Games like Life is Strange: The 3 best alternatives

In "Life is Strange" the player has to make many decisions and can influence the course of the story. In this article, we present the three best alternatives to the title and explain why they are special.

Games like "Life is Strange" - Heavy Rain

The game "Life is Strange" is a 3D adventure in which the high school student Max Caulfield discovers her special abilities. She can turn back the time for a few minutes and rethink decisions. The player has to make many decisions in the game that are not always easy and are never clearly good or bad.

• The first game we present as an alternative is "Heavy Rain" by the French studio Quantic Dreams. This title is available for the PS3 and PC.
• As in "Life is Strange", the player has to make many decisions in "Heavy Rain". Depending on how they are hit, the story goes ahead and the end changes. Playable characters may even die and leave.
• The game is about a series of murders in 2011 that killed several boys. These are first kidnapped and then found drowned near railroad tracks. There is always an orchid on her chest and an origami figure in her hand. That is why the perpetrator is also called "origami killer".
• The story is approached by different people and told differently. It begins with family man Ethan Mars, whose son is killed in a car accident. In addition, his second son disappears, so he is involved in the case. A private investigator and other police officers are also investigating the case.

Many decisions in "Detroit: Become Human"

"Detroit: Become Human" is about the future in Detroit in 2038. Human-looking androids have been developed that serve people or are companions and live together with people in everyday life. The game is available for the PS4.

• In future Detroit, androids have become mass-produced goods and do work that has become a nuisance to people. Since the humanoid robots are now taking care of low-level jobs, many residents of the metropolis have lost their jobs.
• The high level of unemployment and poverty among the population is reflected in the hatred of the androids, who can do nothing for their fate. But not all people treat their androids badly. This is how social problems are integrated into the game, such as the topic of "racism".
• The player explores the future of Detroit in the roles of three different androids, each working in three different social classes.
• There are many choices to choose from, but they are limited by a kind of "Android Codex". The humanoid robots do not have the same rights as humans, so the player has to follow certain rules.

The Dark Pictures Anthology - Man of Medan

The third game presented is "Man of Medan" by Supermassive Games. It is available for the PS4, the Xbox One, as well as for the PC.

• The initial situation of the game is reminiscent of a classic horror film: A group of young Americans travels on a boat in the South Pacific to explore a plane wreck from the Second World War during a dive. After a short time, however, a violent storm looms, which is why the group has to get to safety on a large ghost ship.
• You will later find out that this is the lost ship SS Ourang Medan, on which you have to face your worst nightmares. They are torn between reality and nightmare and have to keep their mental health.
• Man of Medan is a survival horror game in which the player controls five characters in the group and has to make decisions to keep them alive - or to let them die. The game offers action deposits based on Quick Time Events.

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