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
2,681 games on PC, with requirements, reviews and prices.
Horizon Zero Dawn™ Complete Edition
Third-person open-world action RPG about hunting deadly machines
88% positive
128K reviews
Resident Evil 7 Biohazard
First-person survival horror inside a hostile rural American house
95% positive
127K reviews
Split Fiction
Co-op action-adventure across changing fantasy and science-fiction story worlds
97% positive
127K reviews
Resident Evil 3
Third-person survival horror remake about escaping zombies and Nemesis
83% positive
126K reviews
Hades II
Greek myth action roguelike with witchcraft and repeat runs
96% positive
123K reviews
Limbus Company
Free-to-play turn-based RPG with tactical clashes and a dystopian story
88% positive
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Days Gone
Open-world zombie action with motorcycle travel and massive hordes
93% positive
117K reviews
Middle-earth™: Shadow of War™
Open-world action RPG about building an army and conquering fortresses
89% positive
117K reviews
Little Nightmares
Dark puzzle-platforming horror about a child escaping distorted adults
95% positive
117K reviews
Mortal Kombat 11
Gory 2D fighter with customizable characters and cinematic story mode
88% positive
116K reviews
Mirror 2: Project X
Match-three visual novel with choices across parallel worlds
24% positive
116K reviews
Mafia: Definitive Edition
Third-person crime action about a cab driver's rise in the mob
87% positive
111K reviews
The Last of Us™ Part I
Third-person survival action through a post-apocalyptic cross-country journey
84% positive
109K reviews
Subnautica: Below Zero
Open-world underwater survival adventure with crafting and an arctic mystery
90% positive
108K reviews
METAL GEAR SOLID V: THE PHANTOM PAIN
Open-world stealth action with flexible approaches to tactical missions
92% positive
108K reviews
Outer Wilds
Open-world space mystery driven by exploration and an endless time loop
96% positive
108K reviews
Half-Life: Alyx
Story-driven VR shooter with hands-on puzzles and alien horror
98% positive
105K reviews
A Way Out
Split-screen co-op adventure about two prisoners escaping together
88% positive
103K reviews
Watch_Dogs® 2
Open-world hacking action across a connected San Francisco Bay Area
82% positive
102K reviews
Firewatch
First-person wilderness mystery shaped by conversations over a radio
91% positive
99K reviews
This War of Mine
Civilian survival simulation shaped by scarcity and moral choices
94% positive
98K reviews
Middle-earth™: Shadow of Mordor™
Open-world fantasy action with stealth and a dynamic enemy hierarchy
93% positive
97K reviews
Ghost of Tsushima DIRECTOR'S CUT
Open-world samurai action with sword combat, stealth, and exploration
94% positive
97K reviews
GRIS
A 2D platform adventure through sorrow and returning color
96% positive
96K reviews