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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

8,968 games on PC, with requirements, reviews and prices.

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Shenmue I & II
Shenmue I & II
Open-world martial arts adventures built around clues and daily routines
89% positive 2,280 reviews
No Time
No Time
First-person time travel sandbox where you can encounter past selves
96% positive 2,280 reviews
BURIED STARS
BURIED STARS
Mystery visual novel about murder in a collapsed broadcast studio
83% positive 2,279 reviews
The Chrono Jotter Demo
The Chrono Jotter
Horror mystery visual novel about solving murders across time loops
94% positive 2,279 reviews
Crashlands 2
Crashlands 2
Isometric action RPG with alien pets, crafting, and homebuilding
87% positive 2,279 reviews
Raji: An Ancient Epic Demo
Raji: An Ancient Epic
An action-adventure set in ancient India during a demonic invasion
86% positive 2,276 reviews
Lacuna – A Sci-Fi Noir Adventure
Lacuna – A Sci-Fi Noir Adventure
Sci-fi noir detective adventure with branching choices and multiple endings
91% positive 2,274 reviews
DRAGON QUEST VII Reimagined Demo
DRAGON QUEST VII Reimagined
A turn-based RPG about restoring lost islands through time travel
88% positive 2,273 reviews
Mass Effect™ 3 N7 Digital Deluxe Edition (2012)
Mass Effect™ 3 N7 Digital Deluxe Edition (2012)
Third-person sci-fi action RPG with squad combat and online co-op
75% positive 2,267 reviews
SteamWorld Heist II
SteamWorld Heist II
Side-view turn-based tactics with ricochet shots and submarine battles
93% positive 2,267 reviews
Fresh Start Cleaning Simulator
Fresh Start Cleaning Simulator
First-person cleaning game about restoring nature and helping animals
86% positive 2,260 reviews
Goodbye Deponia
Goodbye Deponia
Point-and-click comedy where three Rufuses solve puzzles together
89% positive 2,258 reviews
CHAOS;HEAD NOAH
CHAOS;HEAD NOAH
Psychological horror visual novel about a murder predicted by an image
88% positive 2,258 reviews
Tiny Bunny: Prologue
Tiny Bunny: Prologue
Nonlinear horror visual novel about disappearances in a Siberian village
95% positive Free
The Dream Machine: Chapter 1 & 2
The Dream Machine: Chapter 1 & 2
Point-and-click adventure through an apartment building and other people's dreams
87% positive 2,251 reviews
A Date in the Park
A Date in the Park
A point-and-click adventure where a park date turns strange
87% positive Free
A Summer's End - Hong Kong 1986
A Summer's End - Hong Kong 1986
A lesbian romance visual novel set in 1986 Hong Kong
96% positive 2,251 reviews
SCP – Containment Breach
SCP – Containment Breach
Survival horror where a deadly statue moves when you blink
96% positive Free
ANOTHER EDEN
ANOTHER EDEN
Free-to-play turn-based JRPG spanning past, present, and future
66% positive Free
The Crown of Leaves Demo
The Crown of Leaves
Chapter-based visual novel with point-and-click puzzles and supernatural mysteries
96% positive 2,242 reviews
Rayman Raving Rabbids™
Rayman Raving Rabbids™
A minigame collection where captive Rayman dances and shoots plungers
84% positive 2,241 reviews
The Life and Suffering of Sir Brante — Chapter 1&2
The Life and Suffering of Sir Brante — Chapter 1&2
Text-based RPG about growing up under a rigid class system
96% positive Free
Tomb Raider II (1997)
Tomb Raider II (1997)
Third-person action adventure with puzzles and a globe-spanning artifact hunt
87% positive 2,231 reviews
Krypta FM
Krypta FM
Horror exploration adventure following cryptid tracks through a Polish village
95% positive Free