Games Like Dear Esther for Xbox One

Life is Strange is a Single-player Graphic Adventure and Interactive Fiction video game by Square Enix. The game consists of five main episodes and focuses on the character of a Photography student named as Maxine Caulfield. Maxine Caulfield discovers out that she has the special ability to reverse time and any specific moment. The story takes a twist when Maxine foresees a huge Storm raging to destroy her town and that the time when she realizes that she’s the only one to prevent it from happening. Life is Strange allows the players to control the character of Maxine Caulfield and follow the narrative as it unfolds into all the storyful actions that the player character performs. Amazing trips to the past, fantastic quests, freedom to explore and the ability to manipulate environmental elements, loads of challenging puzzles and game ending based upon the actions performed by the character, Life is Strange offers a truly remarkable gameplay experience that is based on pure graphics and interactive elements. With an episodic gameplay, various character archetypes, a great story, graphic adventure nature and point-and-click puzzles, Life is Strange offers beautiful visuals and an impressively addictive gameplay to enjoy. Life is Strange is available to play on Microsoft Windows, Mac, PlayStation, Xbox and Linux platforms.

Gone Home is a First-person Indie Action-Adventure and Interactive Fiction Simulation developed by The Fullbright Company. The game takes place in the year 1995 and allows you to explore a mansion after coming back home after one long year. Every member of your family is vanished and you are left clueless about their sudden disappearance. In order to find them you must find clues, interact with objects and solve a number of challenging puzzles and mysteries. The game lets you be Kaitlin and allows you to explore the game world from a First-person Perspective, complete various game objectives in order to earn rewards, open up new areas and search for messages scattered all around the game world. Gone Home is an interactive video game that allwos you to look at objects, interact with them and keep on collecting the clues, objects and open up new game world areas to enjoy the game.

Portal, developed by Valve Corporation is a First person, Physics-based Puzzle-Platform video game. The game features the protagonist named Chell who solves puzzles by teleporting and getting help from the objects by using the special The Apurture Science Handheld Portal device. The device opens up two spatial portal on two different planes and the protagonist travels through these two portals and solves the puzzles, interacts with a number of items and crafts different things. The player character gets challenged by AI (Artificial Intelligence) who goes by the name of GlaDOS. Each time the player solves a puzzle, he gets a Cake as the reward that can be used to buy power-ups and upgrades. With it’s amazingly addictive and immersive nature, Portal offers beautiful visuals and sounds, an objective-based story and puzzles and a challenging game-play to enjoy.

Firewatch is a First-person Action, Adventure and Mystery video game. The game takes the players back to the year 1989 and leaves them right in the middle of the Shoshone National Forest and lets them be Fire Lookout named as Henry. The game revolves around two main characters, Henry and Delilah, Henry’s Supervisor and tells the story of a mystery that formed over a Conspiracy. Firewatch is full of mysterious incidents, happenings, and all the pondering situations. According to the storyline, Henry works as a Fire Lookout, Delilah Assists him as a Supervisor and the story is about finding the roots of mystery that rocked the minds of the characters of the game. It all starts when Delilah Calls on Henry to investigate an illegal Firework at a Lake. Henry reaches to the spot only to find out two teenage girls Skinny Dipping who blame him for leering. On his way back to his watch tower, Henry finds a Cave locked and sees the shadows of a shrouded figure, returns to his Watch Tower and finds it completely ransacked. Next day, Henry gets to Communication line where he finds it cut along with a note from the girls. He plots to scare them away but finds their Camp abandoned. Some time later, on another location, Henry finds a Disposable Camera that belongs to Brian, son of Ned, the outdoorsman, and a fellow Fire lookout. Brian and Ned are both missing. This is where player’s character gets into the play. The game tasks the players to search for Brian, and Ned and the mission Girls, and solve the Mystery that’s bothering Henry big time. Firewatch is all about mysteries and amazing happenings that lead to an epic open world gameplay. With a great story, plenty of room for the gameplay, open world environment, fantastic characters and their own stories, Firewatch offers a remarkable and kind of twisted gameplay to enjoy. For all those who love playing mystery games, Firewatch would definitely be a great source of entertainment.

Beyond Eyes is a fantastic, Adventure and Single-player video game revolves around a ten-year-old girl named as Rae. The game offers a brilliant gameplay developed by Tiger and Squid and published by Team17 for multiple platforms. According to the story, a ten-year-old girl has lost her sight after a horrible accident. The story is about a girl, who is interacting with the world around her and touches several objects. In the beginning, the world appears to be all while, but as the protagonist touches the individual objects, they are highlighted. The sound is the most important component in the game, offers an idea to the player about the location of the objects. There are several challenges available such as cross the road by hearing the sound of the cars and more. The game becomes challenging, as the player advances through the game. As the protagonist, the player must interact with the world, find her missing cat, and face the fears and ventures out into the challenging world. Beyond Eyes offers prominent features such as exciting Story, an epic Journey. Unlockable Achievements, and more. Try it out.

Life is Strange: Before the Storm is a Graphic Adventure video game published by Square Enix and developed by Deck Nine. The game serves as the 2nd title in the series of Life is Strange and it is a prequel to the first installment, revolves around the 16-year-old girl named as Chloe Price and her relationship with her schoolmate named as Rachel Amber. It takes place in the stimulating environment, played from a third-person perspective. It offers the similar gameplay to its predecessor and doesn’t support time travel feature anymore. The game introduces a Backtalk feature, enabling the player to call up Chloe to get out of the precarious situation. The player as the protagonist can explore the world from a third-person view, interact with object and environment to complete the missions and score points. As the player progresses through the game, it becomes challenging to play and unlock additional content to enjoy. With enhanced mechanics, graphics, and controls, Life is Strange: Before the Storm is the wonderful game to play.

Psychonauts 2 is a Platform and Single-player video game developed by Double Fine Productions and published by Starbreeze Studios. The game serves as the sequel to Psychonauts and offers the improved gameplay, graphics and mechanics. It brings the similar gameplay to its predecessor. It lets the player takes on the role of the protagonist named as Raz, who is a newly graduated Psychonaut with psychic abilities. During the epic adventure, the player helped by two other players such as Milla Vodello and Sasha Nein in saving the head Psychonaut named as Truman Zanotto. According to the story, upon returning to Psychonaut Headquarters, the team discover something went wrong, the organization is not all that is seemed. After that, the team finds Zanotto absence and then start the investigation to uncover the secrets. During the gameplay, the player can use Psi-Powers like Levitation, Pyrokinesis, and Telekinesis, and can explore the mental worlds of NPCs. There are a series of challenging missions and the player has to accomplish each one to advance through the game to become the master. Psychonauts 2 is an incredible game with cool features to play and enjoy.

Blues and Bullets is an Episodic, Action-Adventure and Single-player video game created and published by A Crowd of Monsters. The game offers an exciting gameplay and it offers a well-written story, revolving around the protagonist named as Eliot Ness, an agent who jailed the gangster with name AI Capone. As the story proceed, the retired agent (the protagonist), who runs a diner known as Blues and Bullets. During the gameplay, someone informs the protagonist that the gangster AI Capone needs the help to search for his abducted granddaughter. Now, the player must explore the environment from a third-person perspective, where he has to find clues about the disappearance of the missing girl, interact with non-player characters, and progress through the game. The game also comes with a shooting sections and the clues will be matched to witnesses. As the game advances, it becomes challenging to play. Blues and Bullets offers prominent features such as Multiple Chapters, Find Clues, and more.

Rime is an Adventure, Third-person exploration, and Single-player video game Tequila Works and published by Grey Box. The storyline revolves around the boy, who is reaching at and finding a mysterious Island after witnessing his father fall from the boat during a strong storm. During the gameplay, the player needs to control the boy in accomplishing environmental puzzles divided into five massive levels based on the five grief’s stages. The game is played with a third-person viewpoint as the player guides a young boy that has washed ashore on an Island. The player can jump, climb, run, push or pull objects, and carry various objects around the landscapes of the Island. During the gameplay, the player can sing or shout, which can trigger specific events tied to nearby statues. The player can uncover mysterious islands at his pace where he can interact with wildlife, finding for hidden items, and more. Rime offers core features such as Exploration, Puzzle-solving Gameplay, Ancient Ruins, Uncover Dozens of Secrets, and more.

Q.U.B.E. Director’s Cut is an Action-Adventure, Science-fiction, First-person Perspective, and Single-player video game with an emphasis on VR and Strategy elements developed and published by Toxic Games for multiple platforms. The game comes with a puzzle-based gameplay where the player use the high-tech gloves to explore the cubes in the detailed environment. During the gameplay, the player has to solve a variety of conundrums, ranging from physics-based challenges to platform-based trials. The Single-player campaign comes with all new narrative and the game offers ten challenging levels in New Time Trail mode. The player manipulates the environment from a first-person viewpoint, solve environmental puzzles to score points and unlock achievements. The player will experience the original music and can compete against other players on the leaderboards. As the game proceeds, it becomes difficult to play. Q.U.B.E. Director’s Cut includes prominent features such as Single-player Campaign, Time-Trial Mode, Achievements, and more. Check it out, and have fun.

Virginia is a First-person Perspective, Mystery Adventure, and Single-player video game developed by Variable State and published by 505 Games. The plot revolves around the graduated FBI special agent named as Anne Tarver and her struggle to investigate her first case, in which the player must effort to find out the reason behind the disappearance of the boy in rural Virginia. The game takes place in fictional Virginia in the historical year 1992. The player takes on the role of the female protagonist, and he/she is assigned a partner named as Mario Halperin. Most of the gameplay, involves the player in the company of NPC Halperin, traversing between fictional locations, interacting with non-player characters and with objects. According to the storyline, the player investigates the case of the young boy while facing lots of challenges along his/her journey. Virginia includes prominent features such as a Small Town, Cinematic Editing, Stirring Soundtrack, Detective Noir Story, and more. Check it out, and have fun.

ChromaGun is a Puzzle-based, First-person Shooter, and Single-player video game about colors, developed and published by Pixel Maniacs. The game takes place in the fascinating world where the player uses the ChromaGun, a paint-shooting weapon, with floating spherical robots and colourize walls, known as Worker Droid. The ultimate objective of the player is to solve the complex puzzles by rearranging worker Droids, guiding them to the door, changing their color, electrified and switches tiles. During the gameplay, the player can shoot paint in the primary colors such as yellow, red, and blue using the ChromaGu. The player can mix the colors on walls to build the secondary colors like purple, green, and orange. The game comprises many short puzzle levels to accomplish, a little mistake can render the puzzle as unsolvable and the game forcing the player to restart the level to complete. There are more than twenty-six levels, and each level has only one solution. The player manipulates the world from a first-person viewpoint and can complete levels to become the master. With addictive gameplay, superb mechanics, and stunning visuals, ChromaGun is the wonderful game to play.

Manual Samuel is an Adventure, Side-scroll, Single-player and Multiplayer awesome video game developed by Perfectly Paranormal and published by Curve Digital. The game offers a brilliant plot, revolving around the protagonist named as Sam, the son of the wealthiest CEO, who is hit by the truck while chasing his beloved girlfriend. As the story advances, the protagonist discovers himself in the hell after the accident, where the protagonist must deal with a skateboard-loving Death to come back to his life under few conditions. The player assumes the role of the protagonist (Sam) and according to the deal, the player can survive twenty-four hours performing all the actions of his body manually. It offers the 2D animated adventure gameplay where the player controls the bodily function of Sam. During the gameplay, the player can interact with non-player characters, explore the environment and can interact with objects to fulfill the tasks. Manual Samuel includes prominent features such as Hilarious Story, Hand-Drawn 2D Art-style, Brutal-time Attack Mode, Play Solo, 600 Lines of Dialogue, and more. Try it out, and you’ll like it.

Lifeless Planet offers fantastic gameplay with a unique blend of Puzzle, Platform, and Third-person Perspective elements developed by Stage 2 Studios and published by Serenity Forge. The only Single-player mode is available in the game, and the story revolves around an astronaut on a trip to a planet that is considered to be filled with a lifeform. The assigned mission is a failure as the ship is lost in a crash and the protagonist is unable to find other crew members, and the planet transforms into an enormous wasteland devoid of life. The plot centres on the protagonist as he navigates the world in order to uncover how the Soviets successfully managed to traverse to the planet and why the outpost is now empty. He navigates through the world to get flashbacks of life on the planet Earth. As the player sinks deeper into the madness, he discovers that he isn’t alone and the only survivor is a Russian girl. The game comprises adventure platforming and puzzle to solve, and there are several linear levels.

Planet Alpha is an Action, Platform, Adventure, and Single-player video game developed by Planet Alpha ApS and published by Team17 Digital Ltd. The game takes place in the beautiful alien world full of danger and mysteries. Relentless enemies pursue the world, and the player needs to harness the power of day and night as he struggles to survive. According to the plot, the player found himself on a strange alien planet. Alone, injured, and stranded he must venture around the foreign land, exploring the beautiful terrain as he struggles for his life to live alive. The word where the game is set, affected by the solar cycle and as the player advance he will find a unique gift. The main objective of the player is to explore the world to unlock mysteries to experience further content. Planet Alpha includes prominent features such as Power over Night and Day, Unlock the Mysteries of Planet Alpha, Alien World, and more. Check it out, and have fun.

Storm Boy is an Adventure, Side-scroll, and Single-player video game developed and published by Blowfish Studios for Microsoft Windows and Mac OS. The gameplay is based on a book of the same name. The game takes place on the beautiful beaches of South Australia near the Murray River. The protagonist saves orphaned chicks, one of whom becomes the faithful companion of the child. During the game, the player experience an interactive tale by commanding of both Mr Percival and Storm Boy in moments. The player has an opportunity to relive the friendship and experience the seaside activities around the assortment of fun while playing mini-games. Cockle Hunting, Sand Drawing, Sand Surfing, Sailing, etc. are prominent mini-games to play. The player moves across the world from a side-scroll perspective with an aim to complete the levels to advance through the game. During the gameplay, the player runs, jump, swim, and explore the world throughout a set of levels full of puzzles. Storm Boy is one of the best adventure games to play.

AER: Memories of Old is an Adventure, Third-person Exploration, Open World, and Single-player video game developed by Forgotten Key and published by Daedalic Entertainment. The game takes place in the stunning world where the player controls a female protagonist and explore the surreal locations from a third-person viewpoint. According to the story, the kings of old are forgotten, lost in the past events that shattered the land, leaving the fragments of the land in the sky. The game introduces the dynamic world of endless skies, ancient ruins and colorful islands which is in danger of falling into darkness. There are only a few shape-shifters remain, and the protagonist is from one of them. However, the game sends the player on a pilgrimage to the land of kings. During the gameplay, the player needs to uncover the secrets that will assist rescue the reality itself. While playing the game, the player can fly and navigate by transforming into a bird and struggle to reveal the dark and hidden secrets, as well as discoveries. AER: Memories of Old includes prominent features such as Strong Focus on Atmospheric Puzzles, Hidden Secrets, Open World, and more. Check it out, and engage yourself in exploration gameplay.