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
2,689 games on PC, with requirements, reviews and prices.
Tiny Bunny: Prologue
Nonlinear horror visual novel about disappearances in a Siberian village
95% positive
Free
The Dream Machine: Chapter 1 & 2
Point-and-click adventure through an apartment building and other people's dreams
87% positive
2,251 reviews
The Pale Beyond
Story-driven survival management on an icebound polar expedition
89% positive
2,249 reviews
ZeroRanger
Vertical arcade shooter with dense bullets and unlockable weapons
96% positive
2,246 reviews
The Crown of Leaves
Chapter-based visual novel with point-and-click puzzles and supernatural mysteries
96% positive
2,242 reviews
Dusk Pub - Adult Only
Adult tavern management sim with staff relationships and expanding branches
93% positive
2,224 reviews
Kinkoi: Golden Loveriche
Romance visual novel about a boy placed in the women's dorm
96% positive
2,224 reviews
Love is All Around: Echoes of Yesterday
First-person live-action dating sim with branching college romances
81% positive
2,215 reviews
英雄群侠传II
Wuxia role-playing game with martial arts training and party battles
89% positive
2,215 reviews
恋爱绮谭 不存在的真相
Choice-driven romance visual novel about an investigation and strange forces
94% positive
2,212 reviews
Myst
First-person puzzle adventure across a mysterious island and other Ages
89% positive
2,209 reviews
Persona 5 Tactica
Turn-based tactical RPG with the Phantom Thieves in grid battles
73% positive
2,208 reviews
The Pathless
Open-world archery adventure with eagle gliding and spirit hunts
91% positive
2,208 reviews
Grandpa High on Retro
Retro third-person shooter with crude humor and neighborhood combat
89% positive
2,207 reviews
Of Orcs And Men
Third-person action RPG about an orc and goblin hunting an emperor
74% positive
2,206 reviews
KILL la KILL -IF
3D arena fighter with an alternate story starring Satsuki
71% positive
2,196 reviews
Small Saga
Turn-based RPG where rodent heroes fight towering enemies
96% positive
2,189 reviews
Brothers in Arms: Road to Hill 30™
World War II tactical first-person shooter built around squad commands
88% positive
2,184 reviews
The Whispered World Special Edition
Fantasy point-and-click adventure about a clown facing the world's end
76% positive
2,181 reviews
Sword Art Online Re: Hollow Fragment
Anime action RPG about climbing Aincrad and exploring the Hollow Area
78% positive
2,179 reviews
The Longest Journey
Point-and-click adventure about solving puzzles across parallel worlds
90% positive
2,176 reviews
Seduce Me the Otome
Free otome visual novel with branching romances and incubus houseguests
87% positive
Free
Oceanhorn: Monster of Uncharted Seas
Isometric action adventure across islands full of puzzles and monsters
80% positive
2,174 reviews
Original War
Sci-fi real-time strategy with scarce soldiers who persist across missions
95% positive
2,174 reviews