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24 alternatives to Tales from the Borderlands

A five part series set after the events of Borderlands 2

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Tales from the Borderlands launched in 2015; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Undertale▲70

   A super peaceful RPG

   2015 · store.steampowered.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Portal Stories: Mel▲78

   A great fan-made campaign set in the Portal universe

   2015 · store.steampowered.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Wasteland 2▲71

   Post-apocalyptic sequel from Fallout's original producer

   2016 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Starbound▲67

   An extraterrestrial sandbox adventure game

   2015 · playstarbound.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Fallout 4▲163

   The post-apocalyptic RPG franchise returns

   2015 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   No Mario's Sky▲131

   A fan-made mashup of Mario and No Man's Sky

   2016 · asmb.itch.io · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Crashlands▲58

   Story-driven crafting ARPG set in an outlandish world.

   2016 · bscotch.net · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Stranger Things: The (Unofficial) Game▲132

   A point-and-click tribute to the Netflix hit

   2016 · infamousquests.itch.io · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Overland (First Access)▲89

   Make the most of a terrible situation

   2016 · finji.itch.io · its alternatives →

10. 10
    BattleTech▲61

    From the creators of the Shadowrun Series!

    2015 · kickstarter.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War III▲72

    DEATH COMES FOR ALL. DESTINY CHOOSES A FEW.

    2017 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Just Cause 3▲103

    An open-world adventure where anything can happen

    2015 · square-enix-games.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Evoland 2▲62

    An homage to traditional RPGs, travel through time and games

    2015 · evoland.shirogames.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Roguelands▲66

    A pixelated multiplayer RPG

    2015 · store.steampowered.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Gone Home▲83

    A first-person interactive story adventure game

    2015 · fullbright.company · its alternatives →

16. 16
    The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt▲194

    Visually stunning RPG full of meaningful choices/consequence

    2015 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Out There Chronicles▲72

    An interactive graphic novel in the Out There's universe

    2016 · chronicles.outtheregame.com · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Ghost Recon Wildlands▲82

    An open-world reboot of the squad-based shooter series

    2015 · store.ubisoft.com · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Hot Guns▲69

    Fun, enjoyable and destructive action-platformer varied

    2016 · store.steampowered.com · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Broken▲66

    3rd-person action-adventure game delivered monthly

    2015 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Hearthlands▲70

    A city-building game set in a medieval/fantasy world.

    2015 · hearthlands.com · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Role▲92

    A storytelling party game

    2015 · playrole.com · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Spelunky▲73

    Journey deep underground and explore fantastic places

    2015 · store.steampowered.com · its alternatives →

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    Branch▲76

    Explore and write collaborative branched stories

    2018 · play.google.com · its alternatives →

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