatch) — Also Episodic and Choose Your Own Adventure, like Life is Strange 2. 102,071 Steam reviews, 98% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2592160/)
8. [The Wolf Among Us](https://imho.run/games/250320/the-wolf-among-us) — Also Episodic and Choose Your Own Adventure, like Life is Strange 2. 18,516 Steam reviews, 98% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/250320/)
9. [What Remains of Edith Finch](https://imho.run/games/501300/what-remains-of-edith-finch) — A frequent pick in Life is Strange 2 players' libraries, and another Indie. 17,663 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/501300/)
10. [Ghost on the Shore](https://imho.run/games/1211930/ghost-on-the-shore) — A frequent pick in Life is Strange 2 players' libraries, and another Adventure. 121 Steam reviews, 85% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1211930/)
11. [Oxenfree](https://imho.run/games/388880/oxenfree) — Also Walking Simulator, like Life is Strange 2. 6,745 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/388880/)
12. [Slay the Princess — The Pristine Cut](https://imho.run/games/1989270/slay-the-princess-the-pristine-cut) — Also Choose Your Own Adventure, like Life is Strange 2. 21,995 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1989270/)
13. [Night in the Woods](https://imho.run/games/481510/night-in-the-woods) — Same atmospheric mood as Life is Strange 2. 13,243 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/481510/)
14. [Brothers - A Tale of Two Sons](https://imho.run/games/225080/brothers-a-tale-of-two-sons) — Same atmospheric mood as Life is Strange 2. 16,371 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/225080/)
15. [Closer the Distance](https://imho.run/games/1991300/closer-the-distance) — Also Drama, like Life is Strange 2. 139 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1991300/)
16. [Fragments of Him](https://imho.run/games/428540/fragments-of-him) — Also LGBTQ+ and Drama, like Life is Strange 2. 91 Steam reviews, 82% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/428540/)
17. [Kentucky Route Zero: PC Edition](https://imho.run/games/231200/kentucky-route-zero-pc-edition) — Also Episodic, like Life is Strange 2. 2,419 Steam reviews, 82% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/231200/)
18. [Firewatch](https://imho.run/games/383870/firewatch) — Also Drama and Walking Simulator, like Life is Strange 2. 55,602 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/383870/)
19. [Sumire](https://imho.run/games/1335230/sumire) — Also Walking Simulator and Choose Your Own Adventure, like Life is Strange 2. 347 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1335230/)
20. [A Plague Tale: Requiem](https://imho.run/games/1182900/a-plague-tale-requiem) — Also Drama, like Life is Strange 2. 7,151 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1182900/)
21. [Herald: An Interactive Period Drama - Book I & II](https://imho.run/games/380810/herald-an-interactive-period-drama-book-i-ii) — Shares choice driven narrative with Life is Strange 2. 95 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/380810/)
22. [Dreamfall Chapters](https://imho.run/games/237850/dreamfall-chapters) — Same atmospheric mood as Life is Strange 2. 1,917 Steam reviews, 80% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/237850/)
23. [I Was a Teenage Exocolonist](https://imho.run/games/1148760/i-was-a-teenage-exocolonist) — A frequent pick in Life is Strange 2 players' libraries, and another RPG. 3,777 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1148760/)
24. [Winds of Change](https://imho.run/games/594130/winds-of-change) — Also LGBTQ+ and Choose Your Own Adventure, like Life is Strange 2. 476 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/594130/)

## Machine-readable

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## About Life is Strange 2

Life is Strange 2 is an adventure game released in 2018 by DONTNOD Entertainment in which players guide two brothers, Sean and Daniel Diaz, across America after a tragedy forces them to flee their home. The narrative is built around brother-dynamics and choice-driven gameplay, with supernatural influence from Daniel's telekinetic powers woven into the story rather than driving gameplay mechanics. Players describe the relationship between the brothers as painfully realistic, and reviewers highlight how choices drastically alter the ending, giving the game significant replay value through multiple conclusions. Reviewers also note that themes of racism and trauma hit hard, adding emotional weight to the road-trip narrative. The game holds an 85% positive rating from over 16,000 Steam reviews and is verified to run on Steam Deck.

## Game info

- **AppID:** 532210
- **Developer:** DONTNOD Entertainment, Feral Interactive (Mac), Feral Interactive (Linux)
- **Publisher:** Square Enix, Feral Interactive (Mac), Feral Interactive (Linux)
- **Genres:** Adventure
- **Categories:** Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Cloud, Full controller support, Steam Trading Cards, Remote Play on Phone, Remote Play on Tablet, Remote Play on TV, Family Sharing, Adjustable Text Size, Subtitle Options, Custom Volume Controls, Stereo Sound
- **Released:** Sep 26, 2018
- **Free to play:** yes
- **Platforms:** windows, mac, linux

## Links

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