Late Shift similar games & best alternatives
Late Shift
2017
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Quick resume
Late Shift is a high stakes FMV crime thriller. Forced into a brutal London heist, your choices matter in this interactive cinematic experience with adaptable storylines that lead to one of seven conclusions. Your decisions are you.
Global score
86/100
Genres
Adventure, Indie
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Pros
- High production quality and acting
- Engaging branching narrative with multiple endings
- Immersive cinematic experience
- Meaningful choices that affect story
- Good value especially on sale
Cons
- Lack of skip or fast-forward function reduces replayability comfort
- Short overall playtime per run
- Some choices have limited impact
- Timed decisions may be stressful or too fast for some players
- No multiplayer or social features
Motivations
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Autonomy
Game with the same Autonomy vibe
4"Players make meaningful choices that affect story routes and endings, showing control over narrative direction."
Nurse Love Addiction
"Players make timed choices that influence the story direction, providing a sense of control over the narrative."
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Competence
Game with the same Competence vibe
1"Gameplay involves exploration, puzzle solving, and some combat, but overall mechanics are simple and sometimes clunky, requiring minimal skill."
35MM
"Gameplay involves making decisions rather than skill-based challenges; some choices have meaningful impact but overall low technical skill required."
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Competition
Game with the same Competition vibe
-5"Single-player experience focused on personal story progression without any competitive elements."
The Whispered World Special Edition
"Single-player experience focused on personal story progression without any competitive elements."
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Continuation
Game with the same Continuation vibe
3"Multiple endings and branching paths encourage replaying, though some find repeated playthroughs tedious."
Erica
"Multiple endings and branching paths encourage replaying, though lack of skip function reduces ease of extended play."
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Cooperation
Game with the same Cooperation vibe
-5"Entirely single-player with no cooperative or multiplayer features."
D1AL-ogue
"Entirely single-player with no cooperative or multiplayer features."
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Creativity
Game with the same Creativity vibe
2"Players creatively shape the story through dialogue choices and character interactions, though within a predefined narrative structure."
Oxenfree
"Players creatively shape the story through choices, but within a fixed cinematic structure."
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Domination
Game with the same Domination vibe
-5"No social or multiplayer interaction, no exertion of control over others."
The Backrooms: Lost Tape
"No social or multiplayer interaction, no exertion of control over others."
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Escapism
Game with the same Escapism vibe
4"Immersive narrative and emotional storytelling provide strong escape from real life."
As Dusk Falls
"Immersive narrative and cinematic experience provide escape from real life."
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Expectation
Game with the same Expectation vibe
-4"Players engage voluntarily for entertainment and personal interest, not out of obligation."
Knowledge, or know Lady
"Players engage voluntarily for entertainment and story interest, not out of obligation."
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Experimenting
Game with the same Experimenting vibe
3"Encourages trying different choices and exploring alternate story routes to see varied outcomes."
Tiny Bunny: Prologue
"Encourages trying different choices and exploring alternate story paths."
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Exploration
Game with the same Exploration vibe
2"Exploration is narrative-based, discovering story branches and endings rather than physical environments."
Chasing Tails ~A Promise in the Snow~
"Exploration is narrative-based, discovering new story branches and endings rather than physical spaces."
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Expression
Game with the same Expression vibe
-3"Limited character customization; expression mainly through narrative choices and interactions."
Changed
"Limited to choosing story decisions; no character customization or visual expression."
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Fantasy
Game with the same Fantasy vibe
3"Fictional crime stories with exaggerated characters and scenarios provide imaginative fiction distinct from reality."
Grand Theft Auto: Episodes from Liberty City
"Story is fictional and cinematic, involving crime thriller elements and dramatic scenarios."
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Fellowship
Game with the same Fellowship vibe
-5"No community or social features; experience is solitary."
The Polynomial - Space of the music
"No community or social features; experience is solitary."
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Growth
Game with the same Growth vibe
1"Players may gain insight or emotional growth through story themes, but no skill development."
Ambre - a heartbreaking kinetic novel
"Players learn story consequences and decision impacts, but no skill development."
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Health
Game with the same Health vibe
-5"Sedentary gameplay with no physical activity involved."
World of Tanks Blitz
"Sedentary gameplay with no physical activity involved."
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Idle
Game with the same Idle vibe
-4"Requires focused attention and quick decision-making; not suitable for passive or background play."
Containment: The Zombie Puzzler
"Requires focused attention during timed decision points; not suitable for passive or background play."
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Intimacy
Game with the same Intimacy vibe
-5"No social or emotional relationship building beyond narrative context."
OutDrive
"No social or emotional relationship building beyond narrative characters."
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Leadership
Game with the same Leadership vibe
-5"No leadership or group management elements."
High On Life
"No leadership or group management elements."
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Progression
Game with the same Progression vibe
2"Progression through story chapters and unlocking endings, but no item collection or upgrades."
Revenge on gold diggers
"Progression through story chapters and unlocking endings, but no item or character upgrades."
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Relaxation
Game with the same Relaxation vibe
1"Fast-paced and intense gameplay with some flow, but also moments of tension."
Nitroplus Blasterz: Heroines Infinite Duel
"Some tension from timed choices, but overall a calm cinematic experience."
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Sensation
Game with the same Sensation vibe
3"High production values with beautiful art, animations, music, and voice acting provide sensory enjoyment."
Ruined King: A League of Legends Story™
"High production values, good acting, and cinematic visuals provide sensory engagement."
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Status
Game with the same Status vibe
-5"No social recognition or status systems."
Alan Wake
"No social recognition or status systems."
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Story
Game with the same Story vibe
5"Strong narrative focus with branching storylines and multiple endings."
Fahrenheit: Indigo Prophecy Remastered
"Strong narrative focus with multiple branching storylines and endings."
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Strategy
Game with the same Strategy vibe
1"Some decision-making involved but limited strategic complexity or problem solving."
The Hungry Lamb: Traveling in the Late Ming Dynasty
"Decision making involves some planning but limited strategic complexity."
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Thrill
Game with the same Thrill vibe
4"Suspenseful and tense story elements provide emotional thrill and excitement."
G-senjou no Maou - The Devil on G-String
"Tense situations and suspenseful narrative create thrill and excitement."
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Value
Game with the same Value vibe
3"Good value for price especially on sale; praised for quality and replayability."
REVOLVER360 RE:ACTOR
"Good value for price considering production quality and replayability, especially on sale."
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Violence
Game with the same Violence vibe
2"Includes violent themes and scenes consistent with crime noir genre."
The Detail
"Contains crime and some violent scenes consistent with thriller genre."
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Survival
Game with the same Survival vibe
2"Narrative involves avoiding failure in a metaphorical sense (economic survival), but no direct survival mechanics."
The Salesman
"Narrative involves avoiding danger and making choices to survive the heist scenario."
Analysis
A very typical example of its motivational profile. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Expression, Fellowship, Cooperation, Competition. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Continuation, Story. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Intimacy.
How to use the graph
Similar games map
Each dot is a game. They are arranged from the same motivation profile as in the “Motivations” section below. Closer dots usually mean more similar reasons to play (exploration, competition, relaxation, etc.)—not that one game is “better” than another.
- Larger dot with a light outline: the game you are viewing.
- Colour: groups of games with comparable motivation patterns (statistical clusters).
- Hover a dot to see the game name; click to open its page.
- Scroll or double-click the chart to zoom out and see more games.
Why don’t the axes read like a score? This view uses t-SNE: it only keeps who is close to whom. The scales are not “good to bad” or hours played—they separate groups on the map. Read distance between dots, not the axis numbers.
Last update: 30/04/2026