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Best Story Rich games on PC

Games in which plot, characters, and narrative progression are central, often alongside combat, exploration, puzzles, or player choices.

Related: Singleplayer, Choices Matter, RPG, Adventure

8,966 games on PC, with requirements, reviews and prices.

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BIOMUTANT
BIOMUTANT
Open-world action RPG with mutant powers and custom weapons
68% positive 14K reviews
FIVE NIGHTS AT FREDDY'S: HELP WANTED
FIVE NIGHTS AT FREDDY'S: HELP WANTED
First-person horror mini-games with animatronics in VR or flatscreen
95% positive 14K reviews
OCTOPATH TRAVELER II Demo
OCTOPATH TRAVELER II
Turn-based party RPG following eight travelers across a changing world
93% positive 14K reviews
Griftlands Demo
Griftlands
Story-driven roguelite deckbuilder with separate combat and negotiation decks
93% positive 14K reviews
Layers of Fear (2016)
Layers of Fear (2016)
First-person psychological horror through a painter’s constantly shifting home
89% positive 14K reviews
Persona® 5 Strikers
Persona® 5 Strikers
Anime action RPG mixing Musou combat with Persona skills
88% positive 14K reviews
NGU IDLE
NGU IDLE
Free-to-play idle RPG where upgrades unlock more systems and bosses
95% positive Free
The Banner Saga
The Banner Saga
Turn-based tactical RPG with consequential choices on a frozen journey
89% positive 14K reviews
Tails of Iron
Tails of Iron
Hand-drawn 2D action RPG with punishing fights against frogs
87% positive 14K reviews
Ghostwire: Tokyo
Ghostwire: Tokyo
First-person open-world action against spirits in a deserted Tokyo
83% positive 14K reviews
Road to Empress I
Road to Empress I
Live-action historical adventure about surviving palace intrigue and pursuing power
88% positive 14K reviews
Detention
Detention
2D horror adventure about escaping a haunted school in Taiwan
83% positive 14K reviews
The Red Strings Club
The Red Strings Club
Cyberpunk narrative adventure with mood-shifting cocktails and phone impersonation
93% positive 14K reviews
Indiana Jones and the Great Circle
Indiana Jones and the Great Circle
First-person adventure mixing exploration, puzzles, stealth, and whip-based combat
88% positive 14K reviews
Prototype™
Prototype™
Open-world third-person action with shapeshifting combat and fast parkour
79% positive 14K reviews
Tower of Fantasy
Tower of Fantasy
Sci-fi anime open-world MMORPG with fast weapon-swapping action combat
67% positive Free
Cube Escape: Paradox
Cube Escape: Paradox
Surreal point-and-click escape-room mystery with increasingly difficult puzzles
97% positive Free
Wolfenstein: Youngblood Demo
Wolfenstein: Youngblood
Co-op first-person shooter about twins searching occupied Paris for their father
44% positive 14K reviews
Gothic II: Gold Edition
Gothic II: Gold Edition
Open-world action RPG with unguided quests and challenging progression
93% positive 14K reviews
The Room Three
The Room Three
Point-and-click puzzle adventure through mechanical trials on a remote island
95% positive 14K reviews
Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne
Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne
Noir third-person shooter built around slow-motion gunfights in New York
93% positive 13K reviews
Life is Strange: True Colors Demo
Life is Strange: True Colors
Choice-driven narrative adventure with supernatural empathy and a small-town mystery
89% positive 13K reviews
Monster Prom Demo
Monster Prom
Competitive dating sim where monsters race to find prom dates
93% positive 13K reviews
Company of Heroes
Company of Heroes
World War II RTS built around cover and destructible battlefields
94% positive 13K reviews