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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The Girl from Arkanya
A treasure-hunting action RPG with a playable magical capybara
93% positive
159 reviews
Hydrangea
A psychological horror visual novel about romance turning into obsession
91% positive
Free
Waste Walkers
Open-world survival RPG with scavenging, crafting, and a survivor colony
79% positive
158 reviews
Tales from Candleforth
Point-and-click folk horror where forbidden text twists fairy tales
85% positive
158 reviews
Eyes of Hellfire
Cooperative horror deckbuilding with secret objectives that complicate teamwork
70% positive
155 reviews
Once Upon A Puppet
Theater-set puzzle-platformer where a stagehand controls a puppet's strings
86% positive
154 reviews
Eldritchvania
A puzzle-focused metroidvania with sword combat and a sanity system
81% positive
Free
Always The Same Blue Sky...
A seaside visual novel about romance and an island mystery
80% positive
153 reviews
Destiny's Divide
Free-to-play competitive card battles with cards both players can use
63% positive
Free
飛天歷險2025(Dream Of Mirror Online)
Free-to-play fantasy MMORPG with sword flight and cartoon characters
81% positive
Free
Lower? Higher!
Cyberpunk pawnshop management sim about bargaining for better prices
68% positive
152 reviews
2ECONDS TO STΔRLIVHT: Forever My Diamond
A free romance visual novel about falling for your best friend
81% positive
Free
Sword and Fairy 5 prequel
Linear fantasy RPG with turn-based battles and an ensemble story
86% positive
151 reviews
Faerie Solitaire Harvest
Match-two solitaire with combo building and magical pets to raise
79% positive
150 reviews
He Who Watches
First-person puzzle platformer built around shifting gravity and moving blocks
95% positive
150 reviews
Welcome To The Backrooms
First-person survival horror in an endless, procedurally generated maze
47% positive
Free
Novice in the world
Martial arts RPG with turn-based battles and customizable teams
67% positive
Free
Play Things
First-person horror where you test dolls for signs of curses
98% positive
Free
THE TAG-ALONG OBSESSION
First-person horror puzzle adventure about surviving a haunted resort
48% positive
149 reviews
Original Journey
A 2D roguelite shooter with dual-wielded weapons and deployable turrets
65% positive
148 reviews
Moduwar
Real-time strategy where your living base becomes your army
88% positive
148 reviews
Demo GRAND CROSS: ReNOVATION
Vertical space shooter with a sword powered by your health
88% positive
147 reviews
PERIMETER: Legate Edition
Real-time strategy where the terrain becomes a resource and weapon
92% positive
147 reviews
Demo 东北往事
Live-action crime drama with branching paths through China's underworld
82% positive
147 reviews