Best Lore-Rich games on PC
These games place substantial fictional history, characters, and setting details around their main action. They span shooters, online RPGs, open-world adventures, Souls-like games, and turn-based combat, so the tag describes depth of worldbuilding rather than one gameplay style.
- Extensive setting and backstory
- Story connected to worldbuilding
- Mostly action-oriented gameplay
Related: Story Rich, RPG, Fantasy, Atmospheric
1,099 games on PC, with requirements, reviews and prices.
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Vampires: Bloodlord Rising
Open-world vampire action RPG with castle building and servant management
70% positive
1,748 reviews
Demo Wannabe Galgame God!!!
A comedy visual novel where dating sims determine social status
99% positive
Free
The Lantern of the Laughless Saint
Open-world action RPG where your choices fill a theater with phantoms
89% positive
1,740 reviews
Out There: Ω Edition
Space exploration roguelike about surviving with scarce ship resources
76% positive
1,732 reviews
Demo Cryptmaster
First-person dungeon crawler where typed words drive combat and puzzles
94% positive
1,707 reviews
Fallen Enchantress: Legendary Heroes
Fantasy 4X strategy with hero progression and tactical battles
77% positive
1,700 reviews
Demo Hedon Bloodrite
Retro first-person shooter mixing underground battles with exploration and puzzles
93% positive
1,693 reviews
Touhou Kanjuden ~ Legacy of Lunatic Kingdom.
Bullet-hell shooter with chapter retries for clearing patterns without hits
98% positive
1,691 reviews
Cogmind
Turn-based sci-fi roguelike where your robot rebuilds from salvage
94% positive
1,685 reviews
FATAL FRAME / PROJECT ZERO: Mask of the Lunar Eclipse
Third-person survival horror where photographs ward off island ghosts
89% positive
1,685 reviews
Garten of Banban 7
First-person horror adventure through monster-filled kindergarten levels and puzzles
83% positive
1,662 reviews
Garten of Banban 8: Anti Devil
First-person horror adventure through a kindergarten filled with hostile characters
88% positive
1,646 reviews
Demo Trash Goblin
Cozy shopkeeping game where you restore and sell trinkets
87% positive
1,641 reviews
Stardom 3
Talent agency simulation about rebuilding a struggling entertainment company
93% positive
1,631 reviews
Dark Deity 2
Turn-based tactical RPG with branching classes and faction choices
88% positive
1,624 reviews
Demo Butcher's Creek
First-person horror built around improvised weapons and environmental kills
94% positive
1,620 reviews
Isles of Sea and Sky
Open-world block-pushing adventure across islands with unlockable abilities
91% positive
1,585 reviews
Creepy Tale 2
Dark fairy-tale puzzle adventure about rescuing your kidnapped sister
86% positive
1,582 reviews
ETHYRIAL
Open-world fantasy MMORPG with switchable classes and crafting
52% positive
Free
Crypt
A horror dungeon crawler designed to be deliberately frustrating to play
89% positive
Free
Towerborne
Side-scrolling action RPG with combo brawls, loot, and co-op
66% positive
1,554 reviews
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum™
Stealth action adventure as Gollum searches Middle-earth for his ring
41% positive
1,542 reviews
Demo Bloomtown: A Different Story
Turn-based RPG with demon collecting in a troubled summer town
85% positive
1,508 reviews
Demo Driftland: The Magic Revival
Fantasy real-time strategy with floating islands and indirect unit control
74% positive
1,494 reviews