Best Story Rich games on PC
Games in which plot, characters, and narrative progression are central, often alongside combat, exploration, puzzles, or player choices.
- Narrative-focused progression
- Prominent characters and dialogue
Related: Singleplayer, Choices Matter, RPG, Adventure
8,967 games on PC, with requirements, reviews and prices.
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Wuthering Waves
Open-world action RPG with fast combat and freeform traversal
87% positive
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Mad Max
Open-world wasteland action built around driving and vehicular combat
92% positive
61K reviews
Demo Batman: Arkham City - Game of the Year Edition
Open-world superhero action with stealth, brawling, and detective work
96% positive
61K reviews
Outlast 2
First-person survival horror amid an isolated doomsday cult
91% positive
61K reviews
Spec Ops: The Line
Third-person military shooter with hard choices in sand-buried Dubai
93% positive
60K reviews
Max Payne 3
Cinematic third-person shooter with bullet time and noir storytelling
87% positive
59K reviews
The Walking Dead
Episodic point-and-click adventure about choices in a zombie apocalypse
97% positive
58K reviews
Lobotomy Corporation | Monster Management Simulation
Difficult roguelite management sim about extracting energy from monsters
94% positive
58K reviews
Little Nightmares
Dark puzzle-platforming horror about a child escaping distorted adults
94% positive
57K reviews
BioShock™ Remastered
Story-driven first-person shooter in a dystopian underwater city
83% positive
57K reviews
CONTROL Ultimate Edition
Third-person supernatural action with telekinetic combat and shifting environments
86% positive
55K reviews
Hitman: Absolution™
Third-person stealth action built around disguises and improvised assassinations
93% positive
55K reviews
Skul: The Hero Slayer
Side-scrolling action roguelite built around swappable skull powers
93% positive
54K reviews
Demo Little Nightmares II
Dark puzzle-platforming horror with stealth, chases, and an AI companion
92% positive
54K reviews
DEATH STRANDING DIRECTOR'S CUT
Third-person delivery adventure about reconnecting a post-apocalyptic America
91% positive
54K reviews
Demo PowerWash Simulator
First-person cleaning simulator built around washing filthy objects spotless
96% positive
54K reviews
Ori and the Blind Forest
2D action platformer with ability-based exploration through a dying forest
93% positive
53K reviews
Demo The Hungry Lamb: Traveling in the Late Ming Dynasty
Dark historical visual novel about escorting children amid famine
95% positive
53K reviews
GUILTY GEAR -STRIVE-
Fast-paced 2D fighting with anime visuals and wall-breaking battles
88% positive
52K reviews
SOMA
First-person sci-fi horror about identity in an isolated underwater facility
96% positive
50K reviews
What Remains of Edith Finch
First-person narrative adventure exploring a family's home and final stories
95% positive
50K reviews
Wolfenstein: The New Order
Single-player first-person shooter in a Nazi-ruled alternate 1960s
91% positive
50K reviews
DREDGE
Open-world fishing adventure where night brings Lovecraftian danger
96% positive
50K reviews
Demo Spiritfarer®: Farewell Edition
Cozy management adventure about ferrying spirits toward the afterlife
95% positive
50K reviews