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
312 games on PC, with requirements, reviews and prices.
Apex Legends™
Free-to-play squad battle royale with heroes and tactical abilities
68% positive
Free
Warframe
Free-to-play third-person looter shooter with acrobatic space-ninja combat
88% positive
Free
Destiny 2
Free-to-play sci-fi looter shooter with co-op raids and PvP
79% positive
Free
DARK SOULS™ III
Third-person dark fantasy RPG built around punishing combat and exploration
94% positive
440K reviews
Overwatch®
Free-to-play team shooter built around competitive hero-based matches
32% positive
Free
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
Open-world fantasy RPG with dragons and flexible character builds
95% positive
318K reviews
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
Turn-based fantasy RPG with real-time dodges, parries, and counters
95% positive
279K reviews
Halo: The Master Chief Collection
Six sci-fi first-person shooters with campaigns, co-op, and multiplayer
92% positive
263K reviews
ELDEN RING NIGHTREIGN
Souls-like action RPG with three-player, randomized boss runs
82% positive
191K reviews
Halo Infinite
Free-to-play sci-fi FPS with competitive matches and player-made modes
69% positive
Free
The Elder Scrolls® Online
Open-world fantasy MMORPG for solo questing, co-op, and PvP
81% positive
162K reviews
DARK SOULS™: REMASTERED
Dark fantasy action RPG built around punishing, deliberate combat
92% positive
155K reviews
Poppy Playtime
First-person horror puzzle adventure inside an abandoned toy factory
88% positive
Free
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl
Open-world survival FPS built around exploration and atmospheric danger
80% positive
141K reviews
DARK SOULS™ II: Scholar of the First Sin
Third-person dark fantasy action RPG with punishing combat and co-op
84% positive
132K reviews
Assassin's Creed® Origins
Third-person open-world action RPG set across ancient Egypt
86% positive
129K reviews
Limbus Company
Free-to-play turn-based RPG with tactical clashes and a dystopian story
88% positive
Free
Dragon's Dogma 2
Open-world action RPG with customizable vocations and AI pawn companions
62% positive
117K reviews
Middle-earth™: Shadow of Mordor™
Open-world fantasy action with stealth and a dynamic enemy hierarchy
93% positive
97K reviews
Dune: Awakening
Open-world survival RPG of crafting, base building, and Arrakis exploration
71% positive
79K reviews
DARK SOULS™: Prepare To Die™ Edition
Third-person action RPG with tough bosses and interconnected areas
92% positive
79K reviews
Blasphemous
Gory 2D Metroidvania through a cursed world of twisted religion
90% positive
67K reviews
GUILTY GEAR -STRIVE-
Fast-paced 2D fighting with anime visuals and wall-breaking battles
88% positive
67K reviews
Five Nights at Freddy's
First-person survival horror about monitoring cameras and conserving power
94% positive
59K reviews