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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

381 games on PC, with requirements, reviews and prices.

AIR
Choice-driven visual novel about family bonds and multiple endings
98% positive 897 reviews
Travellin Cats Around the World
Hidden-object cat search across illustrated locations around the world
97% positive 853 reviews
Draw
Side-scrolling puzzle platformer with mouse-drawn objects and a grief story
96% positive Free
KINGDOM HEARTS HD 2.8 Final Chapter Prologue
Action RPG collection with two adventures and an origin movie
83% positive 832 reviews
Koishi Navigation Desktop Youkai
Casual desktop pet for chatting with Touhou's Koishi
96% positive Free
Accident: The Pilot
First-person car crash simulation with first aid and investigations
70% positive Free
Tree Simulator 2023
Third-person tree simulation with roaming roots and changing seasons
95% positive 810 reviews
Cyanotype Daydream -The Girl Who Dreamed the World-
Romance visual novel linking three stories to one mystery
88% positive 803 reviews
Narcissu 10th Anniversary Anthology Project
A visual novel anthology about patients facing illness and death
97% positive 782 reviews
Select Oblige
Romance visual novel with choices across four heroine routes
74% positive 781 reviews
Dustborn
Story-driven road trip adventure with word-powered combat and branching conversations
66% positive 778 reviews
Atelier Rorona ~The Alchemist of Arland~ DX
Crafting-focused JRPG with kingdom deadlines and multiple endings
92% positive 771 reviews
9-nine-:NewEpisode
A visual novel following four heroines after their main stories
93% positive 759 reviews
Moonglow Bay
Slice-of-life fishing RPG about rebuilding a struggling seaside town
67% positive 757 reviews
Girls! Girls! Girls!?
Adult visual novel about dating four boys in maid outfits
88% positive 751 reviews
MY DESTINY GIRLS
Live-action dating sim with six potential partners and branching endings
83% positive 743 reviews
Best Served Cold
Speakeasy detective visual novel about serving drinks and solving mysteries
88% positive 742 reviews
Many Nights a Whisper
Short third-person archery game where wishes hinge on one shot
95% positive 740 reviews
Deathbulge: Battle of the Bands
2D party-based RPG about a cursed battle of bands
99% positive 738 reviews
Fall of Porcupine
Story-driven adventure about a new doctor at a small-town hospital
77% positive 733 reviews
Kind Words 2 (lofi city pop)
Online social writing game about sharing worries and supportive letters
93% positive 726 reviews
Internet Cafe Evolution
Internet cafe management sim shaped by changing technology and trends
74% positive 713 reviews
A Tiny Sticker Tale
Short island adventure built around collecting and placing stickers
97% positive 679 reviews
Maquette
First-person puzzle adventure with nested worlds and shifting object scales
70% positive 674 reviews