Best Emotional games on PC
Games labeled Emotional center on stories, characters, or themes intended to evoke strong feelings. They span adventures, RPGs, action games, platformers, and cooperative games, so their specific mechanics vary widely.
- Character-focused storytelling
- Serious or bittersweet themes
- Varied gameplay styles
Related: Story Rich, Great Soundtrack, Singleplayer, Choices Matter
1,988 games on PC, with requirements, reviews and prices.
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Blacksad: Under the Skin
Noir detective adventure about a missing boxer and consequential choices
83% positive
5,674 reviews
枝江往事
A visual novel following five virtual idols through branching stories
97% positive
Free
Killer Frequency
First-person horror comedy about guiding callers away from a killer
93% positive
5,433 reviews
Demo The Pedestrian
Side-scrolling puzzle platformer about rearranging and reconnecting public signs
97% positive
5,387 reviews
Demo FINAL FANTASY RESONANCE
Pixel-art fantasy RPG with turn-based battles and summoned allies
96% positive
5,307 reviews
Persona 3 Portable
Story-rich school-year JRPG with turn-based combat and two protagonist routes
81% positive
5,272 reviews
FAR: Changing Tides
2.5D puzzle adventure about keeping a ship moving through flooded ruins
93% positive
5,252 reviews
Left on Read
Choice-driven platformer about texting a crush during quarantine
79% positive
Free
LOST EMBER
Third-person exploration adventure where a wolf possesses other animals
88% positive
5,189 reviews
Flower
Casual exploration game where wind carries petals through changing landscapes
79% positive
5,157 reviews
The Cat Lady
Psychological horror adventure about a lonely woman and five strangers
94% positive
5,133 reviews
Summer Pockets
Summer visual novel with romance, family themes, and character routes
98% positive
5,040 reviews
Rakuen
A noncombat adventure linking hospital patients with a storybook world
96% positive
4,972 reviews
Have a Nice Dream
Short pixel-art puzzle RPG about mysteries inside a strange house
93% positive
Free
FINAL FANTASY VI
2D turn-based JRPG with an ensemble cast and customizable magic
91% positive
4,912 reviews
Demo Copycat
Third-person cat adventure about adoption and finding a home
89% positive
4,881 reviews
Life is Strange: Reunion
A choice-driven adventure about stopping a fire by rewinding time
90% positive
4,840 reviews
WILL: A Wonderful World / WILL:美好世界
A text-based puzzle adventure where rearranging sentences changes people's fates
92% positive
4,804 reviews
Call of the Sea
First-person puzzle adventure tracing a missing expedition across a tropical island
87% positive
4,721 reviews
My Little Puppy
A dog's adventure through a world between life and death
97% positive
4,663 reviews
Fate/stay night REMASTERED
Choice-driven fantasy visual novel spanning three branching story routes
94% positive
4,644 reviews
Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy
Action adventure on a mythical island where a creature hunts you
92% positive
4,626 reviews
DISTRAINT 2
A psychological horror sequel about guilt and finding hope
96% positive
4,577 reviews
Life is Strange: Before the Storm Remastered
Choice-driven story adventure about Chloe and Rachel's friendship
85% positive
4,567 reviews