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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Escape from Playtime
Co-op survival horror with scavenging runs through a changing factory
73% positive
2,489 reviews
FINAL FANTASY V
Turn-based pixel RPG built around flexible job and ability combinations
88% positive
2,472 reviews
Souldiers
2D action adventure across an interconnected realm near the afterlife
67% positive
2,466 reviews
Demo Songs of Silence
Fantasy strategy with turn-based map play and automated battles
78% positive
2,445 reviews
Demo Artis Impact
Turn-based RPG pairing a post-apocalyptic journey with everyday life
85% positive
2,429 reviews
Duet Night Abyss
Third-person action RPG with swappable melee weapons and firearms
59% positive
Free
Tower of Time
Isometric party RPG with pauseable real-time battles inside a mysterious tower
81% positive
2,416 reviews
9 Years of Shadows
Side-scrolling Metroidvania with elemental armor inside a mechanical fortress
78% positive
2,384 reviews
Vigil
First-person horror where blinking lets a roaming automaton move
85% positive
Free
Atelier Sophie 2: The Alchemist of the Mysterious Dream
Turn-based JRPG with puzzle-like crafting in a dream world
94% positive
2,292 reviews
Demo Alabaster Dawn
Action RPG with elemental combat and puzzles solved using weapons
94% positive
2,279 reviews
SCP – Containment Breach
Survival horror where a deadly statue moves when you blink
96% positive
Free
Demo Erenshor
Single-player fantasy RPG with simulated adventurers and old-school MMO pacing
93% positive
2,236 reviews
Shoppe Keep 2
Fantasy shop management with thieves and open-world supply runs
56% positive
2,235 reviews
Krypta FM
Horror exploration adventure following cryptid tracks through a Polish village
95% positive
Free
SUPER ROBOT WARS Y
Turn-based tactical RPG uniting anime robots against shared enemies
81% positive
2,222 reviews
SpellForce: Conquest of Eo
Turn-based fantasy strategy with a roaming wizard tower
79% positive
2,217 reviews
Demo Visions of Mana
Party-based fantasy action RPG with elemental combat and semi-open exploration
77% positive
2,203 reviews
Jaded
2D precision platformer with time-slowing attacks and fast dashes
94% positive
2,112 reviews
咸鱼殿下 / My journey
Live-action period romance with plot choices and multiple endings
85% positive
2,104 reviews
FBC: Firebreak
Three-player co-op shooter tackling supernatural crises in a federal headquarters
66% positive
2,102 reviews
Miasma Chronicles
Turn-based tactical RPG with real-time exploration in ruined America
78% positive
2,100 reviews
Sword and Fairy Inn 2
Casual inn management with characters from Sword and Fairy
50% positive
2,062 reviews
SWORD OF JUSTICE
Open-world martial arts MMO with freely combined combat skills
56% positive
Free