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.
Beyond: Two Souls
Cinematic adventure where choices shape a supernatural life story
88% positive
44K reviews
Brothers - A Tale of Two Sons
Fantasy puzzle adventure where you control two brothers at once
94% positive
41K reviews
Life is Strange 2
Episodic narrative adventure where choices shape two brothers’ road trip
88% positive
Free
The Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe
First-person comedy adventure built around choices and contradictory endings
94% positive
36K reviews
FINAL FANTASY VII REBIRTH
Party-based action RPG continuing Cloud’s journey beyond Midgar
75% positive
36K reviews
Sultan's Game
Dark fantasy card RPG about surviving a sultan's deadly demands
94% positive
35K reviews
Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk
Short psychological horror visual novel about a difficult milk run
96% positive
34K reviews
The Walking Dead: Season Two
Episodic adventure about a child's choices in a zombie apocalypse
97% positive
34K reviews
FINAL FANTASY XVI
Dark fantasy action RPG with Eikon powers and cinematic battles
78% positive
34K reviews
Heavy Rain
Cinematic detective thriller where choices decide who survives
86% positive
31K reviews
Sally Face - Episode One
Hand-drawn point-and-click horror mystery about speaking with the dead
97% positive
30K reviews
Valiant Hearts: The Great War™ / Soldats Inconnus : Mémoires de la Grande Guerre™
2D World War I puzzle adventure about survival and sacrifice
96% positive
28K reviews
A Plague Tale: Requiem
Third-person action adventure with stealth and supernatural rat swarms
91% positive
27K reviews
Road 96 🛣️
First-person road-trip adventure with choices on the way to freedom
92% positive
26K reviews
We Were Here Expeditions: The FriendShip
Short first-person co-op puzzle adventure requiring clear communication
90% positive
24K reviews
Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth
Turn-based JRPG spanning Japan and Hawaii with two heroes
91% positive
24K reviews
Before Your Eyes
First-person narrative adventure where your blinks move memories forward
98% positive
24K reviews
The Plan
Short, atmospheric game about a fly's journey into the sky
92% positive
Free
The Beginner's Guide
Short first-person story told through surreal, abstract spaces
88% positive
24K reviews
ATRI -My Dear Moments-
Flooded-world visual novel about a boy and a salvaged robot
98% positive
24K reviews
The Last Campfire
Gentle puzzle adventure about helping lost embers find hope
97% positive
21K reviews
Finding Paradise
Top-down story adventure about fulfilling a dying patient's contradictory wish
98% positive
20K reviews
Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Hinokami Chronicles
3D anime fighter with Tanjiro's story and character matchups
87% positive
20K reviews
Until Then
Pixel-art visual novel blending romance, mystery, and psychological drama
97% positive
19K reviews