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.
Sleeping Dogs: Definitive Edition
Open-world martial arts action as an undercover Hong Kong cop
94% positive
80K reviews
Assassin’s Creed® IV Black Flag™
Open-world pirate adventure with naval combat, stealth, and parkour
88% positive
79K reviews
DARK SOULS™: Prepare To Die™ Edition
Third-person action RPG with tough bosses and interconnected areas
92% positive
79K reviews
Batman: Arkham City - Game of the Year Edition
Open-world superhero action with stealth, brawling, and detective work
96% positive
78K reviews
Everlasting Summer
Free visual novel about choices, romance, and a mysterious summer camp
94% positive
Free
Diablo® IV
Isometric action RPG about slaughtering demons and collecting loot
65% positive
78K reviews
Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice
Third-person action adventure through Viking Hell and a warrior's visions
90% positive
77K reviews
Katana ZERO
Fast-paced 2D action-platformer with instant deaths and time manipulation
98% positive
76K reviews
INSIDE
Side-scrolling puzzle platformer about a hunted boy and a dark project
97% positive
76K reviews
STAR WARS™: The Old Republic™
Free-to-play Star Wars MMORPG built around branching class stories
90% positive
Free
The Planet Crafter
Open-world survival crafting where base building transforms a barren planet
96% positive
74K reviews
Far Cry® 4
Open-world first-person shooter with stealth, mountain warfare, and rideable elephants
85% positive
74K reviews
South Park™: The Stick of Truth™
Turn-based comedy RPG styled like a playable South Park episode
98% positive
73K reviews
A Plague Tale: Innocence
Linear medieval stealth adventure about siblings, soldiers, and swarming rats
93% positive
73K reviews
Dying Light: The Beast
First-person open-world zombie action with parkour and beast powers
86% positive
72K reviews
Ori and the Blind Forest: Definitive Edition
Atmospheric 2D Metroidvania focused on fluid platforming and exploration
95% positive
72K reviews
The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered
Open-world fantasy RPG rebuilt with new visuals and refined gameplay
75% positive
70K reviews
Five Nights at Freddy's: Security Breach
First-person survival horror across a vast animatronic-filled entertainment complex
86% positive
70K reviews
Red Dead Online
Open-world multiplayer Western with posses, bounties, hunting, and trading
83% positive
69K reviews
DEATH STRANDING DIRECTOR'S CUT
Third-person delivery adventure about reconnecting a post-apocalyptic America
92% positive
69K reviews
Mass Effect™ Legendary Edition
Story-driven sci-fi action RPG trilogy where choices carry forward
91% positive
67K reviews
GUILTY GEAR -STRIVE-
Fast-paced 2D fighting with anime visuals and wall-breaking battles
88% positive
67K reviews
Dishonored 2
First-person stealth action with supernatural powers and flexible assassinations
90% positive
67K reviews
Batman™: Arkham Origins
Open-world superhero action with stealth, brawling, and detective work
90% positive
66K reviews