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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Giggleland
First-person psychological horror in a park promising endless happiness
71% positive
568 reviews
Atelier Lulua ~The Scion of Arland~
A turn-based RPG about an alchemist striving to surpass her mother
88% positive
566 reviews
Atelier Ayesha: The Alchemist of Dusk DX
A turn-based fantasy RPG centered on gathering and alchemy
93% positive
562 reviews
Demo Sanator: Scarlet Scarf
Dark fantasy visual novel about a plague doctor investigating a town
88% positive
561 reviews
Demo Betrayal At Club Low
Point-and-click RPG about infiltrating a nightclub through dice-driven encounters
97% positive
561 reviews
Blightstone
Turn-based tactical roguelite about protecting a crystal in gridless battles
69% positive
560 reviews
Chroma: Bloom And Blight
A turn-based card battler with matches divided into three acts
79% positive
Free
Tides of Tomorrow 🌊
First-person adventure where other players' decisions change your story
86% positive
558 reviews
Amerzone - The Explorer's Legacy
First-person puzzle adventure about returning the last egg of mythical birds
90% positive
555 reviews
Demo BEAUTIFUL DESOLATION
Isometric point-and-click adventure in an African-inspired, post-apocalyptic future
75% positive
548 reviews
Demo DISCOPUP
A mystery adventure about a seal sneaking into a dogs-only nightclub
98% positive
547 reviews
Demo 女儿国的诅咒 The Curse of Womanland
Choice-driven visual novel exploring a cursed land across two eras
96% positive
547 reviews
Demo Arietta of Spirits
A story-driven action-adventure set on an island inhabited by spirits
86% positive
545 reviews
Demo Fatermyth
Story-driven RPG combining Chinese mythology with dice-powered card battles
81% positive
537 reviews
Demo Don't Stop, Girlypop!
A first-person shooter where speed increases your damage and healing
84% positive
536 reviews
Demo Oddworld: Soulstorm Enhanced Edition
2.5D puzzle-platformer mixing stealth and crafting in a fight for freedom
66% positive
534 reviews
Slice of Sea
A puzzle adventure about guiding a stranded sea creature home
90% positive
534 reviews
Demo Between Horizons – A Sci-Fi Detective Adventure
A sci-fi detective adventure where mistaken conclusions change the story
88% positive
533 reviews
Demo DAEMON MASQUERADE
Supernatural detective game about uncovering rivals' identities and hidden powers
96% positive
533 reviews
Mojika - Truth Rears Its Ugly Head
Dark visual novel about mind-reading, revenge, and branching choices
77% positive
527 reviews
Zoeti
Turn-based roguelite card battler built around poker hands
64% positive
525 reviews
The Last Train
Pixel RPG about surviving a wasteland aboard its last train
97% positive
Free
Demo 侠落：百花杀尽
Turn-based martial arts RPG with dice mechanics and supernatural mysteries
69% positive
524 reviews
Brave Nine
A turn-based fantasy RPG built around mercenary formations and skills
69% positive
Free